by admin | Jan 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Mississippi State women’s basketball forward Rickea Jackson, the SEC’s leading scorer this season, plans to enter the transfer portal, she announced in a social media post Monday. “First and foremost, I would like to say that my time in Starkville...
by admin | Jan 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Kansas State center and WNBA prospect Ayoka Lee scored 61 points in a win over the Oklahoma Sooners Sunday, breaking the all-time single-game record for points scored in a Division 1 women’s game in NCAA history. Lee scored 61 points on 23-30 shooting in 35 minutes of...
by admin | Jan 24, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Longtime WNBA head coach Pokey Chatman is back in the league, this time as an assistant. Chatman was hired, along with former WNBA player Ebony Hoffman, by Seattle Storm head coach Noelle Quinn, it was announced Friday. “I’m very excited to add Pokey and...
by admin | Jan 24, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
When Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer got word Friday afternoon that Vanessa Nygaard is expected to be named the Phoenix Mercury’s new head coach, she was elated. It’s been 24 years since the perpetually upbeat Nygaard played for the Cardinal, but VanDerveer...
by admin | Jan 23, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Abby Roque who will become the first Native American woman to represent the U.S. in ice hockey at the Olympics. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to to two WHOU broadcasters who made fun of high school...
by admin | Jan 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Having a nuanced stance on an issue shouldn’t seem radical, though in the dominant “take culture” it often seems like it is. For example, this writer’s feelings on Becky Hammon recently leaving the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach to...
by admin | Jan 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
New Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon and fellow former WNBA players DeLisha Milton-Jones and Penny Taylor are among 12 finalists for induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday. All three are being nominated as players. Read...
by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Two-time WNBA champion Sylvia Fowles will return for her 15th WNBA season in 2022, she announced on Instagram late Wednesday. She captioned the post, “home,” with graphics indicating the unrestricted free agent would re-sign with the Minnesota Lynx....
by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley will be part of the selection committee for the U.S. women’s basketball team for upcoming competitions this year, including the FIBA World Cup in September. Staley, coach of the national team for the last Olympic cycle, led the...
by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Two broadcasters in Maine have been terminated, according to a statement posted on the WHOU Facebook page, after calling female high school basketball players overweight and laughing about it. Radio station owner Fred Grant told CNN the two broadcasters involved are...
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