Connecticut Sun's Stephanie White prioritizes family amid coaching uncertainty. Despite adversity, her team showed resilience, finishing third in WNBA. Future decisions involve team composition and offseason reflections, including handling expansion draft and retaining core players.
USC guards JuJu Watkins and KiKi Iriafen, alongside UConn's Paige Bueckers, headline the NCAA women's basketball preseason All-America team. Watkins, who had a stellar freshman season, influences Iriafen's transfer decision.
South Carolina tops the AP women's basketball preseason poll, receiving 27 of 30 first-place votes. UConn is ranked second. The poll features strong SEC representation and notable team inclusions like USC and UCLA.
USC guards JuJu Watkins and KiKi Iriafen, alongside UConn's Paige Bueckers, headline the NCAA women's basketball preseason All-America team. Watkins, who had a stellar freshman season, influences Iriafen's transfer decision.
Top 2025 recruit Aliyahna "Puff" Morris commits to Cal, choosing it for its fit and location over other top universities. She aims to help build Cal into a national powerhouse, capitalizing on strong team and coaching relationships.
New York Liberty captured their first WNBA title, defeating Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime. Breanna Stewart's decisive free throws and Jonquel Jones's pivotal role were crucial. It's New York's first basketball championship since 1973.
Connecticut Sun's Stephanie White prioritizes family amid coaching uncertainty. Despite adversity, her team showed resilience, finishing third in WNBA. Future decisions involve team composition and offseason reflections, including handling expansion draft and retaining core players.
Aaliyah Chavez, the top Class of 2025 basketball recruit, is visiting Oklahoma. Considering five finalists, including Texas and Texas Tech, Chavez values coach stability and high energy. NIL opportunities might influence her decision.
Connecticut Sun's Stephanie White prioritizes family amid coaching uncertainty. Despite adversity, her team showed resilience, finishing third in WNBA. Future decisions involve team composition and offseason reflections, including handling expansion draft and retaining core players.
USC guards JuJu Watkins and KiKi Iriafen, alongside UConn's Paige Bueckers, headline the NCAA women's basketball preseason All-America team. Watkins, who had a stellar freshman season, influences Iriafen's transfer decision.
South Carolina tops the AP women's basketball preseason poll, receiving 27 of 30 first-place votes. UConn is ranked second. The poll features strong SEC representation and notable team inclusions like USC and UCLA.
USC guards JuJu Watkins and KiKi Iriafen, alongside UConn's Paige Bueckers, headline the NCAA women's basketball preseason All-America team. Watkins, who had a stellar freshman season, influences Iriafen's transfer decision.
Top 2025 recruit Aliyahna "Puff" Morris commits to Cal, choosing it for its fit and location over other top universities. She aims to help build Cal into a national powerhouse, capitalizing on strong team and coaching relationships.
New York Liberty captured their first WNBA title, defeating Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime. Breanna Stewart's decisive free throws and Jonquel Jones's pivotal role were crucial. It's New York's first basketball championship since 1973.
Connecticut Sun's Stephanie White prioritizes family amid coaching uncertainty. Despite adversity, her team showed resilience, finishing third in WNBA. Future decisions involve team composition and offseason reflections, including handling expansion draft and retaining core players.
Aaliyah Chavez, the top Class of 2025 basketball recruit, is visiting Oklahoma. Considering five finalists, including Texas and Texas Tech, Chavez values coach stability and high energy. NIL opportunities might influence her decision.
Elizabeth Kitley, a two-time ACC Player of the Year, was forced to leave No. 5 Virginia Tech’s 80-75 loss to Virginia on Sunday after appearing to have a noncontact left knee injury in the third quarter.
With six minutes left in the quarter, Kitley attempted a transition layup and was fouled on the right side of her body. After making the shot, she fell to the ground and appeared to hold her left knee before slowly rising.
Kitley left for the locker room with medical personnel, and while returning to the Hokies’ bench with 30 seconds remaining in the period, she did not return to the floor.
As for Iowa Molly Davis went down with a knee injury in the second quarter of Iowa’s 93-83 win over Ohio State on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It happened after Caitlin Clark had scored to put Iowa up 36-26. Davis knee buckled with 6:39 left in the first half, just as the Buckeyes inbounded and she tried a steal. Davis was picked up and carried away. She returned in a wheelchair, with her right leg bandaged.
“That’s the hard part (about the win),” Iowa Coach Lisa Bluder said. “We had to regain our focus.
“I don’t know the extent of the injury, not until (Monday). Everybody say a prayer for me.”
Indiana Hoosier All-American Mackenzie Holmes exited Sunday’s eventual 71-54 victory over the Maryland Terps with a left knee injury and did not return to play.
Holmes injured her knee while going up for a layup in the third quarter, with a Maryland defender sliding in front of her and hopping on one foot after discovering she was injured.
The 6-foot-3 center was able to walk off the court on her own and returned to the locker room for assessment before returning to the Hoosiers bench toward the end of the game.
The fifth-year senior, Indiana’s leading scorer (20.7 PPG) and rebounder (7.1 RPG), had previously missed or been limited in her career due to injury to the same knee, including the 2023 postseason.
Jared Feldman is a sports journalist based in Las Vegas. During his time at UNLV he was apart of Rebel Report and covered Lady Rebels and Runnin’ Rebels games and Las Vegas Aces games.
