You may have heard that Lindsay Whalen was let go by the University of Minnesota. Minnesota is now looking for a new women’s basketball coach.
Whalen’s tenure was not what people hoped for when she was hired. While recruiting has decidedly improved, the team under her tenure never went to the NCAA Tournament. Her best season was her first, finishing 6th in the conference. Since that first season, the team finished 11th, 10th, and 10th and tied for 11th in the conference. The Gophers did not have a winning record over the last three seasons. A move is understandable at this point. If the coach in question was not the best point guard ever (for men's or women's basketball) at Minnesota and an…
