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Sue Bird announces retirement, 2022 will be her final WNBA season

Sue Bird announces retirement, 2022 will be her final WNBA season

Sue Bird Retires; 2022 Will Be Her Final WNBA Season In her 21st season, Seattle Storm point guard and WNBA legend Sue Bird announced her retirement as a player in the league. The 41-year-old Syosset,…

South Carolina, wire-to-wire No. 1 all season, caps it all with a national championship, beating UConn

South Carolina, wire-to-wire No. 1 all season, caps it all with a national championship, beating UConn

Social Media Recap MINNEAPOLIS – From being the preseason top team to gaining the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament, South Carolina (35-2) reigned supreme all season with outstanding play from the Final…

Led by Bueckers, UConn returns to national title game after downing reigning champs Stanford 63-58

Led by Bueckers, UConn returns to national title game after downing reigning champs Stanford 63-58

MINNEAPOLIS – UConn sophomore guard Paige Bueckers started off her homecoming in the best way possible way Friday night, leading her team to a win over the reigning national champion and No. 1-seeded Stanford (32-4)…

As this season’s transfer portal numbers explode, coaches weigh in on the surge

As this season’s transfer portal numbers explode, coaches weigh in on the surge

The NCAA’s transfer portal has been a hot topic since the tool was introduced in October 2018. It gives student-athletes a streamlined transfer process as they can enter their name into a database that is…

DePaul’s Aneesah Morrow named 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year 

DePaul’s Aneesah Morrow named 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year 

Aneesah Morrow of DePaul University is the 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year.  “Aneesah most certainly contributed to DePaul’s success and we recognize and applaud her immediate impact this season,” WBCA Executive…

Final Four Field Set: South Carolina, Stanford, Louisville, UConn

Final Four Field Set: South Carolina, Stanford, Louisville, UConn

Friday, April 1 TV: ESPN Audio: Westwood One (also available via the Varsity Network, TuneIn, and Alexa) #1 Louisville (29-4) vs. #1 South Carolina (33-2)7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. ET No. 1 seed Louisville took down…

A look at the NCAA Tournament’s First Four teams

A look at the NCAA Tournament’s First Four teams

Video: The First Four Selection Process Wednesday, March 16 7:00 PM ET, #16 Incarnate Word vs. #16 Howard, ESPNU, Columbia, SC. 9:00 PM ET, #11 DePaul vs. #11 Dayton, ESPNU, Ames, IA Thursday, March 17…

South Carolina tops USA TODAY Sports/WBCA Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll

South Carolina tops USA TODAY Sports/WBCA Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll

(Hoopfeed.com is a member of the USA TODAY Sports Media Group). The USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Division I…

Arizona continues to make history, heads into the national championship game after taking down UConn

Arizona continues to make history, heads into the national championship game after taking down UConn

Team Comparison Statistics Arizona continues to make history this season as the Wildcats beat UConn in the Final Four to head to the national championship game for the first time in program history. With an…

Tennessee to host UConn in Year Two of Revival Series

Release from Tennessee: The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today details of the Hall of Fame Revival Series featuring the Tennessee Lady Vols and the UConn Huskies. Widely regarded as the two most successful programs…

USA Basketball announces rosters for games against UConn and Louisville

USA Basketball revealed the rosters for the senior women’s national team’s two games against collegiate opponents in January and February. The USA SWNT faces UConn on Jan. 27  at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2) and Louisville…

USA Basketball Women’s National Team to play Connecticut, Louisville in 2020

USA Basketball Women’s National Team to play Connecticut, Louisville in 2020

Adding on to their college tour heading into the 2020 Summer Olympics, the USA Basketball Women’s National Team will play Connecticut and Louisville in 2020. The team’s schedule for November 2019 featured Stanford, Oregon State,…

2019 Final Four: What the teams are saying about each other ahead of the games

2019 Final Four: What the teams are saying about each other ahead of the games

TV/Streaming Schedule TAMPA, Fla. – In the week of the Final Four, coaches participate in an NCAA media teleconference the morning after the last Elite Eight game. A few days later, teams meet with members…

From losing to Stanford to taking down UConn: Baylor’s road to beating the No. 1 team

