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SEC Women’s Basketball The Nation’s Premier Women’s Basketball Conference With EIGHT na onal championships, ten runner-up fi nishes, a Along with the eight NCAA championships won by Tennessee; Ar- na on-leading 34 Final Four appearances and 113 fi rst-team kansas (1999) and Auburn (2003) captured the current Women’s All-America honors, the SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE stands NIT tles. But the fi rst-ever SEC na onal tle belongs to Georgia, fi rmly as the na on’s premier intercollegiate women’s basketball winners of the 1981 NWIT which predates the current WNIT tour- conference. nament. Vanderbilt (1984), LSU (1985) and Kentucky (1990) also won NWIT tles. As members of their previous conferences Ar- SEC BY THE NUMBERS kansas (1987), South Carolina (1979) and Texas A&M (1995) won the WNIT, while Texas A&M (2011) won the NCAA tle prior to • The SEC has posted impressive non-conference records in the joining the SEC. last decade. The SEC compiled a 168-45 (.788) non-conference re- cord during the 2013-14 season. • In 2003, Auburn won the WNIT tle with wins over South Ala- bama, Florida State, Richmond, Creighton and Baylor. In 1999, the • Since the 1990 season, the SEC has compiled a 3471-1029 (.771) Arkansas Lady Razorbacks defeated Wisconsin 76-64 to claim the record against other conferences. The league has recorded 150+ SEC’s fi rst WNIT championship. wins during 10 seasons and has never recorded a non-conference winning percentage below .723. • In 1981, Georgia defeated Pi sburg, California and Arizona State (in OT) to capture the NWIT Championship, the fi rst-ever na onal • SEC teams have earned appearances in 25 of 33 NCAA Final championship of any kind for the SEC in women’s basketball. -
Jonah Richards- Janet Ramirez- 22- Well, I Certainly 50- Oh My, I’M 21- She Has Never Don’T Feel Good
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS 1916—2016 Sports: Proposal for Meet Gender UAlbany’s Neutral Secret Housing Weapon PAGE 2 PAGE 10 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2017 ISSUE 5 ALBANYSTUDENTPRESS.NET New Development Aids in Ebola Detection By ELISE COOMBS placed substances that indicate disease— That means that it could biomarkers—into the urine to mimic a take years before the kit is Detecting Ebola with the naked eye is real-life Ebola scenario. commercialized. now possible due to a method developed by Then, a small particle called a gold The company would first a University at Albany research team. nanoparticle, binds to these biomarkers need to see that the research The new method means a cost-effective, until they grow bigger and change color. has a patent before they do quick, and easy way to detect Ebola. With If the color is red, that indicates the Ebola multiple rounds of testing. the method, detection results occur within virus is present. If it is purple, there is no The testing would involve an hour or two and could cost just $1 per infection. mimicked samples of Ebola, person, according to Mehmet Yigit, the The team’s method included and if this is successful chemistry professor leading the research nanotechnology—manipulating small they would then test it with team at the RNA Institute. particles. real samples of Ebola, Yigit aims to produce a kit that would Even with this developed method, which would require more allow screening for a big population more producing the kit would require partnering advanced resources. effectively than current methods, which can with a commercial service. -
