While we are in the depths of the WNBA playoffs, college basketball is fast approaching, evidenced this week’s college hoops-focused happenings:
Caitlin Clark wins Sullivan Award
Tuesday evening at the New York Athletic Club, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark was presented the 93rd AAU James E. Sullivan Award, which honors the nation’s top collegiate or Olympic athlete.
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark wins the AAU James E. Sullivan Award, talks about her first AAU coach being familiar, playing against boys, competing with her brothers, and advancing women’s sports. pic.twitter.com/Y1HHOE1aHQ
— Keith Murphy (@MurphyKeith) September 20, 2023
Clark is just the fifth women’s college basketball player to win the award, joining Chamique Holdsclaw (Tennessee, 1998), Coco and Kelly Miller (Georgia, 1999) and Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon, 2019).
LA Tech honors Weatherspoon, Mulkey with statues
Former Lady Techster greats Teresa Weatherspoon and Kim Mulkey were two of six former Louisiana Tech athletes recently honored by the university with statues.
Mulkey was the All-American point guard for the 1981 AIAW and 1982 NCAA national champion Lady Techsters. She then served as an assistant coach for 15 years, including during Weatherspoon’s tenure in Ruston. A two-time All-American,…
