College Park, Md. – In the first top ten matchup in women’s basketball, the No. 4 Maryland Terrapins and No. 8 South Carolina Gamecocks used the early opportunity to measure themselves on a basketball barometer.…
The University of San Francisco and AP Preseason No. 3 Stanford are set to make history today when they tip off in the first-ever college basketball game at the brand new Chase Center in downtown…
The Women’s Basketball Association announced the 2020 Wade Trophy Watch List. Now in its 43rd year, the Wade Trophy is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade,…
Adding on to their college tour heading into the 2020 Summer Olympics, the USA Basketball Women’s National Team will play Connecticut and Louisville in 2020. The team’s schedule for November 2019 featured Stanford, Oregon State,…
The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the 50 players on the 2019-20 Women’s Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List. The midseason 30 team will be announced in early February. The list will be narrowed down to 10…
The John R. Wooden Award announced the Preseason Top 30 Watch List, 30 athletes chosen by a preseason poll of national women’s college basketball media members. Players not on the preseason list are still eligible…
Pac-12 to enjoy heightened visibility during USA Basketball November tour; Ogwumike and Clarendon represent STANFORD, Calif. – “It was probably everything that we hoped it would be, Stanford’s very difficult to play against. We got…
The USA Today Sports Top 25 women’s basketball coaches poll, with last season’s record in parentheses. Total points are based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s…
NCAA Q&A on Name, Image and Likeness The NCAA’s Board of Governors voted unanimously to clear the way for the amateur athletes to “benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a…
STANFORD, Calif. — In her first outing as Cal’s head coach, Charmin Smith maneuvered her troops to overcome a slow start beset by jitters before defeating Beijing Normal 95-77 in an exhibition matchup. “I…
For the second consecutive season, media tabbed Oregon as the preseason favorite to win the Pac-12 regular season crown. The Ducks received 19 first-place votes and 239 points while second-place Stanford collected 219 points and…
College Park, Md. — Brenda Frese isn’t slowing down. She’s leading the Maryland Terrapins for the 18th season and expectations are reasonably high for the 2019-2020 campaign. Last year, success was in her hands, but after…
Pac-12 coaches vote Oregon as preseason favorite to win the 2019-20 regular-season conference title https://t.co/ZcnhSZNA6p #ncaaw -> RT @GMA: One win away! The @WashMystics are on the verge of their first @wnba title and our…
Big 12 coaches tabbed Baylor as the preseason favorite to win the conference’s regular-season title. The Lady Bears top the preseason poll for the ninth time in conference history. Overall, Baylor has won or tied…
Release from USA Basketball: The USA Basketball Women’s National Team, which announced in July an expanded training program to aid in its pursuit of a seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal, will tip-off its quest for…
For the third-straight year, Pac-12 head coaches picked Oregon as the preseason favorite to win the conference’s regular-season title. The two-time defending regular-season champion earned maximum number of first-place votes (11) and collected 121 points.…
Gonzaga tops the Preseason West Coast Conference Poll for the seventh straight season. The conference’s 10 head coaches voted in the annual preseason rankings tapping the Zags to repeat as WCC Champions in 2020. Gonzaga…
The NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies hired Notre Dame associate head coach Niele Ivey as the newest member of its coaching staff. Ivey, who earned a national championship in 2001 as a player with the Fighting Irish,…
Ohio State women’s basketball associate head coach Patrick Klein resigned August 2. The school released the following statement: “Ohio State is investigating allegations of violations of NCAA rules and university policy within the women’s basketball…
Charmin Smith leaves New York Liberty to become Cal’s head coach Coach Charmin Smith returns to the University of California, Berkeley for head coaching position. Details on https://t.co/0wk4D1OluJ. pic.twitter.com/532kuGfHCL — New York Liberty (@nyliberty) June…
After eight seasons in Berkeley, Cal head coach Lindsay Gottlieb resigned to take a job as an assistant coach with the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers. Assistant coach Kai Felton will serve as the program’s interim head…
2019-20 and 2020-21 Women’s Basketball Rules Changes The following rules changes were approved by the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee and the Playing Rules Oversight Panel. They will be incorporated into the rules book for…
Temeka Johnson announced her retirement from playing professional basketball after 13 years via social media Monday. The former LSU star and 2005 WNBA Rookie of the Year wrote “my heart is filled with gratitude” in…
After three days of trials that started with 35 athletes, USA Basketball announced the 12-member roster for the 2019 U.S. Pan American Games Women’s Basketball Team. The squad includes five athletes who have won medals…
Twelve coaches entered the A STEP UP Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame on Tuesday in Atlanta. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the organization’s Assistant Coaches Professional Development Symposium founded by Johnny and Felicia…
