Latest Women's college basketball News
Canadian hoop star Natalie Achonwa heads to Michigan to continue her basketball career
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Canadian basketball star Natalie Achonwa is taking the next step in her hoop career. The four-time Olympian was named the assistant coach of player development for Michigan's women’s basketball team earlier this week. Achonwa said that while...
Gonzaga coach Lisa Fortier says she's been undergoing treatment for breast cancer
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga coach Lisa Fortier announced Tuesday that she has been undergoing treatment for breast cancer but intends on coaching the upcoming season. Fortier made the announcement on Gonzaga’s social media pages and said she was first diagnosed in February, a...
South Carolina basketball star Ashlyn Watkins is charged with assault and kidnapping
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina national championship-winning forward Ashlyn Watkins was arrested Saturday on charges of assault and battery and kidnapping. Online judicial records for Richland County show that Watkins was granted a $30,000 personal recognizance bond. She was...
Coco Gauff comes back at the US Open and beats Elina Svitolina. Emma Navarro is next
NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff was not aware that she'd lost five consecutive matches against opponents ranked in the top 50. She was not sure exactly how many points in a row she'd dropped — 11, it turns out — to give away the first set against Elina Svitolina in the U.S. Open’s third round on...
South Carolina unveils highway signs celebrating Gamecocks women's basketball championships
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina will install new highway signs around the state celebrating the continued success of coach Dawn Staley’s women's basketball program. Justin Powell, chief operating officer of the state Transportation Department, unveiled the sign Tuesday...
NCAA lays out pay structure for women's basketball tournament performances
A women's basketball team that reaches the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament could bring its conference roughly $1.26 million over the next three years in financial performance rewards. In an email obtained by The Associated Press on Friday from the NCAA to its basketball committees...
DeeDee Hagemann transfers from Michigan State to Memphis for her final season
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — DeeDee Hagemann, a three-year starter at Michigan State, has transferred to Memphis for her final season, Tigers coach Alex Simmons announced Tuesday. Hagemann averaged 12.3 points and 5.3 assists per game last season and was named to the All-Big Ten second...
Paige Bueckers planning for future by joining new Unrivaled 3-on-3 league, living in the present
Paige Bueckers is already thinking about her future while she's living in the present. The UConn star plans on entering the WNBA draft after her season ends with what she hopes is the school's 12th national championship. She would still have at least one more year of eligibility...
NCAA moves closer to financially rewarding women's basketball teams that reach March Madness
Women’s basketball teams moved a step closer to getting financially rewarded for success in the NCAA Tournament. The Division I Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday to introduce a proposal that will give performance units to teams that play in March Madness. Units represent...
Defending champion South Carolina women to host UConn on Feb. 16
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Don't forget to save the date — South Carolina will face UConn in what figures to be one of the most highly anticipated matchups of the women's college basketball season. South Carolina announced the game at Colonial Life Arena for Sunday, Feb. 16. ...
