Quantcast

You are here: Sports : Basketball : W College Hoops

W COLLEGE HOOPS Articles and Blog Posts

Stay or go? Stay
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 3, 2012 at 1:08pm

Settling a question previously-raised here:Elena Delle Donne will return to Delaware next year for her senior year.ESPN says the player and her team mix well.OK, so what about Brittney Griner and Skylar Diggins??Tennessee news:Super class of 2013 guard Ka...more

Tonight's insanity
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 3, 2012 at 1:06pm

It's past my bed time, and I'll be up a while longer because the earth hasn't stopped shaking from all the insane hoops tonight.The biggest shock is South Carolina upsetting #8 Tennessee, ending a 40-game losing streak to them that dated back to 1980.Then...more

USC 50, UCSB 39
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 2, 2012 at 1:16pm

Freshman forward Alexyz Vaioletama grabs one of her team and game-high 15 rebounds in last night's first half.Jacki Gemelos, left, and Briana Gilbreath, who sustained a non-ACL knee injury last week. Gemelos grabbed a ball during second-half shoot-around ...more

Pac-12 College Hoops Power Rankings
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted February 2, 2012 at 1:45am

It's National Girls and Women in Sports Day -- a time when asked to celebrate women in athletics and how they've influenced you. But what makes the celebration remarkable this go-round is it's also the 40th year of the Title IX legislation. I would have ...more

USC To Retire Basketball Jerseys of Pam & Paula McGee
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 2, 2012 at 1:38am

Women of Troy Retiring McGee Sisters' JerseysPam and Paula McGee were All-Americans and national champs at USCLong before Briana and Stefanie Gilbreath combined forces at USC, there was another shining sister act starring for the Women of Troy. USC grea...more

Best of the West: Stanford Once Again Atop West Coast Power Rankings
by Left Coast Hoops
posted January 30, 2012 at 10:24pm

1. Stanford (18-1, 9-0). A to-the-limit overtime win over Cal sling-shots the Cardinal into the second half of the Pac-12 schedule. Chiney Ogwumike could end up as the conference player of the week for the third week in a row, a reward for her surging p...more

Cal's Brittany Boyd Put On An Unquantifiably Masterful Performance Against The Stanford Cardinal
by Swish Appeal
posted January 30, 2012 at 7:38pm

California Golden Bears point guard Brittany Boyd stepped onto the court at Maples Pavilion at Stanford University for the first time on Saturday with a confidence and poise that would make a number of more seasoned point guards jealous. The freshman u...more

Brittany Chambers: Kansas State's Key Cog
by Swish Appeal
posted January 30, 2012 at 7:37pm

Last season, Brittany Chambers emerged as a rising star for the Kansas State Wildcats. She led the team in scoring, putting up 514 points. She led the Big 12 in 3-pointers made per game with 2.8 as she finished with 88 long-range swishes (of 238 attempt...more

DePaul's Balanced Attack Too Much For Seton Hall, 71-59
by Swish Appeal
posted January 29, 2012 at 5:35pm

Image: DePaulBlueDemons.com South Orange, NJ- In a game much closer than the final score indicates, DePaul defeated Seton Hall 71-59 at Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday. DePaul improved to 4-4 in conference as the winless Hall dropped to 0-8. Resilience was t...more

Three 'plus' questions with DePaul's Anna Martin
by Swish Appeal
posted January 29, 2012 at 5:25pm

Image: DePaulBlueDemons.com South Orange, NJ – Following DePaul’s 71-59 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday, caught up with Anna Martin of DePaul. A junior guard, Martin scored 18 points and added 4 steals in the victory. The three questions,...more

Free Throws Made The Difference In Stanford's Overtime Win Against Cal
by Swish Appeal
posted January 29, 2012 at 5:16pm

Image: Ben Margot/AP Free throws made the difference in Stanford's Overtime Win Against Cal Stanford Cardinal fans at Maples Pavilion expressed displeasure with the officials throughout yesterday afternoon's 74-71 win (boxscore) over Cal, rightfull...more

Exciting Finish to Stanford-Cal Much Hyped Matchup
by Swish Appeal
posted January 29, 2012 at 5:13pm

