The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia announced Caitlin Clark as the winner of the 2021 Dawn Staley Award. The Iowa freshman and All-American guard led the nation in scoring, averaging 26.7 points per game, and was second in assists at 7.1…
From the WBCA: First-year University of Kentucky head coach Kyra Elzy is the 2021 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. The award honors a WBCA member NCAA Division…
The semifinalists for the 2021 Naismith Trophy for Women’s Player of the Year include 11 players. Four finalists will be named on March 19, 2021. The winner will be announced on April 3, 2021. FIRST NAME LAST NAME CLASS POSITION…
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced the five finalists for the 2021 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award. The honor recognizes the top point guards in NCAA Division I college women’s basketball. Aari McDonald (Arizona) Didi Richards (Baylor) Paige Bueckers (Connecticut) Caitlin Clark (Iowa) Tiana…
While the McDonald’s All-American Games have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, McDonald’s still selected All American Games teams. The girl’s team includes 24 players. Four players from both California and Georgia, the most represented states. The university with…
The WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Selection Committee added six athletes to the list of candidates for the 2021 Wade Trophy: Kierstan Bell of Florida Gulf Coast, Grace Berger of Indiana, Dyasia Fair of Buffalo, Anastasia Hayes of Middle…
The Midseason team for the 2021 Naismith Trophy for Women’s Player of the Year includes 30 players. The list will be narrowed down to 10 national semifinalists on March 2, 2021. Four finalists will be named on March 19, 2021.…
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced the top ten candidates for the 2021 Nancy Lieberman Award. The honor recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. Lieberman and…
The John R. Wooden Award announced the Midseason Top 25 Watch List that includes athletes chosen by a preseason poll of national women’s college basketball media members based on performances during the 2020-21 season so far. Two new players are on…
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced eligible candidates for the Class of 2021. The list includes twenty women. Val Ackerman (Contributor) Leta Andrews (Coach) Jennifer Azzi (Player) Swin Cash (Player) Yolanda Griffith (Player)) Becky Hammon (Player) Lauren Jackson…
The John R. Wooden Award announced the Preseason Top 30 Watch List, 30 athletes chosen by a preseason poll of national women’s college basketball media members. Players not on the preseason list are still eligible for the midseason list, late-season…
The WBCA announced the preseason watch list for the 2021 Wade Trophy, an award presented to the best player in college women’s basketball. The Wade Trophy, in its 44th year, is the oldest national player of the year award in college…
The 2021 Women’s Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List includes 50 players representing 11 conferences, with the Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC having nine players each. UConn leads the list with four players, followed by Baylor and Stanford with three…
Kentucky head coach Matthew Mitchell announced Thursday that he has retired from coaching. Kentucky director of athletics Mitch Barnhart named associate head coach Kyra Elzy as interim head coach, effective immediately. From Kentucky: Mitchell retires with a career record of…
The league’s annual Peak Performer Awards are for players who lead the league in scoring, rebound, and assists during the regular season. Each winner receives a Tiffany & Co. trophy in honor of her accomplishments. 2020 WNBA Peak Performer Awards…
The Basketball Hall of Fame and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced this year’s five positional award winners, the Naismith Starting Five. A selection committee for each award to evaluated candidates throughout the 2019-20 season. Fans also had the opportunity to vote…
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame includes four-time Olympic gold medalist Tamika Catchings, three-time NCAA National Championship Coach of Baylor Kim Mulkey, and five-time Division II National Coach of the Year Barbara Stevens. sion II National Coach of the…
Oregon senior guard Sabrina Ionescu is the 2020 Wade Trophy recipient and headlines the 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team. She joins Nancy Lieberman, Seimone Augustus, Brittney Griner, Breanna Stewart, and Maya Moore as two-time Wade Trophy winners.…
The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced the 2020 John R. Wooden Award All American Team. The team includes five student-athletes who were the top vote-getters for the prestigious honor. Name School Conference Class Position Lauren Cox Baylor Big 12 Sr.…
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley earned the 2020 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced. She will be presented with the Pat Summitt Trophy, named for the late…
The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia announced that Tyasha Harris is the 2020 Dawn Staley Award winner. Harris, a senior all-American guard from South Carolina, averaged 12.1 points and 5.7 assists per game this past season. She led her team to…
UConn-bound Paige Bueckers wins national honor The Gatorade Company announced that Paige Bueckers (Hopkins High School, Minnetonka, MN) is the 2019-20 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Bueckers won the prestigious award for her accomplishments on and off…
A STEP UP, Inc. announced the Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame Class of 2020. The class will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Charlotte, NC. In 2019, A STEP UP, Inc. became the…
Fifteen coaches made the cut for the Werner Ladder Naismith Trophy Women’s Coach of the Year late-season watch list. The Atlanta Tipoff Club will narrow the list to 10 semifinalists on March 4, then four finalists on March 19. The…
Release from the WBCA: The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, in partnership with WeCOACH, is pleased to announce the class for the 18th annual “So You Want To Be A Coach” program. Each member will participate in the three-day workshop with…