Here’s the latest women’s basketball news and notes:
WNBA announces end-of-season awards schedule
On Thursday, the WNBA revealed the schedule for the announcement of end-of-season awards. The process will begin on Monday, Sep. 11 with the Peak Performers awards, which are given to per-game leaders in points, rebounds and assists. The most hotly-contested award—MVP—will be announced on Tuesday, Sep. 26. The Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award will conclude awards season on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
The league also announced that the 2023 All-Defensive Team will be selected without regard for position. Last season, the league adopted positionless voting for the two All-WNBA Teams.
WNBA memo reveals playoff teams may be forced to take commercial flights
On Wednesday, The Next’s Howard Megdal reported on a memo recently sent to WNBA teams that highlighted the fine-print details of the league’s postseason travel policy, revealing exceptions to Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s preseason proclamation that, “We will have charter flights for all postseason games.”
Our @howardmegdal reveals the details of the #WNBA playoff travel memo, along with the frustration around the league about the exceptions to “full playoffs” chartering promised by commissioner Cathy Engelbert
