Though Skylar Diggins reps Tulsa now, her life-long home of South Bend, IN, will never be too far in her rearview. Skylar Diggins: I grew up in South Bend, IN. Because Notre Dame is right there, South Bend is a big football town. But Indiana is also a huge basketball state where people . . . Read More
Hearing what Brittney Griner said about how being gay allegedly made Baylor coach Kim Mulkey ask her to keep it a secret so recruiting and perception would not be impacted caused me to wonder something: What is the current attitude in the WNBA about this? Do coaches worry about how gay and straight. . . Read More
A pair of UConn recruiting targets from the Class of 2015 headline in the list of 135 players who have accepted invitations to try out for the U.S. U-16 national team later this month.Katie Lou Samuelson, a 6-foot-3 forward out of Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, Calif., and Asia Durr, a 5-foot-11 guar. . . Read More
Seven players from the Southeastern Conference accepted invitations to the United States tryouts for FIBA U19 World Championships; 34 athletes were invited.In the end, only Bashara Graves of Tennessee and incoming freshman Linna Harper of Kentucky made the cut from the conference. The. . . Read More
Just as it was in the U19 USA Basketball team (see post below this one), UConn is represented on the World University Games team under the direction of USA Basketball.At the same time as the U19 trials, the World University Games team was assembled at Colorado Springs.That team will. . . Read More
It has not been the best of times for former first-round draft picks of the Connecticut Sun.The WNBA franchise had three first-round picks in the 2008 and 2009 and all three players have been waived during training camp.Former UConn guard Ketia Swanier, the 12th overall pick in the 2008 draft, was. . . Read More
Former St. Bonaventure guard Jessica Jenkins is now playing for Keflavik in the top league in Iceland. Swish Appeal had a chance to catch up with her and learn a little bit more about what life is like for a women's basketball player overseas. . . . Read More
The New York Liberty took over the game in the third quarter and beat the Connecticut Sun 78-67. New York committed 21 turnovers, but shot 51.6% from the field. The Liberty were led by 14 points from Cappie Pondexter, while rookie post Kelsey Bone added 12 points and six rebounds off. . . Read More
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