FIBA announced the draws for the Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournaments on Friday. Seven teams have already qualified for Rio 2016. The U.S. secured its place as winner of the 2014 FIBA Women’s World Championship. Host country…
The Australian Opals announced the list of 27 players who will participate in Olympic training camps this spring and summer. Marianna Tolo returns to the Opals after suffering a knee injury in the 2015 WNBA…
STORRS, Conn. – Sixteen of the best players in the world convened at the current mecca of women’s college basketball, Storrs, Conn., for the first training camp of this Olympic year. They came from all…
The official draws for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men and Women to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games took place at the House of Basketball, FIBA’s Headquarters in Switzerland on Tuesday evening. Twelve…
Finalists for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team include: Seimone Augustus (Minnesota Lynx) Sue Bird (Seattle Storm) Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever) Tina Charles (New York Liberty) Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky) Skylar Diggins (Dallas Wings) Stefanie…
The ownership group of the WNBL’s Melbourne Boomers, the  Bulleen-Templestowe Basketball Club (BTBC), plans to sell the team’s franchise license before the 2016-17 WNBL season. “The Deakin Melbourne Boomers is now a large operation and…
Since December, fans of Candace Parker have had a chance to see the WNBA star and former Tennessee All-American on the screen as an analyst for Southeastern Conference games. In addition, after the 2015 WNBA…
In recognition of her spectacular, MVP performance at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship in Russia this past summer, A’ja Wilson (South Carolina/Hopkins, S.C.) today was named the 2015 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the…
[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). Taj McWilliams-Franklin has played basketball for twenty-five franchises, in twelve countries, over twenty-one…
Photo gallery From FIBA: Senegal outplayed Cameroon in Saturday’s Final to win AfroBasket Women 2015 and qualify for the 2016 Olympics. The Senegalese ended Cameroon’s unbeaten run in their capital city of Yaounde with a…
USA Basketball announced that 11 USA Women’s National Team athletes will participate in a training camp in Spain, and compete in four exhibition games in Spain, Italy and Czech Republic from Oct. 2-10, 2015. The…
Japan defeated China 85-50 to win the 2015 FIBA Asia Women’s Championship. The victory gives Japan and automatic bid to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Seattle Storm center Ramu Tokashiki was named the tournament’s MVP…
From Basketball Australia: Veterans Suzy Batkovic and Laura Hodges helped the Australian Opals to an 80-63 victory in Game 2 of the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship and qualify Australia for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Eleven…
The Canadian national team punched their ticket for the Rio 2016 Olympics, winning the 2015 FIBA Americas Women’s Championship. Canada beat Cuba 82-66 in Edmonton, Alberta. Tournament All-Stars: Kia Nurse (Canada) Tamara Tatham (Canada) Clenia Noblet…
Announcement from FIBA: Brazil’s women’s and men’s national teams will compete in the Olympic Basketball Tournament at the 2016 Rio Games after FIBA’s Central Board decided to grant them automatic places at its meeting in…
Update: El Nuevo DÃa reported on August 10 that the federation decided not to prevent Cortijo for playing in the WNBA. The organization’s members unanimously voted to release her from her obligations with the national…
[display_podcast] What a week to be Maya Moore! First, she drops 30 points in the All-Star game including eight in a row to lead the West to victory, earning Most Valuable Player. Follow that with…
Notes || Quotes || USA Photo Gallery The United States earned its sixth consecutive FIBA U19 Women’s World Championship gold after successfully holding off host nation Russia 78-70 in Sunday’s final. South Carolina Gamecocks sophomore A’ja…
Australian Olympian Liz Cambage will not play in the upcoming FIBA Oceania Championships because the team dropped her after she chose to attend a music festival instead of showing up for camp on time. She…
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Additional Quotes Box Scores Photo Gallery: Gold Medal Game Photo Gallery: Medal Ceremony With a gold medal on the line, the USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team (6-0) took a three-point lead into the…
The Pan American Games begin this weekend with the women’s basketball preliminary round starting next Thursday, July 16. Indiana Fever rookie center Natalie Achonwa will represent her native Canada in the competition. She will leave…
[display_podcast] Finally, the WNBA regular season has arrived! It begins Friday with a slate of five games so sign up for WNBA Live Access (still one of the best deals out there) to watch the…
[display_podcast] Last night the Los Angeles Sparks opened their 2015 WNBA schedule with a preseason victory over the Chicago Sky at Mohegan Sun Arena, 76-67. The game marked the Brian Agler’s debut as the Sparks’…
The 12-member roster for the 2015 USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team is set following three days of trials that featured 51 athletes at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Jordin Canada (UCLA/Los…
