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A’ja Wilson named 2015 USA Basketball Female Athlete Of The Year

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…

Dishin & Swishin 11/12/15 Podcast: UConn or the field? The Roundtable looks at the NCAA season

Dishin & Swishin 11/12/15 Podcast: UConn or the field? The Roundtable looks at the NCAA season

[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). This weekend the NCAA women’s basketball season tips off. So Dishin & Swishin…

Dishin & Swishin 10/29/15 Podcast: Dawn Staley readies South Carolina for a championship run

Dishin & Swishin 10/29/15 Podcast: Dawn Staley readies South Carolina for a championship run

[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). Welcome to college basketball season! On the heels of coming very close to…

Dishin & Swishin 10/22/15 Podcast: Is the Minnesota Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve the best WNBA coach ever?

Dishin & Swishin 10/22/15 Podcast: Is the Minnesota Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve the best WNBA coach ever?

[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). Congratulations to the Minnesota Lynx, the 2015 WNBA champions! It is a pleasure…

Dishin & Swishin 10/01/15 Podcast: Previewing the WNBA finals with Mike Thibault & Brian Agler

Dishin & Swishin 10/01/15 Podcast: Previewing the WNBA finals with Mike Thibault & Brian Agler

[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). When the WNBA season tipped off at the beginning of June, many people…

USA Women’s National Team to go on European exhibition tour

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…

Brittney Griner suspended for start of USA Basketball training camp

From USA Basketball: USA Basketball today announced that Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), who pled guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct and entered a diversion program, will be suspended for 20 percent of the next USA Basketball…

USA Basketball to conduct youth camps for girls in 7th to 12th grades in California and North Carolina

USA Basketball will conduct two Youth Development Regional Skills Camps open to girls basketball players in 7th-12th grades this October. The West regional will take place from Oct. 17-18 at Jamtown in Oakland, California. Registration/Details…

Dishin & Swishin 07/29/15 Podcast: With Big Syl, the pressure is on the Lynx, and Maya Moore would not have it any other way

Dishin & Swishin 07/29/15 Podcast: With Big Syl, the pressure is on the Lynx, and Maya Moore would not have it any other way

[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…

Dishin & Swishin 7/24/15 Podcast: Perseverance rewarded, Jacki Gemelos joins the Chicago Sky

Dishin & Swishin 7/24/15 Podcast: Perseverance rewarded, Jacki Gemelos joins the Chicago Sky

[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). On June 17, Twitter erupted with congratulatory tweets for a 26-year old rookie…

Social media recap: Canada beats USA for Pan Am Games gold, 81-73

Social media recap: Canada beats USA for Pan Am Games gold, 81-73

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USA defeats Canada, 82-63, to capture gold at World University Games

USA defeats Canada, 82-63, to capture gold at World University Games

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…

Pan Am Games begin, Natalie Achonwa and several college stars to participate

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…

2015 USA Basketball Women’s World University Games team announced

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…

2015 USA U19 World Championship team announced

USA Basketball announced the 2015 USA U19 World Championship team. The USA squad is on a quest to capture a sixth-consecutive gold medal at the U19 Worlds, will compete in the 2015 FIBA U19 World…

Dishin & Swishin 5/14/15 Podcast: Mechelle Voepel on the issues surrounding the WNBA season

Dishin & Swishin 5/14/15 Podcast: Mechelle Voepel on the issues surrounding the WNBA season

[display_podcast] A big part of what makes an enjoyable podcast is the feeling that you are just listening in on a conversation between two people shooting the breeze. That is what you get this week…

Maya Moore honored as 2014 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year

Release from USA Basketball: Following a summer in which she helped lead USA Basketball to the 2014 FIBA World Championship gold medal and was named MVP of the tournament along the way, Maya Moore (Minnesota…

Dishin & Swishin 12/04/14 Podcast: With five Sweet Sixteen visits in seven years, Louisville Jeff Walz will settle for nothing less than a championship

Dishin & Swishin 12/04/14 Podcast: With five Sweet Sixteen visits in seven years, Louisville Jeff Walz will settle for nothing less than a championship

[display_podcast] In this week’s podcast, Jeff Walz commented that at Louisville, he does not worry about winning conference championships, he worries about national championships. Think about that for a second. This is a head coach…

Dishin & Swishin 11/05/14 Podcast: Coming off a record-breaking season, Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw gets ready to do it again

Dishin & Swishin 11/05/14 Podcast: Coming off a record-breaking season, Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw gets ready to do it again

[display_podcast] Coach Muffet McGraw and her 2014-15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish kick off their year with a preseason contest tonight versus Ferris State. What better way to get ready for it than a special Wednesday…

Dishin & Swishin 10/23/14 Video & Podcast: Geno Auriemma on USA Basketball & coming back to UConn, Carol Callan on all things USA Basketball

Dishin & Swishin 10/23/14 Video & Podcast: Geno Auriemma on USA Basketball & coming back to UConn, Carol Callan on all things USA Basketball

We have a great podcast for you today, with special guest Carol Callan, women’s national team director for USA Basketball. First, we want you to watch the video above. Captured on the first day of…

Dishin & Swishin 10/09/14 Podcast: Tamika Catchings on the Fever, USA Basketball & retirement; Jenny Boucek learning from the Mavericks

Dishin & Swishin 10/09/14 Podcast: Tamika Catchings on the Fever, USA Basketball & retirement; Jenny Boucek learning from the Mavericks

[display_podcast] We have a podcast for you this week that we know you are going to enjoy! Two interviews with two people making headlines in the women’s basketball world. First, it is always a pleasure…

Undefeated USA claims FIBA World Championship gold with 77-64 win over Spain

Undefeated USA claims FIBA World Championship gold with 77-64 win over Spain

Congratulations to @USAbasketball, the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women Champions! #Turkey2014 pic.twitter.com/1735TC9wkX — FIBA (@FIBA) October 5, 2014 Box Score From USA Basketball: The 2014 USA Basketball Women’s World Championship Team (6-0) rolled through…

Dishin & Swishin 10/02/14 Podcast: Stefanie Dolson on USA Basketball, the WNBA, UConn and Spartak

Dishin & Swishin 10/02/14 Podcast: Stefanie Dolson on USA Basketball, the WNBA, UConn and Spartak

Eiffel Tower selfie! #americaninparis #usabwnt @SkyDigg4 @bigmamastef @MooreMaya @seimoneaugustus @FIBA pic.twitter.com/rG92brft5C — USA Basketball (@usabasketball) September 17, 2014 [display_podcast] Stefanie Dolson was a freshman the year Dishin & Swishin host David Siegel started covering the…

USA wraps up preliminary play with record-setting 119-44 rout of Angola

USA wraps up preliminary play with record-setting 119-44 rout of Angola

From USA Basketball: Box Score Additional Quotes Photo Gallery Complete Schedule & Results The 2014 USA Basketball Women’s World Championship Team (3-0) completely overpowered Angola (0-3) for a record-setting 119-44 win to wrap up preliminary…

2014 FIBA World Championship Day 2: USA holds off Serbia, 94-74, in hard fought victory

2014 FIBA World Championship Day 2: USA holds off Serbia, 94-74, in hard fought victory

Box Score Additional Quotes Photo Gallery Complete Schedule & Results The 2014 USA Basketball Women’s World Championship Team (2-0) fought off a resilient Serbia (1-1) team that was within six points at the start of…

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