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…
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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…
Even now with Arizona State women’s basketball officially into the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019, the season feels surreal. How does a program with 29 combined wins…
The Best of the West offers fans a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country — a collection that includes the Mountain West and…
In early 2023, JJ Van Niel took a chance on inexperienced Preslie Anderson as the first hire for his new Arizona State volleyball staff. Three years later, Van Niel is…