The 33-player 2014-16 USA Basketball Women’s National Team pool was announced today. It includes 14 Olympic and/or FIBA World Championship gold medalists. The pool will supply payers for the 2014 USA World Championship Team and,…
Prior to their American Athletic Conference game against the Houston Cougars, the University of Connecticut faithful saw five of the nine players on scholarship for the Huskies receive honors from USA Basketball for gold medal…
[display_podcast] What a difference a year makes! When Holly Warlick, the head coach at Tennessee, was last on Dishin & Swishin, she was entering her first year as the official head coach: the team was…
It takes a certain amount of ego to be a superstar. A player has to know that when a shot is missed, the next one is going to go in. If the pass is…
[display_podcast] The WNBA season is in the books and NCAA teams are practicing for the upcoming season. With the lull in the action, it seemed like a great time this week to catch up with…
[display_podcast] DeLisha Milton-Jones is one of the greatest players in the history of women’s basketball, destined for the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and perhaps the Naismith Hall of Fame. A pretty bold statement, but…
We have known the inevitable, that the Seattle Storm’s season would eventually end and with it, the end of Tina Thompson’s legendary career. The tributes have been many, the amazing statistics repeated again and again.…
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…
[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…
From USA Basketball: Box Score Additional Quotes Game Photo Gallery Medal Stand Photo Gallery USA Cumulative Statistics July 15, 2013 • Kazan, Russia Behind an outstanding defensive performance, the 2013 USA Basketball Women’s World University…
[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…
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. /…
The NCAA hired Val Ackerman, the founding president of the WNBA, as a consultant to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the current state of intercollegiate women’s basketball. Ackerman’s main task is to deliver a strategic…
[display_podcast] The air is getting colder, the leaves are changing color and the WNBA regular season is coming to a close. All sure signs that the women’s college basketball season is coming up fast! The…
The WNBA honored the women of Team USA and handed out two scholarships at its seventh annual “Inspiring Women” luncheon at Chelsea Piers in New York City. ESPN anchor Cindy Brunson emceed the event and…
In February Nike unveiled 2012 jerseys for USA Basketball and featured Indiana Fever player and senior national team member Tamika Catchings in their marketing. However, if fans want to buy a women’s replica jersey they…
[display_podcast] Do you remember taking the SAT exams when you were getting ready for college? There was that section of analogy questions that everybody hated. Here is one of those for you. As beach volleyball…
On Thursday, August 16, USA Basketball’s women’s national team and Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma met with the press to discuss his experiences with the gold-medal-winning Olympic team. Here is a transcript of most of…
[display_podcast] I’m so psyched for the return of the WNBA this week that we are not even going to wait until Thursday for this week’s Dishin & Swishin podcast! The roundtable is back this week!…
From USA Basketball Geno Auriemma (head coach, USA and University of Connecticut) On the game: You know, you go into every game thinking that there’s going to be some things that you have to do, and…
Photo Gallery || Box Score || Additional Quotes The U.S. capped a perfect run in the Olympics with an 86-50 win over France in the gold medal game Saturday. Both teams came into the game undefeated in the…
The U.S. overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Australia 86-73 in the semifinals of the 2012 London Games. The Americans seek to win their fifth straight gold medal after extending their Olympic winning streak to…
The U.S. (6-0) faces longtime foe Australia (5-1) in the semifinals of the 2012 London Games as the Americans seeks to win their fifth straight gold medal. The U.S. is riding a 39-0 winning streak…
The first semifinal for women’s basketball in the 2012 Olympics is set. After defeating their opponents in the quarterfinals, Australia and the U.S. will face each other Thursday at noon EDT. Overall, the Opals are…
Trailing 28-26 after the first quarter, the U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team's (4-0) shooting warmed up and its defense buckled down to help push the U.S. to an 88-61 win over Czech Republic (1-3) in…
