Geno Auriemma
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley greets fans as the team returns to the team's hotel following Women's Final Four NCAA basketball tournament, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Minneapolis. South Carolina defeated UConn earlier in the night to win the national championship. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
South Carolina's Dawn Staley becomes force on, off the court

By Pete Iacobelli Apr. 07, 2022 12:48 PM EDT

Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve, flanked by USA Basketball CEO Jim Tooley and Women's National Team Director Briana Weiss, smiles as Bally Sports North announcer Marney Gellner jokingly asked if there was going to be an official Coach Reeve blazer during a press conference to announce she'd been named the head coach of women's USA Basketball, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at the Target Center in Minneapolis. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)
Cheryl Reeve named USA Basketball women's team coach

By Doug Feinberg Dec. 07, 2021 08:22 PM EST

United States' Sue Bird (6) and teammates celebrate after their win in the women's basketball semifinal game against Serbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Bird, Taurasi go for 5th Olympic gold vs host nation Japan

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 07, 2021 02:24 AM EDT

United States' Sue Bird (6), center, celebrates with teammates after making a shot during women's basketball preliminary round game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
UConn women hoops players making mark at Olympics

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 03, 2021 06:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 13, 2021, file photo, head coach Dawn Staley, center, coaches during practice for the United States women's basketball team in preparation for the Olympics in Las Vegas. Jennifer Gillom says everything is a process. Dawn Staley becoming the first Black female head coach of the U.S. women's Olympic basketball team is no different. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Gillom sisters: Black ex-assistants paved way for Staley

By Teresa M. Walker Jul. 26, 2021 10:04 AM EDT

United States assistant coach Dan Hughes looks on during a women's basketball practice at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Coaching tree: Hughes' impact includes Olympic staff, others

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 24, 2021 01:24 AM EDT

Auriemma defends selection of 5 UConn players for U.S. team

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jul. 01, 2021 07:32 PM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma is defending his role in the selection of five former Huskies to the U.S. women's Olympic...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Hartford Courant. May 18, 2021. Editorial: The angry, disruptive display at UHart’s commencement over switching to NCAA Division III was...

Morgan Valley leaves Hartford to become UConn assistant

Apr. 22, 2021 09:54 AM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Hartford women's basketball coach Morgan Valley has left the school to become an assistant at UConn, her alma mater. ...

Stanford guard Kiana Williams (23) celebrates with teammate forward Cameron Brink at the end of the championship game against Arizona in the women's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Stanford won 54-53. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Stanford holds off Arizona 54-53 to win women's NCAA title

By Doug Feinberg Apr. 04, 2021 08:19 PM EDT

UConn's Paige Bueckers celebrates after an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor in the Elite Eight round of the Women's NCAA tournament Monday, March 29, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. UConn won 69-67 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Bueckers, McDonald propel UConn and Arizona to Final Four

By Jim Vertuno Apr. 01, 2021 06:38 PM EDT

South Carolina head coach Dawn Stanley cuts down the net after the team's win over Texas in a college basketball game in the Elite Eight round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Stringer sends congrats to Black women coaches in Final Four

By Teresa M. Walker Apr. 01, 2021 06:25 PM EDT

NCAA President Mark Emmert watches the first half of a college basketball game between North Carolina State and South Florida in the second round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Emmert promises WBCA he will work to fix 'stark' inequities

By Doug Feinberg Mar. 31, 2021 02:06 PM EDT

FILE - Maryland coach Brenda Frese applauds during the second quarter of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Michigan State in College Park, Md., in this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, file photo. Maryland coach Brenda Frese was honored as The Associated Press women's basketball coach of the year Wednesday, March 31, 2021, for the second time in her career. (Paul W. Gillespie/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)
Maryland's Brenda Frese is the AP women's coach of the year

By Doug Feinberg Mar. 31, 2021 10:30 AM EDT

Members of the Women's Texas A&M basketball team take a riverboat tour Friday, March 26, 2021, in San Antonio. Boat rides, TikTok videos and Uno. Lots and lots of Uno, in fast-paced games where the cards fly in a frenzy. The men's and women's NCAA tournaments in Indianapolis and San Antonio aren't all COVID-19 tests, basketball and contact tracing. But being in quasi-isolation with any movement inside and outside their hotels restricted, teams had to get creative during the days and weeks between games and nasal swabs to find ways to stay entertained. - (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Bored games: Teams find fun ways to fill gaps at tourneys

By Jim Vertuno Mar. 31, 2021 03:05 AM EDT

Arizona's Aari McDonald reacts after making a basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Indiana in the Elite Eight round of the Women's NCAA tournament Monday, March 29, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
1st-timer Arizona joins mainstays in women's NCAA Final Four

By Stephen Hawkins Mar. 30, 2021 11:24 PM EDT

South Carolina head coach Dawn Stanley, right, watches guard Brea Beal (12) drive to the basket during the second half of a college basketball game against Georgia Tech in the Sweet Sixteen round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Sister recovering from leukemia now rooting Staley in person

Mar. 28, 2021 05:11 PM EDT

Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey, right, talks to her players during the first half of a college basketball game against Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Saturday, March 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Powerhouses UConn, Baylor meet in women's Elite Eight

By Pat Eaton-Robb Mar. 28, 2021 02:14 PM EDT

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, right, and Mercer head coach Susie Gardner greet each other after their college basketball game in the first round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Sunday, March 21, 2021. South Carolina won 79-53. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Staley ready for day hoops the sole focus of women's tourney

Mar. 27, 2021 06:22 PM EDT

UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards (3) blocks High Point guard Jenson Edwards (12) as she tries to score during the second half of a college basketball game in the first round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Sunday, March 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Sacrifices paying off for foreign players in women's tourney

By Pat Eaton-Robb Mar. 26, 2021 03:53 PM EDT