1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:44,044 --> 00:00:46,946 [SCRAPING] 4 00:00:57,057 --> 00:01:00,326 JANE SELVIG: There's a generation of women 5 00:01:00,326 --> 00:01:03,830 that didn't have any opportunity to play sports. 6 00:01:03,830 --> 00:01:04,964 There was no such thing. 7 00:01:10,437 --> 00:01:12,305 SANDY SELVIG SULLIVAN: My oldest sister was real athletic, 8 00:01:12,305 --> 00:01:14,407 and she didn't get to play basketball. 9 00:01:14,407 --> 00:01:17,744 Women mostly had the option of being a nurse, a teacher or a wife. 10 00:01:21,414 --> 00:01:23,883 ANITA NOVAK SELVIG: In seventh grade, I had to play boys' basketball 11 00:01:23,883 --> 00:01:25,552 because we didn't have a girls' team at the time. 12 00:01:25,552 --> 00:01:29,522 Women's basketball was not even thought of, probably as a sport. 13 00:01:29,522 --> 00:01:34,427 COMMENTATOR: And introducing, from the University of Montana, Lady Griz, Robin Selvig... 14 00:01:34,427 --> 00:01:38,131 LUCY FRANCE: Rob Selvig was a pioneer in providing opportunities 15 00:01:38,131 --> 00:01:40,066 for women to participate in athletics. 16 00:01:40,066 --> 00:01:41,634 Women's sports were not as prominent, 17 00:01:41,634 --> 00:01:43,503 but boy, the Lady Griz were prominent. 18 00:01:43,503 --> 00:01:45,505 STACEY EDWARDS: The expectations of Coach Selvig 19 00:01:45,505 --> 00:01:49,509 were the same expectations that were expected of the men that were playing. 20 00:01:49,509 --> 00:01:51,144 TRICIA BADER BINFORD: Looking at Robin's record, 21 00:01:51,144 --> 00:01:53,480 it's like inventing something for the first time. 22 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,281 He did something that had not been done. 23 00:01:55,281 --> 00:02:00,587 Rob reaching 865 wins is not only astounding, 24 00:02:00,587 --> 00:02:02,155 it's almost unbelievable. 25 00:02:02,155 --> 00:02:04,257 COLLEEN McNALLY STONE: A lot of teams underestimated us, 26 00:02:04,257 --> 00:02:06,593 not even knowing where Missoula, Montana was. 27 00:02:06,593 --> 00:02:08,962 They would say that, you know, that you had to look us up on the map. 28 00:02:08,962 --> 00:02:11,164 JULI ECKMANN: Oftentimes, they thought we were a cheerleading squad. 29 00:02:11,164 --> 00:02:13,399 No, girls' basketball team. [CHUCKLES] 30 00:02:13,399 --> 00:02:16,369 You've got to understand that women's basketball in a lot of places, 31 00:02:16,369 --> 00:02:18,905 you know, they'll get two or three hundred people to their games. 32 00:02:18,905 --> 00:02:21,341 Now you go to Montana and play the Lady Griz 33 00:02:21,341 --> 00:02:23,076 and guess what, you're playing in front of thousands, 34 00:02:23,076 --> 00:02:26,813 and they're right on top of you. 35 00:02:26,813 --> 00:02:30,350 KRISTA REDPATH PYRON: I was part of a tradition that took many years to build, 36 00:02:30,350 --> 00:02:33,386 and the girls before me were the pioneers. 37 00:02:33,386 --> 00:02:35,388 GIRL 1: I just think it's so fun and inspirational 38 00:02:35,388 --> 00:02:39,392 to see these amazing and talented women playing. 39 00:02:39,392 --> 00:02:42,762 GIRL 2: I, like, love their competitiveness 40 00:02:42,762 --> 00:02:44,597 and how much courage they have. 41 00:02:44,597 --> 00:02:46,699 GIRL I like it because you can be athletic 42 00:02:46,699 --> 00:02:49,035 and you can, like, show what you're capable of. 43 00:02:49,035 --> 00:02:50,703 I just love playing basketball, 44 00:02:50,703 --> 00:02:53,773 and playing on Lady Griz is just my life. 45 00:02:53,773 --> 00:02:56,643 [MUSIC PLAYING] 46 00:03:21,367 --> 00:03:23,770 SKYLA SISCO: "Small" means different things to different people. 47 00:03:23,770 --> 00:03:26,372 In eastern Montana, small can anywhere from... 48 00:03:26,372 --> 00:03:28,341 two hundred people in the town to, 49 00:03:28,341 --> 00:03:29,876 you know, 3,000. 50 00:03:31,778 --> 00:03:34,881 I went to a one-room schoolhouse until fourth grade, 51 00:03:34,881 --> 00:03:36,783 so when we're talking backwoods, 52 00:03:36,783 --> 00:03:37,984 I was it. 53 00:03:37,984 --> 00:03:39,285 LAURA COTE GUNDLACH: If you got detention, 54 00:03:39,285 --> 00:03:40,787 you had clean up poop on the football field, 55 00:03:40,787 --> 00:03:41,788 bison poop, 56 00:03:41,788 --> 00:03:44,257 because it's a national park. 57 00:03:44,257 --> 00:03:46,059 KRISTY LANGTON SCHLIMGEN: Typical ranching lifestyle... 58 00:03:46,059 --> 00:03:49,362 Changing pipes, bucking bales, feeding cows. 59 00:03:49,362 --> 00:03:51,297 Learning how to drive when you're six... 60 00:03:51,297 --> 00:03:53,700 JORDAN SULLIVAN: Closest mall, four hours. 61 00:03:53,700 --> 00:03:55,802 Closest Costco, four hours. 62 00:03:55,802 --> 00:03:59,038 We used to go to North Dakota for Walmart and a movie. 63 00:03:59,038 --> 00:04:02,775 MALIA KIPP: Sports were big. I mean, what was there to do? 64 00:04:02,775 --> 00:04:05,678 We didn't have a movie theater, a mall, or anything like that. 65 00:04:05,678 --> 00:04:09,115 KATIE EDWARDS: I was always playing with the farmer down the street in his sixties, 66 00:04:09,115 --> 00:04:10,450 or, um, 67 00:04:10,450 --> 00:04:12,218 the kid that drove 30 miles from the other town 68 00:04:12,218 --> 00:04:14,254 just to play five-on-five. 69 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:16,689 SCHLIMGEN: I had a backboard that my dad pieced together out of some steel, 70 00:04:16,689 --> 00:04:20,059 that hung over our garage that didn't have a garage door, 71 00:04:20,059 --> 00:04:22,395 and I had a little one-by-four 72 00:04:22,395 --> 00:04:24,864 for my free-throw line that I nailed into the ground. 73 00:04:27,700 --> 00:04:30,536 SISCO: To be offered a scholarship at the U was just... 74 00:04:30,536 --> 00:04:33,039 It's just a dream come true for a small town kid. 75 00:04:33,039 --> 00:04:35,008 Just a chance. 76 00:04:35,008 --> 00:04:37,477 I didn't want to play for anybody else 77 00:04:37,477 --> 00:04:39,545 like, I wanted to play for the Lady Griz, 78 00:04:39,545 --> 00:04:41,147 and, like, Robin Selvig. 79 00:04:41,147 --> 00:04:43,383 I remember, that's just all I dreamt about. 80 00:04:51,557 --> 00:04:53,726 ROBIN SELVIG: My hometown is Outlook, Montana, 81 00:04:53,726 --> 00:04:55,695 population of 75. 82 00:04:55,695 --> 00:04:57,130 And I had seven brothers and sisters, 83 00:04:57,130 --> 00:04:59,432 so you just were real active in everything. 84 00:04:59,432 --> 00:05:01,534 I grew up from the time I was little 85 00:05:01,534 --> 00:05:04,837 with a box up above the door 86 00:05:04,837 --> 00:05:07,106 and you're playing basketball with your brothers. 87 00:05:07,106 --> 00:05:09,142 SCOTT HOLLENBECRobin came from a high school 88 00:05:09,142 --> 00:05:13,346 that barely had enough males in it to field a basketball team. 89 00:05:13,346 --> 00:05:14,981 There was fifty kids in our high school, 90 00:05:14,981 --> 00:05:16,949 fifteen in my graduating class. 91 00:05:16,949 --> 00:05:18,918 ROALD SELVIG: Sports were very, very important 92 00:05:18,918 --> 00:05:22,188 in Outlook, just like they were in all the little towns. 93 00:05:22,188 --> 00:05:25,892 AGNES SELVIG: Our town was just hyper about basketball. 94 00:05:25,892 --> 00:05:28,528 The whole town would shut down and take off. 95 00:05:28,528 --> 00:05:30,063 Everybody went to the tournaments. 96 00:05:30,063 --> 00:05:33,266 ROALAfter the games, we met at the bar 97 00:05:33,266 --> 00:05:37,970 and explained to the coach what he did wrong and so forth. 98 00:05:40,406 --> 00:05:42,875 ROBII got recruited by the University of Montana. 99 00:05:42,875 --> 00:05:48,314 And to be able to go on from little old Outlook and come to big city Missoula, 100 00:05:48,314 --> 00:05:50,183 chased the station wagon down the street 101 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:52,385 when they dropped me off, I was... 102 00:05:52,385 --> 00:05:55,288 homesick before they left. 103 00:05:55,288 --> 00:05:58,024 My sophomore year was when Jud Heathcote came, he was tough, 104 00:05:58,024 --> 00:06:00,727 I wasn't used to his coaching style. 105 00:06:00,727 --> 00:06:02,028 Jud is kind of considered 106 00:06:02,028 --> 00:06:04,197 the godfather of Montana basketball. 107 00:06:04,197 --> 00:06:06,766 And obviously, Jud coached Magic Johnson 108 00:06:06,766 --> 00:06:08,401 and won a National Championship 109 00:06:08,401 --> 00:06:09,836 and had an unbelievable career. 110 00:06:09,836 --> 00:06:11,604 HOLLENBECK: Jud was on him. 111 00:06:11,604 --> 00:06:13,106 Judd saw his potential, 112 00:06:13,106 --> 00:06:15,308 Jud saw how good he could be, 113 00:06:15,308 --> 00:06:17,110 especially as a defensive player. 114 00:06:17,110 --> 00:06:19,612 First of all, told me I couldn't guard anybody, 115 00:06:19,612 --> 00:06:20,847 and I wasn't a good defender. 116 00:06:20,847 --> 00:06:22,715 I didn't particularly like that, but I wasn't. 117 00:06:22,715 --> 00:06:24,217 He should have let me take more shots 118 00:06:24,217 --> 00:06:26,152 'cause I could shoot, too, but anyway... 119 00:06:26,152 --> 00:06:30,456 HOLLENBECK: There was a time and a point at which I can still recall 120 00:06:30,456 --> 00:06:34,927 that Jud made references to Robin playing like a girl, 121 00:06:34,927 --> 00:06:38,331 and Robin exceeded the challenge 122 00:06:38,331 --> 00:06:41,033 because he became an excellent defensive player. 123 00:06:41,033 --> 00:06:43,002 Then he taught me the game of basketball. 124 00:06:45,438 --> 00:06:50,843 HEATHCOTE: Rob, as a player, always listened to what the coaches said. 125 00:06:50,843 --> 00:06:52,845 He was an ideal guy to coach. 126 00:06:52,845 --> 00:06:58,217 He kind of had a charisma and a swagger about him, 127 00:06:58,217 --> 00:06:59,952 even though he came from, 128 00:06:59,952 --> 00:07:03,589 you know, Outlook, Montana, which is almost in Canada. 129 00:07:03,589 --> 00:07:06,492 ROALD: I tried to listen to games on the radio, 130 00:07:06,492 --> 00:07:09,996 and I remember one time they were playing at Weber, 131 00:07:09,996 --> 00:07:14,066 and amongst the static I heard the name Selvig. [CHUCKLES] 132 00:07:14,066 --> 00:07:17,670 So, uh, I stopped right there and I listened. 133 00:07:17,670 --> 00:07:21,073 HEATHCOTI've always said that if he hadn't hurt his knee, 134 00:07:21,073 --> 00:07:22,909 he would've played professional basketball. 135 00:07:22,909 --> 00:07:24,477 I thought he was that good. 136 00:07:40,493 --> 00:07:44,530 ROBIN: We lost a playoff game to go to the NCAAs. 137 00:07:44,530 --> 00:07:47,467 Sitting in the locker room after that game, 138 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:49,268 it just came upon me 139 00:07:49,268 --> 00:07:53,706 that basketball needed to be a part of my life 140 00:07:53,706 --> 00:07:57,176 and I couldn't play anymore, so I was gonna be a basketball coach. 