Image: Ben Margot/AP Finally, a well-hyped game that lived up to its promise! C and R are, of course, talking about the Stanford-Cal women’s basketball game. It featured freshmen vs. freshmen, a career high scoring and rebounding night for one pl...more

Stanford edges Cal 74-71 in nail-biter at Maples
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted January 29, 2012 at 11:41am

Finally, a well-hyped game that lived up to its promise! C and R, are of course, talking about the Stanford-Cal women’s basketball game. It featured freshmen vs. freshmen, a career high scoring and rebounding night for one player, tough rebounding, ...more

Arizona State Edges Washington 57-53
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 29, 2012 at 12:21am

Image: GoHuskies.com HUSKIES LOSE: In an entertaining matchup, missed shots and missed FTs hurt the Huskies, losing 57-53 on Saturday. "In general, I thought our halfcourt defense wasn't good enough," McGuff said of his team allowing ASU to shoot 46.8 pe...more

Notre Dame's Big Stars and Big Plays Too Much For St. John's
by Swish Appeal
posted January 29, 2012 at 12:17am

Image: Kathy Kmonicek/AP Just the Facts, Ma'am: Devereaux Peters had 18 points, 15 rebounds, and five blocks, and Notre Dame withstood several Red Storm runs to knock off St. John's, 71-56. Skylar Diggins led all scorers with 24. For St. John's, Shen...more

Big Saturday Ahead in College Hoops
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 28, 2012 at 6:55pm

One of today's 116 games is the "battle of the Bay," featuring surging Cal at #4 Stanford. The Bears were the last conference team to defeat the Cardinal, five years ago. Can they do it again?In other Pac-12 action, Oregon's civil war will play out its fi...more

Stanford Cardinal vs. California Golden Bears Statistical Preview: How Can Cal Pull Off An Upset?
by Swish Appeal
posted January 28, 2012 at 6:47pm

C&R of the Stanford Women's Basketball Blog and Norcalnick of California Golden Blogs have already done a great job of previewing this afternoon's Cal - Stanford game with their two-part Q&A (Part 1 | Part 2). The Big Game is obviously a big game...more

Stanford-Cal Preview, Q & A Part II
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted January 28, 2012 at 3:03am

And now, here is NorcalNick from Cal Golden Blogs with his answers to C and R’s Q’s:  (Oh, check out his blog with his questions about Cal-Stanford WBB and our answers plus Scott from Stanford’s Rule of Tree. Very informative. And R...more

Stanford-Cal Preview, Q & A Part I
by Swish Appeal
posted January 28, 2012 at 3:02am

And now, in honor of the Big Game, C and R present the 158th annual Q & A with Nick from SB Nation's California Golden Blogs. He asks the Q’s, C and R answer them. (Secretly, we think he just wants our Stanford blog to mention his Cal blog, hop...more

Bowling Green State University Coach Curt Miller has mild stroke
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 28, 2012 at 2:55am

Image: Jetta Fraser/Toledo Blade Scary - and during a game:The episode occurred late in the Falcons' 70-54 win over Eastern Michigan at the Stroh Center Sunday. Miller spoke with EMS workers at the game following the win, his 250th career victory at BG, ...more

San Diego Torero's Discipline Overwhelms Improving USF Dons Team In 68-50 Win
by Swish Appeal
posted January 28, 2012 at 2:41am

  Image:USDToreros.com Despite the lopsided 68-50 final score, the San Francisco Dons actually played relatively even with the University fo San Diego Toreros in the second half of last night's game at War Memorial Gym. But a persistent problem the...more

Washington Easily Rolls Past Arizona 77-48
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 28, 2012 at 1:59am

Image:GoHuskies.com HUSKIES WIN: To McGuff, Thursday night was just a matter of UW making shots it didn't hit before. And the Huskies did that, winning 77-48 before 1,789 at Hec Ed. The team was obviously more comfortable playing at home and with the opp...more

To tweet or not to tweet?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 27, 2012 at 1:15am

North Carolina Coach Sylvia Hatchell banned twitter use for the Tar Heels. That distraction eliminated, the team has won two in a row.I understand where Hatchell is coming from. I cringe at some of the things I see young people put on twitter.Do you think...more