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FGCU coach Karl Smesko on the Ackerman white paper
by Swish Appeal
posted June 27, 2013 at 4:14pm

Earlier this month Val Ackerman released her report on the state of NCAA Women’s DI basketball. She addressed many issues, presented many ideas, and specifically endorsed some measures. Some of the ideas presented were very good such as a 2...more

Women's college basketball recruiting - The Eighty Percent Rule
by Swish Appeal
posted June 27, 2013 at 10:17am

If there's any area of basketball that might be impervious to any kind of stat-based analysis, it's high school basketball. Pro basketball is the least impervious - most teams are on an equal footing. College basketball is a bit more difficult, with t...more

U16women's basketball team captures gold
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 24, 2013 at 7:29pm

USA 82, Canada 48Tennessee commit Asia Durr was tournament MVP.Photo gallery ...more

Saturday WNBA links: Sparks win big and Taurasi continues scoring tear
by Swish Appeal
posted June 22, 2013 at 9:18pm

The WNBA has two teams who are without both of their top two players. Those two teams met on Friday and the Storm won a competitive contest against the Silver Stars. Later Friday night, Diana Taurasi scored 31 to lead the Mercury past Washington in Pho...more

W College Hoops: Q&A; with Trisha Stafford-Odom about her decision to leave North Carolina for Concordia
by Swish Appeal
posted June 22, 2013 at 10:30am

Swish Appeal: What made you decide to leave North Carolina? Trisha Stafford-Odom: "My decision to leave North Carolina was ultimately for multiple reasons: Opportunity to gain collegiate head coaching experienc, in my home state was attractive. Going ...more

Katz: Val Ackerman the front-runner for Big East commissioner job
by Swish Appeal
posted June 21, 2013 at 7:26pm

Andy Katz of ESPN reports that former WNBA president Val Ackerman has now emerged as the front-runner for becoming the next Big East commissioner. Connecticut Huskies coach Geno Auriemma is a fan of the move. Multiple league sources said they were told...more

Storm coach Brian Agler to be inducted into Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted June 20, 2013 at 8:40pm

Storm coach Brian Agler has had a successful career in Seattle since being hired in 2008, winning a WNBA championship in 2010 and collecting a solid run when the team won a franchise-record 18 straight home games from 2010-11. In 2011, Agler past former H...more

The Ackerman White Paper, Part III: The resistance to change
by Swish Appeal
posted June 20, 2013 at 9:19am

Clearly, changes need to be made in women's basketball, and I agree with one of Ackerman's basic premises - the women's game needs to be differentiated from the men's game. There are arguments that if the women's game doesn't mirror the men's game in e...more

Val Ackerman recommends changes to NCAA Division I women's basketball
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 19, 2013 at 9:39pm

Former WNBA president Val Ackerman has conducted interviews with stakeholders in women's basketball, and the report she gave the NCAA has been released. Among her recommendations:Many of Ackerman’s interviews included discussions about the Division ...more

The Ackerman White Paper, Part II: Changing the game
by Swish Appeal
posted June 19, 2013 at 9:33pm

The NCAA White Paper authored by former WNBA president Val Ackerman is causing a lot of conversation in the ranks of women's college basketball. Yesterday, I read the first part of the paper and highlighted the parts that popped out as being of interes...more

2014 recruit center Jatarie White recently visited Kentucky, Louisville, and Tennessee
by Swish Appeal
posted June 14, 2013 at 2:07pm

While a lot of top players in the class of 2013 waited until fall to commit, the class of 2014 may move a little sooner. Internet chatter says Jatarie White, a 6-4 center from Charlotte, N.C., may be the next big name in the class to make a decision...more

The new Big East and American Athletic Conferences - power or mid-major?
by Swish Appeal
posted June 13, 2013 at 8:50am

At the beginning of next month, the Big East - the mega-basketball conference that has dominated women's basketball for so long - will be splitting in two. A group of schools called the "Catholic Seven" will be keeping the Big East name and adding thre...more

2013 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: Gary Blair, Jim Foster reflect on their careers at induction ceremony
by Swish Appeal
posted June 12, 2013 at 9:01am

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame added its 15th class this past weekend, a stellar group that included two coaches and four former players. The six inductees had assigned seats scattered across one exhibit area of the hall, but the...more

