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The ACC Basketball Preview, in Brief
by Swish Appeal
posted November 10, 2011 at 9:39am

With the ACC season coming up and with Georgia Tech playing not one but two games this weekend, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at the various plotlines of the ACC this year. So which teams in the ACC this year are contenders and which a...more

Gonzaga signs three basketball players for 2012-13 season
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 9, 2011 at 7:07pm

Gonzaga is the first of the area D-I schools to announce its early signings for the 2012-13 season. The Bulldogs picked up Elle Tinkle, a 6-2 guard from Big Sky High in Missoula, Mont.; Kiara Kudron, a 6-2 forward from Huron High in New Boston, Michigan; ...more

Young and hungry: URI Women’s Basketball looking to its freshmen
by Fair Game News
posted November 9, 2011 at 3:33pm

The Playbook: Year 3 An occasional series about University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball Head Coach Cathy Inglese and her quest to turn around a program. By Laura Pappano The URI Women’s Basketball team opens the season Friday at the U...more

Interesting start to the revelation of the effects of living stipends for athletes
by Title IX Blog
posted November 9, 2011 at 9:43am

Who was going to pull the trigger first, we wondered, when we heard about the NCAA's approval of living stipends for DI student-athletes.Erin noted the Title IX implications. But would schools and leagues realize them? Would a school be bullied into provi...more

Conference realignment update: SEC-ya Mizzou! But what does it mean?
by Swish Appeal
posted November 7, 2011 at 12:53am

This summer on a WNBA game thread, there were conversations about what the heck all the conference realignment stuff meant and how it would affect the women's basketball landscape. And since the summer I've been contemplating these wacky moves and w...more

Young Cal Bears make big impression in women's basketball debut
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 6, 2011 at 2:54pm

The freshmen showed out in Cal's first exhibition game last night - especially Brittany Boyd and Reshanda Gray, who had 18 and 13 points, respectively. Coach Lindsay Gottlieb thinks it's a sign of the future:“Somehow, I think that Boyd and Gray were swi...more

Women's College Basketball: Stanford vs Vanguard
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 6, 2011 at 2:05pm

The Stanford Women’s Basketball Team used their second and last exhibition game of the season to further test drive their freshmen. C and R were surprised to see two freshmen starters in the announced lineup Saturday afternoon. Granted, Stanford was pla...more

On the way to National Signing Day, committments flow
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 5, 2011 at 4:15pm

Confirming what I heard last weekend, #6 Jordan Adams of Mater Dei has committed to USC.#10 Imani Stafford has narrowed her choices to USC and Texas.The Pac-12 is raking them in so far.Maryland is riding high in the East.Baylor and Tennessee are cleaning ...more

TV Alert: Legendary coach Pat Summitt on "20/20"
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 5, 2011 at 3:26pm

ABC broadcaster Robin Roberts had what's being called and inspirational interview with Tennessee coach Pat Summitt regarding her diagnosis with early-onset demintia, Alzheimer's type. The recent visit will air on the network's "20/20" show Friday at 7 p.m...more

B-ball News: Some inspiration and a few updates
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 4, 2011 at 12:48pm

Extremely inspirational:Big ups to New York City prep basketballer (and other sports) Jacquie Kennedy, who excels despite a learning disability.Euro update:So much news in this update.......Lindsay Whalen needed an ankle operation recently. (What?) So Tic...more

Former Oregon State star Talisa Rhea starts, scores 7 points in Seattle U exhibition game
by Swish Appeal
posted November 4, 2011 at 12:57am

Former Oregon State star Talisa Rhea starts, scores 7 points in Seattle U exhibition game Seattle University coach Joan Bonvicini has worked hard to improve the Redhawks' talent with former Oregon State star Talisa Rhea being among their biggest additio...more

2011-2012 UConn Women's Basketball: Mayan Effort Not Needed
by Swish Appeal
posted November 4, 2011 at 12:34am

Excuse the Connecticut Huskies if the last six months they have been a bit dazed and confused. For the first time in any of their careers they had a summer of workouts following not getting their ultimate goal. Up until last season the oldest players on...more

Stanford's First Women's Basketball Exhibition Game
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 3, 2011 at 3:13pm

Last night against UC San Diego, C and R couldn’t wait to see what the six Stanford Women’s Basketball freshmen could do, and apparently, neither could head coach Tara VanDerveer. Tara wasted no time in inserting the freshmen into the lineup, usually ...more

