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Women's basketball links: Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer reaches 900 wins
by Swish Appeal
posted November 28, 2013 at 6:27pm

A Thanksgiving links post dedicated to one of the best coaches U.S. (men's or women's) basketball has seen. You've probably already heard by now: legendary coach Tara VanDerveer got her 900th win yesterday when the Stanford Cardinal beat the FGCU Eagle...more

Women's basketball games I wish I'd seen on November 27, 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted November 28, 2013 at 6:22pm

James is taking a break for Thanksgiving, but we're going to give him a hand in continuing his column on games he wishes he could have seen. As the guest contributor to James' "games I wish I'd seen column" storystream for the Thanksgiving holiday, I a...more

2014 WNBA draft prospects: Factors that separate successful and unsuccessful prospects
by Swish Appeal
posted November 26, 2013 at 9:21am

Continuing our advance look at the 2014 WNBA Draft, we look at past risk factors for unsuccessful college to pro transitions. For the last few years, a sub-group of us at Swish Appeal of come up with a list of around 10 WNBA prospects to watch during t...more

This week's AP top 25 poll
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 26, 2013 at 9:05am

This week's AP top 25 poll:1. Connecticut2. Duke3. Tennessee4. Louisville5. Notre Dame6. Stanford7. Kentucky8. Msryland9. Baylor10. Nebraska11. North Carolina12. Texas A&M;13. Penn State14. Colorado15. LSU16. Purdue17. South Carolina18. Oklahoma19. Ok...more

Just a few basketball tidbits
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 26, 2013 at 9:00am

Tonight's results:#8 Maryland kept Drexel at bay, 69-63.#17 South Carolina routed USC, 70-50.SMU is 6-0 after slipping by Lamar, 82-79.Full scoreboard.Other news:Baylor's Odyssey Sims is ESPN's player of the week.For Minnesota's Rachel Banham, playing aga...more

TV Alert: Hall of Famers Cynthia Cooper-Dyke vs. Dawn Staley
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 25, 2013 at 9:30pm

Unbelievable. Two of the most dynamic players in women's basketball have only faced each other five times as opponents? And never teamed together? Yeah, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke just turned 50. But her stellar playing career spanned so many decades, it's hard...more

Women's basketball links: Notre Dame's Natalie Achonwa returns, Cal's Gennifer Brandon out indefinitely, Pat Summitt Plaza dedication
by Swish Appeal
posted November 25, 2013 at 9:25pm

10 stories from around the women's basketball world that caught my eye over the weekend. Injuries are a fact of life in basketball and they've unfortunately robbed us of seeing a few of the nation's top seniors at their best (or at all) thus far this s...more

Harvard's Kathy Delaney-Smith reaches milestone
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 25, 2013 at 9:20am

Harvard's defeat of Colgate gave head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith her 500th career win.The season so far:No upsets or other surprising wins today. But it's worth noting that some teams are struggling that we're not used to seeing go through that. By the sam...more

Games I'd wish I'd seen: 23 November 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted November 25, 2013 at 9:13am

What you saw: Texas put up a good fight against Stanford. What you wish you saw? Read further. Today, I don't think I'm going to be seeing any games - my little on-line baseball league has its seasonal draft, which will keep me away from the TV from...more

Upset of the day: UCLA over #10 Oklahoma
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 25, 2013 at 9:06am

A 28-point career high from Antonye Nyingifa and crucial rebounds were the keys to UCLA's upset of #10 Oklahoma, 82-76.#4 Louisville needed an overtime to put away Florida State, 69-59.#23 Georgia slipped by Georgia Tech, 63-56.Other big games:Bowling Gre...more

Big performances, and upside/downside news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 23, 2013 at 8:56pm

Tonight's game results/big performances:Tulane outlasted UNC Wilmington, 55-50, which gave coach Lisa Stockton her 400th win. The Green Wave is also undefeated.Washington State not only won a game, but Tia Presley put up a career-high 37 points in the Cou...more

Catching up on the Houston Cougars
by Swish Appeal
posted November 23, 2013 at 8:47pm

Looking at where the Houston Cougars stand after four games as they prepare to take on the Creighton Bluejays The Cougars have won a basketball game after starting the season with three straight losses. Houston hung with Texas A&M;and lost to Missi...more

