Kristy Curry eager to write her ‘last chapter’ with USF basketball
“This is the destination,” new USF women's basketball coach Kristy Curry says. “This isn’t the stepping stone. We’re here and we’re here for the long term, and I look forward to writing this last chapter.
” ©Jefferee Woo Since USF announced Kristy Curry as its new women’s basketball coach last week, the questions swirling around the hire have been simple yet enduring. “Why? ” Why did Alabama’s coach, fresh off another NCAA Tournament appearance, leave the SEC?
“How? ” How did USF, a mid-major program, convince her to come to Tampa? USF CEO of Athletics Rob Higgins, well aware of the surrounding buzz, gave his answer at Curry’s official introduction on Monday.
“Do you want to hear the behind the scenes of how we stealthily pulled this off? ” Higgins teased. “It’s actually way more simple than one would assume.
“We are USF. ” The statement was typical of a celebratory announcement. Self-congratulatory and superficial, received with raucous applause by the very people receiving praise.