Aarika Hughes goes into her fourth season as head coach of the LMU women’s basketball team. She is the first Black woman head coach of the program; this is the first season where the entire roster is made up of students that she recruited.
While the popularity of women’s basketball has taken momentum in recent years, Misogynoir and double standards has also taken center stage throughout the NCAA Tournament.
A strong offensive effort allowed the Alabama Crimson Tide to advance to the Final Four with an 89-82 victory over the Clemson Tigers. The squad is entering the Final Four for the first time in program history.
The top-seeded North Carolina (UNC) Tar Heels was upset by the Alabama Roll Tide 87-89 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament at Crypto.com Arena.
The UCLA women’s team managed to survive the second round of the NCAA Tournament, defeating seventh-seeded Creighton 67-63.
Messiah Bright was acquired by Angel City FC during the off-season after coming off a strong rookie campaign with the Orlando Pride and an outstanding college career. She was impressed by the playoff-contending run the ACFC had last season and looks forward to helping the team thrive.
The USC women’s basketball team defeated the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders 87-55 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. All but two Women of Troy scored with four reaching the double digits.
The Arizona Wildcats had something to prove in the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament after being knocked out by Princeton last year in round one. The Wildcats defeated 15th-seeded Long Beach State Thursday afternoon 85-65 in the first round of tournament play.
Dawn Staley hoisted the championship trophy high, strutted around the court and stopped for a brief victory dance. She handed over the hardware to South Carolina’s student band, then headed back to midcourt for more merriment.
Three local Pac-12 teams will be moving on to postseason competition. The UCLA women’s basketball team will compete in the WNIT as the UCLA and USC men’s teams will head to the NCAA Tournament.
After a frustrating six-year stint at Texas in which he never quite lived up to lofty expectations, Shaka Smart is returning to his home state and starting over at Marquette.
Legendary basketball player Elgin Baylor passed away from natural causes on March 22, he was 86 years old. His acrobatic style of play impacted several NBA greats that came after him. His talents saved the Lakers franchise from bankruptcy, allowing them to move to Los Angeles in 1960.
The UCLA Bruins took a disappointing loss against the Stanford Cardinal last night. They are exiting the Pac-12 tournament with their heads held high and will use this as preparation for the NCAA tournament in a few weeks.
On March 10, HBO will debut “Women of Troy,” a sports documentary on the 1983-84 USC women’s basketball team at 9:00 PST. The documentary gives an exclusive look at the team that won two consecutive NCAA championships with sports icon Cheryl Miller leading the way.
Mississippi State senior center Teaira McCowan has had a historic career, she has broken records at her university and became a stand-out player in the SEC conference and in college basketball. She was the third overall pick in the WNBA Draft, becoming one of the newest additions to the Indiana Fever. “I’m a rim protector, rebounder, shot blocker, that’s what I do,” McCowan said. “That’s what lacking last season, so this season I’ll just come in and just take what I did in college up to the pro level.” During this past season, McCowan averaged 18.4 points and