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PHOENIX MERCURY NAME KRISTI TOLIVER ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH - Phoenix Mercury

PHOENIX – The Phoenix Mercury today announced two-time WNBA Champion and three-time WNBA All-Star Kristi Toliver as associate head coach. Toliver, the first active player in WNBA history to have served as an assistant coach in the NBA, brings more than a decade of playing and coaching experience to the Mercury. Toliver joins the Mercury […]

NCAA WBB

South Carolina WBB basketball overcomes growing pains vs UNC | The State

Can Kara Lawson Build Duke’s Next Basketball Powerhouse? - The Ringer

The former WNBA All-Star left an assistant coaching gig with the Boston Celtics for the chance to run the Duke women’s basketball program. Four seasons in, Lawson is working to establish the kind of sustainable greatness that Coach K cultivated on the men’s side. "If you build it right," she says, "you’ll never build again."

Gophers women's basketball — early impressions entering a tough matchup

Gophers coach Dawn Plitzuweit has the team playing better defense, but depth could be a problem entering Saturday's game against Drake and beyond.

Georgia Woolley makes an impact even as shots don’t fall: ‘We expect complete 100% effort. Georgia gave us that’ - syracuse.com

Woolley is shooting 21.4% from the field over the last two outings, but the junior guard is still making an impact on the court.

Purdue women's basketball freshmen Jones and Stevenson game ready

Here's are two keys to why Purdue women's basketball freshmen Mary Ashley Stevenson and Rashunda Jones are off to strong starts to their careers.

'We're made of the right stuff': UNC women's basketball learning amid three-game losing skid -

“I told them, ‘Win or lose, this doesn’t define you,” head coach Courtney Banghart said. “‘It shows you what you’re made of, and you guys were made of the right stuff.’”

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Women’s basketball is finding its place in pop culture

In a matter of less than three weeks, two female basketball players made appearances on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.”

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WNBA legends Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus headline WBHOF 2024 class

WNBA legends Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus headline the 2024 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class. Cheyney State honored with Trailblazer Award.