BURN THE HORSE
Just a couple of notes from UALR Coach Joe Foley's appearance at Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Media Days today.On scheduling: "It was like pulling teeth. We're one game short and couldn't get a full schedule. We had SEC, ACC and Big 12 teams that we verbaled with that we'd play. But once we got through the conference tournament and NCAA, we couldnt get phone calls returned."
On who will take over Kim Sitzman's leadership: "I hope Asriel (Rolfe) and Nik (Butler) have seen what Kim did. They give us a chance to be a good basketball team."
Foley is 14 victories from 600: "It means I'm getting really old and been doing it too long. It would mean a lot with those three seniors because they've invested a lot in me and I've invested a lot in them. I'd feel very good about who I'm sharing it with."
Leader for Sitzmann's minutes (Sophomore Janette Merriex and freshman Karisma Tyson): "Thats the two that I think have the best shot of replacing Kim."
Asriel Rolfe is healthy this year: "There's no doubt you'll see more shooting out of Asriel. With her leg, it was good for her to just get through a game."
Chastity Reed is just now returning to practice after having to wear a protective boot for quite a while: "She takes challenges very well. She's always looking to improve herself, looking to see if she can do something better."
Foley was on for about 17 minutes, answering questions. BTH will have more from this interview throughout the next couple of weeks.