Likelihood of Connecticut, Tennessee series returning is greater than ever
by Swish Appeal
posted June 11, 2013 at 8:49am

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony opened with a tribute to the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens, a program that won four AAU national titles and 131 games in a row from 1953 to 1958. The rowdy group of former players...more

Kevin McGuff has put together a strong coaching staff at Ohio State
by Swish Appeal
posted June 8, 2013 at 8:35am

Kevin McGuff, the new Ohio State coach, put the finishing touches on what promises to be one of the top coaching staffs in the country. First, McGuff hired Duke recruiting coordinator Joy Cheek to be his top recruiting assistant. Cheek i...more

Memorial service set for Melissa Erickson, former Washington player
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted June 8, 2013 at 8:32am

Melissa Erickson, a former Washington basketball player, died Wednesday after a seven-year battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). She was 34. A public memorial service has been set for June 21 at 5pm at Alaska Airlines Arena, or Hec Ed as Erick...more

WNBA: Checking in with Storm forward Alysha Clark
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted June 8, 2013 at 8:07am

Storm reserve Alysha Clark has a different offseason planned this year. Instead of heading to Israel, she'll join her alma mater, Middle Tennessee State, as an assistant coach. Clark, 25, was named Player of the Year during all four years of college -- t...more

Liberty get first win by beating Fever
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 6, 2013 at 9:08am

The Liberty needed an over time to beat the Fever, 75-68: Bill Laimbeer is aging quickly with his new team.Box score.General WNBA:Three ESPNers discuss Epiphanny Prince's player priorities.More from ESPN rank the league's top five centers. They got the ra...more

Women's basketball: Back to game action tomorrow
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 5, 2013 at 9:44pm

Tomorrow the Liberty host the Fever at 11 a.m.Fever's preview.General WNBA news:For Lindsay Whalen and Diana Taurasi, a lot has changed since 2004.All-access with Brittney Griner and Elena Delle Donne.Team news:Sky....SLAM interviews super rookie Elena De...more

Catching up with former Washington coach Kevin McGuff
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted June 2, 2013 at 10:54pm

Former Washington coach Kevin McGuff is still in Seattle, technically. He may have accepted a similar position at Ohio State in April, jetting to the school and quickly donning a Buckeyes tie for a press conference about the hiring, but trucking his famil...more

Jenkins article at Washington Post: NCAA women's basketball a "beautiful game surrounded by ugly atrocities"
by Swish Appeal
posted June 2, 2013 at 10:51pm

Sally Jenkins at the Washington Post wrote a new article called "Women's basketball needs to work to earn an audience." Rather than make a blanket judgment against the game that reads likes a hate filled agitprop piece (like we've seen too much of from...more

The Atlanta Dream spoils the Indiana Fever's home opener and championship celebration, 86-77
by Swish Appeal
posted June 2, 2013 at 10:41pm

Angel McCoughtry led the way with 29 points as the Atlanta Dream won against the defending champion Indiana Fever 86-77. A 25-14 third quarter in Atlanta's favor was a major factor along with a 36-29 rebounding advantage that held the Dream win this ga...more

2013 WNBA preview: The Minnesota Lynx are still the team to beat in the Western Conference
by Swish Appeal
posted June 2, 2013 at 10:31pm

2012 review and offseason summary   It wasn't so long ago when the Minnesota Lynx were all the rage in the WNBA. They stormed through the league in 2011 putting together an historic season on their way to the franchise's first WNBA title. They we...more

Hiring of new Ohio State assistant coach a pre-cursor to signing his daughter?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 2, 2013 at 10:28pm

Mark Mitchell is the final assistant coach to be added to Kevin McGuff's staff at Ohio State is Mark Mitchell. Mitchell has coached only high school, but he is the father of class of 2014 fourth-ranked recruit Kelsey Mitchell:Kelsey Mitchell is ranked No....more

Danielle Robinson leads San Antonio past Los Angeles, 83-78
by Swish Appeal
posted June 2, 2013 at 12:36pm

Without stars Becky Hammon and Sophia Young, it was obvious that the San Antonio Silver Stars were going to need someone to step up this season. Tonight that help came from point guard Danielle Robinson. Robinson recorded a game-high 7 assists to go wit...more

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