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Social media recap: 2018 West Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Media Day

Social media recap: 2018 West Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Media Day

LAS VEGAS – The West Coast Conference held its annual women’s basketball media day Wednesday at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas with the announcement of the league’s preseason poll leading off the event. Coaches tabbed…

Gonzaga tops 2018-19 WCC preseason poll

WCC coaches selected Gonzaga as the favorite to repeat as the 2019 WCC champions in the annual preseason poll. The Bulldogs claimed seven of 10 first place votes while also placing a league-high three student-athletes…

Social media recap: 2018 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Media Day

Social media recap: 2018 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Media Day

DALLAS – While it was a rainy day in Dallas on Tuesday, inside St. Philips School and Community Center in South Dallas, it was all smiles, giggles and sunshine as the Big 12 held their…

Social media recap: 2018 Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Media Day

Social media recap: 2018 Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Media Day

Early Wednesday morning, the day of the Pac-12’s women’s basketball media day, the league released the results of the 2018 preseason coaches’ poll. While Oregon topped the poll, all of the league’s teams came into…

Four cities chosen as future NCAA Women’s Final Four hosts

Four cities chosen as future NCAA Women’s Final Four hosts

The NCAA announced that San Antonio, Minneapolis, Dallas and Cleveland have been tabbed as future host cities for the NCAA Women’s Final Four from 2021 through 2024. The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee identified…

Press Conference Transcript: WNBA President Lisa Borders before game 1 of the 2018 WNBA Finals

Press Conference Transcript: WNBA President Lisa Borders before game 1 of the 2018 WNBA Finals

WNBA president Lisa Borders met with the press before game 1 of the 2018 WNBA Finals (Washington at Seattle). Below is the full transcript of the press conference. Lisa Borders, opening remarks:  I’m excited to…

Former WNBA player Jamila Wideman joins NBA’s Player Development department

Former WNBA player Jamila Wideman joins NBA’s Player Development department

We’d love to congratulate former Sparks’ player Jamila Wideman on her new position at the @NBA as the VP of Player Development. We wish you nothing but success!? #GoSparks #All4LA pic.twitter.com/s5hqCOQhwm — Los Angeles Sparks…

Elena Delle Donne leads Washington past Atlanta 87-84 in game 1 of semifinals series, ties franchise playoff record

Elena Delle Donne leads Washington past Atlanta 87-84 in game 1 of semifinals series, ties franchise playoff record

ATLANTA – In the first game of the day in Sunday’s WNBA semifinals, No. 3 seed Washington took down No. 2 Atlanta Dream 87-84 in Atlanta on the campus of Georgia Tech in front of…

Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart named 2018 WNBA Most Valuable Player, teammate Natasha Howard earned Most Improved Player

Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart named 2018 WNBA Most Valuable Player, teammate Natasha Howard earned Most Improved Player

Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart is the 2018 WNBA Most Valuable Player. It is the first MVP award for the three-year veteran and the the second winner for the Storm, joining three-time MVP Lauren Jackson…

Australian Opals Team for the FIBA Women’s World Cup announced

Australian Opals Team for the FIBA Women’s World Cup announced

Basketball Australia named the Australian Opals squad for the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup. The competition is set for Septmeber 22-30 in Tenerife, Spain. Five players from Australia’s Rio Olympic team return including current WNBA…

UConn and Tennessee to renew rivalry, set to restart in 2019-20

UConn and Tennessee to renew rivalry, set to restart in 2019-20

Series Game-by-Game Series It has been 11 years since UConn and Tennessee played each other. One of the most exciting rivalries in the NCAA era of women’s basketball is set to be revived as the…

Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 08-06-2018

Today's #WNBA game: Seattle at New York, 11am ET, NBA TV/MSG+ TV/Streaming listings: https://t.co/3UrUw6Dkij -> #WNBA Players of the Week: Tiffany Hayes (Atlanta Dream) and Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks) https://t.co/eh6tUSatcI -> Breanna Stewart scores…

Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 07-30-2018

Catch up on last week's news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for week of 7-23-2018 https://t.co/CJyz9rgrRg -> ESPN: All-Star Game rating up 20 percent from last year https://t.co/HaxU9kaNIj -> RT @ODUWBB: A wonderful day remembering and honoring…

