{"id":22377,"date":"2015-12-16T08:10:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T14:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=22377"},"modified":"2015-12-09T10:04:17","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T16:04:17","slug":"swoopes-transition-from-superstar-to-head-coach-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/swoopes-transition-from-superstar-to-head-coach-video\/","title":{"rendered":"SWOOPES&#8217; TRANSITION FROM SUPERSTAR TO HEAD COACH (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Benji Cohen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The transition from a basketball superstar player to a college head coach has been relatively smooth, according to Sheryl Swoopes. No matter what the record indicates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loyolaramblers.com\/sports\/w-baskbl\/mtt\/sheryl_swoopes_844854.html\" target=\"_blank\">Swoopes<\/a>, 44, often called the\u00a0\u201cMichael Jordan of women\u2019s basketball,\u201d is in her third season coaching\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.loyolaramblers.com\/sports\/w-baskbl\/loyc-w-baskbl-body.html\" target=\"_blank\">Loyola University&#8217;s women\u2019s basketball<\/a> team, a program that has \u201cno tradition,\u201d Swoopes said.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time WNBA MVP\u2019s record in her first two seasons \u00a0was 17-46.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"20151208 - SWOOPES - LONGFORMPKG - COHEN\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/148274176?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s difficult when you are trying to change the culture of a program, because you need to get people that are going to buy in to what you\u2019re saying and what you\u2019re doing,\u201d Swoopes said.<\/p>\n<p>Swoopes\u2019competitiveness and resume have allowed her to recruit the type of players Loyola couldn&#8217;t attract in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do feel like this freshmen class, in my opinion, is probably the best freshmen class Loyola has ever had,\u201d Swoopes said.<\/p>\n<p>There are seven new players on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loyolaramblers.com\/sports\/w-baskbl\/mtt\/loyc-w-baskbl-mtt.html\" target=\"_blank\">roster<\/a> this year, five freshmen and two transfers.<\/p>\n<p>The Ramblers&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loyolaramblers.com\/sports\/w-baskbl\/sched\/loyc-w-baskbl-sched.html\" target=\"_blank\">record<\/a> this season is 2-5. The team&#8217;s next game is home on Dec. 13 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loyolaramblers.com\/facilities\/loyc-gentile.html\" target=\"_blank\">Gentile Arena<\/a>\u00a0against\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nusports.com\/?path=wbball\" target=\"_blank\">Northwestern University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Sheryl Swoopes&#8217; shouts defensive instructions vs. Western Michigan University. (Benji Cohen\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Benji Cohen The transition from a basketball superstar player to a college head coach has been relatively smooth, according to Sheryl Swoopes. No matter what the record indicates. 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