141 00:08:02,415 --> 00:08:05,685 In 1978, when I was 25 years old, 142 00:08:05,685 --> 00:08:09,255 the women's basketball job came open at the University of Montana, 143 00:08:09,255 --> 00:08:10,890 and I decided to apply. 144 00:08:10,890 --> 00:08:13,226 Well, it's kind of sad because I did play here 145 00:08:13,226 --> 00:08:16,963 and I don't think we were aware even that the women had a team. 146 00:08:18,764 --> 00:08:20,867 I was offered the job. Oh, I was excited. 147 00:08:20,867 --> 00:08:24,103 I was a little nervous, because, I mean, it wasn't a big deal, 148 00:08:24,103 --> 00:08:25,738 so you didn't know if it was going anywhere. 149 00:08:25,738 --> 00:08:28,908 When Rob was hired in 1978, 150 00:08:28,908 --> 00:08:33,446 women's basketball was not even recognized by the NCAA. 151 00:08:33,446 --> 00:08:35,114 There was starting to be some rumbling. 152 00:08:35,114 --> 00:08:38,150 Title IX was definitely in the news. 153 00:08:38,150 --> 00:08:40,253 It was something that there was a lot of debate about, 154 00:08:40,253 --> 00:08:41,721 but it was something that was coming. 155 00:08:41,721 --> 00:08:44,957 In 1964, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act was passed, 156 00:08:44,957 --> 00:08:48,060 in it the protected classes were race, color, 157 00:08:48,060 --> 00:08:49,529 and national origin. 158 00:08:49,529 --> 00:08:52,932 Prominently, sex was not part of the protections in 1964. 159 00:08:52,932 --> 00:08:55,768 Title IX was passed in 1972. 160 00:08:55,768 --> 00:08:58,604 In 1975, the regulations were promulgated, 161 00:08:58,604 --> 00:09:01,307 and that's really where, sort of, the rubber hits the road. 162 00:09:01,307 --> 00:09:04,143 It became prescriptive on what steps you actually have to take. 163 00:09:04,143 --> 00:09:07,580 It made sure that women had equal playing time, 164 00:09:07,580 --> 00:09:10,182 uniforms, scholarship opportunities, 165 00:09:10,182 --> 00:09:13,886 publicity, equipment, good facilities. 166 00:09:13,886 --> 00:09:15,955 Which seemed like a no-brainer to me. 167 00:09:15,955 --> 00:09:18,491 If you're federally funded, 168 00:09:18,491 --> 00:09:19,892 why aren't my daughters 169 00:09:19,892 --> 00:09:22,595 getting the same opportunities that my sons are? 170 00:09:22,595 --> 00:09:24,564 The disparity in men and women's sports 171 00:09:24,564 --> 00:09:27,199 before Title IX was pretty drastic. 172 00:09:27,199 --> 00:09:28,968 ANNETTE WHITAKER ROCHELEAU: There was no equipment room. 173 00:09:28,968 --> 00:09:30,102 We bought our own shoes. 174 00:09:30,102 --> 00:09:31,537 We basically wore our own practice gear. 175 00:09:31,537 --> 00:09:34,941 The locker room we had was a fairly small locker room, 176 00:09:34,941 --> 00:09:36,842 it was down at the end of the Field House. 177 00:09:36,842 --> 00:09:39,178 We were lucky one of the boosters 178 00:09:39,178 --> 00:09:41,347 carpeted our locker room the second year. 179 00:09:41,347 --> 00:09:42,748 ROCHELEAU: The shower didn't even work. 180 00:09:42,748 --> 00:09:45,151 I mean, there was one toilet in there and a urinal. 181 00:09:45,151 --> 00:09:48,421 Our weight room was this little room under the stairs. 182 00:09:48,421 --> 00:09:50,556 I don't even know if it's a room anymore. 183 00:09:50,556 --> 00:09:52,224 LINDA DEDEN SMITH: There were times that we ended up 184 00:09:52,224 --> 00:09:53,559 practicing in the old men's gym. 185 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,561 There wasn't heat in there in the winter. 186 00:09:55,561 --> 00:09:57,830 MORRILL: When I got here the same year as Robin, I was assistant men's coach, 187 00:09:57,830 --> 00:10:00,366 and they hired me for $16,000. 188 00:10:00,366 --> 00:10:01,801 Now this was way back when. 189 00:10:01,801 --> 00:10:05,938 Robin was hired as the head women's coach for $16,500 190 00:10:05,938 --> 00:10:07,273 'cause the head women's coach 191 00:10:07,273 --> 00:10:10,042 had to make more than the assistant men's. 192 00:10:10,042 --> 00:10:11,811 That's how backward times were. 193 00:10:11,811 --> 00:10:13,746 ROBIN: And I think the University of Montana 194 00:10:13,746 --> 00:10:16,849 moved rapidly in making progress, 195 00:10:16,849 --> 00:10:18,784 and I like to think for the right reasons, 196 00:10:18,784 --> 00:10:20,486 that it was the right thing to do. 197 00:10:20,486 --> 00:10:23,756 Rob demanded things, and so it was a lot better once he got there. 198 00:10:23,756 --> 00:10:25,391 FRANCE: With respect to Montana, 199 00:10:25,391 --> 00:10:27,760 many of these women were from small towns. 200 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,196 They suddenly had scholarship opportunities, 201 00:10:30,196 --> 00:10:32,031 and that's opportunities to play athletics, 202 00:10:32,031 --> 00:10:34,467 but it's also the opportunity to enter college. 203 00:10:34,467 --> 00:10:37,603 We went from, like, six scholarships to 15 scholarships. 204 00:10:37,603 --> 00:10:38,871 It's really what made our program. 205 00:10:38,871 --> 00:10:43,275 I knew nothing about college sports in general. 206 00:10:43,275 --> 00:10:47,113 Rob saw me, a 6'2" girl. You're probable not gonna ignore that at that time. 207 00:10:47,113 --> 00:10:50,483 I don't know if college would have even been in my future 208 00:10:50,483 --> 00:10:52,885 had I not had the game of basketball. 209 00:10:52,885 --> 00:10:54,920 FRANCE: As much as we sometimes grumble 210 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:58,524 about the government interfering with our personal lives 211 00:10:58,524 --> 00:11:01,627 in the area of civil rights, and particularly Title IX, 212 00:11:01,627 --> 00:11:03,396 I'm afraid that we wouldn't have seen 213 00:11:03,396 --> 00:11:06,032 the kinds of progress that we've seen. 214 00:11:06,032 --> 00:11:09,201 It really took the regulations, to, um... 215 00:11:09,201 --> 00:11:11,370 make sure the cultural change happened. 216 00:11:18,611 --> 00:11:21,047 SANDY: Rob spent a lot of time watching film. 217 00:11:21,047 --> 00:11:23,215 He just studied and studied and studied, 218 00:11:23,215 --> 00:11:26,719 because he really was dedicated, very much a scholar of the game. 219 00:11:26,719 --> 00:11:29,155 He was a really good fundamental coach. 220 00:11:29,155 --> 00:11:30,856 We're never going to be perfect, 221 00:11:30,856 --> 00:11:33,292 but he has that desire for us to be perfect. 222 00:11:35,094 --> 00:11:37,329 ROCHELEARob was just this great, nice guy 223 00:11:37,329 --> 00:11:40,066 that I just loved, and then we hit practice 224 00:11:40,066 --> 00:11:42,435 and that great, nice guy got so intense. 225 00:11:42,435 --> 00:11:43,969 ECKMANN: He was refining my skills 226 00:11:43,969 --> 00:11:45,905 both offensively and defensively. 227 00:11:45,905 --> 00:11:47,840 ROCHELEAU: He was giving 110 percent. 228 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:49,141 You were going to get coached. 229 00:11:49,141 --> 00:11:51,177 The first game with Rob was really scary. 230 00:11:51,177 --> 00:11:52,678 ANITA: We just got shelled. 231 00:11:52,678 --> 00:11:54,980 And at halftime, we were down a lot. 232 00:11:54,980 --> 00:11:57,049 We lost. I'm pretty sure we lost. 233 00:11:57,049 --> 00:11:58,651 He would probably be able to tell you. 234 00:11:58,651 --> 00:12:00,886 ROBIN: And we got a pretty good thumping in both of them. 235 00:12:00,886 --> 00:12:02,521 Really good thumping at Weber State. 236 00:12:02,521 --> 00:12:05,257 And, uh, [CHUCKLING] I was going, "Whoa! 237 00:12:05,257 --> 00:12:06,659 "Maybe I should call the high school 238 00:12:06,659 --> 00:12:08,761 "and see if I can get my job back." 239 00:12:08,761 --> 00:12:11,063 And I remember, you know, going in the locker room afterwards, 240 00:12:11,063 --> 00:12:12,565 and they were talking about, 241 00:12:12,565 --> 00:12:13,899 "Oh, wonder where we're gonna eat after the game," 242 00:12:13,899 --> 00:12:15,868 and all this stuff, and... [LAUGHS] 243 00:12:15,868 --> 00:12:16,869 and I wasn't. 244 00:12:16,869 --> 00:12:18,137 I wanted to leave the impression. 245 00:12:18,137 --> 00:12:20,306 And I said, "We're not gonna eat." 246 00:12:20,306 --> 00:12:21,540 They shouldn't have been worried about 247 00:12:21,540 --> 00:12:23,209 where they're gonna eat after that thumping. 248 00:12:23,209 --> 00:12:25,277 They should have had been sitting there waiting to talk about, 249 00:12:25,277 --> 00:12:26,879 "Hey, what we got to do better." 250 00:12:26,879 --> 00:12:29,682 He coached us the way he would have coached a men's team. 251 00:12:29,682 --> 00:12:33,119 There was no cushioning the blows or anything like that. 252 00:12:33,119 --> 00:12:35,187 So the idea back then, 253 00:12:35,187 --> 00:12:37,623 that he would treat female athletes the same 254 00:12:37,623 --> 00:12:40,626 as someone would treat a male basketball team 255 00:12:40,626 --> 00:12:42,795 is pioneering. 256 00:12:42,795 --> 00:12:44,997 There's a certain school of thought 257 00:12:44,997 --> 00:12:46,832 that you don't want to shout too much, 258 00:12:46,832 --> 00:12:48,200 you don't want to hurt their feelings. 259 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:50,436 SMITH: Rob felt that an athlete is an athlete, 260 00:12:50,436 --> 00:12:53,339 which is a wonderful thing for a female athlete. 261 00:12:53,339 --> 00:12:54,774 It elevates you. 262 00:13:04,049 --> 00:13:06,519 ROCHELEABack in the old days... [CHUCKLING] 263 00:13:06,519 --> 00:13:08,754 we played a lot of prelims to the men. 264 00:13:08,754 --> 00:13:10,456 A lot of people wanted prelims. 265 00:13:12,725 --> 00:13:14,126 MICK HOLIEN: For most people, 266 00:13:14,126 --> 00:13:15,828 if they got there, they might have got there 267 00:13:15,828 --> 00:13:17,263 'cause they wanted to get an early seat, 268 00:13:17,263 --> 00:13:18,831 general admission for the men's game. 269 00:13:18,831 --> 00:13:22,201 It was boyfriends, girlfriends, family. 270 00:13:22,201 --> 00:13:24,637 Hardly anybody else. 271 00:13:24,637 --> 00:13:26,839 ROCHELEAU: He wanted people to come to see us. 272 00:13:26,839 --> 00:13:29,341 And I think getting away from prelims 273 00:13:29,341 --> 00:13:31,777 changed our identity immensely. 274 00:13:31,777 --> 00:13:33,145 ROBIN: Hardly anybody was coming. 275 00:13:33,145 --> 00:13:34,213 Hardly anybody was interested. 276 00:13:34,213 --> 00:13:35,815 And it wasn't easy, 277 00:13:35,815 --> 00:13:38,050 because it started from a baseline of zero. 278 00:13:38,050 --> 00:13:40,853 COMMENTATOR: This is how the program looked in the late 1970s. 279 00:13:40,853 --> 00:13:43,956 The early years of Robin Selvig's coaching tenure. 280 00:13:43,956 --> 00:13:46,692 Empty stands, second rate uniforms, 281 00:13:46,692 --> 00:13:49,895 and no conference on a par with the men's Big Sky league. 282 00:13:53,799 --> 00:13:56,302 ROBIN: The 1984 game against Oregon State 283 00:13:56,302 --> 00:13:58,971 was a big launching pad for our program. 284 00:13:58,971 --> 00:14:03,042 Oregon State at the time was big powerhouse. 