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Alexa Philippou
ESPN
- Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA
- Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant
- Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer
Phoenix Mercury coach Nikki Blue, a California native who played at UCLA and coached at Arizona State, opted for wry humor Saturday when asked about her former conference’s fate.
“What happened in the Pac-12?” Blue said, briefly feigning puzzlement at the question. “I’m kidding. It’s disappointing. My mom asked me, ‘Does this mean they’re going to take down a Pac-12 or Pac-10 championship [banner] at UCLA? Are they going to take down your pictures on the wall?’ I said, ‘No, Mom, I don’t think so. I hope not.'”
The past can’t be erased, but now everyone is trying to figure out the future. UCLA and USC announced last year their departure for the Big Ten. In the past week-plus, Oregon and Washington joined them in heading to the Big Ten in 2024, while Arizona,…
