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Former Arizona and Long Beach coach Joan Bonvicini will be named the new women's coach at Seatte on Tuesday a source familiar with the hire independently confirmed to the Guru.

But here's the AP story (since updated in the following new version) that caused the Guru to check out the report:

By TIM BOOTH
 AP Sports Writer

SEATTLE — Joan Bonvicini, one of only 18 coaches in Division
I history with more than 600 victories, will be hired as the new
women's basketball coach at Seattle University, a person
familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.
    The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the
school had yet to announce the hiring. A news conference has
been scheduled for Tuesday morning.
    Bonvicini will be inheriting a Seattle program about to
begin its first full season playing a Division I schedule as
part of the Redhawks transition back to the top level of college
athletics.
    It's Bonvicini's first job since being fired in March 2008
after 17 seasons at Arizona and a career record of 612-294.
    Her time in Tucson started strong, helping lead the Wildcats
to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 1996 and seven
overall with Arizona. But in her final three seasons, Bonvicini
struggled with a combined 29-63 record, while rival Arizona
State began its assent to being one of the top programs in the
Pac-10.
    She finished with a 287-223 record at Arizona.
    Before going to Arizona, Bonvicini had her greatest success
at Long Beach State. She helped the 49ers become one of the top
powers on the West Coast, going to 10 straight NCAA tournaments
and a pair of Final Four appearances in 1987 and 1988.
    That second Final Four was played in Tacoma, Wash. Now
Bonvicini will be returning to the Northwest trying to raise the
profile of the Redhawks program.
    Seattle went 20-9 last season under Dan Kriley, playing a
mixed schedule of Division I, II and NAIA teams and picked up
victories over Division I schools San Jose State, Portland and
UC Davis. It was the Redhawks' first 20-win season in 16 years.
    Kriley was fired last month after going 77-59 in his five
seasons at Seattle. But with the program about to embark on a
full Division I schedule, the school decided to go after a
bigger name to help jump start the reclassification process.
    In April, the school hired Washington assistant and former
UCLA star Cameron Dollar as its men's basketball coach,
replacing Joe Callero who took the head job at Cal Poly.

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