There is tons of history and plenty of storylines with the participants in the women’s Final Four.
Tampa, Fla., will feature one team’s first appearance in the Final Four, compared to another team looking for a repeat of last year and its third national title in four years. There’s one team that hasn’t competed in the Final Four in 22 years, while another is the reliable visitor — a Final Four appearance in 16 of the last 17 years and 24 collectively under the same head coach.
Women’s college basketball’s giants will collide at Amalie Arena on Friday. Texas will meet defending national champion South Carolina in the first semifinal, while UConn and UCLA play the later game.
With all of the history and star power of these programs, The Athletic asked the incredibly tough question: Which players, past and present, would be included on a starting five of each team representing this year’s Final Four? Longtime women’s college basketball fans Scott Dochterman, Richard Deitsch and Damon Sayles accepted the unenviable challenge (gulp!) and also added an all-time coach for each team.
Feel free to share your starting five in the comments section.
South Carolina Gamecocks
Dochterman’s starting five: C A’ja Wilson, C Aliyah Boston, G Tiffany Mitchell, G Zia Cooke, G…