285 00:14:03,042 --> 00:14:04,777 ROBIN: Because of the success we had that year, 286 00:14:04,777 --> 00:14:08,247 we were awarded a home game in the NCAA tournament. 287 00:14:08,247 --> 00:14:09,915 CHERI BRATT ROBERTS: We went into the locker room, 288 00:14:09,915 --> 00:14:11,283 and when we came back out, 289 00:14:11,283 --> 00:14:13,185 the janitors were pulling the stands out 290 00:14:13,185 --> 00:14:14,987 because more people were coming in. 291 00:14:14,987 --> 00:14:19,225 We had no idea the 4,000 or whatever people showed up would show up. 292 00:14:19,225 --> 00:14:22,394 JANE: Just seeing people pouring in... 293 00:14:22,394 --> 00:14:24,063 It brought tears to my eyes, 294 00:14:24,063 --> 00:14:27,933 just to see people are really turning out to see these girls play. 295 00:14:27,933 --> 00:14:29,869 ROBERTS: And wow, it was... 296 00:14:29,869 --> 00:14:32,137 [VOICE BREAKING] really good to see that many people that 297 00:14:32,137 --> 00:14:34,273 wanted to come watch us play. 298 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:36,141 It was so loud 299 00:14:36,141 --> 00:14:38,611 that we could barely hear each other in the huddle. 300 00:14:38,611 --> 00:14:41,914 It was like being at a college men's game, 301 00:14:41,914 --> 00:14:45,251 and at the time, that just didn't exist other places. 302 00:14:45,251 --> 00:14:46,952 ROBIThe atmosphere, that was electric. 303 00:14:46,952 --> 00:14:49,455 I mean, you have to be there to actually feel it. 304 00:14:49,455 --> 00:14:53,893 It's just, uh, goosebumps and electricity in the air, 305 00:14:53,893 --> 00:14:57,429 and the deafening roar of the crowd when you do something well. 306 00:14:57,429 --> 00:15:00,165 ANITA: The crowd is what actually got us through that game, 307 00:15:00,165 --> 00:15:02,201 and I think the reason we won. 308 00:15:05,070 --> 00:15:07,640 ROBINobody thought you could ever produce revenue. 309 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:10,776 You know, "Okay, women's sports, nobody's gonna ever come watch." 310 00:15:10,776 --> 00:15:13,379 What we did, what my ladies started to do, 311 00:15:13,379 --> 00:15:16,348 was show, "Oh. Oh, they're good. They're talented." 312 00:15:16,348 --> 00:15:17,917 "Oh, they compete!" 313 00:15:17,917 --> 00:15:19,318 "Oh, they're fun to watch." 314 00:15:19,318 --> 00:15:22,121 COMMENTATOR: Coach Selvig with win number 224, 315 00:15:22,121 --> 00:15:25,157 becomes the winningest coach in Grizzly history. 316 00:15:25,157 --> 00:15:27,793 ROCHELEAEvery year, for the first seven or eight years, 317 00:15:27,793 --> 00:15:29,495 our attendance doubled. 318 00:15:29,495 --> 00:15:31,530 FEMALE REPORTER: The game sold out days in advance, 319 00:15:31,530 --> 00:15:33,599 but if you were lucky enough to get a ticket, 320 00:15:33,599 --> 00:15:36,268 you had the honor of being part of the largest crowd ever 321 00:15:36,268 --> 00:15:38,370 for women's basketball west of the Rockies. 322 00:15:38,370 --> 00:15:40,773 ANDY BASKIN: It's a tough place for the Lady Kats to play in. 323 00:15:40,773 --> 00:15:42,207 The last time they won here, 324 00:15:42,207 --> 00:15:44,944 Jimmy Carter was in his second day of his presidency. 325 00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:46,378 So winning in Dahlberg Arena 326 00:15:46,378 --> 00:15:48,614 is nothing that the Lady Kats are used to. 327 00:15:48,614 --> 00:15:50,716 MALE NEWSCASTER: It has been simply a phenomenal year 328 00:15:50,716 --> 00:15:52,618 for the Lady Griz basketball team. 329 00:15:52,618 --> 00:15:55,287 They would shatter individual scoring and attendance records. 330 00:15:55,287 --> 00:15:58,357 They would remain the only major undefeated team in the country, 331 00:15:58,357 --> 00:16:00,926 thus establishing their national ranking at number 14. 332 00:16:00,926 --> 00:16:03,829 We took great pride in being a good defensive team. 333 00:16:03,829 --> 00:16:05,531 I developed a mentality 334 00:16:05,531 --> 00:16:07,933 that that's how you win basketball games and win a championship. 335 00:16:07,933 --> 00:16:09,768 The tough thing is, you have to go then 336 00:16:09,768 --> 00:16:12,438 win the conference tournament to go to the NCAA. 337 00:16:12,438 --> 00:16:15,207 So not only did he dominate the regular season, 338 00:16:15,207 --> 00:16:17,509 he dominated by winning the conference tournament 339 00:16:17,509 --> 00:16:19,578 that then got them to the NCAA. 340 00:16:21,180 --> 00:16:23,415 STONThe first round against Stanford, 341 00:16:23,415 --> 00:16:25,918 you couldn't have put another human being in here. 342 00:16:25,918 --> 00:16:28,420 ROBIN: The atmosphere in that game, the band playing, 343 00:16:28,420 --> 00:16:30,389 I mean, it was a back-and-forth. 344 00:16:30,389 --> 00:16:32,424 FEMALE REPORTER: The game was over sell-out capacity, 345 00:16:32,424 --> 00:16:34,526 and people were stacked up to the ceiling. 346 00:16:34,526 --> 00:16:36,662 Some lady grabbed me by the shoulder and said, 347 00:16:36,662 --> 00:16:38,964 "Did you come to see what it's supposed to be like?" 348 00:16:38,964 --> 00:16:40,933 [LAUGHS] 349 00:16:40,933 --> 00:16:43,535 And I had to chuckle at that, 'cause, you know, we weren't doing badly, 350 00:16:43,535 --> 00:16:47,406 but Robin was doing so unbelievably that, 351 00:16:47,406 --> 00:16:49,208 uh, we paled by comparison. 352 00:16:49,208 --> 00:16:51,577 HOLIEN: It was one of those games that was beyond belief, 353 00:16:51,577 --> 00:16:53,412 down five, the end of the game 354 00:16:53,412 --> 00:16:55,047 to try to get it into overtime. 355 00:16:55,047 --> 00:16:56,648 When you're doing a game up high, 356 00:16:56,648 --> 00:16:59,018 you can tell that the ball's going in. 357 00:16:59,018 --> 00:17:02,221 I have that on video with my audio on top of it. 358 00:17:02,221 --> 00:17:04,990 The ball's in the air and I screamed, 359 00:17:04,990 --> 00:17:06,291 "Bang!" 360 00:17:06,291 --> 00:17:09,762 [CROWD CHEERING] 361 00:17:11,497 --> 00:17:13,699 You know, the last shot of the game, then overtime, 362 00:17:13,699 --> 00:17:15,634 that would have sent us to the sweet 16. 363 00:17:15,634 --> 00:17:18,003 MALE NEWSCASTER: Montana lost that night in a heartbreaker, 364 00:17:18,003 --> 00:17:20,239 but the tradition had been established. 365 00:17:20,239 --> 00:17:22,875 And who knows where it might go next? 366 00:17:26,845 --> 00:17:29,648 [CROWD CHEERING] 367 00:17:36,288 --> 00:17:40,793 MORRILL: Just the climate around the country was changing for women's basketball. 368 00:17:40,793 --> 00:17:43,228 I think he actually took Montana 369 00:17:43,228 --> 00:17:45,431 and moved it ahead of the rest of the country. 370 00:17:45,431 --> 00:17:47,132 It got better faster. 371 00:17:47,132 --> 00:17:49,868 COMMENTATOR: The opening tip-off between Wisconsin and Montana 372 00:17:49,868 --> 00:17:51,937 is just around the corner. 373 00:17:51,937 --> 00:17:56,208 JOY ANDERSON KENDALL: It was the largest crowd women's NCAA had seen 374 00:17:56,208 --> 00:17:58,210 for a first round game, ever. 375 00:17:58,210 --> 00:17:59,878 I mean, for us, we were right at home. 376 00:17:59,878 --> 00:18:02,214 Uh, women's basketball, you can't beat it. 377 00:18:02,214 --> 00:18:03,849 COMMENTATOR: Jodi Hinrichs in there 378 00:18:03,849 --> 00:18:06,418 against the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year Barb Franke. 379 00:18:06,418 --> 00:18:08,520 Opening tip controlled by Wisconsin... 380 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,290 HOLLENBECShannon Cate was a senior 381 00:18:11,290 --> 00:18:15,561 and played lights out that game. 382 00:18:15,561 --> 00:18:19,131 COMMENTATOR: Cate using a pick, coming off the pick, and Cate has four, 383 00:18:19,131 --> 00:18:20,365 the Badgers have nothing. 384 00:18:20,365 --> 00:18:22,534 Cate over Williams, got it to drop. 385 00:18:22,534 --> 00:18:23,836 Cate is excellent... 386 00:18:23,836 --> 00:18:25,104 COMMENTATOR: It's nice to have a thoroughbred 387 00:18:25,104 --> 00:18:26,872 like Shannon Cate in this situation. 388 00:18:26,872 --> 00:18:28,874 Good defense by Williams, as she went right over... 389 00:18:28,874 --> 00:18:30,776 SHANNON CATE SCHWEYEN: Every time we would make a basket, 390 00:18:30,776 --> 00:18:32,044 just silencing the crowd, 391 00:18:32,044 --> 00:18:33,445 and then the crowd would get back into it, 392 00:18:33,445 --> 00:18:34,780 and get back into it, 393 00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:36,748 and then we'd make a basket and silence the crowd. 394 00:18:36,748 --> 00:18:40,319 They never truly thought Montana would come in there and beat them. 395 00:18:41,854 --> 00:18:44,356 COMMENTATOR: Runner, no good, rebound is good. 396 00:18:44,356 --> 00:18:45,691 Nice position rebound... 397 00:18:45,691 --> 00:18:48,293 HOLLENBECK: We handled the Badgers. 398 00:18:48,293 --> 00:18:52,064 It was, start to finish, Lady Griz... 399 00:18:52,064 --> 00:18:53,932 COMMENTATOR: The Lady Griz have flown into Madison, 400 00:18:53,932 --> 00:18:55,467 and they have conquered the Badgers. 401 00:18:55,467 --> 00:18:57,469 They've been led by Shannon Cate 402 00:18:57,469 --> 00:18:59,938 with 34 points and 11 rebounds. 403 00:18:59,938 --> 00:19:02,107 And they celebrate the spoils of victory 404 00:19:02,107 --> 00:19:04,009 under their veteran coach. 405 00:19:07,546 --> 00:19:09,481 WOMAI think it gets fun to bring my daughters to see it. 406 00:19:09,481 --> 00:19:12,784 It's fun for them to see powerful, successful women, 407 00:19:12,784 --> 00:19:14,119 and, uh, 408 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:16,155 doing good things for Missoula and the university. 409 00:19:16,155 --> 00:19:17,890 I love, like... 410 00:19:17,890 --> 00:19:20,592 I heart the Lady Griz a lot. 411 00:19:20,592 --> 00:19:22,027 Like, so much. 412 00:19:22,027 --> 00:19:24,129 Lady Griz basketball is the best, 413 00:19:24,129 --> 00:19:25,564 and I love it. 414 00:19:25,564 --> 00:19:28,634 And as a fan, we are part of the team, 415 00:19:28,634 --> 00:19:29,935 we're the sixth player. 416 00:19:29,935 --> 00:19:33,005 I like watching them play because they're so good, 417 00:19:33,005 --> 00:19:35,941 and I want to be a Lady Griz basketball player when I grow up. 418 00:19:35,941 --> 00:19:39,311 I missed women's basketball by about three years, 419 00:19:39,311 --> 00:19:41,914 and so, maybe I live... 420 00:19:41,914 --> 00:19:44,449 I live vicariously through them 421 00:19:44,449 --> 00:19:45,717 'cause I would like to be the bask. 422 00:19:45,717 --> 00:19:47,352 I would love to be a Lady Griz. 423 00:19:47,352 --> 00:19:49,721 MORRILL: There aren't very many universities 424 00:19:49,721 --> 00:19:52,791 that the women are called something a little different than the men. 425 00:19:52,791 --> 00:19:55,727 And to brand "Lady Griz," 426 00:19:55,727 --> 00:19:57,796 uh, different than just "The Griz," 427 00:19:57,796 --> 00:19:59,798 I thought was a little bit genius. 