I think watching the process of a team transitioning into Division I is quite fascinating. Being even newer to women's college basketball than I am the WNBA, I never realized how fascinating Seattle University coach Joan Bonvicini could make it.

After struggling to a 6-24 start last season, she has already brought in transfer Talisa Rhea from Oregon State University and now she just got a verbal commitment from Renee Dillard-Brown who ESPN has ranked as the fifth best 2011 prospect in the state of Washington. That's impressive considering that she's competing with more established Pac-10 programs, not to mention Portland State University and the University of Oregon (led by former Phoenix Mercury coach Paul Westhead) in the region.

In talking to her in passing at Seattle Storm games -- where she is a frequent attendee -- she is working hard to bring talent into the program which went through its first full season with a full Division I schedule last season.

We might have to wait until 2011 until we see significant results from the program (Rhea will be redshirting the 2010-11 season) but there's no doubt the program is moving forward.