What’s next for the Washington Mystics? After making the playoffs for the first time in three seasons last year, the Mystics hope to make the most of what many think could be the last year with their 2019 championship core together. Defense has been the identity of this team. Last year the Mystics anchored the
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How far can the Washington Mystics go? That’s the question head coach Eric Thibault and his staff are trying to figure out entering the 2023 campaign. “We’re going to do everything we can to play with the type of fire and passion that they expect and they deserve.” Eric Thibault said during his initial press
Will the Atlanta Dream make the 2023 WNBA playoffs? The offseason acquisition of Allisha Gray announced Atlanta’s intention to build on last season’s good vibes and promising growth with a playoff push. While the super teams in Las Vegas and New York, as well as a super strong squad in DC, loom over the league
As is our annual tradition, we’re counting down the 30 best players in the WNBA. We had our staff participate by each ranking their Top 30. If a player was voted 1st on a list, they earned 30 points; second place earned 29, and so on, and the totals were summed together to make a
Here’s what happened in the world of women’s basketball this past week: Brittney Griner holds press conference, announces plan to work with Bring Our Families Home Brittney Griner’s press conference was the biggest news of the week, as the superstar Phoenix Mercury center talked about how she was able to overcome the challenge of being
WNBA training camp for the 2023 season begins on Sunday, and, as usual, teams don’t have much time to make important roster decisions before the games officially begin on Friday, May 19. While WNBA teams can typically have up to 15 players in camp at any one time, some players will be arriving to camp
Every fan roots for their team to win the championship this year, but the ultimate goal is to be the greatest franchise of all time. At Swish Appeal we decided to rank all the WNBA teams that have ever existed in order of greatness. For franchises that have moved to between two or three different
Abby Meyers will always be a Princeton Tiger and a Maryland Terrapin. She brought Princeton to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with an unforgettable 29-point performance against the great Rhyne Howard and SEC Tournament champion Kentucky, and then went home to play for the Terp program she grew up rooting for and was
Jordan. It’s a name we all know, one that has transcended the basketball world. It’s the last name of former Chicago Bulls guard, Michael, who won six NBA championships. It later became the first name of a girl with the last name Horston, born in Dallas on May 21, 2001. I bring this up because
Grace Berger grew up just across the Ohio River from a state that she has now become synonymous with. She’s from Louisville Kentucky, but chose to play college basketball at Indiana over Louisville and Kentucky. Now, she’s staying in the Hoosier State because the Indiana Fever selected her with the No. 7 pick in the
Haley Jones is as California as they come. She was born in Santa Cruz, went to high school at Archbishop Mitty in San Jose and played college ball at Stanford. The California kid will now be Atlanta Dreaming, as the organization drafted her sixth overall in this year’s WNBA Draft. “This is more nervous than
April 14 2023 WNBA Draft team grades: Minnesota earns highest mark The draft is one of the most exciting nights on the WNBA calendar. For draftees and their families, it is achievement worthy of much celebration. For fans, it is an event that inspires hopeful imaginings. And for organizations, it is an opportunity to chart
Diamond Miller told Rashad Milligan in a Swish Appeal interview that she was on the shorter side when she first started playing basketball, which is why she developed guard abilities. She has of course grown into the most enticing big guard prospect in her draft class. She is a long 6-foot-3 and is known for
Only four games remain in the 2022-23 EuroLeague Women season, as the competition’s Final Four (postseason semifinals) tips-off Friday, pitting Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding against Beretta Famila Schio and CBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld against ZVVZ USK Praha. The winners will then meet for the EuroLeague Women Championship on Sunday with a third-place game also being held
Here’s a recap of the 2023 WNBA Draft: 1) Aliyah Boston (Indiana Fever) WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the words and then it was official. We all expected Boston to go here. She brings elite defense and inside scoring to Indiana. Will she be among the best of the best No. 1 picks of all-time
