From USA Basketball: USA Player Reactions University of Connecticut’s Naismith Hall of Fame and Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma, who guided the USA Basketball Women’s National Team to gold medals at the…
Full schedule For 2013-14 the Connecticut Huskies enter the season as the defending national champions. They return All-American talents Bria Hartley, Stefanie Dolson, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Breanna Stewart. The quartet spent their off-season winning five…
The Seattle Storm sign Joslyn Tinkle Saturday. Rookie Jasmine Hassell, who was previously signed to a trio of consecutive seven-day contracts, has not been re-signed. “I’m very grateful for this opportunity and am honored to…
[display_podcast] It has certainly been a golden summer for USA Basketball. First, the USA World University Games team won the gold medal Kazan, Russia. Loaded with guards and short on centers, USA Basketball swept through…
Video: The White House Remarks by the President Honoring the 2013 NCAA Champion UConn Huskies The White House, July 31, 2013 East Room 2:25 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Everybody have a seat. Everybody have a…
The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 16th group of inductees, the Class of 2014, on ABC during the WNBA All-Star Game at the Mohegan Sun, Saturday July 27. The six members of the…
From Baylor: Baylor women’s basketball will play two exhibition contests and 11 of 12 non-conference games in the Ferrell Center this upcoming season. “With nine underclassmen on our 13-player roster, I believe we have compiled…
[display_podcast] Simply put, without Title IX, there would be no Dishin & Swishin. The legislation that changed the sports landscape enabled the growth of women’s basketball and consequently a fan base that loves the game,…
The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team released its non-conference schedule for the 2013-14 season. The schedule includes 13 games, including seven at home, four on the road and two at neutral sites. The 2013-14…
[display_podcast] Is there a bigger icon in USA women’s basketball history than Dawn Staley? She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, opening ceremonies flag bearer, and come this September, a member of the Naismith Hall…
Temperature-wise, it has been a record-setting summer in Phoenix, and it is only the beginning of July. As the calendar turned from May to June, and now on to July, the Phoenix Mercury have also…
From the NCAA: A public reprimand and penalties, including a one-game tournament suspension, have been issued for Baylor University women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey for a violation of tournament policy during the 2013 NCAA…
From Baylor: Baylor women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey announces the addition of two new assistant coaches to her staff, Toyelle Wilson and Sytia Messer. “I am excited to welcome Toyelle and Sytia to our…
[display_podcast] “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Now before anyone gets nervous thinking about their old English literature classes, it is not Charles Dickens novels we are talking about…
Remarks by the President Honoring the 2012 WNBA Basketball Champions The Indiana Fever Jun 14, 2013 East Room 2:50 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Welcome to the White House. Everybody, please have a seat.…
[display_podcast] It is hard to believe that it was six seasons ago that Candice Wiggins, the Wade Trophy winner, was drafted number three after Candace Parker and Sylvia Fowles in the WNBA draft by the…
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – “It was just another road game,” said Washington Mystics coach Mike Thibault after his current team, the Washington Mystics, defeated his former team, the Connecticut Sun in his return to Mohegan Sun…
Triple Crown Sports announced participants in the 2013 Preseaon WNIT today. The tournament features a three-game guarantee format. First-round games begin November 8. Second-round games will be played November 10 and 11 and semifinals November…
Candice Agee (Penn State / Victorville, Calif.) Nia Coffey (Hopkins H.S. / Minneapolis, Minn.) Bashaara Graves (Tennessee / Clarksville, Tenn.) Gabby Green (St. Mary’s College H.S. / Oakland, Calif.) Linnae Harper (Whitney Young H.S. /…
Kristy Curry is leaving Texas Tech to become the head coach at the University of Alabama. “I am very excited to announce that Kristy Curry will be the next women’s basketball coach at the University…
The NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee recommended adding a 10-second backcourt rule during annual meetings in Indianapolis this week. “Given feedback from stakeholders through the years, this is the right time to approve the rule,”…
[display_podcast] The Phoenix Mercury knew the player they were getting when they won the lottery for the 2013 WNBA draft. At 6-8 and a dominant presence on both ends of the court, Brittney Griner was…
Source: USA Today Sports Media Group USA Today High School Sports unveiled the 2013 All-USA girls basketball team, highlighting the best high school players from across the country during the 2012-2013 season. Diamond DeShields, a North Carolina…
While former Baylor star center Brittney Griner’s “official” coming out made the rounds in the media last week, hailed as groundbreaking in some quarters and ho-hum in others, Emily Nkosi (née Niemann), a star on…
Basketball Travelers, released the pairings for 2013 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. There are two divisions in the November 28-30 event. Teams participate in round-robin pool play. Island Division: Central Michigan Duke Kansas Xavier Bracket (pdf)…
