While growing up in Portugal in a basketball family, Jovana Nogić knew early on her path would include coming to the U.S. for college. Even her parents Goran and Olivera…
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Once upon a time – with emphasis on once – Alyssa Thomas fouled out of a WNBA game. Twelve days later, during the 2015 season, DeWanna Bonner fouled out. The…
Jovana Nogić yo-yoing back into the Phoenix Mercury starting lineup Friday wasn’t much of a surprise. Nate Tibbetts even took himself a bit to task for not starting Nogić, who…
Nate Tibbetts planned to start French forward Valeriane Ayayi from the outset of her first season with the Phoenix Mercury. That decision was taken out of his control, though, because…
Only once in three decades has a WNBA No. 1 overall draft pick not played initially for the team that drafted her. The seemingly audacious decision to trade the first…
One thing the Phoenix Mercury have yet to accomplish is playing in consecutive WNBA Finals. They will try again, for the sixth time in their 30-year history, with a team…
Cori Close would have gladly accepted any sort of win in Sunday’s NCAA Women’s Basketball championship game against South Carolina. What she really wanted, though, was a more aesthetically pleasing…
Whether South Carolina women’s basketball earns its fourth national championship Sunday or UCLA captures its first NCAA title and second overall including the foundational AIAW era, Phoenix seems certain to…
Aside from Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, no one was more passionate about Pac-12 women’s basketball than Cori Close. It’s not surprising then that UCLA’s run to its first NCAA Tournament championship…
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Welcome to NCAA WBB Final Four: Your guide to Arizona women’s basketball history
Jeff Metcalfe Welcome visitors to the first NCAA Women’s Final Four in Arizona, where women’s basketball goes back further than anyone would expect. Much further. Tempe Normal School, Arizona State…