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Rutgers: Redshirt sophomore Ashli Jeune to miss season due to ACL tear

Redshirt sophomore Ashli Jeune will miss the 2016-17 season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear in her left knee during a preseason scrimmage earlier this week. A native of Southampton, New Jersey, Jeune…

Rutgers senior guard Tyler Scaife to redshirt the 2016-17 season

Rutgers senior guard Tyler Scaife will redshirt the 2016-17 season according to head coach C. Vivian Stringer. The Little Rock, Arkansas native averaged 17.2 points per game and earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors by…

Maryland 2016-17 non-conference schedule features Arizona State, Louisville and UConn

The Big Ten champion Maryland women’s basketball team released its non-conference slate for the 2016-17 season. The schedule includes contests against Connecticut, Louisville and Arizona State. The Terrapins officially open the 2016-17 season on Sunday,…

Rutgers head coach C.Vivian Stringer reflects on friendship with Pat Summitt

Rutgers head coach C.Vivian Stringer discussed her friendship with legendary coach Pat Summitt after learning about the passing of the basketball icon. Stringer and Summitt were friends since the first NCAA Final Four in 1982 and rivals…

Matchups for the 10th annual ACC/Big Ten Women’s Basketball Challenge Announced

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…

Iowa freshman point guard Tania Davis undergoes surgery on non-shooting shoulder

From Iowa: University of Iowa freshman point guard Tania Davis underwent surgery on her non-shooting shoulder this morning. She is expected to miss 5-6 months. Davis, who played in 30 games with 16 starts, led…

Lower seed sweep in first day of the Sweet 16

They went down one by one, all four of the higher seeds in the first day of Sweet 16 competition were eliminated from the 2016 tournament Friday night. Washington, Lexington Region The Huskies are headed to the…

Ohio State senior guard Cait Craft will miss remainder of NCAA tourney due to broken bone in left hand

Statement from Ohio State: Ohio State senior guard Cait Craft suffered a broken bone in her left hand in practice this week and will miss the remainder of the NCAA Tournament. The senior captain from…

Dishin & Swishin 3/24/16 Podcast: Stephanie White breaks down the Sweet 16

Dishin & Swishin 3/24/16 Podcast: Stephanie White breaks down the Sweet 16

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Google Play Music Podcasts, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). The subregionals are complete and the Sweet 16 are in…

Iowa: Guard Whitney Jennings and forward Tagyn Larson leave program

University of Iowa guard Whitney Jennings (9.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg) and forward Tagyn Larson have decided to leave the women’s basketball program to pursue playing opportunities closer to home. Jennings has two years of eligibility…

Dishin & Swishin 3/10/16 Podcast: Bracketologist Charlie Creme goes beyond 140-characters

The committee has made it clear in the past that they value teams who play tougher NC skeds. It comes up in every discussion. — Charlie Creme (@CharlieCreme) March 8, 2016 [display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to…

Wisconsin fires head coach Bobbie Kelsey after five seasons

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.…

Big Ten announces postseason honors

Rachel Banham of @GopherWBB named 2016 #B1GWBBall Player of the Year by media & coaches. pic.twitter.com/mQn6ynz3oJ — Big Ten Women's Basketball (@B1Gwbball) February 29, 2016 The Big Ten Conference unveiled the women’s basketball All-Conference teams…

Dishin & Swishin 2/11/16 Podcast: It was a good week to be Rachel Banham!

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Google Play Music Podcasts, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict(Android). So how was your last week? If you are Minnesota…

Dishin & Swishin 02/04/16 Podcast: Talking with ESPN’s Mechelle Voepel about the latest in NCAA and WNBA news

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Google Play Music Podcasts, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). Every now and then it is nice to just…

Wisconsin coach Bobbie Kelsey on poor shooting after loss to Nebraska: “Get your butt in the gym!”

Video: 10/11 Sports Make “Get Your Butt in the Gym” Your Alarm ringtone After a 75-62 loss to Nebraska in which Husker sophomore Natalie Romeo tied the program’s three-point record, Wisconsin coach Bobbie Kelsey had…

Maryland-Michigan State game rescheduled, set for Feb. 5

The fifth-ranked Maryland women’s basketball team (17-2, 6-1 Big Ten) will host No. 18 Michigan State (14-4, 5-2) on Friday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. at the XFINITY Center. The two teams were originally scheduled…

Penn State adds transfer from UConn, forward De’Janae Boykin

Release from Penn State: Head coach Coquese Washington has announced the addition of freshman transfer De’Janae Boykin (Springdale, Md.) to the Penn State women’s basketball roster. Transferring from the University of Connecticut, Boykin is a…

Dishin & Swishin in the year 2015: Looking back at the year in Women’s Basketball

Dishin & Swishin in the year 2015: Looking back at the year in Women’s Basketball

As we say goodbye to another calendar year and make resolutions for 2016, it seems like a good time to look back at what made 2015 a great year for women’s basketball. It was also…

Dishin & Swishin 12/26/15 Podcast: Sun choose Curt Miller to help franchise seek elusive WNBA title

Dishin & Swishin 12/26/15 Podcast: Sun choose Curt Miller to help franchise seek elusive WNBA title

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). All the Connecticut Sun want for Christmas is a WNBA championship. After an extensive…

Kristine Anigwe leads No. 22 Cal in OT win over Nebraska, 87-80

No. 22 Cal (7-2) overcame a determined Nebraska (7-2) squad to pull off an overtime win at Haas Pavilion Saturday night, 87-82. Freshman forward Kristin Anigwe led for Golden Bears in double figures with 29…

ACC and BIG TEN tie in Big Ten/ACC Women’s Basketball Challenge

From the ACC: For the second consecutive year and third time in Big Ten/ACC Women’s Basketball Challenge history, the two storied conferences played to a tie in the 2015 Challenge. The ACC and the Big…

Dishin & Swishin 11/19/15 Podcast: Love it or hate it, Kevin McGuff’s opening schedule has people talking about Ohio State

Dishin & Swishin 11/19/15 Podcast: Love it or hate it, Kevin McGuff’s opening schedule has people talking about Ohio State

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). In an ambitious opening schedule, Kevin McGuff’s Ohio State Buckeyes began the season…

Dishin & Swishin 11/12/15 Podcast: UConn or the field? The Roundtable looks at the NCAA season

Dishin & Swishin 11/12/15 Podcast: UConn or the field? The Roundtable looks at the NCAA season

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). This weekend the NCAA women’s basketball season tips off. So Dishin & Swishin…

Dishin & Swishin 10/29/15 Podcast: Dawn Staley readies South Carolina for a championship run

Dishin & Swishin 10/29/15 Podcast: Dawn Staley readies South Carolina for a championship run

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). Welcome to college basketball season! On the heels of coming very close to…

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