428 00:20:02,201 --> 00:20:04,069 MALE NARRATOR: They are made in Montana. 429 00:20:04,870 --> 00:20:06,338 Livingston, 430 00:20:06,338 --> 00:20:09,174 Kalispell, Browning, 431 00:20:09,174 --> 00:20:11,843 Fairfield, Havre, 432 00:20:11,843 --> 00:20:14,680 Miles City, Philipsburg, 433 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:19,084 Malta, Stevensville and Missoula. 434 00:20:19,084 --> 00:20:20,953 This team will search for victory. 435 00:20:20,953 --> 00:20:24,456 The quest will be guided by a man from Outlook. 436 00:20:28,961 --> 00:20:33,398 ROBIN: When we hosted UNLV in the NCAA tournament, 437 00:20:33,398 --> 00:20:36,201 we were made up of all Montana kids, 438 00:20:36,201 --> 00:20:37,369 which is pretty unique. 439 00:20:37,369 --> 00:20:40,005 We were really representing Montana 440 00:20:40,005 --> 00:20:42,441 and we were representing Lady Griz basketball. 441 00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:44,843 MALIHow many Division I basketball teams 442 00:20:44,843 --> 00:20:47,846 can say that they're all from one state? 443 00:20:47,846 --> 00:20:49,314 There probably hasn't been one. 444 00:20:49,314 --> 00:20:51,116 ROCHELEABeing from Montana, 445 00:20:51,116 --> 00:20:53,218 they're looking, thinking, "These guys got no chance." 446 00:20:53,218 --> 00:20:55,254 Montana, we're still using outhouses, you know? 447 00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:58,190 It's like, "Do you guys fly or bus?" 448 00:20:58,190 --> 00:21:02,394 MALIA: To think that we're all from small towns, reservations, 449 00:21:02,394 --> 00:21:04,496 small ranch towns, 450 00:21:05,330 --> 00:21:07,065 pretty amazing. 451 00:21:07,065 --> 00:21:10,435 I remember the excitement of winning and being able to go on 452 00:21:10,435 --> 00:21:12,337 into the second round of the NCAAs. 453 00:21:12,337 --> 00:21:14,439 It was fun to show that, you know, 454 00:21:14,439 --> 00:21:17,142 a small school from Montana can go compete with the best. 455 00:21:17,142 --> 00:21:19,478 ROBII think the fan base likes 456 00:21:19,478 --> 00:21:21,246 that we have a nucleus of Montana players, 457 00:21:21,246 --> 00:21:22,648 but, believe me, 458 00:21:22,648 --> 00:21:24,449 they cheer and are just as proud 459 00:21:24,449 --> 00:21:27,219 of our Washington girls and our California girls and our Oregon girls. 460 00:21:27,219 --> 00:21:31,356 Missoula became a women's basketball central, capital. 461 00:21:31,356 --> 00:21:33,625 To have a women's basketball program 462 00:21:33,625 --> 00:21:37,696 at a school that's generating revenue for you through ticket sales 463 00:21:37,696 --> 00:21:40,098 is unusual at the Division I level. 464 00:21:40,098 --> 00:21:42,134 The sport became popular here 465 00:21:42,134 --> 00:21:43,368 because they won. 466 00:21:43,368 --> 00:21:44,736 Make no mistake about it. 467 00:21:44,736 --> 00:21:46,438 If you're not winning, 468 00:21:46,438 --> 00:21:47,939 people still aren't gonna come out. 469 00:21:47,939 --> 00:21:49,107 You gotta win. 470 00:21:54,646 --> 00:21:55,914 TOM STAGPrior to the games, 471 00:21:55,914 --> 00:21:58,083 Selvig would take a ride up the Rattlesnake 472 00:21:58,083 --> 00:21:59,685 and listen to, you know, 473 00:21:59,685 --> 00:22:01,320 some opera music and be calm as heck. 474 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,188 ROBIN: Soon as the ball went up, 475 00:22:03,188 --> 00:22:05,724 it was like someone hit me with a cattle prod 476 00:22:05,724 --> 00:22:08,193 and all of a sudden, I was back to being psycho coach. 477 00:22:09,961 --> 00:22:13,999 AGNES: Watching Rob coach was fun and exciting, 478 00:22:13,999 --> 00:22:16,201 and, uh, scary. [LAUGHS] 479 00:22:16,201 --> 00:22:18,503 There's a picture in a lot of papers 480 00:22:18,503 --> 00:22:20,072 of Rob down on all fours. 481 00:22:20,072 --> 00:22:22,741 SMITH: The sport coat comes off, it goes on the floor 482 00:22:22,741 --> 00:22:24,142 and then we jump on it. 483 00:22:24,142 --> 00:22:26,511 Well, sometimes I was watching him and not the game 484 00:22:26,511 --> 00:22:29,314 because he was different. [CHUCKLES] 485 00:22:29,314 --> 00:22:32,217 One time, when he went to sit down, and missed the chair 486 00:22:32,217 --> 00:22:34,820 and got right up and didn't even know he'd missed the chair. 487 00:22:34,820 --> 00:22:36,621 SUE HABBE: One of the lines he always told me, 488 00:22:36,621 --> 00:22:40,559 I made up for my lack of height with my lack of speed. 489 00:22:40,559 --> 00:22:42,594 MARGARET WILLIAMS: He's like, "Williams, I sure wish 490 00:22:42,594 --> 00:22:43,628 "I could've played you more, 491 00:22:43,628 --> 00:22:45,564 "but we simply could not afford to 492 00:22:45,564 --> 00:22:47,165 "have you on the floor for us." 493 00:22:47,165 --> 00:22:48,567 And it was true. They couldn't. 494 00:22:48,567 --> 00:22:49,835 [INAUDIBLE] 495 00:22:49,835 --> 00:22:53,839 "We are the dumbest team in America." [LAUGHS] 496 00:22:53,839 --> 00:22:57,042 GRETA KOSS BUEHLER: "Pretend you're fast. Put your hands on." 497 00:22:57,042 --> 00:22:59,244 I got called Wendy Weak a lot. 498 00:23:03,181 --> 00:23:06,451 JANE: For most of those games, I was behind the bench 499 00:23:06,451 --> 00:23:09,721 and I would cringe. 500 00:23:09,721 --> 00:23:13,225 AGNES: And he said, "I knew my mother was behind the bench." 501 00:23:13,225 --> 00:23:14,960 [CHUCKLING] Oh. 502 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,829 Then he calmed down a little. 503 00:23:34,846 --> 00:23:38,483 MAN 1: You know, we don't have a lot of opportunities on the reservation. 504 00:23:38,483 --> 00:23:41,153 So, basketball around here, that's really big. 505 00:23:41,153 --> 00:23:44,055 We just want to cheer on our people. 506 00:23:44,055 --> 00:23:45,490 NEWS ANCHOR: One of the up-and-coming stars 507 00:23:45,490 --> 00:23:46,858 of the Lady Griz basketball team 508 00:23:46,858 --> 00:23:49,561 has already qualified for hero status. 509 00:23:49,561 --> 00:23:51,630 At least in the eyes of the people of Browning. 510 00:23:51,630 --> 00:23:53,799 Jill Valley has more on Malia Kipp. 511 00:23:53,799 --> 00:23:57,002 VALLEMalia is special as one of just a handful 512 00:23:57,002 --> 00:23:59,371 of Native American women in the country 513 00:23:59,371 --> 00:24:03,408 with a full-ride basketball scholarship at a Division I school. 514 00:24:03,408 --> 00:24:04,776 She hopes her success 515 00:24:04,776 --> 00:24:07,679 inspires other Native American women. 516 00:24:07,679 --> 00:24:09,915 MAN 2: You know, I remember watching her 517 00:24:09,915 --> 00:24:11,850 and it just, like, gives our girls here 518 00:24:11,850 --> 00:24:15,587 something to look up to. 519 00:24:15,587 --> 00:24:18,290 A lot of little kids back home need good role models 520 00:24:18,290 --> 00:24:20,125 and I believe that I'm a good... 521 00:24:20,125 --> 00:24:21,193 Good role model for 'em. 522 00:24:23,295 --> 00:24:25,063 [INAUDIBLE] 523 00:24:28,900 --> 00:24:31,036 MALIA: Growing up on the reservation 524 00:24:31,036 --> 00:24:33,638 we didn't have a lot of things, um... 525 00:24:33,638 --> 00:24:37,609 But, I mean, everybody had a basketball. 526 00:24:37,609 --> 00:24:42,113 Browning has so many strong athletes 527 00:24:42,113 --> 00:24:46,551 and I just think in the past, that... 528 00:24:46,551 --> 00:24:49,821 you know, just, natives were overlooked. 529 00:24:49,821 --> 00:24:51,957 Getting the opportunity to go to school 530 00:24:51,957 --> 00:24:54,659 on a Division I scholarship 531 00:24:54,659 --> 00:24:57,362 was amazing. 532 00:24:57,362 --> 00:25:00,632 Rob called the house, and my mom hollered, 533 00:25:00,632 --> 00:25:02,901 "Malia! Malia! Rob's on the phone." 534 00:25:02,901 --> 00:25:04,336 He asked how I was doing 535 00:25:04,336 --> 00:25:07,205 and would I be interested in playing ball for Lady Griz. 536 00:25:07,973 --> 00:25:10,675 And in my mind I'm screaming, 537 00:25:10,675 --> 00:25:13,178 [SOFTLY] "Yes! Finally!" 538 00:25:13,178 --> 00:25:16,081 But what came out was, "Sure. Yes." 539 00:25:16,081 --> 00:25:18,717 BARBARA KIPWe put a little pressure on Malia. 540 00:25:18,717 --> 00:25:19,951 You gotta tend to business 541 00:25:19,951 --> 00:25:21,987 because then they see you as an Indian 542 00:25:21,987 --> 00:25:24,322 who's just another Indian who didn't make it. 543 00:25:26,758 --> 00:25:29,794 MALIA: No matter how tired I was 544 00:25:29,794 --> 00:25:34,065 or how, um, I felt like maybe I couldn't do this, 545 00:25:34,065 --> 00:25:35,767 like, quitting was not an option. 546 00:25:35,767 --> 00:25:39,204 I had too many youngsters 547 00:25:39,204 --> 00:25:41,273 that I needed to motivate. 548 00:25:41,273 --> 00:25:44,409 Yes, we have... 549 00:25:44,409 --> 00:25:46,077 We can be here. We can compete. 550 00:25:46,077 --> 00:25:47,145 We can succeed. 551 00:25:48,580 --> 00:25:51,283 BARBARA: You know, just the opportunity it gave Malia 552 00:25:51,283 --> 00:25:53,652 was real impactful. 553 00:25:55,353 --> 00:25:59,591 I think other kids looked at leaving here 554 00:25:59,591 --> 00:26:03,895 and having people off-reservation 555 00:26:03,895 --> 00:26:05,597 recognize you as... 556 00:26:06,965 --> 00:26:10,502 not only capable, but talented. 557 00:26:10,502 --> 00:26:13,071 Sometimes people go through life 558 00:26:14,573 --> 00:26:17,576 feeling invisible, not being looked at, 559 00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:19,711 unless they're looked at with suspicion. 560 00:26:19,711 --> 00:26:25,150 Natives are resilient people, you know. 561 00:26:25,150 --> 00:26:28,753 Overcome a lot of things in the past 562 00:26:28,753 --> 00:26:32,223 and continue to overcome and educate. 563 00:26:32,223 --> 00:26:34,926 CARL: Rob was inducted into the Indian Hall of Fame. 564 00:26:34,926 --> 00:26:39,230 As of today is probably the only non-Indian 565 00:26:39,230 --> 00:26:42,701 that's been inducted into the Hall of Fame. 566 00:26:43,835 --> 00:26:47,138 MALIRob gave Native American females 567 00:26:47,138 --> 00:26:49,541 an opportunity to be successful at the next level. 568 00:26:49,541 --> 00:26:51,977 And I don't want to use the word "gave." 569 00:26:51,977 --> 00:26:55,213 I want to say we earned it and he recognized it. 570 00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:09,060 TAMARA GUARDIPEE: You guys remember what Rob would always say? 571 00:27:09,060 --> 00:27:11,296 I meant when he was screaming at you guys from the bench? 572 00:27:11,296 --> 00:27:14,099 -I'm the worst free-throw shooter in America. -[ALL CHUCKLE] 573 00:27:14,099 --> 00:27:16,368 Which was almost kind of accurate at the time, but... 574 00:27:16,368 --> 00:27:18,236 [ALL LAUGH] 575 00:27:18,803 --> 00:27:20,205 I know when I was... 576 00:27:20,205 --> 00:27:23,208 That day I was leaving and my mom and dad 577 00:27:23,208 --> 00:27:25,076 were helping me bring stuff out to the car 578 00:27:25,076 --> 00:27:27,579 and I was like, "What, you're not driving me?" 579 00:27:27,579 --> 00:27:29,481 I was just like, "What? 580 00:27:29,481 --> 00:27:32,317 "You're not gonna stay for, like, a week or so and, like, help me adjust?" 