No one can talk about college basketball history without bringing in Geno Auriemma’s name multiple times. The UConn legend has coached a myriad of future WNBA legends. Perhaps his most famous pupil is none other than the legendary Diana Taurasi. And even though it’s been a while since she was on campus, they still keep close contact.
As of now, it’s unclear whether Diana Taurasi, the face of the Mercury franchise ... Tibbetts’ hire drew criticism as he had never coached women’s basketball and his only head coaching experience came in 2007-09 when he coached in the then-called ...
WNBA free agency talks underway, all eyes are on Phoenix as stars Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi prompt speculation.
That epitomized the late NBA great’s relationship with the women’s game. After his 20-year playing career ended, Bryant turned his focus to the next generation, mentoring some of women’s basketball’s biggest stars, from WNBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi to former Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu.
Geno Auriemma and the No. 6 Huskies saw one of their players make a return following a one-year absence due to a torn ACL. Aubrey Griffin suffered the injury last January, leaving a hole within the Huskies' rotation as they missed her presence on the court.
Five years after NBA great Kobe Bryant, 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash in California, several women’s basketball players reflected on what he meant to their game and how he championed it.
UConn women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma once compared the pressure on Paige Bueckers entering college to the expectations from UConn and WNBA legends Breanna Stewart, Maya Moore, and Diana T
Many WNBA players believe Kobe Bryant would be pleased with the overall progress of women’s sports, which have skyrocketed in popularity and reach in recent years.
Diana Taurasi holds ... After starting her basketball career in high school, Taurasi quickly gained fame. She clinched the Naismith Award in 2000 and later led UConn to three NCAA Division I Women's National Championships from 2001 to 2004.
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant was just as stunned as the rest of the WNBA community when he caught wind of Brittney Griner’s surprising departure from the Mercury.
UCLA junior center Lauren Betts was named the National Player of the Week by the Associated Press (AP), the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and the
Kelsey Plum lands with the Sparks, Kelsey Mitchell re-signs, Brittney Griner joins the Dream, and every other big move of the WNBA offseason.