By Mel Greenberg
George Washingtion University athletic director Jack Kvancz said Thursday that the next Colonials women's basketball coach will be known after the weekend.
The position has been vacant since earlier this month when Joe McKeown left the program to take a similar position at Northwestern.
The move forced McKeown to give up his assistant spot on the USA Basketball U18 national team. He will be replaced by Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly, the organization said Thursday.
"We'll know late Monday," Kvancz while confirming that Connecticut assistant Jamelle Elliott, current Colonials assistant Mike Bozeman, and Vanderbilt assistant Lisa Cermingnano have all been interviewed.
Elliott, a former Huskies star, has been an assistant to Geno Auriemma at her alma mater for the past 11 seasons. She was a finalist for the Northwestern position.
Cermingnano of South Jersey is a former George Washington star in the school's hall of fame and was previously an assistant at her alma mater and recruiting much of the roster that led the Colonials to back-to-back school record-breaking seasons.
Before talks got to the serious level with Northwestern, McKeown offered support for Bozeman for the Temple job.
"He knows the Mid-Atlantic area well to recruit," McKeown said.
"I guess we'll beat Temple," Kvancz quipped in reference to the current search to replace Dawn Staley, who left last month for South Carolina.
The Owls are expected to know their situation late next week, if not earlier.
Kvancz did not say whether an offer was made to any of the GW candidates, but noted, "they were all great (in the interviews).
"It's going to be a tough decision, but the good news is we know the person we are going to get is going to be a great choice."
-- Mel
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