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NCAA unveils second of three top 16 reveals for 2017

Revealed! The #ncaaW Committee's Top 16 as of today! pic.twitter.com/8BMrwPqH5B — NCAA Women’s Basketball (@ncaawbb) February 7, 2017 The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Sport Committee provided the second of three regular-season top-16 rankings…

Social media recap: UCLA upsets Stanford at Maples for first time since 1999 with 85-76 win

STANFORD, Calif. – UCLA had four players in double figures led by Jordin Canada to upset Stanford at Maples Pavilion 85-76 for the first time since 1999. The Bruins recovered from a loss at Cal…

Ten players added to “Wade Watch” list of hopefuls

The WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Selection Committee added 10 additional student-athletes to the “Wade Watch” list of candidates for the 2017 Wade Trophy, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. Joining the preseason…

Finalists for the 2017 Nancy Lieberman Award

The Nancy Lieberman Award honors the nation’s top collegiate point guard in women’s Division I basketball.  The selection committee includes Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman, other Hall of Famers, media members, head coaches and sports information…

Cal completes weekend sweep, Penina Davidson leads Bears in 63-56 win over USC

Cal completes weekend sweep, Penina Davidson leads Bears in 63-56 win over USC

BERKELEY, Calif. – California (17-7, 5-7) survived a close game and fourth quarter rally from Southern California (12-11, 3-9) to complete a sweep of the Pac-12’s Los Angeles schools with a 63-56 victory over the…

Tara VanDerveer joins the 1,000 career-win club after victory over USC

Tara VanDerveer joins the 1,000 career-win club after victory over USC

Quotes from coaches around the country Jennifer Azzi on VanDerveer’s acccomplishment In her own words Year-by-year record Accolades and accomplishments STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer joined Pat Summitt as the only NCAA…

Jennifer Azzi on Tara VanDerveer nearing 1,000 career wins

Stanford legend sat courtside with Tara VanDerveer’s mother as the Cardinal worked to try and give their head coach 1,000 career victories. Azzi’s thoughts: She’s obviously going to hit the milestone this season, it’s so…

Tara VanDerveer on cusp of 1,000 victories but USC and UCLA stand in the way this weekend

One away.#Tara1K pic.twitter.com/ly4oLc4loC — Stanford Women’s Basketball (@StanfordWBB) January 30, 2017 Stanford (19-3, 9-1) vs. USC (12-9, 3-7) Friday, Feb. 3,  6 p.m. PT Maples Pavilion, Stanford, Calif. Pac-12 Networks/Pac-12.com STANFORD, Calif. – With a…

Hoopfeed Poll for 1/31/17: SEC and Pac-12 action leads to shifts in top ten

Hoopfeed Poll for 1/31/17: SEC and Pac-12 action leads to shifts in top ten

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=hF009FRJDiE While unanimous No. 1 UConn continued its historic streak, winning the program’s 95th consecutive game, there were upsets in the SEC and Pac-12 that led to shifts in this week’s Hoopfeed Poll top ten.…

WBCA announces participants in the 15th annual “So You Want To Be A Coach” program

The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the class for the 15th annual “So You Want To Be A Coach” program.  The event is a three-day workshop held March 29-31 in conjunction with the WBCA Convention…

Hoopfeed Poll for 1/24/17: UConn streak keeps Huskies at the top, Green Bay enters

Hoopfeed Poll for 1/24/17: UConn streak keeps Huskies at the top, Green Bay enters

At a little over the midpoint of the season, top-ranked Connecticut continues its historic winning streak to remain the No. 1 team in the nation. With a 100-56 win over Tulane Sunday, the Huskies extended…

2017 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award midseason watch list

From the USBWA: The U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced midseason watch list for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Women’s National Player of the Year). Balloting for the USBWA’s Women’s All-America Team and the association’s individual…

NCAA unveils first of three top 16 reveals for 2017

The results of the first of three NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Sport Committee top 16 reveals took place during the telecast of the Mississippi State vs. South Carolina game Monday evening. Top 16…

Wichita State and head coach Jody Adams-Birch part ways, Linda Hargrove to take over for remainder of season

Wichita State and head coach Jody Adams-Birch part ways, Linda Hargrove to take over for remainder of season

Just a few days after Wichita State announced that head coach Jody Adams-Birch would be held from coaching two games this weekend, the school and Adams-Birch parted ways. Linda Hargrove, a former WSU and WNBA…

Hoopfeed  Poll for 1/17: UConn reigns, Notre Dame falls, Texas A&M re-enters

Hoopfeed Poll for 1/17: UConn reigns, Notre Dame falls, Texas A&M re-enters

First there was 70, then there was 90. Now there's 91 #AndCounting #UConnNation pic.twitter.com/1MWcKcjG34 — UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) January 14, 2017 While the Connecticut Huskies continue their reign at the top of the Hoopfeed…

Michigan State head coach Suzy Merchant to take a medical leave of absence

Michigan State head coach Suzy Merchant to take a medical leave of absence

From Michigan State: Michigan State women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant has taken a medical leave of absence from the Spartan women’s basketball program. Effective immediately, associate head coach Amaka Agugua will serve as interim…

Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2017 finalists announced

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 12 finalists for induction into the Class of 2017. The finalists: Yelena Baranova (player) Rose Marie Battaglia (coach) Sally Bell (official) Evelyn Blalock (coach) Joan Bonvicini (coach)…

2017 McDonald’s All American Games roster announced

2017 McDonald’s All American Games roster announced

The McDonald’s All American Games unveiled the official rosters for the 16th annual girls game Sunday. The high school basketball all-star event will take place March 29 at Chicago’s United Center. The girls teams includes…

Connecticut beats SMU, breaks own NCAA record for consecutive wins

Longest win streak in NCAA basketball history ? (again) 91 wins #AndCounting pic.twitter.com/JYjy60Fu49 — UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) January 14, 2017 Connecticut (16-0, 4-0 AAC) defeated Southern Methodist 88-48 on the road in Dallas breaking…

UConn Still No. 1 in Hoopfeed  Poll, Washington and Oregon State Enter Top 10

UConn Still No. 1 in Hoopfeed Poll, Washington and Oregon State Enter Top 10

90 WINS. IN. A. ROW. #AndCounting ?@UConnWBB ties their own win streak record! pic.twitter.com/9TQ9PfFLmF — UConn Huskies (@UConnHuskies) January 11, 2017 Connecticut sits at the top of this week’s Hoopfeed poll for the seventh week…

Northwestern mourns loss of sophomore Jordan Hankins

Northwestern mourns loss of sophomore Jordan Hankins

Update: The Cook County Medical Examiner rule Hankins’ death a suicide on Tuesday, Jan. 10.  Northwestern University women’s basketball player Jordan Hankins was found dead in her room Monday afternoon. The sophomore guard was 19. Hankins hailed from…

Game schedule changes due to weather, etc. – week of 1/8/17

Sun. Jan. 8 St. Bonaventure at Richmond – Moved from Sat. 1/7 to Sun. 1/8 at 12 p.m. ET. East Tennessee at Samford – Moved from Sat. 1/7 to Sun. 1/8 at 1 p.m. ET.…

Candidates Announced for the 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award

Thirty women’s basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected as candidates for the 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an…

Former Stanford guard Lili Thompson to transfer to Notre Dame

Entering her senior year, former Stanford guard Lili Thompson decided not to return to the program for the 2016-17 season. In mid-July 2016, the Cardinal announced that Thompson would stay at the school to finish…

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