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New Atlantic 10 Commish Bernadette McGlade Has 2 Major Issues to Fix
June 1, 2008 by Amanda Preston
The Gloucester City, NJ Native has been Selected to Succeed Linda Bruno.

Bernadette V. McGlade is one of the most respected administrators in collegiate athletics as she was the Associate Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference. McGlade was hired in 1997 into the newly created position overseeing ACC women’s basketball. Responsibilities included: conference scheduling, the ACC Tournament, television oversight and selection, budget management and Institutional liaison with the women’s basketball coaches. In addition, McGlade directed the officiating program including recruitment, training and development of ACC basketball officials.

The two major issues that have plagued the Atlantic 10 over the past 8 years that must be fixed according to the ADs are :1. the Television Contract - has to get A10 Games on Basic Cable; 2. Cleanup the A10 Offices in Philadelphia by replacing Jim Satalin and others who did a poor job (inept/corrupt officiating has to be addressed by removing at least 8 officials).

McGlade will be the fifth commissioner in the Atlantic 10's 32-year history when she is introduced at a Center City news conference tomorrow. We look forward to welcoming her as she has the qualifications to take the Atlantic 10 where it needs to be over the next decade. She will make recommendations on facility upgrades and will tighten academic standards at some A10 universities (including Charlotte and Temple).

The Vision: A New State of the Art Arena by 2014 - Best Facility in Philadelphia and the Atlantic 10
April 14, 2008 by Amanda Preston
Brother Michael McGinniss, Dr. Tom Brennan and LaSalle Administration Need to Get On-Board For Basketball Program to Thrive for Next Few Decades

LaSalle must commit to building a new 6,000 seat state-of-the-art basketball arena in order to compete in the ultra-competitive division one basketball for the next few decades. The administration must find the funding - through local corporate naming rights, local business advertising, alums and friends of LaSalle. The new arena could be built for under $30 million with local unions cutting costs via educational institution discounts, donation of certain construction supplies by companies affiliated with alums and from naming rights. Unlike other local universities, LaSalle has the real estate to make this a reality.

LaSalle is the premiere Big 5 institution as the winningest team for many decades. Unfortunately an incompetent AD (Bob Mullen) sold the school on moving to a mid-west conference in the mid-1990s. Losing became all too familiar for over a decade. Doctor John Giannini put an end to the losing streak but has admitted that going forward he needs to have a true home-court feel and top-notch facilities, including a new weight room, upgraded locker rooms and a video room.

Informal surveys have indicated that LaSalle alums have listed the following needs for the new arena: 1. seating behind the baskets; 2. an arena where most seating you walk down to; 3. chairbacks with cupholders except for behind the baskets where bleachers are preferred by students; 4. an above court scoreboard with 4-sided video feed; 5. outside corridor with local vendor food concessions - (steak sandwich, hoagie, pizza, salad); 6. at least 6 luxury suites (center court and corners).

The ball is currently in Brother Mike and Dr. Brennan's court - will they do what it takes to take LaSalle basketball where it needs to be in the next 5 years?

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