The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association released the preseason “Wade Watch†list today featuring 25 athletes with three players from Notre Dame and Connecticut represented. An annual award, the Wade Trophy is named after the late,…
The Big Ten conference released the following statement today regarding rumors about the conference expanding beyond its current 12 teams: In response to a number of recent media inquiries received by several Big Ten Presidents…
Recently there was a column by a Connecticut writer that called out women’s basketball fans in the Nutmeg State for the fact that tonight’s Connecticut Sun vs. Minnesota Lynx game is a sellout (or will…
[display_podcast] For a long time, I’ve been saying that the Naismith Hall of Fame has been way too slow in acknowledging the great players and coaches of the women’s game. That said, they are slowly…
[display_podcast] It has been a strange 14th season in the WNBA for Ticha Penichiero, full of highs and lows. The league’s all-time assists leader, Ticha was recognized as as one of the top 15 players…
WUG Head coach Bill Fennelly Iowa State Coach Bill Fennelly is certainly going to have players with familiarity on their side when they go to China to represent the United States in the World University…
The Big 12 released the 2012 women’s basketball conference composite schedule today. Conference action begins Wednesday, January 12, 2012 with five games: Iowa State at Oklahoma, Kansas at Texas, Missouri at Baylor, Oklahoma State at…
From the Silver Stars: San Antonio Silver Stars forward Danielle Adams is expected to miss four to six weeks due to a mid-foot sprain of her right foot. Adams sustained the injury during the Silver…
SAN ANTONIO – For players like Becky Hammon, Katie Douglas, Tamika Catchings, Sue Bird, Swin Cash and Penny Taylor, all who have been WNBA All-Stars several times, receiving the honor to play amongst the league’s…
Former Colorado and University of Tulsa head coach Kathy McConnell-Miller will join interim head coach Teresa Edwards on the Tulsa Shock bench as an assistant for the remainder of the season the team announced today.…
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey during the Dallas Regional talking about bracketing on March 27. The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee publicly reprimanded two I Division head coaches for violating tournament policy during the 2011…
Games against Tennessee and Connecticut plus hosting the 2011 Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament highlight the Baylor women’s basketball team’s 2011-12 non-conference schedule. “We are excited about the challenges that our non-conference games present,†said…
UPDATE: Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) won for Best WNBA Player; Maya Moore (Connecticut) won for Best College Female Athlete. Last year Taurasi and Moore won the same awards. ESPN is set to officially announce nominees for 2011…
Pearl Moore, Vicky Bullett, Val Ackerman, Muffet McGraw, Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Lometa Odom. Photo: Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Bios of inductees The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2011 on Saturday evening…
Hiring of nonwhite coaches in women’s college basketball has declined according to a study released by the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA) group. The report “’Scoring the Hire:’ A Hiring Report Card for NCAA Division…
Odyssey Sims (Steven Maikoski/USA Basketball) After three days of trials at the at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, USA Basketball chose 14 finalists from among 35 of the nation’s top collegians…
Old Dominion Press Release After a month of contentious negotiations with athletic director Wood Selig regarding renewing her contract, Old Dominion head coach Wendy Larry is stepping down. She will remain at the school assisting…
Attendance leaders by Division Overall attendance for NCAA women’s basketball surpassed 11 million for the fourth straight year. Fans totaled 11,159,837 falling just short of the 11,160,293 mark set in 2008-09 according to data released…
Trials for the 2011 USA Women’s U19 World Championship Team are set for May 22-25 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Invitations to the trials were issued by the USA Basketball…
22 USA Women’s National Team Members Set To Attend May 10-12 Training Camp In Las Vegas From USA Basketball: Twenty-two members of the 2009-12 USA Basketball Women’s National Team, including all 12 who aided the…
Over 1,100 Baylor fans attended the team’s end of the season Lady Bear Appreciation Banquet, sponsored by the Tip Off Club Thursday night in Waco. School officials addressed the audience and players were honored. Among…
Assistant basketball coaches in collegiate athletic programs around the country are set to converge in Chicago in two weeks for a professional development conference. Last year’s event held in Atlanta received rave reviews from coaches…
As expected Connecticut senior Maya Moore went first in the 2011 WNBA draft held Monday, picked by the Minnesota Lynx. Elizabeth Cambage, a 19 year-old 6-8 center from Australia, was the second pick and is…
Connecticut’s Maya Moore won her second John R. Wooden Award Friday night in Los Angeles. The winner of the honor for the best women’s college player of the year was decided by the media who…
ESPN aired all 63 games of the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship during the month of March and the beginning of April. Statement from ESPN on viewership for the 2011 NCAA DI tournament:…
