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WBCA High School Players of the Week for the week ending Sun., Feb. 14, 2016

The WBCA has announced its High School Players of the Week presented by MaxPreps for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 14. In its inaugural year the WBCA High School Player of the Week is presented…

NCAA DI RPI Rankings as of Feb. 16, 2016

RANK PREVIOUS SCHOOL CONFERENCE RECORD ROAD NEUTRAL HOME NON DIV I 1 1 Notre Dame Atlantic Coast 24-1-0 10-1-0 2-0-0 12-0-0 0-0-0 2 2 UConn AAC 24-0-0 13-0-0 2-0-0 9-0-0 0-0-0 3 3 South Carolina…

USA Today Coaches Poll for Feb. 16: Michigan State falls to No. 22, Ohio State and Maryland move up in top 10

Notes Biggest drops: No. 22 Michigan State fell seven spots. Florida dropped six places to No. 25. DePaul rose four spots to No. 19. Syracuse also rose four spots to land at No. 18. There…

Phoenix Mercury re-sign veteran forward DeWanna Bonner

DeWanna Bonner has re-signed with the three-time champion Phoenix Mercury. From the Mercury: “There are not a lot of players in the league who can defend the other team’s best player on one end and…

AP Poll – Feb. 15, 2016: South Carolina falls to No. 3, Ohio State moves up to No. 5

Notes UConn remains the only undefeated team and stayed the unanimous No. 1. South Carolina dropped one spot to No. 3. The Gamecocks fell to UConn last Monday. Notre Dame moved up one spot to No. 2. Ohio…

Pac-12 Players of the Week an Oregon sweep: Jillian Alleyne and Maite Cazorla

Pac-12 Players of the Week an Oregon sweep: Jillian Alleyne and Maite Cazorla

Oregon swept the Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Players of the Week honors for the period Feb. 8-14. Jillian Alleyne earned the Pac-12 Player of the Week for the third time this season, while teammate Maite Cazorla was voted the Pac-12 Freshman of…

Cal hopes to get regain its mojo, get payback against Arizona

https://twitter.com/CoachButts/status/698908948733136896 Arizona (11-14, 2-11 Pac-12) at Cal (11-13, 2-11) 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m ET Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif. TV/Streaming: Pac-12 Bay Area, Pac-12 Arizona, Pac-12.com Radio: KALX 90.7 FM/KTUC AM 1400 (Both stations available via…

Pac-12 teams head into final regular season stretch, weekend packed with rematches

Several rematches are on tap this weekend in the Pac-12. Arizona teams head to the Bay area to take on No. 13 Stanford and Cal while the Washington teams head to Los Angeles for contests…

Seattle Storm signs forward Ramu Tokashiki to a multi-year deal

The Seattle Storm signed forward Ramu Tokashiki to a multi-year deal. “Taku is a key building block for our future,” said Storm head coach Jenny Boucek. “Her combination of passion, athleticism, fearlessness and instinct for…

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2016 finalists selected by women’s committee

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the finalists for the Class of 2016 today in Toronto during NBA All-Star festivities. Finalists selected by the Women’s Committee to appear on this year’s Hall of…

NCAA imposes sanctions on SEMO due to actions of former assistant coach

The NCAA imposed sanctions on the Southeast Missouri State University women’s basketball program due to recruiting violations primarily committed by a former assistant women’s basketball coach during the 2013-14 academic year. They occurred under the tenure of head…

Los Angeles Sparks re-sign Candace Parker

Q&A with Candace Parker: The WNBA star on her offseason activities, the Sparks and more From the team: The Los Angeles Sparks have re-signed two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker, executive vice president and general manager…

Indiana Fever names Steven Key as an assistant coach for 2016 season, replacing Gail Goestenkors

From the Fever: The Indiana Fever have named Steven Key as an assistant coach for the 2016 season, replacing Gail Goestenkors who has chosen to pursue other interests outside of coaching. Key, who assisted Anne…

Chicago Sky re-signs center Clarissa Dos Santos

Sky center Clarissa Dos Santos has re-signed to remain with the Chicago Sky through the 2016 season. Per team policy, terms of the contract are not disclosed. “Clarissa is a physical and intelligent player whose…

Olympic finalists set to attend February 21-23 USA Basketball Women’s National Team Training Camp

The USA Basketball Women’s National Team will conduct a training camp Feb. 21-23 at the University of Connecticut. The minicamp, which is expected to be the final training camp before the 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s…

2016 Mid-season team for the Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year Award

Lindsay Allen, Notre Dame Jillian Alleyne, Oregon Ameryst Alston, Ohio State Kristine Anigwe, California Rachel Banham, Minnesota Imani Boyette, Texas Jordin Canada, UCLA Alaina Coates, South Carolina Nina Davis, Baylor Makayla Epps, Kentucky Aliyyah Handford,…

Atlanta Dream re-signs unrestricted free agent Matee Ajavon

The Atlanta Dream re-signed unrestricted free agent, guard Matee Ajavon. Per team policy, terms of the contracts are not disclosed. “I am very happy to be back with the Atlanta Dream,” Ajavon said.  “There is no other…

2016 WNBA Season: Key Dates

April 24: Training camps open April 29: Preseason games begin May 7-15: Jr. WNBA Week May 13: Final roster cut-down date: 12 players, 5 pm ET May 14: WNBA tip-off May 30: Memorial Day June: WNBA Pride Month…

Dallas Wings assistant coaches Ed Baldwin and Bridget Pettis sign contract extensions

Dallas Wings assistant coaches, Ed Baldwin and Bridget Pettis, have agreed to multi-year contract extensions and will be back on the bench in 2016 as the franchise begins its first season in the DFW Metroplex…

Seattle Storm re-signs guard Angel Goodrich

From the team: Guard Angel Goodrich has re-signed with the Seattle Storm, the team announced today. “Angel is a playmaker who thrives on creating for and making her teammates better,” said Storm head coach Jenny…

Seattle Storm re-signs forward Crystal Langhorne

From the team: The Seattle Storm has announced that forward Crystal Langhorne has re-signed with the franchise. “We are thrilled to have Crystal back in a Storm uniform,” said Storm President & GM Alisha Valavanis.…

USA Today Coaches Poll for Feb. 9: Tennessee out of poll, Oklahoma State and Duquesne enter

Notes Tennessee (14-9, 5-5) fell out the poll, the first time the Lady Vols have not been in the USA Today top 25 since the final poll of the 2008-09 season. Tennessee is at No.…

Chicago sky re-signs forward Jessica Breland

From the team: Sky forward Jessica Breland has agreed to a multi-year contract to remain in Chicago. Per team policy, terms of the contract are not disclosed. “I am pleased to announce the re-signing of…

WBCA High School Players of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016

The WBCA has announced its High School Players of the Week presented by MaxPreps for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 7. In its inaugural year the WBCA High School Player of the Week is presented…

Indiana Fever sign free agents Jeanette Pohlen and Erica Wheeler to training camp contracts

From the Fever: The Indiana Fever have announced the signing of free agents Jeanette Pohlen and Erica Wheeler to training camp contracts. Pohlen, a 6-0 guard who has played with Indiana since her rookie season…

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