by admin | Apr 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
W.N.B.A. teams covet versatile, two-way play, and scores of players in the N.C.A.A. women’s basketball tournament displayed the skill, basketball I.Q. and strength to thrive in the professional ranks on both ends of the floor. Several players who hope to be picked in...
by admin | Apr 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Arella Guirantes has seemed destined for the W.N.B.A. ever since she stood 4 feet 7 inches tall as a fifth-grader on the varsity team in summer league at Bellport High School on Long Island. Her basketball skills have always been steps ahead of her peers’, and her...
by admin | Apr 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When Awak Kuier was growing up in Finland, she would watch highlights of Candace Parker on YouTube. Kuier loved Parker’s versatility – her ability to handle the ball, run the floor, post up, shoot from 3, even dunk. As an aspiring hooper since she was 11 who couldn’t...
by admin | Apr 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Natasha Mack already knows she’s going to cry when she hears her name called in Thursday night’s WNBA Draft. It will be a dream come true for the girl who wrote in the third grade: “I want to be a famous basketball player.” Read More
by admin | Apr 13, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
A former student is suing the University of Evansville, alleging she was sexually assaulted by former men’s basketball coach Walter McCarty and that the school failed to provide a safe environment. The Title IX lawsuit was filed Monday. In it, the former...
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Freshman point guards dominated the storylines around the 2021 NCAA basketball tournaments. On the men’s side, Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs hit one of the most memorable shots in March Madness history, banking in a 3-pointer from just across midcourt to beat UCLA...
by admin | Apr 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
While we do not have an official start date for the new WNBA season, it is around the corner. The league is celebrating its 25th anniversary this season, and it unveiled new jerseys to commemorate the occasion on Thursday. Read More
by admin | Apr 9, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Adia Barnes came one basket away from leading the Arizona women’s basketball team to the national championship. Would she take on being the coach of the school’s men’s basketball team as her next challenge? Read More
by admin | Apr 8, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Monmouth will turn to someone with experience rebuilding programs in the Big Ten and Big East in an effort to revive its dormant women’s basketball program. Ginny Boggess, an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Penn State, has been tabbed by the school as...
by admin | Apr 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Also at hand are questions about loosening transfer rules and a review of gender equity between men’s and women’s sports that was forced by the visible differences between the two basketball tournaments in coronavirus testing, weight rooms and other arrangements. Read...
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