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WNBA Pre-Draft Conference Call: Nneka and then who?
by Swish Appeal
posted April 12, 2012 at 2:22pm

I literally just hung up the phone after listening to player, coaches and analysts talk about Monday's WNBA draft (2 p.m. ET, ESPN2) for an hour and a half. Here are some of my first impressions from the call: Nneka and then who? The analysts, coaches...more

New York Liberty Re-Sign Essence Carson
by Swish Appeal
posted April 12, 2012 at 2:17pm

The New York Liberty announced today that they have re-signed wing Essence Carson, who is coming off her first All Star appearance in 2011 and was among the top remaining WNBA free agents. Carson averaged 11.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the...more

2012 WNBA Draft Green Room Invitees: Full List & Analysis Of Player Strengths
by Swish Appeal
posted April 12, 2012 at 2:14pm

The 2012 WNBA Draft is coming up on Monday, April 16 (2 p.m. EDT on ESPN2/3; second and third rounds on ESPNU/NBA TV) and today the league has announced its 15 green room invitees, listed below with links to our prior analysis of them. The Invitees Play...more

2012 WNBA Draft: Top Five NCAA Scoring Power Forward Prospects
by Swish Appeal
posted April 12, 2012 at 2:09pm

There are few players in the nation that can score quite like Stanford Cardinal forward Nneka Ogwumike does, but she's also one of three NCAA seniors at the power forward position that finished the season ranked among the top 10 scorers nationally. Al...more

Top college prospects invited to attend next week's WNBA draft
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 11, 2012 at 10:25pm

The list of invitees to Monday's WNBA draft:Name College/University Position HeightLaSondra Barrett Louisiana State Forward 6’2”Vicki Baugh Tennessee Center 6’4”Sasha Goodlett Georgia Tech Center 6’5”Tiffany Hayes Conne...more

Stanford's Nneka Ogwumike: A Class Of Her Own Among 2012 WNBA Draft Prospects
by Swish Appeal
posted April 11, 2012 at 10:01pm

Jake Curtis of The Examiner wrote a compelling argument for why Nneka Ogwumike might be the best Stanford Cardinal player of all time, which would be no small feat when considering the players that have come through Hall of Famer Tara VanDerveer's progr...more

Interview with 2012 WNBA Draft Prospect Courtney Hurt Of VCU
by Swish Appeal
posted April 11, 2012 at 8:38pm

Continuing our look at 2012 WNBA Draft prospects, an interview with 6-foot-1 VCU forward Courtney Hurt.   Swish Appeal: How would you best describe your game?Courtney Hurt: I have to start with, versatile because here at VCU, Beth Cunningham my hea...more

2012 WNBA Draft Hopeful Patrice Lalor Models Game After Lindsey Harding, Temeka Johnson
by Swish Appeal
posted April 11, 2012 at 10:05am

Dayton Flyers point guard Patrice Lalor hasn't been talked about much as a prospect for the 2012 WNBA Draft (Monday, April 16th on ESPN2), perhaps in part because of the conference she plays in or maybe because she hasn't put up gaudy numbers during h...more

Pro hopefuls showcase their skills at camp during Final Four
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 11, 2012 at 9:56am

In the midst of Final Four activities last weekend, I attended the pro camp of Merit Management Group and its President, Stephanie Stanley. Dozens of quality players from colleges across the country showed off their skills for several WNBA coaches. It was...more

2012 WNBA Draft: Top NCAA Center Prospects Yield More Questions Than Answers
by Swish Appeal
posted April 10, 2012 at 10:08pm

With Baylor's Brittney Griner announcing (multiple times) that she'll be staying in college for her senior season, there probably won't be a lot of center prospects rated very high on WNBA Draft boards. Nevertheless, NCAA centers will always get a look...more

Santa Clara women's basketball, the definition of commitment.
by BAWSI Ashley
posted April 10, 2012 at 9:58am

Santa Clara women's basketball and BAWSI, a strong team that provides powerful service......more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospects: A Statistical List Of 50+ NCAA Seniors
by Swish Appeal
posted April 8, 2012 at 4:31pm

Throughout the NCAA season, a couple of us on the Swish Appeal team have tracked the progress of 2012 WNBA Draft prospects. A mock draft and some of my thoughts on top prospects were posted at the Minnesota Lynx' 2012 Draft Central site, but in the cours...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospects: Putting Natalie Novosel's Disappointing Performance In Notre Dame's Loss To Baylor In Perspective
by Swish Appeal
posted April 5, 2012 at 5:04pm

