@WBBDaily Morning Edition  February 22nd 2024

Audi Crooks shows remarkable growth at Iowa State as minutes continue to increase | The Gazette

Iowa State women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly said early in the season he thought freshman Audi Crooks might be a 15-20 minutes-a-game type of player. Crooks changed his mind rather quickly, though, and now she’s routinely inching into the 30-plus minutes range while largely avoiding foul trouble and fatigue.

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UConn's title hopes may rest on Paige Bueckers taking even bigger role: 'She's got a lot on her shoulders' - CBSSports.com

Both Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley feel Bueckers should be more aggressive offensively

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NCAA Women's Bracketology - 2024 women's college basketball projections

The selection committee revealed its top 16 Thursday. Upsets quickly shook it up. Syracuse and Gonzaga replaced Louisville and Indiana as 4-seeds.

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Brittney Griner honored by Baylor University

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Michigan's inability to finish winnable games puts it on outside looking in

The Michigan women's basketball team has struggled to finish games it should, putting itself on the cusp of the bubble and NCAA Tournament.

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Thibault-DuDonis, carrying on the family business, has Fairfield on a 20-game winning streak | AP News

Fairfield coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis had trouble sleeping as a child, so she would often get up and go downstairs to sit with her dad, now-former NBA assistant and WNBA head coach Mike Thibault, who seemed to be always awake and breaking down game film.

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After Caitlin Clark's record-breaking performance, could anybody topple her mark? - Yahoo Sports

Women’s college basketball is in good hands in the coming years, but matching Clark's scoring record is going to be a tall order for these young stars.

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