Will she pay it back?

After recording 112 consecutive double-doubles and leading her team to the Final Four during her senior year, Courtney Paris has made plans to pay back her $64,000 scholarship to the Oklahoma Sooners.

In a speech on senior night, Paris said, "When you're good enough and don't do something, then you have to take accountability for that and that's your own fault," Paris said last month. "We can win a national championship. If we don't, I'll feel like I didn't earn my scholarship."

Unfortunately for Paris and the Sooner faithful, the team fell short of winning a national championship, when Louisville shocked them in the semifinals last week. Paris has been known to be fearless when it comes to sharing her opinions but her enthusiastic promise to pay back every dime of her scholarship if the Sooners did not return to Norman, OK seemed to be a flighty expectation, even for her.

"I do make good on the guarantee," Paris said after the national semifinal game. "Not today, though. Obviously, I don't have $64,000 waiting, but I do make good on it."

Luckily for Paris, Oklahoma Athletic Director Joe Castiglione has refused to except Paris's scholarship money. "It's even more meaningful when someone who committed herself for four years to help her teammates become better, making that kind of symbolic gesture," Castiglione said. "But having said that, I don't know of anyone who has had any expectation whatsoever that we would accept the monetary aspect of that gesture."

On Apr. 7, the WNBA announced University of Tennessee Head Coach Pat Summitt as the recipient of the 2009 WNBA Inspiring Coach Award. Summitt was given the accolade because of her impact on female athletes across the country and her dedication and commitment to basketball, her family, and the Knoxville community.

"We are absolutely thrilled to honor Pat Summit for all of her professional accomplishments," said WNBA President Donna Orender. "On the court, she is an extraordinary coach who has won eight NCAA Championships and now holds the all-time record for most wins in NCAA history. But what is more important is that she leads with her heart and soul. Her commitment and dedication to the development of women's sports and her passion for inspiring young athletes to achieve their dreams has been a source of inspiration to us all."

Summit will be honored during the 2009 WNBA season. The date has not yet been announced.

Congratulations are due for the 2009 National Champion Connecticut Huskies. They beat Louisville 76-54 in Tuesday's championship game, finishing the season undefeated at 39-0. It was the third time one of Auriemma's teams has gone undefeated in a season.

That's it for this installment folks! Be sure to check back for final match ups in the NBA Playoffs and also a look at the WNBA Draft!