by admin | Dec 15, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The Indiana Fever will have first dibs on selecting a player out of what could be one of the best classes ever when the 2024 WNBA Draft goes down in April. Indiana, which had the best odds, won the top pick in the draft lottery Sunday for the second straight year....
by admin | Dec 14, 2023 | Representation, SEW
At 4:52 p.m. Sunday, the air was palpable in Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Soon, the Indiana Fever would know if they would receive a potential franchise-altering pick. The Fever, hosting a watch party with fans, were waiting to see if they would be the winner of the WNBA...
by admin | Dec 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW
StubHub released its metrics for women’s sporting event ticket sales in 2023 on Thursday, with both the WNBA and NWSL seeing major increases in sales. Both saw a 2x boost in league sales on StubHub. The NWSL had a 101% increase in league ticket sales over last season,...
by admin | Dec 11, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Napheesa Collier is entering her prime as a WNBA star and a voice of women’s basketball. After a season away from her Minnesota Lynx in 2022 following the birth of her first child, Collier returned in 2023 and made the All-WNBA First Team for the first time in her...
by admin | Dec 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW
On the one-year anniversary of Brittney Griner’s release from Russian custody, ESPN published a lengthy, detailed story on the WNBA star’s arrest, her time in prison and the efforts to bring her home. Griner, a nine-time all-Star with the Phoenix Mercury,...
by admin | Dec 8, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The course of a franchise could be changed forever with one pick. On Sunday, December 10, the WNBA will host the 2024 WNBA Draft Lottery. The 30-minute segment will air on ESPN at 4:30 p.m. ET between the last two games of the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase....
by admin | Dec 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Almost everywhere Caitlin Clark plays, fans flock to the arena to see her. Clark’s scoring ability and flashy but easy playing style draw crowds to women’s basketball games across the country. And sometimes, those crowds contain recognizable faces. Read...
by admin | Dec 5, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Veteran WNBA guard Kristi Toliver has been named associate head coach of the Phoenix Mercury, the organization announced Friday. She joins the staff of new head coach Nate Tibbetts, who was hired in October after a long career as an NBA assistant coach. Read...
by admin | Dec 4, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
There’sThere’s an urgency about Kara Lawson. You can hear it in the way she speaks, you can see it in the way she moves. Her eyes expand, her shoulders stiffen. When the Duke women’s basketball coach leans forward, you feel the power of her undivided attention. Each...
by admin | Dec 4, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin underwent hip surgery Wednesday to repair a torn labrum, a procedure that will keep the former Maryland standout out four to six months, the team announced Friday. That timeline would put Austin, the third pick of the 2022...
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