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women’s basketball Archive
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![This postseason has not been kind to the women’s basketball teams in Arizona. More to the point, the conference tournaments have left a wasteland of Arizona’s college teams, long […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/UAwomsBB-115x115.jpg "Wipe-out: AZ women’s teams ousted early from tourneys")
Wipe-out: AZ women’s teams ousted early from tourneys
Posted on March 16, 2019 | No CommentsThis postseason has not been kind to the women’s basketball teams in Arizona. More to the point, the conference tournaments have left a wasteland of Arizona’s college teams, long […] -
![The Arizona State women’s basketball team couldn’t catch a break with their cold shooting against rival University of Arizona. But more significantly, they also couldn’t catch sophomore guard Aari […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/UAbench-115x115.jpg "They’re for real…UA women get hoops upset of #17 ASU")
They’re for real…UA women get hoops upset of #17 ASU
Posted on January 2, 2019 | No CommentsThe Arizona State women’s basketball team couldn’t catch a break with their cold shooting against rival University of Arizona. But more significantly, they also couldn’t catch sophomore guard Aari […] -
![For the last two basketball seasons, Adia Barnes has been taking her lumps. This year, her Wildcats are dishing them out instead. Her first two seasons as the new […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Aari-115x115.jpg "UA women’s basketball, 7-1, making an early statement")
UA women’s basketball, 7-1, making an early statement
Posted on December 6, 2018 | No CommentsFor the last two basketball seasons, Adia Barnes has been taking her lumps. This year, her Wildcats are dishing them out instead. Her first two seasons as the new […] -
![How tough is it to compete as a women’s basketball team in the Pac-12 Conference? Consider this: The Arizona State women won 22 games last season, made it to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PAC12-115x115.jpg "ASU women’s basketball faces tough road in Pac-12")
ASU women’s basketball faces tough road in Pac-12
Posted on November 2, 2018 | No CommentsHow tough is it to compete as a women’s basketball team in the Pac-12 Conference? Consider this: The Arizona State women won 22 games last season, made it to […] -
![For the Arizona State women’s basketball team, this season will be defined by continued frustration — but also great promise. These Sun Devils put up 22 wins, earned an […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ASUwom-115x115.jpg "ASU women out of NCAA tourney, but have bright future")
ASU women out of NCAA tourney, but have bright future
Posted on March 21, 2018 | No CommentsFor the Arizona State women’s basketball team, this season will be defined by continued frustration — but also great promise. These Sun Devils put up 22 wins, earned an […] -
![During her college playing career at Stanford, Nicole Powell was considered one of the top women’s basketball players in the nation. A two-time All-American, she was a three-time First […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nicole_Powell_041117_8-115x115.jpg "Mountain Pointe’s Powell named to 2018 HS Hall of Fame")
Mountain Pointe’s Powell named to 2018 HS Hall of Fame
Posted on March 7, 2018 | No CommentsDuring her college playing career at Stanford, Nicole Powell was considered one of the top women’s basketball players in the nation. A two-time All-American, she was a three-time First […] -
![When a new coach takes over a college basketball program, it’s inevitable that his/her early progress is measured by success against its in-state rival. By that measuring stick, the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ASUvUA-115x115.jpg "UA women test ASU hoops program again, but get swept")
UA women test ASU hoops program again, but get swept
Posted on February 19, 2018 | No CommentsWhen a new coach takes over a college basketball program, it’s inevitable that his/her early progress is measured by success against its in-state rival. By that measuring stick, the […] -
![The University of Arizona women’s basketball team may finally have hit bottom, while the women’s program at Northern Arizona University just got a big boost to its credibility. And […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/LoreePayn-115x115.jpg "NAU women get signature hoops win for new coach Payne")
NAU women get signature hoops win for new coach Payne
Posted on December 9, 2017 | No CommentsThe University of Arizona women’s basketball team may finally have hit bottom, while the women’s program at Northern Arizona University just got a big boost to its credibility. And […] -
![When you’re running a Division I college basketball program, a win against an NAIA program in just its second season of existence ain’t much to crow about. But when […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/GCUwbb1-115x115.jpg "GCU women get first win for new hoops coach Powell")
GCU women get first win for new hoops coach Powell
Posted on November 25, 2017 | No CommentsWhen you’re running a Division I college basketball program, a win against an NAIA program in just its second season of existence ain’t much to crow about. But when […] -
![Adia Barnes did not make a particularly impressive debut last year as the new University of Arizona head women’s basketball coach. Her first season ended with a 14-16 overall […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/UAwbb3-115x115.jpg "UA women’s hoops makes history with #4 recruiting class")
UA women’s hoops makes history with #4 recruiting class