581 00:27:32,317 --> 00:27:34,853 Then I was like, "No, you'll be okay." 582 00:27:34,853 --> 00:27:36,254 That's a really good point. 583 00:27:36,254 --> 00:27:38,657 Because, you know, the initial hurdle 584 00:27:38,657 --> 00:27:41,393 is going off the res and going to school. 585 00:27:41,393 --> 00:27:44,629 Like, it literally felt like a different, like, continent. 586 00:27:44,629 --> 00:27:46,264 When I went to Missoula. It felt huge. 587 00:27:46,264 --> 00:27:48,900 I didn't want to drive my car. I got lost. 588 00:27:48,900 --> 00:27:51,636 Like, I didn't even grow up with a stop light, 589 00:27:51,636 --> 00:27:53,405 so, I was afraid of stop lights. 590 00:27:53,405 --> 00:27:55,807 -[ALL LAUGH] -Yeah, I think Malia, um... 591 00:27:57,108 --> 00:27:59,010 being the first trailblazer... 592 00:27:59,010 --> 00:28:01,646 You know, it's like, something happens in your mind 593 00:28:01,646 --> 00:28:03,148 when you see somebody else do it. 594 00:28:03,148 --> 00:28:05,050 I mean, I'm not 100 percent positive 595 00:28:05,050 --> 00:28:07,318 I would have tried to play for the Lady Griz 596 00:28:07,318 --> 00:28:09,054 if I wouldn't have seen her do it first. 597 00:28:09,054 --> 00:28:14,125 Watching Malia play, it just, um, 598 00:28:14,125 --> 00:28:16,528 gave me inspiration that I could do it. 599 00:28:16,528 --> 00:28:18,296 You know, I'm Native American, 600 00:28:18,296 --> 00:28:19,764 she was Native American, 601 00:28:19,764 --> 00:28:21,633 um, she did it, 602 00:28:21,633 --> 00:28:23,635 I can do it as well 603 00:28:23,635 --> 00:28:27,906 and prove to everybody that I could get off the reservation, 604 00:28:27,906 --> 00:28:29,774 go to college and stick it out. 605 00:28:29,774 --> 00:28:31,042 Not only basketball, 606 00:28:31,042 --> 00:28:33,578 but academics as well, you know. 607 00:28:33,578 --> 00:28:36,114 I think it's super important 608 00:28:36,114 --> 00:28:39,784 to be a part of a sports team 609 00:28:39,784 --> 00:28:41,186 if you want to leave, 610 00:28:41,186 --> 00:28:44,255 because if feel like, a lot of the times, 611 00:28:44,255 --> 00:28:46,791 you know, that's your ticket out. 612 00:28:48,293 --> 00:28:51,930 And there were many times during college when I was just like, 613 00:28:51,930 --> 00:28:53,798 "Do I want to keep doing this?" 614 00:28:53,798 --> 00:28:55,667 You know, um... 615 00:28:55,667 --> 00:28:59,804 But I would think, "Well, Malia made it. "So, I can probably do this." 616 00:28:59,804 --> 00:29:00,905 [ALL CHUCKLE] 617 00:29:00,905 --> 00:29:03,308 You know, "I can do four years. 618 00:29:03,308 --> 00:29:04,609 "Malia did it somehow." 619 00:29:04,609 --> 00:29:07,612 "I'm going to, um... I'm gonna try to do the same." 620 00:29:07,612 --> 00:29:09,581 -And you did. -And I did, yeah. 621 00:29:22,327 --> 00:29:27,165 JANE: I think the hardest part of Rob's job 622 00:29:27,165 --> 00:29:31,569 was definitely kind of being a single parent at times. 623 00:29:31,569 --> 00:29:32,971 You know, I was a teacher 624 00:29:32,971 --> 00:29:36,775 and, um, I quit teaching when the boys were born 625 00:29:36,775 --> 00:29:38,343 because every other weekend, 626 00:29:38,343 --> 00:29:40,245 he would be gone for, you know, 627 00:29:40,245 --> 00:29:42,113 maybe Wednesday through Sunday. 628 00:29:44,716 --> 00:29:47,619 ROBIN: I would have never thought of missing a practice. 629 00:29:47,619 --> 00:29:49,187 One of the boys was sick 630 00:29:49,187 --> 00:29:51,589 and Janey, she'd be the one that would stay home with them. 631 00:29:51,589 --> 00:29:53,191 I was coach, I had to go... 632 00:29:53,191 --> 00:29:54,225 I had to go to work. 633 00:29:54,225 --> 00:29:55,160 We had practice. 634 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:56,528 And I kind of wish now... 635 00:29:56,528 --> 00:29:58,229 Maybe I missed out on some things 636 00:29:58,229 --> 00:29:59,898 which would be like staying at home. 637 00:30:01,566 --> 00:30:04,803 JANE: And then game days were really, really hard for him. 638 00:30:04,803 --> 00:30:06,437 Really, really stressful. 639 00:30:06,437 --> 00:30:08,039 You could tell he was completely stressed out. 640 00:30:08,039 --> 00:30:09,474 He was zoned out. 641 00:30:12,177 --> 00:30:15,446 He would feel terrible 642 00:30:15,446 --> 00:30:17,816 that he didn't get a player into the game 643 00:30:17,816 --> 00:30:20,685 or he got a player into the game for 90 seconds. 644 00:30:20,685 --> 00:30:23,755 He really felt like every player had 645 00:30:23,755 --> 00:30:25,623 a role in the team, and an important role. 646 00:30:27,025 --> 00:30:30,061 JEFF SELVIG: Growing up, my basketball role models 647 00:30:30,061 --> 00:30:31,296 were the Lady Griz. 648 00:30:31,296 --> 00:30:33,665 Uh, Marti Leibenguth, I remember. 649 00:30:33,665 --> 00:30:36,467 Um, at one point I told my dad, 650 00:30:36,467 --> 00:30:38,436 "That is who I want to play like." 651 00:30:38,436 --> 00:30:42,373 DAN SELVIG: My first memories were of great women playing basketball. 652 00:30:42,373 --> 00:30:45,410 And, so, for me, it always just seemed totally natural 653 00:30:45,410 --> 00:30:48,213 because that's the world that I lived in. 654 00:30:48,213 --> 00:30:49,581 JEFThe thing I liked least 655 00:30:49,581 --> 00:30:52,116 about my dad being a coach growing up 656 00:30:52,116 --> 00:30:53,885 was the fact that he was gone quite a bit 657 00:30:53,885 --> 00:30:56,020 and I remember he'd always bring back 658 00:30:56,020 --> 00:30:59,190 a little a souvenir or something from wherever he went, 659 00:30:59,190 --> 00:31:00,992 so, we'd be excited, 660 00:31:00,992 --> 00:31:03,494 you know, waiting for him to come home. 661 00:31:06,397 --> 00:31:08,233 My mother played a huge role 662 00:31:08,233 --> 00:31:09,834 behind the scenes with the team. 663 00:31:09,834 --> 00:31:12,503 She was a huge part of my father's success as a coach. 664 00:31:25,950 --> 00:31:28,419 ROBIN: Pat Summitt is the real pioneer 665 00:31:28,419 --> 00:31:29,754 in women's basketball. 666 00:31:29,754 --> 00:31:32,290 Talked about playing a series and, uh, she said, 667 00:31:32,290 --> 00:31:34,926 "Yeah, we've never played in Montana, let's do it." 668 00:31:34,926 --> 00:31:38,396 Number one in the nation coming to Missoula. Great. 669 00:31:39,631 --> 00:31:41,299 SISCWe were unranked nationally. 670 00:31:41,299 --> 00:31:42,667 They were ranked number one. 671 00:31:42,667 --> 00:31:44,168 I'm certain, to a point, they overlooked this. 672 00:31:44,168 --> 00:31:45,703 I mean, it's hard not to. 673 00:31:45,703 --> 00:31:47,772 People literally laughed. 674 00:31:47,772 --> 00:31:50,241 You know, they were like, "Um, right, who's this?" 675 00:31:50,241 --> 00:31:51,342 Like, "Montana? Whatever." 676 00:31:51,342 --> 00:31:54,512 "A bunch of skinny girls from Montana." 677 00:31:54,512 --> 00:31:56,948 And then we'd get out there on the floor 678 00:31:56,948 --> 00:32:00,752 and play 40 minutes of the most intense basketball they've ever seen. 679 00:32:00,752 --> 00:32:03,488 INTERVIEWER: Do you guys make it a point to come into a lot of the games? 680 00:32:03,488 --> 00:32:05,456 -Yes. Every game. -As much as we can. 681 00:32:05,456 --> 00:32:07,792 SISCO: At one point, late in the fourth, 682 00:32:07,792 --> 00:32:09,527 we were only down by two or three, I think, 683 00:32:09,527 --> 00:32:12,196 and the crowd was starting to get a sense of like, 684 00:32:12,196 --> 00:32:13,765 "Oh, this could really happen." 685 00:32:13,765 --> 00:32:16,768 We could really beat a number-one-seed team in the nation. 686 00:32:23,141 --> 00:32:25,543 -MAN: Yeah! -[CROWD CHEERING] 687 00:32:27,745 --> 00:32:29,147 SPELTZ: It's a special connection 688 00:32:29,147 --> 00:32:30,882 between the fans and the players. 689 00:32:30,882 --> 00:32:33,551 There's a little magic there. There's a little mystique. 690 00:32:33,551 --> 00:32:35,486 [INDISTINCT COMMENTARY] 691 00:32:35,486 --> 00:32:37,088 PYRON: I'm actually one of the kids 692 00:32:37,088 --> 00:32:38,790 that wanted to play for the Lady Griz, 693 00:32:38,790 --> 00:32:40,024 looking around the arena, 694 00:32:40,024 --> 00:32:41,726 thinking that, someday, I was going to play 695 00:32:41,726 --> 00:32:43,695 in front of this type of a crowd. 696 00:32:43,695 --> 00:32:46,097 Um, it was overwhelming. It was emotional. 697 00:32:46,097 --> 00:32:49,100 COMMENTATOR 1: This is where you need one of those special plays that 698 00:32:49,100 --> 00:32:50,802 hits someone long. 699 00:32:50,802 --> 00:32:52,770 COMMENTATOR 2: Kipp gets this going to backcourt 700 00:32:52,770 --> 00:32:54,138 One second to shoot. 701 00:32:54,138 --> 00:32:56,374 She sends the longshot down, but it doesn't go. 702 00:32:56,374 --> 00:32:59,243 The final score. The Tennessee Lady Vols, 66, 703 00:32:59,243 --> 00:33:00,778 Montana, 61. 704 00:33:00,778 --> 00:33:03,815 The Lady Griz get a standing ovation from the crowd. 705 00:33:05,717 --> 00:33:07,051 [INTERVIEWER SPEAKING] 706 00:33:08,186 --> 00:33:09,921 Well, if they play that well all the time, 707 00:33:09,921 --> 00:33:12,123 they're a good basketball team. They're very impressive. 708 00:33:12,123 --> 00:33:14,158 Having been in the business 21 years, 709 00:33:14,158 --> 00:33:15,860 never have we gone on the road 710 00:33:15,860 --> 00:33:18,796 and played in front of almost 19,000 fans 711 00:33:18,796 --> 00:33:20,531 in a matter of a two-game period. 712 00:33:30,041 --> 00:33:32,276 HEATHCOTE: You know, I always thought so much of Rob 713 00:33:32,276 --> 00:33:34,379 that when I had an assistant's job open 714 00:33:34,379 --> 00:33:36,047 at Michigan State University, 715 00:33:36,047 --> 00:33:40,418 I contacted him twice to see if he had any interest 716 00:33:40,418 --> 00:33:42,286 and he turned me down both times. 717 00:33:42,286 --> 00:33:44,689 There's no way I could say, 718 00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:46,357 "Ladies, I'm gonna move up to the men's." 719 00:33:46,357 --> 00:33:48,793 That wasn't a step up to me. We were a team. 720 00:33:48,793 --> 00:33:50,094 I mean, I'm part of a team. 721 00:33:50,094 --> 00:33:51,963 BINFORD: Rob could've coached anywhere, 722 00:33:51,963 --> 00:33:53,431 but he chose to stay there 723 00:33:53,431 --> 00:33:55,700 because it was a place that he had helped create. 724 00:33:55,700 --> 00:33:57,869 Out of all of the things he's accomplished, 725 00:33:57,869 --> 00:33:59,237 I think I admire that the most, 726 00:33:59,237 --> 00:34:01,472 is the fact that he made that his home 727 00:34:01,472 --> 00:34:03,441 and no other place could take him away. 728 00:34:03,441 --> 00:34:05,610 MORRILL: You look at how many of us 729 00:34:05,610 --> 00:34:07,645 coached Montana on the men's side 730 00:34:07,645 --> 00:34:10,048 and then something would come along 731 00:34:10,048 --> 00:34:12,283 and we just thought we had to take it 732 00:34:12,283 --> 00:34:13,384 because we were fortunate enough. 