The new University of Colorado women’s basketball coach likely will come from among three female candidates who were interviewed by CU officials over the weekend – Melissa McFerrin of American University, Kathy McConnell-Miller of Tulsa or Kamie Ethridge of Kansas State.
McFerrin and McConnell are head coaches with WNBA ties, and Ethridge is a longtime assistant under highly successful Kansas State coach Deb Patterson.
The most experienced of the three is McConnell- Miller, who has compiled a 91-88 record in six seasons at Tulsa. She led her past two Hurricane teams to school-record 19-11 marks and berths in the WNIT.
McFerrin was an assistant coach on the University of Minnesota’s Final Four team in 2004 before becoming the head coach at American, where she led the Eagles to an 18-10 record this past season.
CU officials late last week said they were eager to make the hire by midweek in order to present the new coach to the regents for contract approval Thursday.
CSU, DU women’s golf teams in regional
The women’s golf teams at Colorado State and the University of Denver received invitations to the NCAA West Regional tournament, to be played May 5-7 in Las Cruces, N.M.
The Rams, who received an at-large bid, are ranked 15th in the 21-team field while the Pioneers, the Sun Belt Conference champions, are ranked 21st.
– Joseph Sanchez, staff writer
RMAC wants Western New Mexico
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference extended an invitation to Western New Mexico to join the league beginning with the 2006-07 academic year.
Ravens pick up CSU lineman
Colorado State’s Patrick Goodpaster, a defensive lineman, signed a free-agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens after going undrafted by the NFL.
Also, guard Jake Andersen of Nebraska, a Mullen High School graduate, plans to sign with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent.
Arena football’s Colorado Crush waived offensive and defensive lineman Tank Reese.