Posted on November 14, 2017 | No CommentsAdia Barnes did not make a particularly impressive debut last year as the new University of Arizona head women’s basketball coach. Her first season ended with a 14-16 overall […] -
![Taryn Griffey comes from a long line of well-known athletes with impressive longevity. Her grandfather, Ken Griffey, spent 19 seasons in Major League Baseball, most of those with the Cincinnati […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/TarGriffey-620x250-115x115.jpg "Injury-plagued Taryn Griffey ends UA basketball career")
Injury-plagued Taryn Griffey ends UA basketball career
Posted on October 3, 2017 | No CommentsTaryn Griffey comes from a long line of well-known athletes with impressive longevity. Her grandfather, Ken Griffey, spent 19 seasons in Major League Baseball, most of those with the Cincinnati […] -
![It looks like those days are fast fading when Grand Canyon University could be counted on to provide a landing spot for girl basketball players graduating from Arizona high […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GCUcoaches-115x115.jpg "GCU women’s hoops has new look, new recruiting plan")
GCU women’s hoops has new look, new recruiting plan
Posted on August 4, 2017 | No CommentsIt looks like those days are fast fading when Grand Canyon University could be counted on to provide a landing spot for girl basketball players graduating from Arizona high […] -
![Grand Canyon University is beginning to look like a way station for former professional basketball players. A third was just added when women’s head coach Nicole Powell added Nikki […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/NikkiBlue-115x115.png "More former basketball pros finding a home at GCU")
More former basketball pros finding a home at GCU
Posted on June 21, 2017 | No CommentsGrand Canyon University is beginning to look like a way station for former professional basketball players. A third was just added when women’s head coach Nicole Powell added Nikki […] -
![Adia Barnes has been laying down some big foundation blocks for the women’s basketball program she is trying to re-build at the University of Arizona. Barnes was hired 14 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Adia-115x115.jpg "Barnes building UA women’s hoops with 5-star recruit")
Barnes building UA women’s hoops with 5-star recruit
Posted on June 8, 2017 | No CommentsAdia Barnes has been laying down some big foundation blocks for the women’s basketball program she is trying to re-build at the University of Arizona. Barnes was hired 14 […] -
![Next season is going to have a very different feel for Arizona State women’s basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne. Kind of a hollow feeling, like something’s missing from her […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Meg-115x115.jpg "Charli & Meg part ways at ASU as Sanders steps away")
Charli & Meg part ways at ASU as Sanders steps away
Posted on May 4, 2017 | No CommentsNext season is going to have a very different feel for Arizona State women’s basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne. Kind of a hollow feeling, like something’s missing from her […] -
![Looks like Grand Canyon University is going to roll the dice with its latest head-coach hire. Nicole Powell has had lots of success as a basketball player, but little […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NicolePowll-115x115.jpg "Nicole Powell is back…as new GCU women’s hoops coach")
Nicole Powell is back…as new GCU women’s hoops coach
Posted on April 12, 2017 | No CommentsLooks like Grand Canyon University is going to roll the dice with its latest head-coach hire. Nicole Powell has had lots of success as a basketball player, but little […] -
![Loree Payne takes over the graveyard shift at Northern Arizona University, signing on to run the women’s basketball program that has been struggling for so long it has become […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/LoreePayne-115x115.jpg "NAU women’s hoops revival turned over to Loree Payne")
NAU women’s hoops revival turned over to Loree Payne
Posted on April 11, 2017 | No CommentsLoree Payne takes over the graveyard shift at Northern Arizona University, signing on to run the women’s basketball program that has been struggling for so long it has become […] -
![There’s just something about South Carolina that bedevils the Devils. The South Carolina Gamecocks knocked Arizona State out of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Sunday, ending the Sun […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ASUvSC-115x115.jpeg "ASU women ousted in NCAA 2nd round by old nemesis")
ASU women ousted in NCAA 2nd round by old nemesis
Posted on March 21, 2017 | No CommentsThere’s just something about South Carolina that bedevils the Devils. The South Carolina Gamecocks knocked Arizona State out of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Sunday, ending the Sun […] -
![Grand Canyon University women’s basketball coach Trent May no longer has to work in the shadow of the wildly-successful men’s coach, Dan Majerle. Somebody else will now face that […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TrentMMay-115x115.jpg "Trent May out after 10 yrs directing GCU women’s hoops")
Trent May out after 10 yrs directing GCU women’s hoops
Posted on March 13, 2017 | No CommentsGrand Canyon University women’s basketball coach Trent May no longer has to work in the shadow of the wildly-successful men’s coach, Dan Majerle. Somebody else will now face that […] -
![Yesterday’s loss in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament brought a disappointing end to the debut season of University of Arizona head women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes. Sixth-seeded […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UAbarnes-115x115.jpg "Barnes ends UA debut with 1st round Pac-12 tourney loss")