733 00:34:13,384 --> 00:34:16,120 We'd get a so-called bigger job, 734 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:17,922 a so-called better job. 735 00:34:17,922 --> 00:34:19,590 There's no bigger and better job 736 00:34:19,590 --> 00:34:22,060 than Montana to Robin Selvig. 737 00:34:22,060 --> 00:34:25,029 He could take a line-up every year, 738 00:34:25,029 --> 00:34:26,597 and 15 girls, 739 00:34:26,597 --> 00:34:30,001 and mold them into this championship team. 740 00:34:30,001 --> 00:34:32,537 He'd just have an itch for finding what worked 741 00:34:32,537 --> 00:34:35,940 and making them believe. 742 00:34:35,940 --> 00:34:38,076 SCHLIMGEN: At first, it was a little bit hard 743 00:34:38,076 --> 00:34:41,212 because his level of intensity and competitiveness 744 00:34:41,212 --> 00:34:43,915 was something I hadn't experienced before. 745 00:34:43,915 --> 00:34:47,318 He pushed me to a level of competitiveness 746 00:34:47,318 --> 00:34:49,887 that I didn't know I had. 747 00:34:49,887 --> 00:34:53,057 ROCHELEAU: And everybody on the team had a role and knew their role. 748 00:34:53,057 --> 00:34:54,258 And I think most of all, 749 00:34:54,258 --> 00:34:58,563 he taught them how basketball can be fun. 750 00:34:58,563 --> 00:35:01,466 You can work really, really hard, but it's gonna be fun, too. 751 00:35:01,466 --> 00:35:04,702 He wouldn't let you get away with those little mistakes. 752 00:35:04,702 --> 00:35:06,637 Every practice, he'd hold you accountable. 753 00:35:06,637 --> 00:35:08,306 SHERRI BROOKS McWILLIAMS: The first time I dribbled, 754 00:35:08,306 --> 00:35:09,941 turned out I wouldn't dribble far enough. 755 00:35:09,941 --> 00:35:12,143 So, then, we'd have to stop the play for everybody and then I would dribble again. 756 00:35:12,143 --> 00:35:13,911 And then I wasn't passing at the right angle. 757 00:35:13,911 --> 00:35:16,247 And, I swear, he did that to me ten times in a row 758 00:35:16,247 --> 00:35:17,748 and I was so frustrated. 759 00:35:17,748 --> 00:35:20,651 But those are the things that he did 760 00:35:20,651 --> 00:35:21,953 that made me better 761 00:35:21,953 --> 00:35:24,655 because, um, I really learned how to execute that 762 00:35:24,655 --> 00:35:26,257 the way it should be executed. 763 00:35:26,257 --> 00:35:27,892 TRISH OLSON DUCE: Other places, you know, they might have 764 00:35:27,892 --> 00:35:29,861 three All-Americans on their team. 765 00:35:29,861 --> 00:35:31,929 It's a little easier, I think, to coach if you have three All-Americans 766 00:35:31,929 --> 00:35:34,298 versus, every year, 767 00:35:34,298 --> 00:35:36,701 um, figuring out how you're gonna do it 768 00:35:36,701 --> 00:35:38,970 with some girls that might not be quite as athletic. 769 00:35:38,970 --> 00:35:41,005 SISCO: He really had an incredible ability 770 00:35:41,005 --> 00:35:43,141 to get the most out of every single player. 771 00:35:43,141 --> 00:35:46,177 He knew who he could push far 772 00:35:46,177 --> 00:35:48,179 and we had to be a little bit more delicate with. 773 00:35:48,179 --> 00:35:50,381 Truly one of his great strengths, 774 00:35:50,381 --> 00:35:53,751 knowing when he was about to cross that line where he would break a player, 775 00:35:53,751 --> 00:35:55,419 but not crossing it, 776 00:35:55,419 --> 00:35:57,822 so, the end result was getting them 777 00:35:57,822 --> 00:36:00,324 to their absolutely max potential. 778 00:36:00,324 --> 00:36:03,294 And it was amazing that he really found that gray area 779 00:36:03,294 --> 00:36:05,029 with nearly every player he had. 780 00:36:24,982 --> 00:36:26,617 [CROWD CHEERING] 781 00:36:31,923 --> 00:36:34,258 LeANN MONTEHaving a child in high school was a really big challenge. 782 00:36:34,258 --> 00:36:37,061 From that point on, it was no longer about me. 783 00:36:37,061 --> 00:36:39,564 I know Rob was taking a risk with bringing me on, 784 00:36:39,564 --> 00:36:41,365 which I'm really grateful for. 785 00:36:41,365 --> 00:36:44,001 It would have been easier for me to stay on to the reservation, 786 00:36:44,001 --> 00:36:46,070 and my family was there. 787 00:36:47,405 --> 00:36:48,806 ROBIThere's some really good 788 00:36:48,806 --> 00:36:50,541 Native American basketball teams in this state. 789 00:36:50,541 --> 00:36:52,210 Men's and women's high school teams. 790 00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:53,778 Now, I never recruited anybody 791 00:36:53,778 --> 00:36:55,446 I didn't think it was good enough to play here. 792 00:36:55,446 --> 00:36:57,949 MONTEThere was a lot of times where I just wanted to be 793 00:36:57,949 --> 00:37:01,219 the normal college student without much responsibilities, 794 00:37:01,219 --> 00:37:02,787 other than to get up, go to class 795 00:37:02,787 --> 00:37:04,055 and then go to basketball practice. 796 00:37:04,055 --> 00:37:06,190 But, unfortunately, that wasn't my lifestyle. 797 00:37:06,190 --> 00:37:08,559 You know, my daughter went to school in the mornings 798 00:37:08,559 --> 00:37:11,562 and then she went to the YMCA in the afternoons 799 00:37:11,562 --> 00:37:14,098 and then I would go to school all morning, 800 00:37:14,098 --> 00:37:16,033 go to practice late in the afternoon. 801 00:37:16,033 --> 00:37:19,203 Rob basically held my hand throughout that entire first year 802 00:37:19,203 --> 00:37:21,005 and reassured me that I would be 803 00:37:21,005 --> 00:37:23,574 continuing on with the program the second year. 804 00:37:23,574 --> 00:37:26,877 He takes the time to get to understand his players, 805 00:37:26,877 --> 00:37:28,646 their background, what they're about. 806 00:37:28,646 --> 00:37:31,315 What kind of responsibilities they have on and off the court. 807 00:37:31,315 --> 00:37:34,652 I was getting ready to graduate from undergrad. 808 00:37:34,652 --> 00:37:38,789 I had an option of whether or not to continue and pursue a master's 809 00:37:38,789 --> 00:37:40,391 through the University of Montana 810 00:37:40,391 --> 00:37:42,927 or to actually go to New Mexico and obtain a law degree. 811 00:37:42,927 --> 00:37:46,430 I remember asking, Rob, you know, "What should I do?" 812 00:37:46,430 --> 00:37:48,933 You know, "What am I supposed to do?" 813 00:37:48,933 --> 00:37:50,401 And he looked right at me 814 00:37:50,401 --> 00:37:52,903 and he was like, "[SCOFFS] Go to law school." 815 00:37:52,903 --> 00:37:54,739 My desire was always, 816 00:37:54,739 --> 00:37:56,307 after graduating from New Mexico, 817 00:37:56,307 --> 00:37:57,708 was to move home, 818 00:37:57,708 --> 00:37:59,744 take the Montana State Bar and practice for my tribe, 819 00:37:59,744 --> 00:38:02,113 and fortunately, that's exactly what I'm doing. 820 00:38:02,113 --> 00:38:05,283 I currently am the attorney general for the Chippewa-Cree Tribe. 821 00:38:18,429 --> 00:38:19,730 HOLLIE TYLER SHORT: My junior year, 822 00:38:19,730 --> 00:38:21,966 we hosted the first round of the NCAAs here, 823 00:38:21,966 --> 00:38:24,101 and we played Louisiana Tech. 824 00:38:24,101 --> 00:38:26,270 It was sold out. There wasn't an empty seat in house. 825 00:38:26,270 --> 00:38:28,172 COMMENTATOR: ...last few minutes... 826 00:38:28,172 --> 00:38:30,308 BROOKLYNN LORENZEN: I've never felt the level of energy and excitement 827 00:38:30,308 --> 00:38:33,110 amongst my team and from the fans. 828 00:38:33,110 --> 00:38:35,713 ROBIWe started out. They jumped on us. 829 00:38:35,713 --> 00:38:37,682 I think we were behind eight-ten-nothing, 830 00:38:37,682 --> 00:38:39,483 and then we got rolling. 831 00:38:39,483 --> 00:38:42,286 LORENZEI remember passing the ball up-court to Katie Edwards 832 00:38:42,286 --> 00:38:44,755 and she hit this tremendous three-pointer. 833 00:38:44,755 --> 00:38:49,260 -[INDISTINCT COMMENTARY] -[CROWD CHEERING] 834 00:38:49,260 --> 00:38:52,263 And literally all the fans stood up 835 00:38:52,263 --> 00:38:54,598 and I could feel the vibrations on the floor. 836 00:38:54,598 --> 00:38:56,567 I could literally feel it, but I couldn't hear anything 837 00:38:56,567 --> 00:38:59,270 because it was so loud that it was silent. 838 00:38:59,270 --> 00:39:01,138 And I did my first ever fist pump 839 00:39:01,138 --> 00:39:02,940 that I'm still really embarrassed about. 840 00:39:02,940 --> 00:39:04,008 And they caught it on camera, 841 00:39:04,008 --> 00:39:06,143 so, it was in the paper the next day 842 00:39:06,143 --> 00:39:07,378 and I was humiliated. 843 00:39:07,378 --> 00:39:09,380 ROBIJulie Deming... 844 00:39:09,380 --> 00:39:11,115 Always comes back to thinking about her 845 00:39:11,115 --> 00:39:13,584 because she was having the game of her life, a senior. 846 00:39:13,584 --> 00:39:15,986 COMMENTATOR 2: ...passed to Deming on the weak side of the floor, 847 00:39:15,986 --> 00:39:17,888 she made her pay for it. 848 00:39:17,888 --> 00:39:21,625 ROBIN: She's the young lady we lost in a car accident a few years ago. 849 00:39:21,625 --> 00:39:23,427 COMMENTATOR 2: ...can't believe this ball game has heap fulls of, 850 00:39:23,427 --> 00:39:26,197 people spread apart from each other. 851 00:39:26,197 --> 00:39:29,166 COMMENTATOR 1: That's Julie Deming setting her career high. 852 00:39:29,166 --> 00:39:31,168 Julie just exploited... 853 00:39:31,168 --> 00:39:33,204 The closer you got to the end of the game, it was like, 854 00:39:33,204 --> 00:39:34,972 "Oh, my gosh, they might pull this out." 855 00:39:34,972 --> 00:39:37,742 We had the crowd going crazy. We were shooting it in. 856 00:39:37,742 --> 00:39:40,378 Both teams were playing hard, 857 00:39:40,378 --> 00:39:43,047 but all of a sudden, they're coming up with steals 858 00:39:43,047 --> 00:39:45,583 and they make some big plays in front of our crowd, 859 00:39:45,583 --> 00:39:47,318 while we're going crazy. 860 00:39:47,318 --> 00:39:48,519 COMMENTATOR 1: Two seconds left, 861 00:39:48,519 --> 00:39:50,221 and a foul cannot be called, 862 00:39:50,221 --> 00:39:54,725 and, so, the 12th seed Lady Griz of Montana fall... 863 00:39:54,725 --> 00:39:56,026 MAN: In college basketball, 864 00:39:56,026 --> 00:39:58,462 the yardstick of success is simple, 865 00:39:58,462 --> 00:39:59,930 the NCAA tournament, 866 00:40:00,831 --> 00:40:04,034 to play, or a chance to win. 867 00:40:04,034 --> 00:40:06,837 But the odds of winning at all are long, 868 00:40:06,837 --> 00:40:12,343 and so, successful, even historic seasons end in defeat. 869 00:40:12,343 --> 00:40:15,880 ROBIN: I have more memories, precious memories of locker rooms 870 00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:19,283 after tough losses, I think, than I do after big victories. 871 00:40:22,052 --> 00:40:25,189 Who in life has not had setbacks? Everybody has. 872 00:40:25,189 --> 00:40:29,894 You quickly become a failure in sports if you can't handle setbacks. 