Aug. 17 at Connecticut.Indd
ATLANTA DREAM (19-14) at CONNECTICUT SUN (12-21) Aug. 17, 2014 • 1:00 p.m. ET • TV: N/A Mohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, Conn. Regular Season Game 34 • Away Game 17 2014 Schedule & Results PROBABLE STARTERS Date .........Opponent ....................Result/Time Pos. No. Player PPG RPG APG Notes May 11 .....NEW YORK^ .......................W, 63-58 G 9 CÉLINE DUMERC 3.3 2.0 4.0 Leads the WNBA in assists per 40 May 16 .....SAN ANTONIO (SPSO) ....W, 79-75 5-7 • 145 • France minutes (8.8) May 17 .....at Indiana (FSS) .......W, 90-88 (2OT) Second on the team in double-fi gure May 24 .....at Chicago (NBA TV) .......... L, 73-87 G 15 TIFFANY HAYES 13.2 3.1 2.6 scoring games with 25 May 25 .....INDIANA (SPSO) ...... L, 77-82 (OT) 5-10 • 155 • Connecticut May 30 .....SEATTLE (SPSO) ................W, 80-69 F 35 ANGEL McCOUGHTRY 18.8 5.3 3.7 Leads the league in steals (2.43), aim- June 1 .......at Connecticut .......................L, 76-85 ing for her second WNBA steals title June 3 .......LOS ANGELES (ESPN2) ....W, 93-85 6-1 • 160 • Louisville June 7 .......CHICAGO (SPSO) ..............W, 97-59 F 20 SANCHO LYTTLE 12.4 9.2 2.5 Only Dream player to start every game June 13 .... MINNESOTA (SPSO) .........W, 85-82 6-4 • 175 • Houton this season June 15 .... at Washington ......................W, 75-67 June 18 .... WASHINGTON (FSS) ........W, 83-73 C 14 ERIKA DE SOUZA 14.1 8.7 1.2 Posted ninth double-double Friday vs. June 20 ... -
2012 WNBA Individual Single-Game Superlatives (Final)
2012 WNBA Individual Single-Game Superlatives (Final) Points Rebounds Assists Pts Player, Team Date Reb Player, Team Date Ast Player, Team Date 38 DeWanna Bonner, Pho. Jul 3 22 Tina Charles, Con. Jun 17 14 Ivory Latta, Tul. Aug 30 35 DeWanna Bonner, Pho. Sep 7 21 Sylvia Fowles, Chi. Jun 8 13 Cappie Pondexter, N.Y. Jun 19 34 DeWanna Bonner, Pho. Aug 23 20 Rebekkah Brunson, Min. Aug 28 11 Courtney Vandersloot, Chi. Aug 26 33 Cappie Pondexter, N.Y. Jul 10 20 Nneka Ogwumike, L.A. Jul 12 11 Danielle Robinson, S.A. Jun 1 33 Candace Parker, L.A. Jun 20 19 Sylvia Fowles, Chi. Jun 2 10 Sue Bird, Sea. Aug 26 33 Candace Parker, L.A. Jun 13 18 Krystal Thomas, Pho. Sep 23 10 Alana Beard, L.A. Jun 28 33 Angel McCoughtry, Atl. Jun 2 18 Rebekkah Brunson, Min. Sep 7 10 Becky Hammon, S.A. Jun 24 33 Epiphanny Prince, Chi. Jun 2 16 Krystal Thomas, Pho. Sep 7 10 Sue Bird, Sea. Jun 13 32 Sophia Young, S.A. Sep 1 16 Sylvia Fowles, Chi. Aug 19 10 Lindsay Whalen, Min. Jun 9 32 Epiphanny Prince, Chi. Jun 8 16 Sylvia Fowles, Chi. Jul 7 9 Courtney Vandersloot, Chi. Sep 13 31 Cappie Pondexter, N.Y. Aug 23 16 Candace Parker, L.A. Jun 13 9 Kara Lawson, Con. Sep 9 31 Sue Bird, Sea. Jul 8 16 Sylvia Fowles, Chi. Jun 1 9 Lindsey Harding, Atl. Sep 9 31 Sancho Lyttle, Atl. Jul 7 15 Candace Parker, L.A. -
Radio/Tv Speed Chart
