Here’s the news you might have missed from around the WNBA and across women’s basketball.
The 6ix is getting Team 14
Several weeks ago, reports emerged that the WNBA was expanding to Toronto, with the league’s 14th franchise expected to debut in 2026. Now, it’s official!
Over at Raptors HQ, Chelsea Leite is on top of all the details about the WNBA’s expansion to Canada.
Keep watching the W
Another week of WNBA action, another viewership record.
Last Saturday’s ABC doubleheader, which featured the Indiana Fever taking on the New York Liberty and the Los Angeles Sparks challenging the Las Vegas Aces, was the most-viewed opening weekend doubleheader in league history, with 1.71 million tuning in for the first game and 1.34 million watching the second.
Augustus named LSU assistant
What a year for Seimone Augustus! And what a coup for LSU!
Recently inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Augustus will be enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in August. Then, she’ll head back to her hometown and alma mater in Baton Rouge, joining head coach Kim Mulkey’s staff as an assistant coach for LSU.
An assistant for the Los Angeles Sparks in 2021 and 2022 and a facilitator for Athletes Unlimited the past two seasons, Augustus’ forthcoming…
