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It’s official: Lindsay Gottlieb leaves Cal to take assistant coach job with Cleveland Cavaliers

It’s official: Lindsay Gottlieb leaves Cal to take assistant coach job with Cleveland Cavaliers

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…

NCAA announces playing rules changes for women’s and men’s basketball effective for 2019-2020

NCAA announces playing rules changes for women’s and men’s basketball effective for 2019-2020

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 announces her retirement from playing professional basketball

Temeka Johnson announces her retirement from playing professional basketball

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…

2019 U.S. Pan American Games team named

2019 U.S. Pan American Games team named

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…

Inaugural class inducted into A STEP UP Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame

Inaugural class inducted into A STEP UP Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame

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…

Undeniably impressive: Vic Schaefer’s impact on Starkville

Undeniably impressive: Vic Schaefer’s impact on Starkville

STARKVILLE, Miss. – It’s January 27, 2019, minutes away from 2 p.m. tip in the Humphrey Coliseum. It’s Rivalry Day for Mississippi State and Ole Miss women’s basketball and it’s a Mississippi sports affair at…

NCAA releases an “aspirational” five-year strategic framework for women’s basketball

NCAA releases an “aspirational” five-year strategic framework for women’s basketball

https://youtu.be/5m5XD8B26C0 For the first time, the NCAA released a cross-divisional strategic plan for a single sport. Featuring women’s basketball, the report is touted as a five-year strategic framework to advance the sport and provide guidelines…

Drake women’s basketball gets $5 million gift, “the largest non-capital gift to a women’s basketball program in NCAA history”

Drake announced that the women’s basketball program received a $5 million gift from longtime supporter and philanthropist Suzie Glazer Burt. According to the school, the historic donation is “the largest non-capital gift to a women’s…

Baylor accepts invitation to the White House

Baylor accepts invitation to the White House

From Baylor: In the aftermath of Baylor University’s third NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball championship, the Baylor Lady Bears accepted an invitation to visit the White House Monday, which will include a visit from President…

Championships for Divisions I, II and III to be combined events in Dallas for the 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four

Championships for Divisions I, II and III to be combined events in Dallas for the 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four

The NCAA announced that the national championships for Divisions I, II and III women’s basketball will be celebrated as combined events in Dallas as part of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four. It will be…

UNC head coach Sylvia Hatchell resigns after 33 years

UNC head coach Sylvia Hatchell resigns after 33 years

Sylvia Hatchell’s coaching accomplishments In the wake of an internal investigation into the North Carolina women’s basketball program, head coach Sylvia Hatchell who led the team for 33 years resigned. UNC Director of Athletics Bubba…

Minnesota Lynx to retire Lindsay Whalen’s jersey

Minnesota Lynx to retire Lindsay Whalen’s jersey

The Minnesota Lynx announced that the franchise will retire the jersey of former star guard Lindsay Whalen this summer. Her No. 13 jersey will be the first retired by the franchise. The ceremony to hang…

Led by Chloe Jackson Baylor earns third national title, holds off Notre Dame 82-81

Led by Chloe Jackson Baylor earns third national title, holds off Notre Dame 82-81

TAMPA, Fla. – Just like in 2012, Baylor defeated Notre Dame to win the national title. However, this season, the game was a closer contested matchup with Notre Dame sharpshooter Arike Ogunbowale missing a potential…

Notre Dame adds a triumphant chapter to series vs. UConn, looks forward to Baylor challenge in title game

Notre Dame adds a triumphant chapter to series vs. UConn, looks forward to Baylor challenge in title game

Tampa, Fla. – Notre Dame’s return to the Final Four, this season as the reigning champion, also marked another chapter in the rivalry between the Fighting Irish and the UConn Huskies. While No. 2 seed…

Close game no problem for Baylor as they beat Oregon to advance to national championship game

Close game no problem for Baylor as they beat Oregon to advance to national championship game

TAMPA, Fla. — Baylor’s fourth-ever trip to the Final Four ended in victory as the overall top-seeded Lady Bears took down No. 2 seeded Oregon, 72-67, to earn a chance to play for the national…

2019 Final Four: What the teams are saying about each other ahead of the games

2019 Final Four: What the teams are saying about each other ahead of the games

TV/Streaming Schedule TAMPA, Fla. – In the week of the Final Four, coaches participate in an NCAA media teleconference the morning after the last Elite Eight game. A few days later, teams meet with members…

Louisville’s Asia Durr wins 2019 Dawn Staley Award

Louisville’s Asia Durr wins 2019 Dawn Staley Award

Louisville senior guard Asia Durr is the recipient of the 2019 Dawn Staley Award. “The Dawn Staley Award is given to the most outstanding collegiate guard in the country, a player who exemplifies the skills…

The 2019 Final Four field is set: Baylor, Oregon, Notre Dame, UConn

The 2019 Final Four field is set: Baylor, Oregon, Notre Dame, UConn

NCAA Interactive Bracket || TV Schedule Four teams standing. With the end of the Elite Eight Monday night, the Final Four field is set, and teams are in the midst of preparing for travel to…

Statement from Tennessee on firing of Holly Warlick

Statement from Tennessee on firing of Holly Warlick

Tennessee announced that Holly Warlick, the Lady Vols coach for seven seasons, will no longer be the head coach Wednesday afternoon. Here is the official statement from the university: Tennessee Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer…

Georgia Tech releases statement on dismissal of head coach MaChelle Joseph

Georgia Tech releases statement on dismissal of head coach MaChelle Joseph

Less than an hour after the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Ken Sugiura reported that Georgia Tech fired head coach MaChelle Joseph, the school issued a statement confirming the news. The dismissal comes after the school put…

Stanford holds off defensive-minded BYU 72-63 to earn 12th consecutive trip to the Sweet 16

Stanford holds off defensive-minded BYU 72-63 to earn 12th consecutive trip to the Sweet 16

Stanford downs BYU and heads back to the Sweet 16 Notes || Social recap || Stats STANFORD, Calif. – On a rainy night in Northern California, No. 2 seeded- Stanford (30-4) survived a relentless and…

Mississippi State earns fourth straight trip to Sweet Sixteen with 85-61 win over Clemson

Mississippi State earns fourth straight trip to Sweet Sixteen with 85-61 win over Clemson

STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State Bulldogs (32-2) sent their seniors off to the Sweet Sixteen with an 85-61 win over the Clemson Tigers in the second round of the NCAA tournament in front of 9,944…

Stanford subregional: BYU and Stanford to face each other after winning in the first round

Stanford subregional: BYU and Stanford to face each other after winning in the first round

STANFORD, Calif. — BYU and Stanford are set to face off in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday night at 8 p.m. PT in Maples Pavilion (TV: ESPN2). The teams have only faced…

Starkville subregional: Clemson and Mississippi State advance to the second round of NCAA Tournament

Starkville subregional: Clemson and Mississippi State advance to the second round of NCAA Tournament

Clemson and Mississippi State advance to the second round Tigers on top! Dagger 3 from Westbrook gives Clemson its first lead of the 2nd half. 47-45 Clemson, 1:56 Q3 pic.twitter.com/IAvvRPcj75 — Clemson Women's Basketball (@ClemsonWBB)…

After 22 years of hosting NCAA tournament games, Stanford has a rich history of fascinating women’s basketball connections

After 22 years of hosting NCAA tournament games, Stanford has a rich history of fascinating women’s basketball connections

STANFORD, Calif. – Hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament comes with a plethora of benefits. For Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer, having those perks is a hard-earned bonus for being in the…

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