KAREN MIDDLETON: A COACH'S PERSPECTIVE

Interview by Bob Iacopi

Photos by Don Anderson

With the first game at hand, we thought it was time to get a coach’s perspective on this 2006-2007 season. Karen Middleton was kind enough to give us this lengthy interview, which gives you even more insight into what makes Stanford basketball tick. [More]

MORGAN CLYBURN: A SERIOUS SOPHOMORE

Interview by Bob Iacopi

Photos by Don Anderson

It is often said that college athletes show the most marked improvement between their freshman and sophomore years. In the case of Morgan Clyburn, the effect is almost startling. [More]

KRISTIN NEWLIN: MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Interview by Bob Iacopi

Photos by Don Anderson

Back in September, 2003, Kristen Newlin was the only freshman to join the Cardinal basketball team, a recruiting class of exactly one. She may have felt alone back then, but now she is part of a four-member senior class that is poised to lead Stanford into one of its most highly-anticipated seasons.

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MARKISHA COLEMAN: A FAN FAVORITE

Interview by Bob Iacopi

Photos by Don Anderson

There is no doubt that one of the biggest favorites of

Stanford fans over the past three seasons has been

Markisha Coleman. Her entry into a game is always greeted

with a loud cheer, and any time she scores, there is an

eruption in the stands. [More]

CLARE BODENSTEINER: MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED

Interview by Bob Iacopi

Photos by Don Anderson

When Don and I interviewed Clare Bodensteiner last year, we were both impressed with her maturity and her ability to command the respect of her teammates. Now, as she enters her fifth year on The Farm, Clare is the same, only more so. [More]

BROOKE SMITH: AN ACKNOWLEDGED LEADER

Interview by Bob Iacopi

Photos by Don Anderson

It seems like only yesterday that we heard the surprising news that Brooke Smith, high school All American basketball player from Marin County, was abandoning her scholarship at Duke University and transferring to Stanford. [More]

MELANIE MURPHY: READY TO CONTRIBUTE

Interview by Bob Iacopi

Photos by Don Anderson

Of the four recruits entering the Stanford women’s basketball program this Fall, the Long Distance Travel Award goes to Melanie Murphy, who comes to us from the concrete jungle of Brooklyn, New York.

Mel, as she is known to everyone, is a city girl start to finish. “I was born in the city, raised there my entire life, learned all my basketball right there. Our home is in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn—actually the Flatlands, but nobody knows where that is. Everybody knows Flatbush as the site of Ebbetts Field, the original home of the Los Angeles Dodgers.”

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J.J. HONES: TOUGH GIRL FROM STANFORD

Interview by Bob Iacopi

Photos by Don Anderson

JJ Hones is the latest of long list of premiere basketball players to come to Stanford from the state of Oregon. I had a chance to sit down with her and find out what she hopes to bring to The Farm.

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JAYNE APPEL: A STUDENT OF THE GAME

Interview by Bob Iacopi

Photos by Don Anderson

As the No. 1 recruit in this year’s freshman class of women’s basketball players, Jayne Appel has been interviewed by just about every reporter on the local sports scene. But even with all this exposure, I couldn’t help but sit down with her for a few more questions this week in Maples Pavilion.

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MICHELLE HARRISON: READY TO ROLL

Interview by Bob Iacopi Photos by Don Anderson

Michelle Harrison comes to Stanford from Utah, where she wrote her name all over the state’s basketball record book. When you get your first look at her in Stanford uniform, you’ll see why. This is no awkward 18-year-old, still growing into her frame. She’s tall, lean, very athletic, and as graceful as a swan.......

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