The NCAA announced the bracket for the 2016 Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Monday. The organization’s women’s basketball championship committee awarded No. 1 seeds to UConn (32-0), South Carolina (31-1), Notre Dame (31-1) and Baylor (33-1).…
Associated Press Poll for March 14, 2016 Rank School Record Votes Prev 1 Connecticut 32-0 800 (32) 1 2 Notre Dame 31-1 753 2 3 South Carolina 31-1 747 3 4 Baylor 33-1 707 4…
According to an article published Monday by SportsBusiness Daily, the WNBA is on the verge of sealing a deal with Verizon that will make the telecommunications company the league’s new marquee partner. As the WNBA…
FIBA announced the draws for the Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournaments on Friday. Seven teams have already qualified for Rio 2016. The U.S. secured its place as winner of the 2014 FIBA Women’s World Championship. Host country…
From FIU: Florida International University’s Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia announced today that Head Women’s Basketball Coach Marlin Chinn has been terminated for cause effective immediately. The decision comes after Mr. Chinn admitted…
The Wade Trophy Committee named 30 student-athletes to the 2015-16 “Wade Watch” list, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced. Now in its 39th year, award is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University…
The Gatorade State Girls Basketball Players of the Year awards are presented to high school student-athletes who have achieved athletic excellence and upheld “high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character.” USA TODAY High School…
Lauren Cox (Flower Mound, Texas) is the 2016 WBCA High School Player of the Year and headlines the 2016 WBCA High School Coaches’ All-America Team. From the WBCA: Cox, a 6-foot-4 senior, is the top-ranked player…
The Ivy League is set to add women’s and men’s basketball tournaments to its slate of conference championships beginning with the 2016-17 academic year. The League’s Council of Presidents approved four-team tournaments in men’s and women’s…
The Minnesota Lynx signed center Porsha Roberts. Per team policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed. From the team: A 6-2 center from Waco, Texas, Roberts played college ball at Stephen F. Austin University.…
Crystal Dangerfield of Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the winner of the girl’s 2016 Morgan Wootten Players of the Year. The honor is given to those that display “outstanding character, showing leadership and embodying the values of…
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The Naismith Awards Girl’s High School Player of the Year will be announced on March 10, 2016. NAME HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS POSITION COLLEGE 1st Team All-America Erin Boley Hodgensville, KY Elizabethtown Senior PF Notre…
From the Sky: The Chicago Sky has signed free agents Yvonne Turner, Shanece McKinney and Jacki Gemelos to training camp contracts. Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed. Yvonne Turner, a 5-9…
The Los Angeles Sparks will play three preseason contests before tipping-off the franchise’s historic 20th season on Sunday, May 15. The team will open the preseason against the Atlanta Dream on Saturday, May 7 at Pasadena City…
From UCF: UCF dismissed women’s basketball head coach Joi Williams on Monday after an American Athletic Conference Championship tournament loss that dropped her nine-year record to 114-163 and 59-91 in conference play. UCF Athletics Director,…
From Colorado: University of Colorado athletic director Rick George announced Monday that he and head women’s basketball coach, Linda Lappe, mutually agreed that a change was needed for the program and she will step down…
Wisconsin issued a short, terse statement about fate of head coach Bobbie Kelsey today: University of Wisconsin head women’s basketball coach Bobbie Kelsey will not be retained, UW Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced Friday.…
The John R. Wooden Award, headquartered at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, announced the 2016 Wooden Award Women’s National Ballot today. Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the ballot consists of 15 student-athletes…
Four finalists will be announced Friday, March 18, 2016. The winner of the award will be announced Monday, April 4, 2016. The Naismith Awards were founded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to recognize accomplished athletes, coaches, officials…
From the Dream: The Atlanta Dream have added four players to its 2016 roster, re-signing Amanda Thompson and inking DeLisha Milton-Jones, Kara Braxton and Meighan Simmons to training camp contracts it was announced Thursday. Thompson,…
A panel of Pac-12 women’s basketball media members who cover the league voted seniors Jillian Alleyne of Oregon and Jamie Weisner of Oregon State the Pac-12 Players of the Year. Additionally, the panel selected California’s Kristine…
The Seattle Storm today announced that the franchise has signed guards Laurin Mincy and Davellyn Whyte. Mincy, a 6-0 guard, was drafted in the third round (27th overall) by New York in the 2015 WNBA…
The Los Angeles Sparks have re-signed Serbian guard Ana Dabovic, executive vice president and general manager Penny Toler announced today. Per team policy, contract details were not disclosed. “We are excited to have Ana back…
Brenda VanLengen, a women’s basketball analyst on ESPN and numerous regional sports networks, is the winner of the 2016 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s (WBCA) Mel Greenberg Media Award, the WBCA announced today. Named after Mel…