From losing to Stanford to taking down UConn: Baylor’s road to beating the No. 1 team

Baylor takes down a No. 1 for the first time in program history Notes || Team Statistical Comparison WACO, Texas – No. 8 Baylor’s hot shooting kept fans from freezing last night as the Bears dismantled…

UConn comes out on top in battle against Cal in Berkeley, 76-66

UConn comes out on top in battle against Cal in Berkeley, 76-66

Stats || Postgame video: Geno Auriemma || Lindsay Gottlieb BERKELEY, Calif. – A record crowd of 10,818 fans filed into Haas Pavilion and witnessed a thriller between the top-ranked UConn Huskies (11-0) and the Hoopfeed…

Cal hosted a fun and informative chat between Geno Auriemma and Steve Kerr

Cal hosted a fun and informative chat between Geno Auriemma and Steve Kerr

BERKELEY, Calif. – A meeting of the basketball champion minds, with a combined total of 19 titles, came together at Memorial Stadium, on the University of California campus, Friday night. Golden State Warriors head coach…

Gearing up for tough competition, Mississippi State survives talented Marquette 87-82

Gearing up for tough competition, Mississippi State survives talented Marquette 87-82

STARKVILLE – No. 18 Marquette visited No. 6 Mississippi State for a ranked out-of-conference matchup  87-82 on Thursday in front of 7,273 fans at Humphrey Coliseum. Marquette (6-2) head coach Carolyn Kieger made sure her…

UConn and Tennessee to renew rivalry, set to restart in 2019-20

UConn and Tennessee to renew rivalry, set to restart in 2019-20

Series Game-by-Game Series It has been 11 years since UConn and Tennessee played each other. One of the most exciting rivalries in the NCAA era of women’s basketball is set to be revived as the…

Anne Donovan, a Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist who led Seattle to its first WNBA title, dies at 56

Anne Donovan, a Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist who led Seattle to its first WNBA title, dies at 56

Women’s basketball legend Anne Donovan passes away at 56 https://twitter.com/ODUWBB/status/1007057459842830336 Old Dominion University will host a memorial service for women’s basketball legend Anne Donovan on Sunday, July 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. ET in…

Chris Dailey “still passionate” about coaching, makes history as she enters the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

Chris Dailey “still passionate” about coaching, makes history as she enters the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Chris Dailey became a basketball coach because she wanted to impact lives. She wanted to help young women grow and reach their potential. She wanted to push them to limits maybe they didn’t even…

UConn-bound Christyn Williams wins 2018 Morgan Wootten Award

UConn-bound Christyn Williams is the winner of the 2018 Morgan Wootten Award. Presented by the McDonald’s All-American Game organizers, the honor goes to outstanding high school basketball stars. Williams will play in the McDonald’s All-American…

Chicago Sky will start playing games in the city next season, franchise’s games will be at new Wintrust Arena

Chicago Sky will start playing games in the city next season, franchise’s games will be at new Wintrust Arena

Details of Wintrust Arena from DePaul Athletics The Chicago Sky will have a new home for the franchise’s games next season as the  Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) approved an arena agreement that will…

Nike Edges Competition in Battle of Final Four Brands

In the battle of sports apparel sponsors, Nike is edging out the competition in this year’s NCAA women’s basketball Final Four. But only slightly. Both Connecticut and Stanford hold lucrative contracts with Nike. The Huskies…

UConn’s 100th straight win was the highest-rated college basketball game on ESPN2 this season

From ESPN: Top ranked UConn’s 66-55 milestone 100th-consecutive victory over No. 6 South Carolina on Monday, Feb. 13 (9 p.m. ET, ESPN2), delivered a 0.9 overnight rating, marking the highest-rated college basketball game on ESPN2…

Top-ranked UConn earns 100th consecutive win with 66-55 victory over South Carolina

Top-ranked UConn earns 100th consecutive win with 66-55 victory over South Carolina

Quotes || Notes || Statistics || Photo Gallery || Postgame Video Undefeated and top-ranked Connecticut (25-0) hit another milestone Monday night with a 66-55 win over No. 6 South Carolina (21-3) in front of a sell-out crowd…