Aug. 12, 2008

Watch Terri Mitchell on TMJ4's Olympic Zone

MILWAUKEE - Marquette women's basketball head coach Terri Mitchell will be featured TMJ4's Olympic Zone show Tuesday evening. The show begins at 6:30 p.m., on Milwaukee's NBC affiliate, channel 4.

Mitchell, who served her first stint with USA Basketball as an assistant coach for the Women's U18 National Team, helped coach Team USA win the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women. The team rolled through the competition with a perfect 5-0 record defeating Venezuela (112-49), Canada (72-56), Puerto Rico (116-36), Brazil (96-51) and Argentina (81-37).

TMJ4 sports anchor Lance Allan stopped by the Al McGuire Center recently to chat with Mitchell about her opportunity with USA Basketball.

TMJ4's Olympic Zone is a 30 minute show dedicated to following local Olympians prior to NBC's prime-time coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.