2014-15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RADIO/TV SPEED CHART 00 1 2 3 5 Dominique Dillingham Blair Schaefer Morgan William Breanna Richardson Sherise Williams G • 5-9 • So. • 1L G • 5-7 • Fr. • HS G • 5-5 • Fr. • HS F • 6-1 • So. • 1L F • 6-1 • Jr. • 2L Spring, Texas Starkville, Miss. Birmingham, Ala. Conyers, Ga. St. Louis, Mo. (Klein Collins HS) (Starkville HS) (Shades Valley HS) (Rockdale County HS) (McCluer HS) 10 13 14 21 23 Martha Alwal Ketara Chapel Kendra Grant Jerica James Kayla Nevitt C • 6-4 • Sr. • 3L F • 6-1 • So. • 1L G • 5-11 • Sr. • 3L G • 5-5 • Sr. • 3L G • 5-10 • Fr. • HS Worthington, Minn. Temple, Texas Richland, Miss. Wynne, Ark. Houston, Texas (Worthington HS) (Temple HS) (Richland HS) (North Little Rock HS) (Andy Dekaney HS) 35 44 45 51 Victoria Vivians LaKaris Salter Chinwe Okorie Savannah Carter F • 6-1 • Fr. • HS F • 6-1 • Fr. • HS C • 6-5 • So. • SQ G • 5-9 • Sr. • 1L Carthage, Miss. Tallahassee, Fla. Lagos, Nigeria Tulsa, Okla. (Scott Central HS) (Florida A&M DRS) (Stoneleigh-Burnham Prep) (Trinity Valley CC) Vic Schaefer Johnnie Harris Aqua Franklin Elena Lovato Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Third Season Third Season Third Season First Season GAME 33 [ncAA tournAMEnt first round] • fri., MArch 20, 2015 • 1:30 p.M. ct • durhAM, n.c. • Espn2 BROCK TURNIPSEED, ASSIStaNT MEDIA RELatIONS DIRECTOR 55 Coliseum Blvd. | Humphrey Coliseum, Room 202 | Mississippi State, MS 39762 O: (662) 325-7556 | C: (662) 418-7409 E-Mail: [email protected] www.HailState.com | Twitter: @HailStateWBK; @brockt_msu SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME INFORMATION Date ...... -
The History of Arizona Women's Basketball
All-Time Series Records Series First Last Last Series First Last Last Opponent Record Meeting Meeting Result Opponent Record Meeting Meeting Result Alabama 0-1 11/29/87 11/29/87 L 74-80 Northern Illinois 2-1 12/22/92 12/15/99 W 78-46 American 0-0 12/6/03 Northwestern 1-0 3/23/96 3/23/96 W 79-63 Arizona State 28-36 2/2/73 2/22/03 W 72-52 Notre Dame 1-3 12/3/88 3/23/03 L 47-59 Arkansas 1-0 3/22/96 3/22/96 W 80-77 Oakland 2-0 12/29/88 12/29/89 W 75-65 Auburn 0-1 12/19/00 12/19/00 L 66-69 Ohio State 1-1 11/21/01 12/15/02 L 65-84 Baylor 2-0 12/22/81 12/29/97 W 86-73 Oklahoma 1-0 11/19/99 11/19/99 W 75-59 Biola 1-1 12/9/78 1/27/83 W 82-47 Oklahoma State 0-2 12/3/81 12/4/94 L 40-64 Boston College 0-1 12/30/87 12/30/87 L 64-79 Old Dominion 0-2 1/7/86 1/4/88 L 68-82 Bowling Green 1-0 12/8/00 12/8/00 W 99-43 Oregon 14-22 1/3/81 2/1/03 W 71-66 Brigham Young 3-5 2/24/73 11/18/00 W 76-71 Oregon State 18-19 12/7/83 3/8/03 W 70-56 California 25-13 12/17/77 3/1/03 W 68-51 Pacific 1-2 11/21/81 1/4/84 L 79-84 UC Irvine 3-3 12/14/81 11/28/93 W 73-67 Pacific Christian 1-0 12/10/81 12/10/81 W 84-60 UC Riverside 1-0 12/7/02 12/7/02 W 95-66 Pepperdine 5-2 12/29/82 11/25/02 W 80-68 UC Santa Barbara 6-4 1/3/80 1/14/02 L 80-94 Pittsburgh 0-1 12/2/01 12/2/01 L 80-81 Cal Poly-Pomona 0-6 11/19/77 11/20/82 L 66-74 Portland State 3-2 12/18/83 11/30/91 L 76-85 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 1-0 1/9/96 1/9/96 W 75-39 Providence 2-0 12/29/92 12/30/95 W 97-83 Cal State Fullerton 5-9 1/10/80 12/8/95 W 87-33 Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 1-0 12/20/00 12/20/00 W 105-41 Cal State Northridge 2-1 12/1/78 2/16/94 W 98-57 Purdue 0-2 12/20/97 11/19/98 L 58-65 Chico State 1-0 12/7/79 12/7/79 W 64-61 Rice 2-0 11/28/00 12/8/01 W 74-65 Cleveland State 0-1 11/28/82 11/28/82 L 43-61 Rutgers 0-2 1/2/88 3/14/99 L 47-90 Colorado 3-5 2/21/75 11/24/91 L 53-77 Sacramento State 1-0 12/17/94 12/17/94 W 105-50 Colorado State 6-2 2/22/75 12/6/99 W 89-75 St. -
2016-17 Ut Martin Skyhawk Men's Basketball
UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL 22016-17016-17 UUTT MMARTINARTIN SSKYHAWKKYHAWK MMEN’SEN’S BBASKETASKETBBALLALL ##00 JALENJALEN JJACKSONACKSON ##11 MMATTHEWATTHEW BBUTLERUTLER ##22 JJACOLBYACOLBY MMOBLEYOBLEY ##33 DDANTEANTE BAILEYBAILEY ##44 KKEDAREDAR EDWARDSEDWARDS ##55 MMIKEIKE FFOFANAOFANA G • 66-1-1 • 160160 • Jr.Jr. G • 66-2-2 • 118585 • R-Jr.R-Jr. G • 66-0-0 • 116060 • R-Sr.R-Sr. F • 66-6-6 • 220220 • Jr.Jr. F • 66-5-5 • 200200 • R-Sr.R-Sr. F • 66-8-8 • 190190 • Fr.Fr. CCleveland,leveland, OOhiohio MMemphis,emphis, TTenn.enn. SStarkville,tarkville, MMiss.iss. CChicago,hicago, Ill.Ill. BBrooklyn,rooklyn, NNYY MMemphis,emphis, TTenn.enn. ##1010 CCHANDLERHANDLER RROWEOWE ##1111 AAJJ NNYWESHYWESH ##1212 FFATODDATODD LEWISLEWIS ##1313 MMALIKALIK PUGHPUGH ##1414 TTRAVAUNRAVAUN COADCOAD F • 66-7-7 • 205205 • Sr.Sr. G • 66-4-4 • 175175 • Jr.Jr. F • 66-8-8 • 215215 • R-So.R-So. G • 66-1-1 • 165165 • R-So.R-So. G • 66-1-1 • 170170 • JJr.r. AAtlanta,tlanta, GGa.a. AAustin,ustin, MMinn.inn. MMemphis,emphis, TTenn.enn. DDyersburg,yersburg, TTenn.enn. WWestest LLawn,awn, PPa.a. ##2121 MMALIKALIK LLONDONONDON ##2222 KKAHARIAHARI BBEAUFORTEAUFORT ##2525 JJAVIERAVIER MMARTINEZARTINEZ ##3333 NNEHEMIAHEHEMIAH MMABSONABSON ##4444 NNICKICK DDETLEVETLEV F • 66-8-8 • 190190 • R-Sr.R-Sr. G • 66-4-4 • 185185 • JJr.r. F • 66-7-7 • 210210 • Sr.Sr. F • 6-66-6 • 250250 • Jr.Jr. C • 77-2-2 • 222525 • R-So.R-So. JJacksonackson HHamlet,amlet, NNCC HHartford,artford, CConn.onn. SSt.t. CCroix,roix, VVirginirgin IIslandsslands LLexington,exington, KKy.y. EEuclid,uclid, OhioOhio AANTHONYNTHONY SSTEWARTTEWART JJERMAINEERMAINE JJOHNSONOHNSON AALEXLEX IRELANDIRELAND DDeANDREeANDRE WALKERWALKER AALILI PPARVAZARVAZ GGREGREG MMAJCHRZAKAJCHRZAK HHeadead CCoachoach • 11stst YYr.r. -
2003 NCAA Women's Basketball Records Book
Champ_WB02 10/31/02 4:49 PM Page 131 Championships Division I Championship .................................. 132 Division II Championship.................................. 142 Division III Championship................................. 144 Champ_WB02 10/31/02 4:49 PM Page 132 132 DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP Division I Championship Colorado 88, Southern U. 61 1-4, 1-2, 3, 3; Wynter Whitley 5-11, 4-4, 8, 14. Tulane 73, Colorado St. 69 TOTALS: 28-73, 11-14, 38 (5 team), 71. Stanford 76, Weber St. 51 Oklahoma: Caton Hill 5-11, 3-3, 6, 14; Jamie Duke 95, Norfolk St. 48 Talbert 3-5, 2-2, 5, 8; Rosalind Ross 7-14, 8-10, 10, TCU 55, Indiana 45 26; LaNeishea Caufield 4-13, 4-4, 3, 12; Stacey UC Santa Barb. 57, Louisiana Tech 56 Dales 6-13, 2-2, 6, 17; Dionnah Jackson 3-4, 2-2, 4, Texas 60, Wis.-Green Bay 55 9; Shannon Selmon 0-0, 0-0, 0, 0; Stephanie Simon 0- Cincinnati 76, St. Peter’s 63 (OT) 0, 0-0, 0, 0; Lauren Shoush 0-1, 0-0, 1, 0; Lindsey South Carolina 69, Liberty 61 Casey 0-1, 0-0, 1, 0; Stephanie Luce 0-0, 0-0, 0, 0; Drake 87, Syracuse 69 Kate Scott 0-0, 0-0, 1, 0. TOTALS: 28-61, 21-24, 42 Baylor 80, Bucknell 56 (5 team), 86. Halftime: Oklahoma 40, Duke 28. Three-point field SECOND ROUND goals: Duke 4-20 (Matyasovsky 0-1, Tillis 1-4, Krapohl Connecticut 86, Iowa 48 1-2, Beard 1-4, Gingrich 1-4, Mosch 0-1, Whitley 0- Penn St. -
Numbers Game
