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Vibe between coach, point guard sparks Syracuse women's basketball team

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Tiana Mangakahia can't quite remember the first time Syracuse women's basketball head coach Quentin Hillsman yelled at her on a court.

Chances are that it wasn't too long after she arrived as a heralded point guard prospect from Hutchinson Community College in Kansas before last season.

"I think I was just like, 'Whoa.' But it was fine,'' the junior reminisced on Tuesday. "I kind of knew that (Hillsman was intense). I don't think I completely knew that. But, yeah, when I got here I learned quickly.''

Indeed, she did. As a sophomore for SU, Mangakahia paced the NCAA with an average of 9.