Western Carolina Director of Athletics
@AlexGaryAD
today named Jonathan Tsipis - former head coach at George Washington and Wisconsin - as the next head women's basketball head coach. An introductory press conference is scheduled for Wed., April 10 at Noon in the Ramsey Center!
For all the male coaches threatened by this, we ALL should be coaching to empower our student-athletes to strive to be great and we should inspire them.
@MuffetMcGraw
inspires me as leader of people, a coach & most importantly a mentor and friend.
#seethebigpicture
Hard to put into words how proud I am of our
@BadgerWBB
team. We fought a great Michigan team to 2 OTs, on the 3rd game in 3 days. The last game is always the hardest because of everything we did together. Thank you to the team, coaching staff, support staff, & managers!
On, Wisconsin! So happy for our
@BadgerWBB
program & the fight to come back from down 10 at halftime. It was a total team effort & we are so fortunate to have 16 wonderful student-athletes that represent our program!
#nextround
As a high school career ended today for
@MatyWilke
nothing will change in the legacy she leaves for Wisconsin High School Girls Basketball. It has been a privilege to watch you inspire younger players, just like you will for
@BadgerWBB
for the next 4 years!
Thank you to our players, coaching staff & adminsitration for all their hard work for this opportunity. It is an honor to be the head coach of
@BadgerWBB
and we will continue to strive for excellence!
#OnWisconsin
Thank you to the over 6,000 fans that played such an instrumental role in helping our
@BadgerWBB
team beat a very talented
@HuskersWBB
team 70-69. It might be cold outside but it was 🔥🔥🔥 in the Kohl Center.
Today was our 18th Wedding Anniversary! She’s my best friend, my biggest fan and my soulmate. We’ve been together now longer than we were apart. Aging like fine wine Leigh!
Two years ago we were 2-6 after the B1G / ACC challenge. We are 6-2 now after losing to Duke last night by 7. We all must continue to be better but I am proud of how our team competed & represented
@BadgerWBB
. The best is yet to come.
Thank you to the great HS & AAU coaches in WI who I was able to build relationships with over the past 5 years. Growing girls basketball in is all our responsibility and one I took very seriously. Never hesitate to contact me at
@CoachTsipWBK
if I can help you in the future.
Very proud I could see
@TaraStauffacher
and her team win tonight and be there for her 1000th point. Excited for all she has accomplished & looking forward to coaching her as a
@BadgerWBB
Always a sleepless night after your last game of the season. All the time spent over the last 10 months with
@BadgerWBB
is never cherished enough when you are in the thick of it. Thank you to each of our players, coaches, support staff, administrators & fans.
#grateful
We're excited to announce the addition of Jonathan Tsipis to our staff as an advisor for scouting and analytics. Welcome to the Marquette family! 🔷🟨
RELEASE ➡️
#MUWBB
87 great years. Married to his beautiful wife Marilyn for 55 years, 5 children, 13 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. He was my dad, my coach, my friend, and always my supporter. Free from pain and reunited with the love of your life. I Love You Dad!
This is what girls basketball deserves for attention. Look at the community, youth and student support for Appleton East at Hortonville.
@productions_w7
#ForTheGirls
Celebrating 16 years today with my soulmate. My best friend through our incredible journey, everyday I wake up with a smile knowing how fortunate I am to call you my wife! I Love You!
As a women's basketball coach, my greatest responsibility is the partnership I have in helping our women grow through their choices. Proud to have them think, express and engage in society.
Thank you to the over 5,000 great fans who filled the Kohl Center. You were huge in helping us defeat Penn State.
@BadgerWBB
loved signing autographs after the game. Thank you to all our Beaver Dam fans who helped us celebrate Beaver Dam day for Tara & Kara.
So proud of our
@BadgerWBB
fight & effort today. Excited for the opportunity to keep playing in the
@B1Gwbball
tournament tmrw. Thank you all
@UWBadgers
for your support, we are getting ready for the Buckeyes. Tune it at 1:30 pm CST on
@BigTenNetwork
tmrw.
Congratulations to all the WI state champions today! What a great atmosphere for young girls in our state. I hope they saw our 2 future
@BadgerWBB
in
@TaraStauffacher
&
@sydhilliard30
compete & play with great love of the game. Proud to have them coming to Madison for 4 yrs.
We now have a High School graduate! So proud of Emily and her hard work, dedication & growth during unconventional times. We love you! Next stop, Chapel Hill, NC!
#GDTBATH
Awesome to have former
@BadgerWBB
player Annie Nelson (Thomas) at our game last night celebrating her daughter Logan’s birthday. The word is that crazy fan next to Annie was a pretty good athlete as well.
@joethomas73
Hard to believe she’s 15 but so proud of her and how smart, beautiful and funny she is. Glad she takes after her mom, especially on the first two. Love you Emily!
After 11 months out of action, Phoebe was back on the soccer field in a 1-0 victory. This girls fight with a brain tumor is an inspiration to us all. “Phoebe Strong” is a lifestyle, so happy
@BadgerWBB
is on her team!
20 years ago today I married this wonderful woman. She is the rock as a spouse, a friend and a parent. She makes me better everyday. I wish every one could be as lucky as I am! I love you Leigh!
No one tweet can express the thankfulness & appreciation I have for
@MuffetMcGraw
You made me a better coach, parent, person & friend. Women’s Basketball is better because of YOU and all the people you mentored. Excited for your next step!
Happy Birthday to my best friend, the best of the best, the mother to Emily & Josh and loudest fan at all
@BadgerWBB
games. I love you Leigh Tsipis, cheese curds were even more delicious on your birthday!