Pac-12 Women's Basketball Preview: Can Cal Meet Expectations This Season?
by Swish Appeal
posted November 3, 2011 at 1:13pm

SB Nation blog California Golden Blogs contributor norcalnick picked his Golden Bears to finish third in the Pac-12 in his Pac-12 women's basketball preview and wondered if he might've been a homer for picking Cal third. Maybe, but there's a lot of rea...more

B-ball & NCAA News: Mo' Drama
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 3, 2011 at 1:06pm

The NCAA's plan to increase the scholarships of college athletes by $2,000 has raised concerns over whether or not schools will be able to afford it. Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush compared the NCAA to the mafia.Wow.Rankings:ESPN ranks mid-majors for the first ...more

SEC Media Predicts Tennessee and Georgia Women's Basketball To Lead Conference
by Swish Appeal
posted November 3, 2011 at 1:19am

In not so surprising fashion, the Tennessee Lady Vols were picked by the SEC media to once again take the conference championship. The Lady Vols enter the season ranked No. 3 in both the AP Top 25 poll and the USA Today coaches poll. Tennessee's Glory...more

Basketball player Ann Strother wants to change the world
by SLAM Online -W
posted November 2, 2011 at 3:08pm

by Ben York / @bjyork I remember it like it was yesterday… It was a relatively normal August day in Castle Rock, Colorado. The year was 1998. I was a new student at Castle Rock Middle School and couldn’t have been more nervous. In fact, I think I v...more

Stanford Women's Basketball Season Starting (Finally)
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 2, 2011 at 12:43am

Hi everyone, it’s finally, finally November, and finally, finally time for women’s basketball! Stanford has an exhibition game, let’s check here, oh, tomorrow! They play UC San Diego at Maples at 7 PM. And we finally, finally get to see the six fres...more

USA Today/ESPN pre-season basketball poll is out
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 1, 2011 at 5:24pm

Here's a much more realistic top 25 pre-season list that that of the AP:1. Baylor2. Notre Dame3. Tennessee4. Connecticut5. Stanford6. Texas A&M;7. Miami8. Duke9. Louisville10. Maryland11. Georgetown12. Georgia13. Florida State14. Penn State15. Kentucky16....more

B-ball News: Renee Montgomery shortchanged in Hungary, Kristi Kingma talks ACL rehab and more
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 1, 2011 at 10:35am

I've heard that it happens sometimes overseas, that teams don't pay players their full salary. Now it looks like it's happened to Renee Montgomery in Hungary.Pathetic. Can women just catch a break?More on the upside:University of Washington forward Kristi...more

Left Coast Hoops Preseason Top 10
by Left Coast Hoops
posted October 31, 2011 at 12:28am

Stanford– The Cardinal will be young in the backcourt, dominant in the frontcourt and the biggest question will be how long does it take the freshmen to play at a Stanford-like level? Stanford might not get through the Pac-12 unbeaten this season. USC'...more

They're Playing Basketball Pac-12 pre-season poll
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 30, 2011 at 2:42pm

This week my staff - Daniel Uribe and IM in OC - and myself sat down to compile our votes on how the Pac-12 will finish this season. We were unanimous on the finish of four schools: Stanford, USC, Cal and OSU. On the rest, we disagreed, so we scored our v...more

Gonzaga drops out of Associated Press Basketball poll
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted October 30, 2011 at 2:15pm

The loss of All-Star PG Courtney Vandersloot is having its ripple effect on Gonzaga. After finishing 20th in the Associated Press poll last year, advancing to the school's first-ever NCAA Elite Eight, the Zags weren't ranked in the preseason poll released...more

Top 50 Basketball Programs of Recent History - NAIA Division I
by Swish Appeal
posted October 29, 2011 at 5:37pm

After James's NCAA Top 100 programs in recent history post, I decided to try to do the same with the Top 50 programs in NAIA Division I recent history. I cannot even pretend to know all about the NAIA's top programs, so I decided utilize my own math...more

Pac-12 preview: the University of Utah
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 29, 2011 at 5:33pm

This is the twelfth of a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.In the movies, when a kid gets to a new school and can keep up with or beat the students there, that new kid catches heat. Hopefully the Pac-12 will be hospitable enough to the Utah Utes,...more

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