When a player like Natalie Novosel goes 0-for-11, there's something more than just the standard "off night" at work. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish's 80-61 loss to the Baylor Lady Bears on Tuesday was the first time that Novosel failed to connect on a f...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball National Championship Final Score: Baylor Lady Bears 80, Notre Dame 61
by Swish Appeal
posted April 4, 2012 at 9:03am

  The Baylor Lady Bears raced through the regular season in the Big 12 with an undefeated record. They cruised through the Big 12 tournament unscathed and picked up the No. 1 seed in the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament. And now, after a domi...more

San Antonio Silver Stars Sign Veteran Point Guard Loree Moore
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2012 at 3:40pm

The San Antonio Silver Stars have announced the signing of veteran point guard Loree Moore, who hasn't played in the WNBA in a couple of seasons but has been playing abroad for Russia’s Chevakata as described in the release. A native of Carson, Ca...more

2012 WNBA Preseason Schedule Released: Games Begin May 5
by Swish Appeal
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:35am

The WNBA announced its preseason schedule today, which will begin on May 5 and conclude on May 15. Full schedule - including a few games with the Chinese and Japanese national teams visiting - after the jump. Day Date Visiting Team Home Team Local Tim...more

Leading by Example- Santa Clara University Women’s Basketball Coaches
by BAWSI Drea
posted March 23, 2012 at 9:25am

  Here at BAWSI we rely heavily on female athletes to understand the importance of using their unique platform for good. But, rarely do we see the coaches of these athletes making the same commitment themselves. The Santa Clara University women&rsqu...;more

2012 NCAA Women's Tournament: A Look Ahead to St. John's Vs. Oklahoma
by Swish Appeal
posted March 21, 2012 at 9:34am

St. John's and Oklahoma will be stepping out on the hardwood of the Lloyd Noble Center tonight to fight for a chance to "survive and advance" to the Sweet Sixteen, in the words of Red Storm head coach Kim Barnes Arico. She thinks that her team played t...more

Alysha Clark's Journal: Excited About Seattle Storm Training Camp & Middle Tennessee In The NCAA Tournament
by Swish Appeal
posted March 18, 2012 at 4:05pm

  Image: Bradley Lambert/MT Athletic Communications Hey y'all! If you haven't heard yet, this summer I'll be going to Seattle for Storm training camp! I am SO excited!!! One, I'm excited to get another chance with the WNBA. Second I'm excited t...more

Tulsa Shock Signs Chanel Mokango
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 1:30am

Image: WNBA.com The Tulsa Shock have added Chanel Mokango to their list of contracted players, announced today. Mokango, who was the 9th overall selection of the 2010 draft, has struggled to find a home in the WNBA in her young career. She was released f...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospects: LaSondra Barrett, Devereaux Peters & The Value of Versatility
by Swish Appeal
posted March 3, 2012 at 1:18am

In the era of 11-player rosters in the WNBA, versatility would seemingly be of even greater value to general managers trying to maximize their roster spots when surveying the field of WNBA Draft prospects. Sometimes versatility at the college level can...more

Phoenix Mercury Acquire Charde Houston From Minnesota Lynx For Draft Picks
by Swish Appeal
posted March 1, 2012 at 1:30am

The deal to send Charde Houston to the Phoenix Mercury seems like a perfect fit in at least one obvious way. The Phoenix Mercury score a lot of points, leading the league in both scoring - and more importantly - offensive rating in every season since 2...more

Ketia Swanier Signs Offer Sheet With Atlanta Dream
by Swish Appeal
posted March 1, 2012 at 1:25am

Multiple sources confirm that the Atlanta Dream have made an offer to restricted free agent Ketia Swanier and that the Phoenix Mercury will not match. The rumored terms of the deal are 2 years, $70,000, though it's not yet clear when exactly the deal w...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospects: Evaluating Players Coming Off Disappointing Senior Seasons
by Swish Appeal
posted March 1, 2012 at 1:14am

In the first edition of John Hollinger's NBA draft evaluator he made a list of key factors, red flags, and one anti-red flag that might actually apply quite well to a few of the top 2012 WNBA Draft prospects. One positive, surprisingly, was if a playe...more

Rumor denied: Izi not re-joining Storm
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted February 28, 2012 at 1:28am

Brazilian reports had the Storm signing former F Iziane Castro Marques to a three-year deal worth near the maximum for the 2012 season. Castro Marques is an unrestricted free agent, dealt to Atlanta in 2008 as part of a three-team deal that eventually bro...more

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