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Wilson Unveils New Official Game Ball Ahead of 2021 WNBA Season

By Stacy Podelski March 15, 2021 Leave a comment

Wilson Sporting Goods Co., in partnership with the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), unveiled the league’s new official game ball before the start of the milestone 25th WNBA season. “We are thrilled to be tipping off our partnership with the WNBA in advance of a historic 25th milestone season,” said Amanda Lamb, Global Marketing Director, Team Sports […]

USA Men’s 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Team Begins Training Camp

By Stacy Podelski March 9, 2021 Leave a comment

The 2021 USA Basketball Men’s 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Team, including Canyon Barry (Iowa Wolves/Florida/Colorado Springs, Colo.), Robbie Hummel (Purdue/Valparaiso, Ind.), Dominique Jones (Fort Hays State/Harlem, N.Y.) and Kareem Maddox (Princeton/Los Angeles, Calif.), will train March 12-18 in Orlando, Florida, in preparation for the 2021 FIBA 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament that will be played March 26-30 in Graz, Austria. Olympic berths will go […]

Katie Lou Samuelson Added to USA 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Team

By Stacy Podelski March 1, 2021 Leave a comment

Katie Lou Samuelson (Seattle Storm/Connecticut/ Huntington Beach, Calif.) was named to the four-member USA Women’s 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Team, which will compete for an Olympic berth at the FIBA 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament May 26-30 in Austria. The top three teams at the FIBA 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament will earn a berth into the Tokyo […]

WNBA Approves Sale of Las Vegas Aces to Mark Davis

By Stacy Podelski February 12, 2021 Leave a comment

The WNBA and NBA Board of Governors have unanimously approved the sale of the Las Vegas Aces from MGM Resorts International to new owner Mark Davis, it was announced today by WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.     “On behalf of the WNBA, I am pleased to welcome Las Vegas Raiders Owner Mark Davis to the WNBA […]

USA Women Draw Japan, France, Nigeria for Olympic Preliminary Round Play

By Stacy Podelski February 2, 2021 Leave a comment

FIBA conducted the draw for the Tokyo Olympics Women’s Basketball competition virtually Tuesday from its headquarters in Mies, Switzerland, and the U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team has been drawn into Group A alongside host Japan, France and Nigeria for the July 26-Aug. 2 preliminary round. Rounding out the 12-team field are Canada, Serbia, South Korea […]

Nineteen Athletes Set to Return to Court for Feb. 4-7 USA Basketball Women’s National Team Minicamp

By Stacy Podelski January 26, 2021 Leave a comment

The USA Basketball Women’s National Team will return to the basketball court in a four-day minicamp, Feb. 4-7, at the University of South Carolina. The team last gathered for training camp one year ago in February 2020. A total of 19 athletes, including Olympic and/or FIBA World Cup gold medalists Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx), Brittney […]

New York Liberty Wins Top Pick in 2021 WNBA Draft

By Stacy Podelski December 5, 2020 1 Comment

The New York Liberty secured the top overall selection in the 2021 WNBA Draft, as determined by the WNBA Draft Lottery 2021 presented by State Farm®, which took place earlier this evening. This is the second time in franchise history that the team has secured the No. 1 pick (Sabrina Ionescu, 2020). “This is an […]