Even though she’s retired from coaching, Basketball Hall of Famer and Notre Dame legend [autotag]Muffet McGraw[/autotag] has not slowed down. She’s kept busy these days providing women’s basketball analysis for the ACC Network. Still, she has not shied away from the university she established a legacy at, and [autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag] didn’t let viewers forget that Sunday.
After ESPN’s coverage of the Irish’s ACC Tournament title win wrapped up, the ACC Network picked up the postgame coverage, and McGraw was there as she has been the entire tournament. Ivey knew that and chose to include her in her triumphant moment, and you can see her reaction in this video from co-analyst Kelly Gramlich:
Coach @MuffetMcGraw is so proud of @ndwbb & @IrishCoachIvey 🥹 🏆 pic.twitter.com/wfNOxJaVQw
— Kelly Gramlich (@kellygramlich) March 10, 2024
But that only was the beginning as soon after, Ivey crashed the desk during an interview with tournament MVP [autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag]. After wrapping her mentor in a bear hug, she took the mic and gave her all the praise she could:
is it dusty in here or what pic.twitter.com/wXZfIXHKrl
— Jessica Smetana (@jessica_smetana) March 10, 2024
The bond that ties these women together is strong and must be admired. Hopefully, we can see this over and over again for a long time to come.
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