Here is the pool of players the Atlanta Dream will be considering for their 2023 roster: Rhyne Howard, starting SG ($73,584) Allisha Gray, starting SF ($194,600) Cheyenne Parker, starting PF ($216,100) AD Durr, second SG ($74,305) Aari McDonald, starting PG ($78,586) No. 6 pick ($71,300) No. 8 pick ($71,300) Danielle Robinson, second PG ($155,000) Monique
Here is the pool of players the Minnesota Lynx will be considering for their 2023 roster: Napheesa Collier, starting PF ($202,154) Kayla McBride, starting SG ($201,984) Aerial Powers, starting SF ($201,984) No. 2 pick ($74,305) Jessica Shepard, starting C ($120,000) Tiffany Mitchell, second SG ($135,000) No. 12 pick ($68,295) Natalie Achonwa, second C ($155,100) Bridget
In 2022, the Los Angeles Sparks missed the playoffs for the second season in a row. The result was a cleaning out of the organization: new coaches, general managers, and players. With the 2023 WNBA Draft just days away and the team having three picks to select, what will the Sparks’ approach be? Los Angeles
Here is the pool of players the Indiana Fever will be considering for their 2023 roster: Kelsey Mitchell, starting SG ($206,000) Erica Wheeler, starting PG ($202,154) Victoria Vivians, starting SF ($135,000) Emma Cannon, second PF ($80,000) No. 1 pick (most likely Aliyah Boston), starting C ($74,305) NaLyssa Smith, starting PF ($73,584) Emily Engstler, second SF
Women’s college basketball will crown a new national champion on Sunday afternoon in Dallas, when the No. 2 seed Iowa Hawkeyes meet the No. 3 seed LSU Lady Tigers at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC. It’s not the matchup we expected, but it has much history-making intrigue. Driven by last season’s second-round upset, the Hawkeyes
Ranked No. 13 in the Preseason AP Poll and predicted to be the second-best team in the ACC Coaches Poll, The Hokies didn’t exactly come out of nowhere to make the Final Four. The expectations were higher than ever in the program’s history, and somehow, they overachieved and find themselves in Texas with a shot
The South Carolina Gamecocks are right back where they were one year ago: the NCAA Tournament Final Four. Dawn Staley’s crew has been the hands-down favorite all season to win another national championship, and the Gamecocks are now just two games away from accomplishing that goal. As the reigning national champion and the only team
The No. 2 seed Iowa Hawkeyes advanced to the Final Four behind Caitlin Clark registering the first-ever 40-point triple-double in NCAAW Tournament history Sunday night at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. There hadn’t even been a 30-point triple-double before. Clarks’ 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds allowed the Hawkeyes to impressively defeat the No.
The Iowa Hawkeyes and Louisville Cardinals advance to the Elite Eight after Friday night’s victories. Here are our recaps of their games. No. 2 seed Iowa Hawkeyes over No. 6 Colorado Buffaloes 87-77 Colorado was the overachiever of the Pac-12 and Iowa was a favorite all year long. It was a highly competitive game when
Of the 64 teams to compete in the 2023 Women’s NCAA Tournament, over half are considered high-majors. This includes programs from the typical “power five” conferences — the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC — as well as the Big East, which had a highly competitive women’s basketball season prior to the national
I picked the No. 8 seed Ole Miss Rebels to beat the No. 1 seed Stanford Cardinal in nearly all my brackets, including my main bracket. The Rebels achieved the feat on Sunday, winning 54-49 in Stanford to become the first team to knock off a No. 1 seed before the Sweet Sixteen since 2009.
Here’s Part 2 of our roundup of Saturday’s action: No. 12 seed Toledo Rockets over No. 5 seed Iowa State Cyclones, 80-73 Quinesha Lockett put on a show with 24 points, 13 rebounds and four assists for Toledo. Sophia Wiard added 15 points, three assists and two blocks, while Jayda Jansen had 17 points. The
The 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament bracket is officially set, with the exception of the First Four matchups that will be played Wednesday and Thursday. The tournament itself will begin in earnest on Friday with all games being broadcast on the ESPN family of networks. As in any other season, the seeding of the teams
Yes, it’s easy (and probably smart) to forecast an extended NCAA Tournament run for the No. 1-ranked and undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks. However, the joy of March comes not from making the easy calls, but from correctly prognosticating the upsets that bust others’ brackets. Below, we outline three traits of Cinderella candidates, identifying six mid-majors
The 2023 NCAA Tournament is here! To view the full bracket click here. To check out our full analysis, read on. The national championship race is wide open in my opinion. I’ve seen too many of the top teams suffer too many bad losses and/or close calls. Even undefeated No. 1 overall seed South Carolina
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