Tune in Tuesday! The Latest Video Has Been Posted to the CoachAmandaButler.com Website
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 | Women's Basketball
Gator fans can surf onto www.CoachAmandaButler.com every Tuesday at 10 a.m. to watch a new video related the program, coaches, players and team.
This week's new video features Gator Great Murriel Page, who emerged as a First Team Kodak/WBCA All-American in 1998, as well as a First Team All-American by Women's Basketball Journal, Women's Basketball News Service, The Sporting News and U.S. Basketball Writers Association & a Second Team honoree by Associated Press. Page was a finalist for the 1998 Naismith Player of the Year and for the 1998 Wade Trophy, while being among the vote getters for the 1998 AP National Player of the Year.
Aside from scoring and rebounding, Page contributed the intangibles, firing the team up emotionally after a made basket or solid defense play. She was the third overall pick in the WNBA draft, selected by the Washington Mystics on April 29, 1998 and is a 10-year veteran of the league where she currently is a member of the Los Angeles Sparks.
The 6-foot-2 forward concluded her career with numbers of 1,915 points and 1,251 rebounds, ranking No. 1 at UF for career double-doubles (65), No. 1 for games played (128), No. 2 all-time at UF for rebounding, No. 2 at UF for scoring and No. 2 at UF for career field goal percentage (55.0%). Page also ranked No. 6 all-time in SEC history for rebounding, just 21 behind the 1,272 by Vanderbilt's Wendy Scholtens. She tallied 103 double-figure scoring games & 67 double-figure rebounding games. UF was 92-36 during her four-year career, won at least 21 games each of those seasons, reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA twice, the NCAA Elite Eight once and earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament every year.
Other videos currently on the main page of the website:
*Gator Great: Sarah Lowe
*Habitat for Humanity - Women's Build
*Gator Great: Vanessa Hayden
*Alumnae Weekend 2008
In case you missed one of the previous Tuesday videos, check-out previous main-page videos located in the Archive Section… so just click and enjoy!
Making its debut on November 2, 2007, this in-depth Internet site continues giving fans an opportunity to learn about first-year Gator head coach Amanda Butler, her staff, the 2007-08 Gators and history of the program.
The website also is accessible through and branches off from www.GatorZone.com, the official website of the Florida Gators.