Barnes ends UA debut with 1st round Pac-12 tourney loss
Posted on March 3, 2017 | No CommentsYesterday’s loss in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament brought a disappointing end to the debut season of University of Arizona head women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes. Sixth-seeded […] -
![Instant credibility. That’s what a big win over an established in-state rival brings to a new head coach. For Adia Barnes, the first-year head coach of the University of […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/UAwomBB-115x115.jpg "Hoops win over ASU a big step for new UA women’s coach")
Hoops win over ASU a big step for new UA women’s coach
Posted on February 20, 2017 | No CommentsInstant credibility. That’s what a big win over an established in-state rival brings to a new head coach. For Adia Barnes, the first-year head coach of the University of […] -
![Everything was good for the Arizona State women’s basketball team. The Sun Devils, who were ranked as high as No. 16 in the preseason polls, were riding a tall […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/WBB_celebration_vs_Florida-115x115.jpg "ASU women upset ranked teams to move back into Top 25")
ASU women upset ranked teams to move back into Top 25
Posted on December 13, 2016 | No CommentsEverything was good for the Arizona State women’s basketball team. The Sun Devils, who were ranked as high as No. 16 in the preseason polls, were riding a tall […] -
![If Robyne Bostick, the interim head coach for the Northern Arizona women’s basketball team, is trying to show she deserves the head-coach title following this season, she’s off to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/NAUBostick-115x115.png "NAU Interim head coach Bostick makes big splash debut")
NAU Interim head coach Bostick makes big splash debut
Posted on November 15, 2016 | No CommentsIf Robyne Bostick, the interim head coach for the Northern Arizona women’s basketball team, is trying to show she deserves the head-coach title following this season, she’s off to […] -
![Adia Barnes was introduced as the new women’s head basketball coach at University of Arizona on April 8. It took her just 12 days to announce she had assembled […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/UAwmBbl-115x115.jpg "Barnes laying groundwork for UA women’s hoops revival")
Barnes laying groundwork for UA women’s hoops revival
Posted on July 21, 2016 | No CommentsAdia Barnes was introduced as the new women’s head basketball coach at University of Arizona on April 8. It took her just 12 days to announce she had assembled […] -
![Evidently, the prospect of winning another national championship wasn’t enough to keep Courtney Ekmark from leaving the UConn women’s basketball program. The former star player at St. Mary’s High […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Ekmark-115x115.jpg "Courtney Ekmark leaves UConn hoops program, joins ASU")
Courtney Ekmark leaves UConn hoops program, joins ASU
Posted on July 5, 2016 | 1 CommentEvidently, the prospect of winning another national championship wasn’t enough to keep Courtney Ekmark from leaving the UConn women’s basketball program. The former star player at St. Mary’s High […] -
![Greg Byrne has crawled right back out on that limb again, the one that gave way on him last year. The University of Arizona athletic director announced earlier this […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/AdiaGreg-115x115.jpg "Adia Barnes returns to coach UA women’s basketball")
Adia Barnes returns to coach UA women’s basketball
Posted on April 8, 2016 | No CommentsGreg Byrne has crawled right back out on that limb again, the one that gave way on him last year. The University of Arizona athletic director announced earlier this […] -
![Sadly for Arizona college sports fans, the unfulfilled expectations of the 2015 football season have now spilled over to taint the much-hyped basketball promise of 2016. March Madness has turned into […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/UAvWich-115x115.jpg "The Big Dance is over for UA men and ASU women")
The Big Dance is over for UA men and ASU women
Posted on March 21, 2016 | 1 CommentSadly for Arizona college sports fans, the unfulfilled expectations of the 2015 football season have now spilled over to taint the much-hyped basketball promise of 2016. March Madness has turned into […] -
![Arizona college hoops fans have good reason this year to watch both the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments. We have a horse in both races. The Arizona State women’s […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Coaches-115x115.png "March Madness: who goes deeper…ASU women, UA men?")
March Madness: who goes deeper…ASU women, UA men?
Posted on March 17, 2016 | No CommentsArizona college hoops fans have good reason this year to watch both the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments. We have a horse in both races. The Arizona State women’s […] -
![The alarm bells from yesterday’s wake-up call will likely still be ringing in the ears of Arizona State women’s basketball players on March 14 when the NCAA Tournament brackets […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ASUvCal-115x115.jpg "ASU women’s basketball re-grouping after tourney upset")
ASU women’s basketball re-grouping after tourney upset
Posted on March 5, 2016 | 1 CommentThe alarm bells from yesterday’s wake-up call will likely still be ringing in the ears of Arizona State women’s basketball players on March 14 when the NCAA Tournament brackets […]