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Mercedes Russell and the unpredictable Pac-12
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 2, 2013 at 2:34pm

Tennessee-bound Mercedes Russell put up a career-high 42 points tonight, shattering the Springfield High School record in the process. She was 17-20, and also pulled down 17 rebounds, dished six assists and had four blocks. Wow.The unpredictable Pac-12:Wa...more

Mike Thibault gives some quick analysis on the Ivory Latta signing
by Swish Appeal
posted February 2, 2013 at 9:05am

Here is a link to a video from Monumental Network regarding Ivory Latta's signing with the Washington Mystics between Mystics GM/HC Mike Thibault and Monumental Sports digital correspondent Casey Phillips. Coach Thibault basically confirmed that Latta wo...more

2012-2013 Minnesota Lynx Offseason
by Swish Appeal
posted February 1, 2013 at 8:00pm

The Minnesota Lynx looks to continue their dominance in the Western Conference for a third straight year led by one of the most dominant starting lineups in recent history. As a team with a core group of rotation players, most of whom are in their prim...more

Minnesota Lynx re-sign Jessica Adair
by Swish Appeal
posted February 1, 2013 at 7:56pm

According to a tweet from the Lynx's PR twitter account, center Jessica Adair has re-signed with the team. Terms were not disclosed per team policy.   .@minnesotalynx today announced the resigning of @jess_adair. Per team policy terms of the deal...more

Congrats! to Game On! Campers Bailey and Macallister
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted February 1, 2013 at 7:53pm

Bailey and Macallister, 6th graders at Sunset Ridge School, helped their school basketball team reach the conference finals this season. Two of the four 6th graders to make the team of 6th, 7th and 8th graders, Bailey and Mac contributed to making school ...more

2012-13 Phoenix Mercury Offseason: Can this team go from worst to first in the Western Conference and beyond for 2013?
by Swish Appeal
posted February 1, 2013 at 9:19am

Before we go further, I'll hit the issue on Diana Taurasi allegedly sitting out games so the Mercury could tank for the number one pick. Considering the injury woes all around last season, I don't think that the Mercury would have been all that competi...more

How will the Los Angeles Sparks build on 2012's success for their 2013 season?
by Swish Appeal
posted January 31, 2013 at 8:55pm

Here are some things that I see with the Sparks: 1. Keep the younger core rotation players together. The Sparks have two number one picks playing together in the low post with Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike. In addition, the team also has guard Kr...more

2012-2013 Indiana Fever Offseason: Can this team repeat another championship run in 2013?
by Swish Appeal
posted January 31, 2013 at 8:47pm

The Indiana Fever has made the playoffs for eight straight seasons dating back to the 2005 WNBA season. In addition, the Fever has won at least 20 games for each of the last four seasons, won the Eastern Conference twice, and won the WNBA Finals this p...more

Is Kansas Jayhawks center Carolyn Davis a lock for the first round in the 2013 WNBA Draft?
by Swish Appeal
posted January 31, 2013 at 8:42pm

During a Q&A;with Al Willman of the Eastern Echo, former Kansas Jayhawks assistant and current Eastern Michigan Eagles head coach Tory Verdi suggested that 6'3" Jayhawks post Carolyn Davis will be selected in the first round. Moving on to the Univer...more

Records and significant moves
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 31, 2013 at 8:26pm

Big news:Brittney Griner broke the Big 12 career scoring record tonight. In scoring the first four points for Baylor against Texas Tech, the senior center reached 2,837 points. The former record was 2,835.Rutgers is set to announce its move to the Big Ten...more

Assessing Maryland's key players halfway through ACC play
by Swish Appeal
posted January 31, 2013 at 8:09pm

No. 10/9 Maryland (17-3, 8-1 ACC) has had a lot of time off this week to sort of assess where they are now that they have reached the halfway point of ACC play (nine down, nine to go). They are playing as well as anybody else in the conference right now...more

For Lynn Chiavaro, an ongoing passion for the game
by Swish Appeal
posted January 31, 2013 at 8:05pm

NEW YORK CITY - We met years ago at an 'establishment' in Jersey City. St. Peter's had just played a game covered by yours truly. Going out for a drink were St. Peter's coach Bob Dukiet, myself and a women's basketball assistant from Iona College. D...more