ESPN: All-Star Game ratings up 20 percent from last year

ESPN: All-Star Game ratings up 20 percent from last year

Image: ESPN Top Markets || Attendance History The 2018 All-Star Game, televised by ABC on Saturday, was the highest rated All-Star Game since 2018. The viewership was up 20 percent from last year’s All-Star and…

Full transcript of WNBA president Lisa Borders’ Presser at the 2018 All-Star Game

Full transcript of WNBA president Lisa Borders’ Presser at the 2018 All-Star Game

Before Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, the league’s president, Lisa Borders, held a press conference. Below is the full transcript of the media availability. Lisa Borders: Good afternoon, everybody.…

Overview of the 2018 WNBA All-Star Festivities for Fans

Overview of the 2018 WNBA All-Star Festivities for Fans

??? What a way to kick off the #WNBAAllStar weekend at the @jrnba #WNBA clinic! #WatchMeWork pic.twitter.com/FDAGHfingy — WNBA (@WNBA) July 26, 2018 2018 WNBA All-Star Friday Notebook: Team Captains and Coaches Happy With the…

Dallas Wings acquire Washington guard Tayler Hill in exchange for forward Aerial Powers

Dallas Wings acquire Washington guard Tayler Hill in exchange for forward Aerial Powers

The first transaction announced on the WNBA’s trade deadline day included the Washington Mystics and the Dallas Wings. The Mystics traded guard Tayler Hill along with the team’s 2019 second round pick in exchange for…

Rosters set for the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game

Rosters set for the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game

The team rosters for 2018 WNBA All-Star Game, as selected by All-Star captains Elena Delle Donne of the Washington Mystics and Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks, were announced today. Delle Donne was the WNBA…

Players selected for the 2018 All-Star Game, Elena Delle Donne and Candace Parker to serve as team captains

Players selected for the 2018 All-Star Game, Elena Delle Donne and Candace Parker to serve as team captains

Former WNBA MVPs Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx and Elena Delle Donne of the Washington Mystics are the leading vote-getters after the final returns of WNBA All-Star voting. Under a revamped All-Star format, the…

Anne Donovan, a Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist who led Seattle to its first WNBA title, dies at 56

Anne Donovan, a Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist who led Seattle to its first WNBA title, dies at 56

Women’s basketball legend Anne Donovan passes away at 56 https://twitter.com/ODUWBB/status/1007057459842830336 Old Dominion University will host a memorial service for women’s basketball legend Anne Donovan on Sunday, July 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. ET in…

Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 05-07-2018

3 preseason games today! Chicago vs. Indiana, 12:30pm ET Dallas vs. New York, 5pm ET Los Angeles vs. Connecticut,… https://t.co/zSFXjiBz5S -> Kentucky hires familiar face, Amber Smith, renews assistant coaching contracts (Lexington Herald Leader) https://t.co/2eed4pHvp5…

Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 04-16-2018

Duke: Head coach Joanne P. McCallie will take a medical leave of absence for approximately two months for treatment… https://t.co/mVBzgAl6Nt -> Central Michigan: Head coach Sue Guevara gets a five-year contract extension through 2022-23 https://t.co/9CyChbtCXy…

Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 04-09-2018

Texas Tech: Marlene Stollings named head coach https://t.co/K9qAragub7 #ncaaw -> Purdue: Sophomore guard Miracle Gray to transfer https://t.co/0VR7U7GouR #ncaaw -> Former Texas Longhorn Rellah Boothe looks for fresh start in home state (Hookem) https://t.co/LFKdZGBZtU #ncaaw…

Washington State names Kamie Ethridge head coach

Washington State names Kamie Ethridge head coach

Approximately a month after firing June Daugherty, Washington State announced that Northern Colorado head coach Kamie Ethridge will be taking over the program. She will be formally introduced at a press conference Tuesday, April 17 at…

After a stellar college career, A’ja Wilson is first pick in 2018 WNBA Draft, already thinking about ways to improve her game

After a stellar college career, A’ja Wilson is first pick in 2018 WNBA Draft, already thinking about ways to improve her game

Wilson Draft and Career Notes || 2018 WNBA Draft Results || 2018 WNBA Key Dates While it was no surprise that Las Vegas Aces head coach Bill Laimbeer selected A’ja Wilson with the team’s first…

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