From Michigan State: Michigan State women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant has taken a medical leave of absence from the Spartan women’s basketball program. Effective immediately, associate head coach Amaka Agugua will serve as interim…
The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced 25 senior high school basketball players selected for the mid-season team in contention for the 2017 Naismith High School Girls’ Player of the Year award. Semifinalists, 10 candidates, will be…
The Los Angeles Athletic Club has announced its John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25. The list includes 25 student-athletes based on their performances during the first half of the 2016-17 season. On the 2017…
Nominees for the annual McDonald’s All American Games, which will tip off March 29 at Chicago’s United Center, were announced today by McDonald’s. The final rosters of 24 girls will be revealed at 9:30 p.m.…
Update: The Cook County Medical Examiner rule Hankins’ death a suicide on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Northwestern University women’s basketball player Jordan Hankins was found dead in her room Monday afternoon. The sophomore guard was 19. Hankins hailed from…
Sun. Jan. 8 St. Bonaventure at Richmond – Moved from Sat. 1/7 to Sun. 1/8 at 12 p.m. ET. East Tennessee at Samford – Moved from Sat. 1/7 to Sun. 1/8 at 1 p.m. ET.…
Thirty women’s basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected as candidates for the 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an…
Entering her senior year, former Stanford guard Lili Thompson decided not to return to the program for the 2016-17 season. In mid-July 2016, the Cardinal announced that Thompson would stay at the school to finish…
Player of the Week: Monique Billings, UCLA • 2 GP, 18.5 ppg, 15.5 rpg, .481 (13-27), .550 FT (11-20), 5 asst, 2 stl, 5 blk • Led the Bruins to a 2-0 week as UCLA extended its…
https://twitter.com/Pr3pE/status/815390323379617792 WNBA President Lisa Borders released the following statement regarding the safety of the WNBA players in Istanbul after a fatal mass shooting in the city early Saturday morning at a nightclub. “The attack at Reina…
On the 125th anniversary of basketball’s founding, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the eligible candidates for the Class of 2017. A press conference announcing the finalists will be held at NBA All-Star Weekend, which…
A day after becoming the all-time leading scorer in Pac-12 history, Washington senior Kelsey Plum was named Pac-12 Player of the Week. Her teammate, first-year guard Aarion McDonald earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week. Highlights…
Postgame Update Florida sophomore guard Eleanna Christinaki quit the team this weekend after disagreeing with her punishment for violating team rules. The native of Athens, Greece was the team’s leading scorer at 17.6 points per…
Susan Robinson Fruchtl is among the six former student-athletes honored with the 2017 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award for their collegiate and professional achievements. The annual award recognizes distinguished individuals on the 25th anniversary of the…
The John R. Wooden Award announced the Women’s Preseason Top 30 today. The list includes student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the honor. The list is chosen by a preseason poll of national women’s…
USA Today Coaches Poll Rankings as of 12/6/2016 Rank School Record Votes Prev 1 Notre Dame 8-0 784 (18) 1 2 Connecticut 7-0 781 (14) 2 3 Baylor 9-1 716 4 4 Maryland 8-0 715…
WNBA stars Alana Beard, Sue Bird and Nneka Ogwumike are among the world-class athletes featured in a video supporting the annual Hour of Code campaign that kicks off this week. The event is a project…
After upsetting of Hoopfeed No. 21/AP No. 25 Texas A&M 66-62 last Wednesday, Southern California swept the Pac-12 Player of the Week awards. After the road victory USC improved to 6-1. It was the first…
The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced the “Wade Watch” list of candidates for the 2017 Wade Trophy. Now in its 40th year, the Wade Trophy is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award…
Connecticut Sun forward Chiney Ogwumike underwent successful Achilles surgery Wednesday on her left tendon at Houston Methodist Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Her timetable six to nine months. “Battle scars come with the territory,” said Ogwumike,…
The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the watch list of 50 athletes in consideration for the 2017 Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year. Among conferences, the ACC leads with 12 players followed by the SEC.…
USA Today Coaches poll for November 29, 2016 Rank School Record Points Previous 1 Notre Dame (18) 6-0 779 1 2 Connecticut (11) 4-0 770 2 3 South Carolina (3) 5-0 751 3 4 Baylor…
From Ohio State: Sophomore Theresa Ekhelar has decided to leave The Ohio State University, head coach Kevin McGuff announced on Tuesday. A native of Woodbridge, N.J., Ekhelar played in a total of nine games at…
The WNBA will tip off its 21st season on Saturday, May 13, 2017, with three games, highlighted by the defending WNBA champion Los Angeles Sparks hosting the Seattle Storm at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN.…
Cal Classic Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA Live stream BERKELEY, Calif. – While many teams are on the road over Thanksgiving week, Cal is hosting its 38th annual Classic…