THIS DAY IN SPORTS 1986 — Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky breaks his own NHL UMBERS AME single-season points record with three assists to increase N G his total to 214. He scored 212 points in 1981-82. Antelope Valley Press, Saturday, April 4, 2020 C3 Morning rush WNBA postpones start of the season this month Valley Press news services By DOUG FEINBERG period.” PUSHED BACK U.S. Women’s Open in Houston Associated Press In this Sept. 29 Engelbert said that whenev- postponed until December NEW YORK — The WNBA photo, WNBA er the WNBA does start, it will The U.S. Women’s Open in Houston is now sched- season will not start on time Commissioner Cathy follow a strict protocol regard- uled for two weeks before Christmas. The LPGA Tour next month because of the Engelbert speaks at ing the health and well-being of pushed back the resumption of its schedule until the coronavirus pandemic, and a news conference players, coaches and fans. middle of June and found slots for three tournaments before Game 1 of that have been postponed. when it begins is unclear. basketball’s WNBA Two WNBA cities are ma- Commissioner Mike Whan keeps looking at the The league announced Fri- Finals between the jor hot spots for the virus: New calendar at a dwindling number of dates and trying to day it will delay the season for Connecticut Sun York and Seattle. One of the the figure out how it will fall into place, missing one key an indefinite period. Training and the Washington Storm’s homes for the season, piece of information brought on by the spread of the camps were to open on April 26 Mystics, in the Angel of the Winds Arena, Washington. -
2003 NCAA Women's Basketball Records Book
AwWin_WB02 10/31/02 4:47 PM Page 99 Award Winners All-American Selections ................................... 100 Annual Awards ............................................... 103 Division I First-Team All-Americans by Team..... 106 Divisions II and III First-Team All-Americans by Team ....................................................... 108 First-Team Academic All-Americans by Team.... 110 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners by Team ....................................................... 112 AwWin_WB02 10/31/02 4:47 PM Page 100 100 ALL-AMERICAN SELECTIONS All-American Selections Annette Smith, Texas; Marilyn Stephens, Temple; Joyce Division II: Jennifer DiMaggio, Pace; Jackie Dolberry, Kodak Walker, LSU. Hampton; Cathy Gooden, Cal Poly Pomona; Jill Halapin, Division II: Carla Eades, Central Mo. St.; Francine Pitt.-Johnstown; Joy Jeter, New Haven; Mary Naughton, Note: First selected in 1975. Voted on by the Women’s Perry, Quinnipiac; Stacey Cunningham, Shippensburg; Stonehill; Julie Wells, Northern Ky.; Vanessa Wells, West Basketball Coaches Association. Claudia Schleyer, Abilene Christian; Lorena Legarde, Port- Tex. A&M; Shannon Williams, Valdosta St.; Tammy Wil- son, Central Mo. St. 1975 land; Janice Washington, Valdosta St.; Donna Burks, Carolyn Bush, Wayland Baptist; Marianne Crawford, Dayton; Beth Couture, Erskine; Candy Crosby, Northeast Division III: Jessica Beachy, Concordia-M’head; Catie Immaculata; Nancy Dunkle, Cal St. Fullerton; Lusia Harris, Ill.; Kelli Litsch, Southwestern Okla. Cleary, Pine Manor; Lesa Dennis, Emmanuel (Mass.); Delta St.; Jan Irby, William Penn; Ann Meyers, UCLA; Division III: Evelyn Oquendo, Salem St.; Kaye Cross, Kimm Lacken, Col. of New Jersey; Louise MacDonald, St. Brenda Moeller, Wayland Baptist; Debbie Oing, Indiana; Colby; Sallie Maxwell, Kean; Page Lutz, Elizabethtown; John Fisher; Linda Mason, Rust; Patti McCrudden, New Sue Rojcewicz, Southern Conn. St.; Susan Yow, Elon. -