Pac-12 releases single-session tickets to March tournament at KeyArena
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 31, 2013 at 8:02pm

The Pac-12 Tournament will be held in Seattle for the first time in its 11-year history. Play for the conference's automatic NCAA tourney bid is set for March 7-10 at KeyArena. Single-session tickets for as low as $10 are on sale as of Thursday. Here's t...more

2012-2013 Seattle Storm Offseason Strategy: Can the team stay competitive while trying to get younger?
by Swish Appeal
posted January 31, 2013 at 7:44am

It's amazing that since 2002, the Storm has finished every regular season at least .500 or better until last year. But at the same time, while the team has tried to keep its championship window open for as long as possible, given that teams like the Ly...more

Who are the top prospects for the 2013 WNBA Draft?
by Swish Appeal
posted January 30, 2013 at 9:19am

Our look at prospects for the 2013 WNBA Draft and a group of top players to watch. As I mentioned after the 2012 WNBA Draft, a large part of what I did to evaluate draft prospects in NCAA Division I basketball last year was sorting through statistics f...more

2012-2013 San Antonio Silver Stars Offseason: How will the team deal with Sophia Young's injury?
by Swish Appeal
posted January 30, 2013 at 9:17am

The San Antonio Silver Stars posted a 21-13 record for their 2012 campaign under the leadership and strong play from guard Becky Hammon and forward Sophia Young. However, with Young suffering a knee injury during the offseason, what will the team do in...more

ESPNW's high school top 25
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 30, 2013 at 9:12am

Week seven power rankings:1. Mater Dei2. Riverdale3. Duncanville4. Windward5. M.X. Shabazz6. Saint Marys7. Marion County8. Incarnate Word Academy9. Saint Johns College10. Pflugerville11. Paul VI12. New Hope Christian Academy13. North Gwinnett14. Dutch For...more

Contemplating an all Pac-12 team
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 30, 2013 at 8:40am

Last night I was thinking about who I would put on an all Pac-12 team at this point in the season. Then I consulted the current conference statistics, which look like this at the top:SCORING## Player-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G-----...more

Big Monday (NCAA Basketball)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 29, 2013 at 9:41am

Before the showdown between #2 Notre Dame and #9 Tennessee, Pat Summitt's banner was raised at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. On hand were Tamika Catchings, Chamique Holdsclaw, Candace Parker and Michelle Marciniak.Photos.The Irish prevailed over the...more

Catching up with Tamika Catchings
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 29, 2013 at 9:20am

What is the 2012 Finals MVP and champion up to these days? My interview. ...more

Stanford Hangs on to Beat Colorado
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted January 28, 2013 at 8:18am

So there was the Stanford’s Women’s Basketball Team, going on a 16-2 run to start the second half over Colorado, and all seemed right with the Pac-12 World. With 14:26 left in the entire game, Stanford had a 21-point lead, after being up by ni...more

Dog days of the season (NCAA Basketball)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 28, 2013 at 8:16am

Here's what happens this season when Pac-12 teams go to Northern California: they get beat. The latest victims are Utah and Colorado.#6 Stanford 69, #20 Colorado 56.#7 Cal 71, Utah 54.Cal senior guard Layshia Clarendon reached 1,500 points in the game.Res...more

San Antonio Silver Stars Forward Sophia Young suffers knee injury overseas in Chinese playoff game
by Swish Appeal
posted January 28, 2013 at 8:13am

Young averaged 19.5 points and 10.2 rebounds a game while playing in China. In the semifinal game, the Great Wall played against the Shanxi Flame, where Minnesota Lynx swingman Maya Moore plays. In the game, the Flame won and will play in the Finals a...more

No. 10 Maryland's five players in double figures scoring propel them to their largest ACC blowout of the year
by Swish Appeal
posted January 28, 2013 at 8:10am

Once again, the players that No. 10 Maryland does have available stepped up and showed why their talent may be enough for the Terps to overcome all the injuries they have faced this year. Five Maryland players scored in double figures Sunday evening, a...more

More on yesterday's games (NCAA Basketball)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 28, 2013 at 7:57am

I had fun doing color commentary and analysis yesterday with Big West radio play-by-play dude Ghizal Hasan. I'm going back next Saturday to do it again, when CSUN takes on Hawaii. Here's my game story from yesterday:CSUN rallies from deficit to beat Cal P...more

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