From USA Basketball: After trials that began with 139 hopefuls at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 26, and following the naming of 18 finalists on May 30, the…
From the league: Tina Charles of the New York Liberty and Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Mont for games played in May. Moore…
Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm was named the WNBA Rookie of the Month for games played in May. The University of Connecticut graduate led all newcomers in points (17.4 ppg), rebounds (8.8 rpg) and…
From the Fever: Indiana Fever guard Maggie Lucas will miss the remainder of the 2016 season after sustaining a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during last Friday’s game at Minnesota. Lucas, a…
From the league: Angel McCoughtry of the Atlanta Dream and Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played May 23…
From USA Basketball: After three days of trials at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the 12-member roster today was announced for the 2016 USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team. The…
From USA Basketball: After beginning trials with 139 athletes on May 26 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 18 finalists for the 2016 USA Basketball Women’s U17 World Championship Team…
Head coach Semeka Randall has decided not to return for employment at Alabama A&M University according to Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks. “We would like to thank coach Randall for her service to the women’s…
Wendale Farrow joins Cal as an assistant coach after a one-year stint at Vanderbilt. He begins his duties at Cal on June 1. Farrow landed at Vanderbilt after two seasons at UCLA under head coach…
The San Antonio Stars will retire former Stars guard Becky Hammon’s No. 25 jersey on Saturday, June 25 when the Stars host the Atlanta Dream at the AT&T Center at 7 p.m. CT. The first…
The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference announced the matchups for the 2016 ACC/Big Ten Women’s Basketball Challenge. This year’s challenge marks the 10th straight year of the event that pits two perennial…
Fans will get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Breanna Stewart’s debut season in the WNBA via a documentary series produced by media company Cycle. From Cycle: Here’s the first episode of “Season One,” Cycle’s new video…
The 2016 USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team Trials will feature 30 players from May 28-30 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Trials will be utilized to select the 12-member…
Release from Vanderbilt: Stephanie White has been named the new head coach for Vanderbilt women’s basketball program, the university has announced. White, who currently is serving in her second season as head coach of the…
The New York Liberty signed free agent forward Swin Cash for the rest of the season. The franchise waived Cash on May 11 in order to meet its WNBA salary cap requirements. Per league rules,…
2016 The field for the 2016 Women’s Cancun Challenge is set. The annual event takes place during the Thanksgiving holiday and features two divisions. Mayan Division Northeastern Purdue Stanford Wichita State Riviera Division Davidson Idaho State…
From the Fever: Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White has interviewed for a head coaching position at Vanderbilt University, it has been announced in media reports today. She has issued the following statement regarding her…
Former WNBA player, Clarisse Machanguana, a member of the Old Dominion Sports Hall of Fame, was named a UNICEF Ambassador for her home country of Mozambique. Machanguana has been an activist for children’s rights in…
Release from Langston: Dr. Kent J. Smith, Jr., President of Langston University (LU), announced today the appointment of former WNBA player, Elaine Powell as the new head coach for the women’s basketball team. “We are…
Texas and UConn will meet in the 2016 Jimmy V Women’s Classic, hosted by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, on Sunday, December 4. Tip-off at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., is slated…
According to ESPN, Saturday’s tipoff of the 2016 WNBA season was the highest-rated, regular-season WNBA game on the network (excluding ABC) since 2011, and the highest-rated, regular-season weekend WNBA game on the ESPN networks (excluding…
From the league: As part of the WNBA’s historic 20th season, WNBA.com will offer advanced statistics and every box score in league history. Starting with the 2016 season, WNBA.com will produce advanced box scores for…
Recent WNBA Transactions WNBA Preseason Schedule WNBA Draft Results 2016 WNBA Key Dates Eastern Conference Atlanta Dream NUM PLAYER POS HEIGHT EXP FROM 10 Matee Ajavon G 5-8 8 RUTGERS/US 11 Cierra Burdick F 6-2…
Photos: Nike, Inc. From Nike: After completing a historic collegiate career, Breanna Stewart begins the next chapter in her athletic journey this Sunday, when the Seattle Storm visits the Los Angeles Sparks in the player’s first professional regular season game. This…
The San Antonio Stars finalized its 2016 roster for tipoff of the WNBA’s historic 20th season. The Stars begin their 14th season in San Antonio Saturday, May 14 and will host the Atlanta Dream at 7 p.m.…