USA (2-0) Vs. France (1-1)
2020 U.S. OLYMPIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM USA (2-0) vs. France (1-1) JULY 30, 2021 | SAITAMA SUPER ARENA | 1:40 PM JT | 12:40 AM ET | USA NETWORK PROBABLE STARTERS 2019-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (20-3) NO NAME PPG RPG APG CAPS 6 Sue Bird 1.5 4.0 9.5 153 2019 FIBA AMERICUP (6-0) 15 Brittney Griner 14.0 7.5 2.5 41 9/22 USA 110, Paraguay 31 10 Breanna Stewart 12.0 12.0 5.0 95 9/24 USA 88, Colombia 46 12 Diana Taurasi 10.5 1.5 1.5 140 9/25 USA 100, Argentina 50 9 A’ja Wilson 19.5 11.5 2.0 52 9/26 USA 89, Brazil 73 RESERVES 9/28 USA 78, Puerto Rico 54 9/29 USA 67, Canada 46 NO NAME PPG RPG APG CAPS 7 Ariel Atkins 0.0 0.0 0.0 16 2019 FALL TOUR (3-1) 14 Tina Charles 3.0 3.5 2.0 96 11/2 USA 95, No. 3 Stanford 80 11 Napheesa Collier 0.0 0.0 0.0 54* 11/4 USA 81, No. 7/6 Oregon State 58 5 Skylar Diggins-Smith 1.0 0.0 0.0 53* 11/7 USA 93, Texas A&M No. 6/7 63 13 Sylvia Fowles 6.5 4.5 0.5 89 11/9 No. 1/1 Oregon 93, USA 86 8 Chelsea Gray 6.0 2.0 3.0 16 4 Jewell Loyd 10.0 4.5 1.5 36* 2019 FIBA AMERICAS PRE-OLYMPIC NOTES: QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT (3-0) • Stats listed are from the 2020 Olympic Games. -
But Not to the Bank: Gender Inequity in Professional Basketball
Sarah Lawrence College DigitalCommons@SarahLawrence Women's History Theses Women’s History Graduate Program 5-2016 “Venus to the Hoop,” But Not to the Bank: Gender Inequity in Professional Basketball Mercedes Ann Townsend Sarah Lawrence College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.slc.edu/womenshistory_etd Part of the Women's History Commons Recommended Citation Townsend, Mercedes Ann, "“Venus to the Hoop,” But Not to the Bank: Gender Inequity in Professional Basketball" (2016). Women's History Theses. 16. https://digitalcommons.slc.edu/womenshistory_etd/16 This Thesis - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Women’s History Graduate Program at DigitalCommons@SarahLawrence. It has been accepted for inclusion in Women's History Theses by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@SarahLawrence. For more information, please contact [email protected]. “Venus to the Hoop,” But Not to the Bank: Gender Inequity in Professional Basketball Mercedes Ann Townsend Master’s Thesis Women’s History Graduate Program Submitted in partial completion of the Master of Arts Degree at Sarah Lawrence College, May 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………...…ix Introduction………………………………………………………...………………………….....1 Chapter One How the NBA Came to Control Professional Women’s Basketball in the United States…/…....11 Chapter Two The Family-Friendly Ladies of the WNBA…………………………………………...……........20 Chapter Three “Spin Moves:” The Marketing Maneuvers of the WNBA………………………………………34 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………43 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………….....47 . ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This thesis has been, as they say, a team effort. While much of the work is a solitary endeavor, this project would not have been possible without the love and support of my starting lineup—my family, friends, and mentors, who have all taken on the roles of cheerleader, color commentator, and coach throughout this process.