Games I'd wish I'd seen: 22 November 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted November 23, 2013 at 8:46pm

Stanford-Texas is on today, but what did we miss yesterday? This has been a very interesting year so far.  My plans at the start of the year were to watch more high school prep basketball; I haven't seen a single high school game all year.  W...more

Tennessee unveils Pat Summitt Plaza
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 23, 2013 at 8:37am

Lots of former and current players, family and friends on hand today for the unveiling of a statue of Pat Summitt, as part of the dedication of Pat Summitt Plaza on the Tennessee campus.Tamika Catchings was one of the players who came to honor the legenda...more

Women's basketball links: Michael Cooper's hire, Debbie Black gets a win against Sheryl Swoopes, and Tara VanDerveer's hall of fame induction
by Swish Appeal
posted November 22, 2013 at 4:00pm

10 links, with 9 actually about basketball and one about Scandal because...Scandal. The big news from yesterday was the Atlanta Dream's hiring of former L.A. Sparks and USC coach Michael Cooper as its new coach to replace Fred Williams. @NateP_SBN Wa...more

What are the characteristics of a successful WNBA wing prospect?
by Swish Appeal
posted November 22, 2013 at 3:56pm

Yesterday we looked briefly at some hard-to-figure examples of past wing prospects in the WNBA draft. Today, we'll get specific about some statistical indicators that might help us figure things out in the future, exceptions notwithstanding. The challe...more

Games I'd wish I'd seen: 21 November 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted November 22, 2013 at 3:54pm

What might be a great game gets buried at 5 pm on Thursday. There was a lot going on yesterday afternoon in women's basketball, at least for an Atlanta Dream fan.  Michael Cooper was named the head coach of the Atlanta Dream, and now all we need i...more

2013-2014 Seattle Storm Offseason Notes
by Swish Appeal
posted November 22, 2013 at 8:49am

The Seattle Storm had its 10th straight playoff appearance in 2013, a league record. Now, with Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson expected to return, how should this team approach the offseason in order to make what could potentially be one last push for a ch...more

Atlanta Dream hires Michael Cooper as head coach
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 22, 2013 at 8:37am

Michael Cooper is the Atlanta Dream's new head coach. ...more

The difficulty of evaluating wing prospects for the WNBA draft with statistics
by Swish Appeal
posted November 22, 2013 at 8:32am

Wings have been by far the toughest position to figure out in past WNBA drafts. As an example of how statistics sometimes fail, we look at four wing prospects from the past who sort of defied their NCAA statistics. Over the past few years that I've bee...more

Summitt sculptor speaks
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 22, 2013 at 8:28am

As Pat Summitt Plaza is ready to be unveiled tomorrow on the Tennessee campus, the sculptor talks about how he created the statue of the legendary coach.Other college news:Redshirt freshman Andraya Carter is back on the court for the Lady Vols.It's too ea...more

Storm All-Star Lauren Jackson unveils virtual world
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 21, 2013 at 7:06pm

Lauren Jackson should be dizzy by now. I just spent 30 minutes shaking the global hoops star, cracking up with every "Oh my God" she deadpanned. What the? Exactly. There's this new wave of virtual branding for celebrities and marketers called "HeadCasts....more

Women's basketball links: WNBA draft lottery date still a secret, UConn 'Seven Strong', Brittney Griner's tattoos
by Swish Appeal
posted November 21, 2013 at 7:04pm

9 links for today, with an actual date set for the 2014 WNBA Draft lottery...that we aren't yet allowed to know. So you might have noticed that I've started to focus on the 2014 WNBA Draft a bit more, even though I have no idea when the lottery or actu...more

Games I'd wish I'd seen: 20 November 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted November 21, 2013 at 7:03pm

Wherein ESPN3 actually works, but delivers a dud of a game. Like the man at Las Vegas who perpetually feeds quarters into a machine, I went back online to give ESPN3 another chance.  I heard that Oregon was going to be playing Connecticut, and I f...more

How Brown's Sophie Bikofsky became one of the nation's top early-season shooters
by Swish Appeal
posted November 21, 2013 at 8:43am

Ivy League Co-Player of the Week Sophie Bikofsky currently holds the highest 3-point percentage in NCAA DI basketball of anyone with 10 or more attempts, according to Women's Basketball State. Although that percentage will likely drop off at some point,...more

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