873 00:40:29,894 --> 00:40:33,030 'Cause you give up. We lose a game we can't get it back. 874 00:40:33,030 --> 00:40:34,298 We can't dwell on that. 875 00:40:34,298 --> 00:40:35,699 What you have is the next one. 876 00:40:38,969 --> 00:40:41,872 SHADRA ROBISON: As much as you think those first couple of years 877 00:40:41,872 --> 00:40:43,040 of playing college basketball, 878 00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:45,042 that it's about the wins and losses, 879 00:40:45,042 --> 00:40:46,710 it's about the person you become. 880 00:40:53,818 --> 00:40:56,153 My dad died September of my sophomore year. 881 00:41:00,524 --> 00:41:03,794 And I went home for the funeral and I remember 882 00:41:03,794 --> 00:41:06,730 this very packed church and there were two extra rows 883 00:41:06,730 --> 00:41:09,233 that were, like, right behind my family. 884 00:41:09,233 --> 00:41:10,468 And I was like, "Who are those for?" 885 00:41:10,468 --> 00:41:12,102 It's like, "Your team is coming." 886 00:41:12,102 --> 00:41:15,639 And like very last minute, in the snow, in walks all of them, 887 00:41:15,639 --> 00:41:18,609 my coaches and, and they... 888 00:41:20,411 --> 00:41:22,446 They all came and were so supportive. 889 00:41:22,446 --> 00:41:26,884 JULIE TONKIAnd Rob made sure that every Lady Griz on that team 890 00:41:26,884 --> 00:41:28,819 went to Gardiner to be with Laura. 891 00:41:28,819 --> 00:41:31,689 I know that I didn't play very well that year. 892 00:41:31,689 --> 00:41:34,458 That was just a very difficult year. 893 00:41:34,458 --> 00:41:37,928 Um, but they were there. 894 00:41:37,928 --> 00:41:40,364 I mean, I wasn't injured physically, 895 00:41:40,364 --> 00:41:43,467 but it was... you knew that they wanted the best for me, 896 00:41:43,467 --> 00:41:46,637 that they would take care of me, and they all did. 897 00:42:04,855 --> 00:42:08,792 The Lady Griz-Bobcat rivalry is an iconic rivalry. 898 00:42:08,792 --> 00:42:09,994 Everyone comes to it. 899 00:42:09,994 --> 00:42:11,562 Everyone all over the state knows about it. 900 00:42:11,562 --> 00:42:13,297 It's not just Bozeman and Missoula. 901 00:42:13,297 --> 00:42:16,467 Nobody wants to say you were a Lady Griz and you lost to the Cats. 902 00:42:16,467 --> 00:42:20,404 Until you experience it, you really don't know how to explain it. 903 00:42:20,404 --> 00:42:21,805 INTERVIEWER: Anything else you'd wanna say? 904 00:42:21,805 --> 00:42:24,141 -Go Cats. [LAUGHS] Just kidding. -MAN: Oh, boo! 905 00:42:24,141 --> 00:42:26,110 It's a crazy rivalry in this state. 906 00:42:26,110 --> 00:42:29,947 I'd be lying to say it's not a game I'd probably get a little more nervous for, 907 00:42:29,947 --> 00:42:31,315 and I probably want to win little more. 908 00:42:31,315 --> 00:42:33,617 You know, I don't think he lost a game 909 00:42:33,617 --> 00:42:35,419 for 15 years against the Bobcats. 910 00:42:35,419 --> 00:42:38,389 You know that this game is going to be televised throughout the state. 911 00:42:38,389 --> 00:42:41,191 So it's that game on everybody's radar in the state. 912 00:42:41,191 --> 00:42:43,561 I don't care what other sports, what other levels, 913 00:42:43,561 --> 00:42:45,829 there is not anything like this. 914 00:42:53,370 --> 00:42:55,306 [CROWD CHEERING] 915 00:42:55,306 --> 00:42:58,342 BINFORD: I remember when we won in the Field House for the first time, 916 00:42:58,342 --> 00:42:59,910 I got a phone call on my office phone, 917 00:42:59,910 --> 00:43:02,146 and when I picked up, I was really surprised. 918 00:43:02,146 --> 00:43:04,114 That was Rob on the other end, 919 00:43:04,114 --> 00:43:06,917 just talking about what a great game that was for the crowd 920 00:43:06,917 --> 00:43:09,253 and the fans and I'm like, "Who does that?" 921 00:43:09,253 --> 00:43:12,756 And I just think the respect, the character of that 922 00:43:12,756 --> 00:43:16,327 is just a lesson for all coaches and all players. 923 00:43:22,933 --> 00:43:26,971 SPELT2015, they're in the Big Sky Conference tournament final, 924 00:43:26,971 --> 00:43:29,239 Montana's playing Northern Colorado. 925 00:43:29,239 --> 00:43:32,676 Tough game. Down 14 with 15 minutes left. 926 00:43:32,676 --> 00:43:34,178 [CROWD CHEERING] 927 00:43:34,178 --> 00:43:37,815 We were down and it was just painful to watch. 928 00:43:37,815 --> 00:43:38,983 McCALLE FELLER: Rob is on the floor, 929 00:43:38,983 --> 00:43:40,484 is like kicking and screaming, 930 00:43:40,484 --> 00:43:41,852 energy's up. 931 00:43:41,852 --> 00:43:44,455 I remember our seniors started making shots. 932 00:43:58,035 --> 00:43:59,737 [FINAL BUZZER SOUNDS] 933 00:44:02,106 --> 00:44:06,777 SPELTZ: Montana comes back and wins that game on grit and hustle. 934 00:44:06,777 --> 00:44:09,780 That's when you believe there's something more here 935 00:44:09,780 --> 00:44:12,182 than just X's and O's and making adjustments. 936 00:44:12,182 --> 00:44:14,885 There's a belief that's something special. 937 00:44:17,821 --> 00:44:19,623 ROBIN: Just think about it. 938 00:44:19,623 --> 00:44:22,226 Had that been in an empty gym, would it have been quite as special? 939 00:44:22,226 --> 00:44:24,595 No, 'cause things that are special 940 00:44:24,595 --> 00:44:27,064 are special because you get to share them. 941 00:44:50,254 --> 00:44:55,292 ANNOUNCER: The KPAX 5:30 News starts right now in high definition. 942 00:44:55,292 --> 00:44:57,294 Good afternoon. I'm Jill Valley. 943 00:44:57,294 --> 00:44:58,829 And I'm Dennis Bragg. 944 00:44:58,829 --> 00:45:00,931 We begin with breaking news from the University of Montana. 945 00:45:00,931 --> 00:45:03,701 Legendary Lady Griz basketball coach Robin Selvig 946 00:45:03,701 --> 00:45:06,937 announces today that he's retiring after nearly 40 years. 947 00:45:08,739 --> 00:45:10,974 HASLAM: This is a day that... 948 00:45:10,974 --> 00:45:13,243 we knew eventually would come. 949 00:45:13,243 --> 00:45:17,247 A day that certainly didn't look forward to. 950 00:45:17,247 --> 00:45:20,584 It's never a good time to lose Robin Selvig. 951 00:45:20,584 --> 00:45:24,321 ROBIN: For 42 years, I've actually have been a basketball coach. 952 00:45:24,321 --> 00:45:26,290 Now I'm gonna be something else. 953 00:45:26,290 --> 00:45:28,125 -I know I'm not gonna do anything for a while. -[REPORTER SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY] 954 00:45:28,125 --> 00:45:29,460 [CHUCKLES] Thank you. 955 00:45:29,460 --> 00:45:32,096 Um, yeah. I mean, who knows what's ahead? 956 00:45:32,096 --> 00:45:33,530 I got some things I can do. 957 00:45:35,065 --> 00:45:38,102 ROBII was worn out, I was tired out, 958 00:45:38,102 --> 00:45:40,904 um, emotionally, physically, all those things. 959 00:45:40,904 --> 00:45:42,906 And I had a lot of things going on in life 960 00:45:42,906 --> 00:45:45,709 that were different for me. 961 00:45:45,709 --> 00:45:47,077 [VOICE BREAKING] Having a... 962 00:45:49,580 --> 00:45:52,216 granddaughter has... 963 00:45:52,216 --> 00:45:53,584 I mean, that's changed me a little bit. 964 00:45:53,584 --> 00:45:57,154 I don't want to miss out on a lot of things with her. 965 00:46:01,792 --> 00:46:05,729 HEATHCOTE: Well, you know, to remain at one school for 38 years, 966 00:46:05,729 --> 00:46:10,300 is, in the coaching profession, almost unheard of. 967 00:46:10,300 --> 00:46:12,736 I thought they'd have to take him out on a gurney 968 00:46:12,736 --> 00:46:17,541 before they got rid of Robin at University of Montana. 969 00:46:17,541 --> 00:46:21,411 STAGHe kept every assistant the same for the 38 years. 970 00:46:21,411 --> 00:46:23,247 On that, people come and say, 971 00:46:23,247 --> 00:46:25,149 "I can see that guy maybe 38 years. 972 00:46:25,149 --> 00:46:27,551 "But those assistants are the same ones?" They can't believe it. 973 00:46:27,551 --> 00:46:29,853 ROCHELEAU: Rob was always thinking about our families, 974 00:46:29,853 --> 00:46:33,590 and he understood that raising kids and traveling was hard. 975 00:46:33,590 --> 00:46:36,193 DUCE: Whether it was a game or a doctor's appointment, 976 00:46:36,193 --> 00:46:39,129 super good about letting us attend it. 977 00:46:39,129 --> 00:46:43,634 Robin was always very supportive about us bringing our kids with us on trips if we wanted. 978 00:46:43,634 --> 00:46:45,836 I don't think there's a lot of places around the country 979 00:46:45,836 --> 00:46:47,638 that had that kind of environment. 980 00:46:47,638 --> 00:46:53,210 He let us be good moms and so forth, so that was a nice thing. 981 00:46:53,210 --> 00:46:55,746 ROBIN: I was blessed to have great assistants that all played for me. 982 00:46:55,746 --> 00:46:57,347 They all knew me. 983 00:46:57,347 --> 00:46:59,449 They all tried to understand me. 984 00:46:59,449 --> 00:47:01,151 [CHUCKLES] Don't know if they did. 985 00:47:01,151 --> 00:47:02,886 [INAUDIBLE] 986 00:47:02,886 --> 00:47:04,988 BINFORD: Really, he set the standard for the Big Sky Conference, 987 00:47:04,988 --> 00:47:06,423 and when you think of our conference, 988 00:47:06,423 --> 00:47:09,393 he's so much of the history of who we are. 989 00:47:09,393 --> 00:47:12,262 I think he's challenged everybody to recruit better, 990 00:47:12,262 --> 00:47:15,599 to perform better on both ends of the floor. 991 00:47:15,599 --> 00:47:19,970 You look at the wins that Robin had under his belt and the very few losses. 992 00:47:19,970 --> 00:47:23,674 I mean, that's a Hall of Fame resume, in my opinion. 993 00:47:25,042 --> 00:47:28,011 MORRILL: I think probably what stands out to me the most 994 00:47:28,011 --> 00:47:30,647 is just how he dominated the Big Sky Conference. 995 00:47:30,647 --> 00:47:34,718 I mean, nobody will ever do that again. 996 00:47:34,718 --> 00:47:38,789 Nobody will dominate a conference like Robin Selvig did. 997 00:47:38,789 --> 00:47:43,227 HEATHCOTRob got the program going from the ground up. 998 00:47:43,227 --> 00:47:48,198 He did not inherit any tradition 999 00:47:48,198 --> 00:47:51,201 or, really, any players. 1000 00:47:51,201 --> 00:47:52,636 He built it himself. 1001 00:47:52,636 --> 00:47:55,239 SPELTZ: He's a Montana original. 1002 00:47:55,239 --> 00:47:59,009 To me, he's a little bit like John Wayne. 1003 00:48:00,444 --> 00:48:02,546 Only John Wayne is just reading off a script. 1004 00:48:02,546 --> 00:48:04,748 Robin Selvig is a real person. 1005 00:48:04,748 --> 00:48:06,650 He created what we have today. 1006 00:48:06,650 --> 00:48:09,653 So for Montana, he is an institution. 1007 00:48:09,653 --> 00:48:12,422 HASLAM: I don't think I'll ever see that in my lifetime. 1008 00:48:12,422 --> 00:48:16,159 That kind of an impact on one institution, as Robin Selvig's had. 1009 00:48:20,697 --> 00:48:22,332 [DOOR CREAKING] 1010 00:48:44,154 --> 00:48:45,689 ROBIN: You know, I was the coach 1011 00:48:45,689 --> 00:48:48,592 and I was big part of this program, a part of it. 1012 00:48:48,592 --> 00:48:51,194 But the players deserve the credit. 