Catch up on the latest announcements, events and developments from across the world of women’s basketball:
Moore, Augustus headline WBHOF Class of 2024
Lynx legends are linked, with Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus leading the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024. Taj McWilliams-Franklin, a member of the 2011 Minnesota Lynx championship team, also will be inducted into the women’s hoop hall in Knoxville, TN on April 27, 2024.
CONGRATULATIONS to the WBHOF Class of 2024 Hall of Famers. Join us April 27th in Knoxville, TN to celebrate this class, the “Trailblazers of the Game” @cheyneyuniv, and the “For The Love of the Game” award recipients (Afghan Athlete Resettlement Program). pic.twitter.com/sxT6UD5XYg
— WBHOF (@WBHOF) December 1, 2023
Moore is one of the sport’s greatest winners, capturing a pair of national titles at UConn before securing four titles with the Lynx, along with accumulating a number of individual honors. Augustus owned one of the most aesthetically-pleasing games in the annals of women’s hoops, with her soft jumper and smooth handles elevating LSU to a national power before helping lift the Lynx into one the W’s premier organizations. McWilliams-Franklin has to be considered one of the most persistent players and…