Latest NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship News
University of Nevada basketball could have a new home in 3 years under a major casino expansion plan
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The University of Nevada’s basketball team could have a new off-campus home by 2026 under an ambitious 10-year expansion plan that Reno’s largest hotel-casino announced Wednesday. The estimated $1 billion private capital investment will be the biggest in the...
NCAA announces details and broadcast plans for inaugural Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA will hold the inaugural 32-team Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament next spring on campus sites with the champion crowned April 3 in Indianapolis. ESPN owns television broadcast rights, the NCAA said Tuesday. ESPN-plus will air preliminary round...
South Carolina to retire No. 25 jersey of two-time SEC player of the year Tiffany Mitchell
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina will retire the No. 25 jersey of two-time Southeastern Conference player of the year Tiffany Mitchell. The 5-foot-10 Mitchell, from Charlotte, N.C., will be honored Nov. 12 prior to tipoff of the Gamecocks home game against Maryland, the school...
NCAA to operate a 2nd women's postseason tourney for teams that don't make NCAA Tournament
The NCAA announced Monday it is creating another women's basketball tournament that it will operate like the men's NIT as an option for 32 teams that do not make the NCAA Tournament. The Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament, which will debut in the upcoming season, brings the...
NCAA women's basketball committee discusses possible expansion of 68-team field, nothing imminent
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA is exploring ways to promote the growth of women’s college basketball, including possible expansion of the 68-team tournament that determines the sport's national champion each season. While there are no imminent plans to increase the number of...
Former Temple coach Tonya Cardoza returning to UConn, among two assistant hires
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Former Temple head coach Tonya Cardoza is returning to a former job as an assistant to Geno Auriemma at UConn. The school announced Thursday that Cardoza and current UConn video coordinator Ben Kantor will be added as coaches under NCAA legislation that went...
