"Two weeks before Baylor star Brittney Griner threw the punch in Lubbock that went viral on the Internet, Texas Tech women's basketball coach Kristy Curry warned the Big 12 Conference about concerns she had regarding Griner and the officiating crew.

"According to a string of e-mails obtained by the Avalanche-Journal through the Texas Public Information Act, Curry contacted the Big 12 after noting tension between Griner and Tech's Jordan Barncastle at their game in Waco on Feb. 17. Curry also had concerns about the crew assigned to work the March 3 game in Lubbock."

Apparently the Big 12 Conference had the opportunity to potentially stop the Brittney Griner punch heard round the women's college basketball world from happening last season - and didn't.