Muma Center is a Big Deal

The new Muma center broke ground the other day next to the USF Sun Dome with President Genshaft, Mr. and Mrs. Muma, Coach Fernandez and Coach Heath, players, fans and their cousins came to witness a turning point in USF athletics. They all came to witness the ground breaking of a brand new basketball practice, conditioning and office complex for the mens and woman's basketball teams. The facility will have two full size practice courts, office, weight and training rooms, film study rooms, locker and shower complexes and equipment and medical trainer rooms as well. This is the first complex devoted to the basketball program, a program that has been on the rise for the past few years and has not had their own space. They weight train at the Campus Recreational facility, open to all students and practice in the Sun Dome. For the first time, both teams will have their own equipment, own study rooms so they can prepare better and even the coaches will have their own own offices.

This is a step in support of the basketball teams as well as the players that have worked hard and deserve the facilities. The ladies won the WNIT last season and have made the post season the last 6 years. The men improve every game, with upset wins each year and this year finally breaking through and finishing the regular season with a 19-11 record, the first winning record since 1992 and poised to make a post season bid. They both play in the toughest conference in the nation, the Big East and compete and recruit against power houses like Uconn, Louisville, Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown and the list goes on. This new facility is a statement, we are here to win. USF is dedicated to its athletic programs and wants to continue to help them grow, compete with the other schools and above all else, win. USF has not been a major sports school for very long but within the last 10 years that has changed, with programs winning, new coaches, joining the Big East, USF has become a force to be reckoned with in the Big East and the nation. The Muma center is a symbol of how far we have come and the bright future ahead.