First practice is Tuesday.
New Gophers women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit was introduced to the Twin Cities on Monday at the team's practice facility, on the same court the first practice of her tenure here will be held.
Plitzuweit came prepared, taking her opening remarks from a folder, talking easily. During the question and answer period, she was adept at crafting her answers to fit her message.
She used three words to describe the players she inherited — most of whom were sitting together watching — gleaned from their first meeting Saturday night: Energetic. Hungry. Close-knit.
She described the three building blocks of her coaching philosophy: Toughness. Togetherness. Find a way.
"But today is not about me,'' she said. "Today is about Minnesota women's basketball. The most important people in this room are the young ladies sitting in front of us.''
She's done this before.
Having won everywhere she's been, having done it for decades, Plitzuweit has a plan. And that plan was slated to begin Tuesday.