On a daily basis our
@BadgerWBB
has sacrificed to stay safe and healthy during the pandemic to have a chance for a season. Each step forward they have been amazing, today we get to start another journey with official practice
#1
. Proud to be their coach!
Watching our
@BadgerWBB
team play with great effort and compete at a high level gives us more to build on. We will continue to work each day to improve and develop.
Ok
@UWBadgers
fans, you see how the home court crowd makes a difference in the
@BadgerMBB
win tonight. Come see our
@BadgerWBB
take on Duke at 8 pm tomorrow night in the Kohl Center.
No one was greater to me at Wisconsin than
@TonyGranato
He is a great leader, coach and friend. He always put his players first & prepared them for life after hockey as well. A new opportunity awaits you Tony, a great one for certain.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Alex and Heidi Luehring on the loss of Coach Chickie. He will be coaching heaven’s team and always looking over our
@BadgerWBB
family.
It started by having a strong mom & sisters, then I married a strong woman & we are raising a confident daughter. Every day I am fortunate to be impacted by strong woman on & off the court. Most importantly, I am grateful to see society changing this to strong PEOPLE.
It’s always great to broadcast HS games but tonight was even more special with Emily on the Middleton team and former Badger player
@Lexy_richardson
coaching for Verona.
My mom passed in 2012 and not a day goes by without me thinking about her. Today to celebrate Mother’s Day we had a Zoom call with all my brothers & sisters and their spouses. Mom shines through in every one of them. We miss you mom!
Good Luck to all the Wisconsin girls basketball teams starting practice today.
@BadgerWBB
will be cheering you during your journey and watching you play our great game.
#OnWisconsin
So excited for the fight in our
@BadgerWBB
team to put ourselves in a position of success last night. Watching the film seeing our bench help us through the highs & lows is what our culture is about. In this Thanksgiving week, we are truly thankful for this opportunity!
Finding a way to win on the road is always hard. Great job on glass tonight by
@BadgerWBB
& defensive stops when we had to have them. Courtney’s 3 pt was huge! Excited to win one for
@B1Gwbball
over
@accwbb
Honored to be the guest speaker for the
@WisBCA
All-Star Banquet tonight. Great event that promotes girls basketball in the state, raises money for the
@maccfund
& a chance to make lasting friendships.
Yesterday my daughter Emily and I were fortunate to be a part of the Black Lives Matter Solidary March and Rally. We listened to the inspiring speakers but the call to action was truly the most important statement. The time to ACT is now.
So thankful for the medical people, faculties staff, administration and all those that made today happen. Happiest for our
@BadgerWBB
to get a chance to compete.
Great heart & desire to get the win in OT
@BadgerWBB
vs Vandy today. Proud to bounce back & move forward as a team. Thank you to
@GW_WBB
for hosting the Paradise Jam and providing relief efforts for St Thomas.
#VIStrong
I am truly sorry for costing our
@BadgerWBB
team a chance to tie the game in OT. I am extremely proud of our effort to fight back from an 11 pt halftime deficit and send the game to OT. We will continue to get better as a team and I love the fight we have.
Monroe 2019 PG Sydney Hilliard, a Wisconsin recruit, became the school’s all-time leading scorer for boys and girls yesterday. She now has 1,621 points, surpassing Dave Gram's (1960 graduate) 1,616 points.
#wisgb
—
This is the best MVP acceptance speech because it is from the heart.
@Giannis_An34
you make every Greek proud with your genuineness & honesty. Thank you!
Words cannot explain the feelings I have with the actions of people in power. Why can’t we have love, happiness and compassion for ALL people. We must all speak when actions are wrong, we can all do better and treat people with respect and dignity.
#GeorgeFloyd
Proud of our group, sometimes the toughness lessons in life are taught when you lose. Tonight Arkansas made one more play than us. 3 great days of growth for
@BadgerWBB
Very thankful for our
@BadgerWBB
staff & the collaboration of ideas on our virtual meeting. Also, great to see Treyton Karius make his 1st appearance on the screen!
#Headcoachgianthead
Thank you to
@BadgerWBB
all-time leading scorer &
@UWBadgers
Hall of Famer Jolene Anderson for stopping in the office on her Hall of Fame induction day. Always great to see her with the “W” on
Please pray for Macklin that he continues to get stronger and his lungs continue to grow. Prayers for
@kayla_karius
and
@CoachKarius
as parents through these helpless times.
#PrayforMacklin
Good Luck to all
@UWMadison
students as they begin Final Exams today. Trust in the preparation you have invested in all semester. Sleep, eat and keep your brain functioning at a high level.
#OnWisconsin
What a great weekend for Emily & I visiting Notre Dame. No better example of “the people make the place” than those at ND especially Matt &
@MuffetMcGraw
the Bacsik family,
@apotthoff44
and Sharla Lewis. Thank you for a great trip!
The opportunity to watch powerful women you have had a chance to recruit & coach never ceases to bring a smile to my face & joy to my heart.
@kaymac_2123
and
@NatAchon
great to see you play and share some laughs & smiles!
@ndwbb
#livingtropies
Proud of our fight today in a tough loss to Iowa. Good takeaways from game including +16 rebounding margin, +8 from the FT line and contributions up and down the roster. Halle Douglass gets to see her first action in a
@BadgerWBB
uniform.
Words are not enough to thank you
@BadgerCoachRP
for 4 amazing & loyal years.
@BonniesWBB
is getting a great coach, teacher & even better person. You will always be a part of the family!
Proud of how we battled back with our defense and rebounding. In-state rivalry games with kids who have played against each other growing up are always heated. Good Luck
@MKE_WBB
this season.
#OnWisconsin