The past week was stocked and stuffed with women’s basketball news. Here’s more on the most important developments:
A Hall of Fame haul
On Thursday, the nominees for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 were announced—and its loaded with women’s basketball legends.
While recent, well-known WNBA stars Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles and Maya Moore may headline the list of first-time player nominees, highlighting only that trio shortchanges the likes of Chamique Holdsclaw, one of the sport’s first, true certified superstars, and Ticha Penicheiro, one of the most creative, dynamic passers in basketball—period. And then there’s Taj McWilliams-Franklin, who traversed quite the basketball journey to become an integral member of several great WNBA teams, and Ruth Riley, another player whose winning influence, as a collegian and professional, exceeded her traditional stats. NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Azzi and three-time WNBA champion Cheryl Ford also return as nominees, adding further depth to this group of top-shelf candidates.
The list of coaching nominees also features a number of notable names, including two first-time nominees in former Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder and the well-traveled Mike Thibault, who claims NBA, WNBA and USA…
