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Kentucky head coach Kyra Elzy is the 2021 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year

From the WBCA: First-year University of Kentucky head coach Kyra Elzy is the 2021 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. The award honors…

Final Four Field Set: UConn, Arizona, South Carolina, Stanford

Final Four Field Set: UConn, Arizona, South Carolina, Stanford

Interactive Bracket || Regional All-Tournament Teams || Final Four Schedule After a missed season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Final Four is back, the finale to a tournament held entirely in the San Antonio…

Sweet 16 Matchups and Schedule Set

Sweet 16 Matchups and Schedule Set

Times ET Saturday, March 27 1:00 PM, #5 Iowa vs. #1 UConn – River Walk Region, ABC 3:00 PM, #6 Michigan vs. #2 Baylor – River Walk Region, ABC 6:00 PM, #4 Indiana vs. #1…

2021 NCAA Tournament: First Round Results

2021 NCAA Tournament: First Round Results

NCAA Tournament First Round, Day One Results #5 Iowa 87, #12 Central Mich. 72 [River Walk Region] #8 Oklahoma St. 84, #9 Wake Forest 61 [Alamo Region] #4 Kentucky 71, #13 Idaho St. 63 [River…

Oregon takes media attention from viral video in stride, now it’s time for basketball: “That’s why we’re here.”

Oregon takes media attention from viral video in stride, now it’s time for basketball: “That’s why we’re here.”

After media frenzy, Ducks are focused on South Dakota Ramping up to gameday. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/UrvOFxYjms — Oregon Women’s Basketball (@OregonWBB) March 20, 2021 Usually, the days leading up to the first day of the NCAA…

USA Basketball Women’s National Team to Conduct Minicamp in San Antonio Ahead of NCAA Final Four

USA Basketball Women’s National Team to Conduct Minicamp in San Antonio Ahead of NCAA Final Four

Release from USA Basketball: Sixteen members of the 2021 USA Basketball Women’s National Team are expected to attend the USA’s second minicamp of the year from March 30-April 2 in San Antonio, Texas. The 16…

NCAA Notebook: Administrators Talk to Media, the Numbers, Practices Underway, $27 Million for San Antonio and Unequal Conditions Cause a Storm

NCAA Notebook: Administrators Talk to Media, the Numbers, Practices Underway, $27 Million for San Antonio and Unequal Conditions Cause a Storm

The teams are in San Antonio. Pre-game practices are underway. Team press conferences are in progress. And at this point, not one program has been dropped out of the field of 64 due to Covid-19.…

Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale retires after 25 seasons

Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale retires after 25 seasons

Legendary coach Sherri Coale retires "Being the head coach at the University of Oklahoma has been the ????????? ?? ?? ????????."https://t.co/On9P3YvXQn pic.twitter.com/UjI245TkNY — Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_WBBall) March 17, 2021 After a career as a high…

“Extremely tough” to decide seeding for the 2021 NCAA Tournament

“Extremely tough” to decide seeding for the 2021 NCAA Tournament

Auto-qualifiers || At-large Selections || Downloadable Bracket || Interactive Bracket || NCAA Tournament Contingency and Team Replacement Plan In a challenging season that came on the heels of the cancelation of last year’s NCAA Tournament,…

WBCA announces 2021 ‘So You Want To Be A Coach’ Class

WBCA announces 2021 ‘So You Want To Be A Coach’ Class

The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, in partnership with WeCOACH, announced the class for the 18th “So You Want To Be A Coach” program. The objectives of the “So” program are to increase the understanding and…

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma tested positive for COVID-19

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma tested positive for COVID-19

Release from UConn: UConn head women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, March 14. The Hall of Famer is isolating at his home and is not experiencing any symptoms. Contact tracing…

2021 NCAA DI women’s basketball conference tournament champions

2021 NCAA DI women’s basketball conference tournament champions

2021 Division I Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament Contingency and Team Replacement Plan || NCAA Scoreboard Conference Champion (NCAA Tournament Auto-bid) America East Stony Brook American Athletic South Florida Atlantic 10 VCU ACC NC State…

The WNBA to celebrate 25th year with commemorative uniforms, a new logo, plus several events and initiatives

The WNBA to celebrate 25th year with commemorative uniforms, a new logo, plus several events and initiatives

In celebration of its 25th season, the WNBA announced a new campaign, Count It, and a commemorative logo. New Wilson Game Ball “As we look to celebrate the first 25 years of the league, we…