1013 00:48:51,695 --> 00:48:53,063 It's their team. 1014 00:48:53,063 --> 00:48:55,465 I never wanted to overshadow that. 1015 00:48:55,465 --> 00:48:57,134 Plus, if we lost, I wanted to blame them. 1016 00:48:57,134 --> 00:48:58,602 No, that's not true. [CHUCKLES] 1017 00:49:01,138 --> 00:49:02,539 For 40 minutes, 1018 00:49:02,539 --> 00:49:04,374 I think from one end of our bench to the other, 1019 00:49:04,374 --> 00:49:06,376 that's all the players and the coaches, 1020 00:49:06,376 --> 00:49:07,544 you're just in a shell. 1021 00:49:07,544 --> 00:49:10,580 It's a world of our own for 40 minutes. 1022 00:49:10,580 --> 00:49:13,150 And that intensity and that togetherness 1023 00:49:13,150 --> 00:49:17,487 that... you know, just striving for one thing, 1024 00:49:17,487 --> 00:49:19,489 which is to be our best and win that game, 1025 00:49:19,489 --> 00:49:20,891 it always was a family thing. 1026 00:49:20,891 --> 00:49:23,226 You do things together. You share things together. 1027 00:49:23,226 --> 00:49:26,830 Good things, bad things, wins, losses, laugh, joke. 1028 00:49:26,830 --> 00:49:29,166 I mean, they're just a big part of your life, 1029 00:49:29,166 --> 00:49:30,567 which is what your family is. 1030 00:49:31,368 --> 00:49:34,037 To the fans, I'd say thank you. 1031 00:49:34,037 --> 00:49:36,907 You made this a special place to be, 1032 00:49:36,907 --> 00:49:40,043 not just for me, but for all those ladies. 1033 00:49:40,043 --> 00:49:42,713 It wouldn't have happened, if nobody cared to come watch, 1034 00:49:42,713 --> 00:49:44,114 didn't make a difference how good we were. 1035 00:50:02,866 --> 00:50:04,001 Hey! 1036 00:50:04,001 --> 00:50:06,136 -You're outnumbered. -I am outnumbered. 1037 00:50:06,136 --> 00:50:07,938 [ALL CHEERING] 1038 00:50:07,938 --> 00:50:08,939 Oh! 1039 00:50:08,939 --> 00:50:10,707 [SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] 1040 00:50:14,211 --> 00:50:17,014 We all came to wish you well in retirement. 1041 00:50:17,014 --> 00:50:18,081 It's pretty nice. 1042 00:50:18,081 --> 00:50:19,783 That's quite a curl here. 1043 00:50:19,783 --> 00:50:21,651 ROBISON: A lot of people think college sports 1044 00:50:21,651 --> 00:50:24,888 is just about the sport, just about basketball. 1045 00:50:24,888 --> 00:50:28,191 Rob made sure we were gonna grow into women 1046 00:50:28,191 --> 00:50:30,460 that would have an impact. 1047 00:50:30,460 --> 00:50:35,265 Rob would be devastated if all we did was say, "We played basketball." 1048 00:50:35,265 --> 00:50:38,735 GUNDLACIf you had made the big mosaic of all the different faces, 1049 00:50:40,370 --> 00:50:43,306 it makes me so proud to be one of them. 1050 00:50:43,306 --> 00:50:47,611 It's this sisterhood, this community, 1051 00:50:47,611 --> 00:50:49,980 this feeling of being very proud, 1052 00:50:49,980 --> 00:50:51,715 even though I'm not from Montana. 1053 00:50:51,715 --> 00:50:55,986 You come in as individuals, but you really leave 1054 00:50:55,986 --> 00:50:58,855 a part of each other and a part of each other's lives. 1055 00:50:58,855 --> 00:51:00,657 [ALL LAUGHING] 1056 00:51:00,657 --> 00:51:02,592 I hope everybody brought the kids. 1057 00:51:04,661 --> 00:51:06,863 MORRILL: I find that utterly amazing 1058 00:51:06,863 --> 00:51:11,068 that that many players made it back for a celebration. 1059 00:51:11,068 --> 00:51:13,537 To have that kind of relationship with your players 1060 00:51:13,537 --> 00:51:16,540 is very unique and very, very special. 1061 00:51:18,041 --> 00:51:19,876 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 1062 00:51:19,876 --> 00:51:21,244 Hollie. 1063 00:51:21,244 --> 00:51:22,846 EDWARDS: He loved each and every one of us. 1064 00:51:22,846 --> 00:51:24,481 And you just wanted to make him proud. 1065 00:51:24,481 --> 00:51:26,083 You didn't wanna let him down. 1066 00:51:26,083 --> 00:51:28,285 I still don't to this day, and I'm 32 years old. 1067 00:51:28,285 --> 00:51:31,054 -Hey, how are you? -Good. How are you? 1068 00:51:31,054 --> 00:51:33,690 -Great. This is... This is amazing. -It is. 1069 00:51:33,690 --> 00:51:34,891 Holy smokes. 1070 00:51:35,625 --> 00:51:36,626 Oh! 1071 00:51:38,462 --> 00:51:39,629 [INAUDIBLE] 1072 00:51:41,131 --> 00:51:43,567 FRANCE: The early Lady Griz basketball players 1073 00:51:43,567 --> 00:51:45,702 inspired other generations of students, 1074 00:51:45,702 --> 00:51:49,372 and we take for granted that every young girl has opportunities. 1075 00:51:49,372 --> 00:51:51,842 But it wasn't that long ago that many people 1076 00:51:51,842 --> 00:51:53,510 didn't have those same opportunities. 1077 00:51:53,510 --> 00:51:58,181 JANE: What's amazing to me is to see these girls 1078 00:51:58,181 --> 00:52:04,921 have grown into confident, strong, successful women. 1079 00:52:04,921 --> 00:52:10,193 They have so much more confidence in themselves 1080 00:52:10,193 --> 00:52:14,364 than I ever dreamed, you know, for myself growing up in my era. 1081 00:52:15,365 --> 00:52:17,000 -Here we go. -WOMAN: Here we go. 1082 00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:19,402 Front row. One, two... 1083 00:52:19,402 --> 00:52:22,606 -Again. One, two... -[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS] 1084 00:52:22,606 --> 00:52:27,144 BUEHLER: It was a huge thing for me just to have somebody say, 1085 00:52:27,144 --> 00:52:28,912 "We believe in you," 1086 00:52:28,912 --> 00:52:32,582 and that probably changed the trajectory of my life incredibly 1087 00:52:32,582 --> 00:52:34,217 just having that opportunity. 1088 00:52:34,217 --> 00:52:40,357 And I still feel as much a part of the Lady Griz as I ever did. 1089 00:52:40,357 --> 00:52:42,826 And it's been 35 years. 1090 00:52:44,794 --> 00:52:47,430 SCHLIMGEN: You know, I'll never forget the day my husband died, 1091 00:52:47,430 --> 00:52:50,767 the first people that showed up to my house were teammates. 1092 00:52:50,767 --> 00:52:53,403 And I didn't even call them, you know? 1093 00:52:54,237 --> 00:52:56,206 I don't know how they found out. 1094 00:52:56,206 --> 00:53:00,210 I don't have sisters, but these are the closest things to sisters that I have. 1095 00:53:00,210 --> 00:53:02,212 EDWARDS: Lady Griz is a family unit 1096 00:53:02,212 --> 00:53:06,516 because, like all families, it's dysfunctional at times. 1097 00:53:06,516 --> 00:53:11,621 But they're loyal and committed, and supportive even when things get tough. 1098 00:53:17,394 --> 00:53:23,400 We share, you know, our deepest, darkest, happiest, saddest moments with each other, 1099 00:53:23,400 --> 00:53:25,001 and it's been a true... 1100 00:53:25,001 --> 00:53:27,504 just true friendships that will last forever. 1101 00:53:33,376 --> 00:53:35,679 WOMAN: Robin asked me one day after he retired, 1102 00:53:35,679 --> 00:53:39,849 Rob said, "Who am I?" Who am I now?" 1103 00:53:39,849 --> 00:53:44,955 And I said, you are forever our coach. 1104 00:53:45,989 --> 00:53:47,791 [ALL CHEERING AND APPLAUDING] 1105 00:53:47,791 --> 00:53:49,793 ROBIN: Well, I got no chance here. 1106 00:53:49,793 --> 00:53:51,361 [ALL LAUGHING] 1107 00:53:52,495 --> 00:53:54,564 No, seriously, I got no chance here. 1108 00:53:54,564 --> 00:53:57,267 Um, I'll probably fall off this. 1109 00:53:57,267 --> 00:53:58,768 [ALL CHEERING] 1110 00:53:58,768 --> 00:54:01,871 I told you I was athletic, but I was just telling you. 1111 00:54:03,673 --> 00:54:05,875 I gotta make a joke so I don't start crying. 1112 00:54:07,644 --> 00:54:08,979 [VOICE BREAKING] I've, uh... 1113 00:54:10,814 --> 00:54:13,984 I got a great memory and a great story 1114 00:54:13,984 --> 00:54:17,721 from every face and everybody I see here. 1115 00:54:17,721 --> 00:54:21,691 I don't know. We won a lot of games. That's fine. That was fun. 1116 00:54:21,691 --> 00:54:23,326 But I don't... 1117 00:54:23,326 --> 00:54:26,229 I really don't remember that that much. 1118 00:54:26,229 --> 00:54:28,331 But I remember all of you. 1119 00:54:28,331 --> 00:54:34,170 I remember, you all, in your way, made my life better. 1120 00:54:35,338 --> 00:54:37,607 There was not a better decision in my life, 1121 00:54:37,607 --> 00:54:40,210 not a better break in my life 1122 00:54:40,210 --> 00:54:43,647 than that day when I got into coaching women's basketball. 1123 00:54:43,647 --> 00:54:48,351 'Cause you guys truly are as competitive 1124 00:54:48,351 --> 00:54:51,955 and talented, and athletic, 1125 00:54:51,955 --> 00:54:54,724 and wanting to be your best 1126 00:54:54,724 --> 00:54:57,427 and took advantage of that opportunity to be your best. 1127 00:54:57,427 --> 00:54:59,362 I couldn't, no matter what level, 1128 00:54:59,362 --> 00:55:02,565 no matter what... gender I was coaching, 1129 00:55:02,565 --> 00:55:04,301 it couldn't have been better. 1130 00:55:04,301 --> 00:55:07,504 And so I'm a pretty happy man and... 1131 00:55:07,504 --> 00:55:09,372 And you made me a lot happier tonight. 1132 00:55:09,372 --> 00:55:11,341 Thank you for being here. I love you. 1133 00:55:11,341 --> 00:55:12,809 [ALL CHEERING] 1134 00:55:25,288 --> 00:55:27,057 WOMAN 1: I'm a regulatory affairs specialist. 1135 00:55:27,057 --> 00:55:28,525 WOMAN 2: I'm a sports broadcaster. 1136 00:55:28,525 --> 00:55:29,993 WOMAN 3: I am an attorney. 1137 00:55:29,993 --> 00:55:31,494 WOMAN 4: I am a pharmaceutical sales representative. 1138 00:55:31,494 --> 00:55:32,929 WOMAN 5: I am a nurse. 1139 00:55:32,929 --> 00:55:34,764 WOMAN 6: I work as a legal assistant. 1140 00:55:34,764 --> 00:55:35,999 WOMAN 7: I'm a math teacher. 1141 00:55:35,999 --> 00:55:37,567 WOMAN 8: I am a chemistry teacher. 1142 00:55:37,567 --> 00:55:38,868 WOMAN 9: I am a pediatric dietician. 1143 00:55:38,868 --> 00:55:39,903 WOMAN 1Massage therapist. 1144 00:55:39,903 --> 00:55:40,637 WOMAN 11: Healthcare administrator 1145 00:55:40,637 --> 00:55:41,971 WOMAN 12: I'm a stay-at-home mom. 1146 00:55:41,971 --> 00:55:43,106 WOMAN 13: I am a commercial banker. 1147 00:55:43,106 --> 00:55:44,507 WOMAN 14: I am a mental health therapist. 1148 00:55:44,507 --> 00:55:45,775 WOMAN 15: I am a filmmaker. 1149 00:55:45,775 --> 00:55:47,143 WOMAN 16: I'm a women's basketball coach. 1150 00:55:47,143 --> 00:55:48,912 WOMAN 17: I was assistant coach for 32 years. 1151 00:55:48,912 --> 00:55:51,081 WOMAN 1I'm the new head coach of the Lady Griz. 1152 00:56:01,157 --> 00:56:04,494 ROBIN: One of the things Jud said one day in practices was I... 1153 00:56:04,494 --> 00:56:05,962 "You play like a girl." 1154 00:56:05,962 --> 00:56:08,331 And I didn't realize it at the time 1155 00:56:08,331 --> 00:56:10,133 he was giving me a great compliment, 1156 00:56:10,133 --> 00:56:12,102 which I realize today 1157 00:56:12,102 --> 00:56:13,203 after coaching girls 1158 00:56:13,203 --> 00:56:14,337 for a lot of years, 1159 00:56:14,337 --> 00:56:15,405 that that was 1160 00:56:15,405 --> 00:56:16,773 a really good compliment. 1161 00:56:25,648 --> 00:56:28,017 [MUSIC PLAYING]