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Green gorilla lubbock university11/11/2022 ![]() ![]() I watched Oscar Gonzalez and Doug Gillespie highlights on the news as they won conference, and watched Steve High's conference championship team as many times as I could in 1996. I soaked up as much time as I could with my high school basketball Coach, PSU Hall of Famer Sunny Pierce. ![]() I would watch those same players in John Lance on game days, and try to imitate their moves at home. They were possibly THE coolest people I had ever seen. Jenni Miller, Lisa Cropper, Stacy Randolph, Jessica Abele, Jenny Pracht, Coach Amy Townsend…the list goes on. I went to Steve High's Basketball camps in middle school, and I, of course, had every player sign my basketball and the back of my shirt. I remember getting the Pitt State National Championship football cards for Christmas. When I was a kid, I'd always be so jealous as I watched my brother jump in with his friends to go to the Pitt State football games on Saturdays. I can't really even begin to pick favorites… so I'm just going to do my best to create some flashbacks for some of you. And currently the head women's basketball coach. A graduate assistant, turned assistant coach for 14 great years. A high school recruit idolizing so many players in the late 1990's. I started as a fan when I was in grade school. The view from my Gorilla eyes has changed many times…I think that's why this is such a difficult piece for me. Our hope is for Gorilla student-athletes, past and present, coaches and members of Gorilla Nation to read these pieces, awaken their Gorilla memories and then compose their own story to share with us. These certainly are unprecedented times, for young and old alike. #Green gorilla lubbock university series#Editor's Note: This is the third piece in series of stories shared by Gorillas to Gorillas as we all embark upon this new "season" in our lives. ![]()
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