Stanford runs past UCLA 75-55 to win Pac-12 Tournament for the 14th time

Stanford runs past UCLA 75-55 to win Pac-12 Tournament for the 14th time

Photos: Pac-12 Conference Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament Quarterfinal: Stanford 92, USC 53 Semifinal: Stanford 79, Oregon State 45 Final: Stanford 75, UCLA 55 Team Comparison Stats || Video Highlights With a 75-55 win over…

The 2021 Naismith Trophy Women’s Player of the Year Semifinalists

The 2021 Naismith Trophy Women’s Player of the Year Semifinalists

The semifinalists for the 2021 Naismith Trophy for Women’s Player of the Year include 11 players. Four finalists will be named on March 19, 2021. The winner will be announced on April 3, 2021. FIRST…

Finalists for the 2021 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced the five finalists for the 2021 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award. The honor recognizes the top point guards in NCAA Division I college women’s basketball. Aari McDonald (Arizona) Didi Richards (Baylor) Paige Bueckers…

No. 4 Stanford closes out regular season with 72-33 Senior Day win over Cal

No. 4 Stanford closes out regular season with 72-33 Senior Day win over Cal

Stanford heads into the Pac-12 Tournament as the No. 1 seed. Nothing but smiles…. With maybe a few tears ?#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/cMmEkWorlk — Stanford Women’s Basketball (@StanfordWBB) March 1, 2021 Team Comparison Stats No. 4 Stanford…

WNBA approves sale of Atlanta Dream to real estate executive Larry Gottesdiener, former player Renee Montgomery part of ownership group

WNBA approves sale of Atlanta Dream to real estate executive Larry Gottesdiener, former player Renee Montgomery part of ownership group

Chairman of Northland Larry Gottesdiener leads three-member ownership group of Atlanta Dream A little over a month after reports surfaced of an impending sale, the WNBA announced that the Atlanta Dream has new ownership. Real…

NCAA announces contingency and team replacement plans for the 2021 tournament

NCAA announces contingency and team replacement plans for the 2021 tournament

The NCAA announced contingency plans for the upcoming championship, providing guidelines for teams that do not meet medical protocols and cannot participate in the tournament. This year’s tournament will feature 64 teams competing from March…

No. 4 Stanford tops No. 9 Arizona 62-48, wins first Pac-12 regular-season title in seven years

No. 4 Stanford tops No. 9 Arizona 62-48, wins first Pac-12 regular-season title in seven years

Stanford wins its first Pac-12 regular-season title in seven years Pac-12 Champs ??#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/bC1XJLWGuh — Stanford Athletics (@GoStanford) February 23, 2021 Team Comparison Stats With a hard-fought 62-48 win over No. 9 Arizona (15-3, 13-3…

New Mystics forward Erica McCall primed and ready for her fifth season in the WNBA

New Mystics forward Erica McCall primed and ready for her fifth season in the WNBA

Erica McCall looks ahead to the 2021 WNBA season View this post on Instagram A post shared by Erica McCall (@birdstheword_24) With the 2021 WNBA season on the horizon and a year filled with uncertainty,…

No. 6 Stanford crushes Arizona State, 80-41, extends longest Pac-12 winning streak

No. 6 Stanford crushes Arizona State, 80-41, extends longest Pac-12 winning streak

Stanford dominates Arizona State Notes || Team Comparison Stats With a dominant effort on both ends of the floor, No 6. Stanford (20-2, 17-2 Pac-12) cruised past Arizona State 80-41 Friday night at Maples Pavilion.…

NCAA to allow up to 17% capacity at the Alamodome for Sweet 16 and Final Four; ABC to carry some tournament games

NCAA to allow up to 17% capacity at the Alamodome for Sweet 16 and Final Four; ABC to carry some tournament games

The NCAA will allow fan attendance of 17% capacity at San Antonio’s Alamodome for this season’s Sweet 16 and Final Four. Fans will be required to wear masks and practice physical distancing. The capacity of…

UConn, South Carolina, Stanford and Louisville are No. 1 seeds in the NCAA’s first 2021 top-16 reveal

UConn, South Carolina, Stanford and Louisville are No. 1 seeds in the NCAA’s first 2021 top-16 reveal

UConn, South Carolina, Stanford, and Louisville are top seeds in the NCAA’s first top-16 reveal, a prediction of how the top teams would fare in the 2021 championship bracket if the season ended today. Texas…

Sale of the Las Vegas Aces from MGM Resorts International to Mark Davis approved

Sale of the Las Vegas Aces from MGM Resorts International to Mark Davis approved

The WNBA and NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the Las Vegas Aces from MGM Resorts International to Mark Davis. The franchise announced that the team would have a new owner on…

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