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Tiffany Hayes and Bria Holmes arrive at Atlanta Dream training camp, Nirra Fields and Peyton Little waived

Guards Tiffany Hayes and Bria Holmes have joined the Atlanta Dream training camp active roster after playing overseas in Israel. The team waived guards Nirra Fields and Peyton Little Hayes, a five-year veteran, is the…

Danielle Adams joins Connecticut Sun, rookie Shayla Cooper waived

Veteran forward Danielle Adams joined the Connecticut Sun the team announced today. The franchise waived rookie Shayla Cooper (Ohio State) make room on the 15-player training camp roster. Signed to a free agent contract on…

USA Basketball Team Selection Committees Picked for 2017-20

USA Basketball announced that the committees which will select coaches and athletes for various USA Basketball teams for the 2017-2020 period are now in place. The committees include representatives from USA Basketball’s constituent organizations, as well…

Mark Trakh returns to USC as head coach

Forty-nine days after Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigned, Southern California hired Mark Trakh to take over the women’s basketball program. This will be Trakkh’s second time as the head coach of USC as he led the program…

South Carolina: Dawn Staley receives contract extension

After coaching South Carolina to its first national championship, Dawn Staley received a four-year contract extension through 2024-25. This is the second extension for the heralded coach in the last two years. In 2015, the…

Tennessee: Guard Alexa Middleton to transfer

From Tennessee: Tennessee head women’s basketball coach Holly Warlick announced Friday that rising senior Alexa Middleton has left the Lady Vol program. Middleton, a 5-9 guard from Murfreesboro (Riverdale H.S.) will complete the spring semester…

After sitting out 2016, Brazilian forward Damiris Dantas returns to Atlanta Dream

From the Dream: After sitting out the 2016 WNBA season to participate in the Rio Olympics for Team Brazil, forward Damiris Dantas will return to compete for the Atlanta Dream, the team announced Thursday. “It…

NCAA announces DI championship regional sites for 2019 and 2020

From the NCAA: The NCAA has awarded Division I Women’s Basketball Championship hosting duties to seven cities for regional play in 2019 and 2020, with five of the seven arenas hosting the championship for the…

WNBA and National Basketball Referees Association approve two-year collective bargaining agreement

Statement from the WNBA: The WNBA announced today that the league has entered its first collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Referees Association, which is the union representing the WNBA referees. The two-year agreement…

Dallas Wings center Ruth Hamblin will miss 2017 WNBA season to compete for Canadian National Team roster spot

Dallas Wings center Ruth Hamblin will miss the 2017 WNBA season in order to train with and compete for a roster spot on the Canadian National Team ahead of the the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball…

Chicago Sky acquire Keisha Hampton in exchange for 2nd round draft pick Chantel Osahor

The day after the 2017 WNBA Draft, the Chicago Sky acquired forward Keisha Hampton from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for forward/center Chantel Osahor (University of Washington). Osahor was the Sky’s 2017 second round draft…

Maryland and South Carolina to begin two-year, home-and-home series in 2017-18

Maryland and South Carolina to begin two-year, home-and-home series in 2017-18

Maryland and current national champions South Carolina will begin a two-year, home-and-home series during the upcoming 2017-18 season. Maryland will host South Carolina at the Xfinity Center on Monday, Nov. 13. The Terrapins will make…

Video: Parade and pep rally for South Carolina to celebrate the national championship

South Carolina enjoyed a parade and pep rally on the of the State House in Columbia Sunday as fans lined streets and dignitaries gave speeches.

Parade Day: South Carolina governor Henry McMaster declares April 9 to be Gamecock Women’s Basketball Day

Watch the Parade (WISTV) South Carolina’s governor Henry McMaster declared Sunday, April 9, 2017 to be Gamecock Women’s Basketball Day in South Carolina. The 2017 NCAA Division I national champions will be honored in Columbia…

Three-year high ratings for 2017 NCAA Women’s National Championship

ESPN announced that ratings for the  2017 NCAA Women’s National Championship reached a three-year high with an average total live audience of 3,886,000 viewers via TV and live streaming. The figure represents an overall 29…

Bobbie Kelsey hired as Los Angeles Sparks assistant coach

The Los Angeles Sparks hired former Wisconsin head coach, Bobbie Kelsey, as an assistant coach. “We are excited to add Bobbie to our coaching staff. She is an excellent coach who is very passionate about…

Four Rutgers players to transfer

Announced today by Rutgers: Four Rutgers players – junior guard Shrita Parker, junior forward Kandiss Barber, redshirt sophomore guard Ashli Jeune and sophomore Aliyah Jeune – have informed the coaching staff of their intents to…

San Antonio Stars sign Vicki Baugh and Haley Peters to training camp contracts

From the Stars: The San Antonio Stars today announced that they have signed Vicki Baugh and Haley Peters to training camp contracts. Baugh (F-C, 6-4, Tennessee) averaged 4.0 points and 3.7 rebounds in 11 games…

Postponed: Celebration for South Carolina’s National Championship Win

Update: Celebration postponed Due to the National Weather Service tornado watch and the possibility for severe weather this evening, the celebration honoring head coach Dawn Staley’s NCAA National Championship team has been postponed. Details of a…

Kelsey Plum wins the 2017 Wade Trophy, headlines the 2017 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team

Announcement from the WBCA: Kelsey Plum of the University of Washington is the winner of the 2017 Wade Trophy and headlines the 2017 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team. Plum concluded a historic career…

NCAA issues statement on flagrant foul call late in semifinal game between Mississippi State and UConn

Statement from June Courteau, national coordinator of women’s basketball officiating Situation: Flagrant foul call on Mississippi State’s Dominique Dillingham with 27 seconds to play in overtime. March 31, 2017 – 2017 Women’s Final Four National Semifinals…

The 2017 NCAA Championship game is officially sold out

The NCAA announced the following today: The 2017 Women’s Final Four national championship game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and South Carolina Gamecocks is officially sold out. The game, which features two teams playing for…

Adidas unveils official jerseys for the 2017 McDonald’s All American Games

Adidas unveils official jerseys for the 2017 McDonald’s All American Games

Adidas unveiled the official jerseys for the McDonald’s All American Games. The high school basketball all-star event will take place March 29 at Chicago’s United Center. The girls game begins at 4 p.m. CST March 29…

Notre Dame: Junior forward Brianna Turner will miss rest of NCAA Tournament due to torn ACL

From Notre Dame: Junior forward Brianna Turner will miss the remainder of the 2016-17 women’s basketball season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee Sunday night as the top-seeded Irish defeated No.…

Atlanta Dream sign guard Darxia Morris

The Atlanta Dream signed free agent guard Darxia Morris to a training camp contract. Morris began her career with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2014. In 2015, she signed a training camp contract with the…

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