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Basketball (Women) Archive
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GCU lost top scorer Murphy, but keep an eye on Chilaka
Now entering the game for the Antelopes… No. 22 Petrolina Chilaka for No. 20 Samantha Murphy. Murphy, the nation’s scoring leader in Division II women’s basketball last season, graduated from Grand Canyon University in May. The prolific guard left the program as the all-time top scorer with 2,147 points and also set new records for [...] -
South Mtn, Basha hoops teams are summer state champs
For the past few years, Arizona high school basketball teams have had the opportunity to wrap up their off-season programs by vying for a “summer state championship.” This year, the Marana High girls basketball team was working on a “Hoosiers” type of story as the girls climbed through the tournament last week, getting all the [...] -
Cochise basketball regroups, as Coach Carrillo returns
For awhile there, it looked like the basketball program at Cochise College might be starting again from scratch. First, the women’s head coach, Steve Lane, resigned after 16 years at the helm. He will likely devote more attention to the Cochise College chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which he founded five years ago. [...] -
Alofaituli de-commits from ASU women’s basketball
Are we beginning to see some fallout from Charli Turner Thorne‘s decision to step away from coaching the Arizona State women’s basketball team next season? The news came out last week that Karina ‘Kiki’ Alofaituli, a four-star recruit that committed to ASU last June, has changed her mind about becoming a Sun Devil. ASU has [...] -
GCU women’s hoops adds D-I transfers in rebuilding effort
What do you do when your team graduates the No. 1 scorer in the nation, and the top two scorers in program history? If you’re Grand Canyon University basketball coach Trent May, you begin re-stocking the cupboard with the best talent you can find. And make the necessary adjustments to compensate for the losses. GCU, [...] -
AZ Pac-10 basketball programs re-stocking coaching staffs
Our Pac-10 rivals are stocking their basketball programs again. But this time it’s not recruits, it’s coaches that are being added. Sean Miller has hired away a head coach from a D-I independent school in Louisiana for his men’s program at Arizona. His counterpart on the women’s side, Niya Butts, is bringing in a former [...] -
Charli Turner Thorne to take time off from ASU hoops
Charli Turner Thorne has decided she doesn’t want to be on the sidelines of the ASU women’s basketball program next season. She has asked for, and received, a leave of absence that will begin on July 1 and run for nine months. Maybe she decided she doesn’t like the ‘new look’ uniforms that are part [...] -
NY Giants get Prince Amukamara; ASU gets sister Promise
For one Glendale family, sports is the gift that keeps on giving. Prince Amukamara left Apollo High School to pursue a college football career at Nebraska, where he was converted from a running back to one of the game’s best cornerbacks. He was just selected by the New York Giants with the 19th pick in [...] -
After Region snub, Samantha Murphy named nation’s best
Samantha Murphy got the last laugh this week. The Xavier Prep graduate and career scoring leader at Grand Canyon University was named the NCAA Division II Women’s Player of the Year. The senior was also selected as the Pacific West Conference Player of the Year, but was snubbed for the West Region honor, which went [...] -
Local basketball players carry GCU to best-ever season
Grand Canyon University used a roster loaded with local athletes this year to make a run at a women’s basketball national championship. The Antelopes climbed to a No. 7 national ranking, but came up just a little short of the final goal. But what a ride it was! Seven of the 11 players on this [...]
