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women’s basketball Archive
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![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 […] -
![Today’s game between the University of Arizona and Washington State women’s basketball teams will be bathed in emotion as Arizona’s only senior, Keyahndra Cannon, steps on the floor to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ButtsNiya-115x115.jpg "Coach’s future clouds UA women’s hoops Senior Day")
Coach’s future clouds UA women’s hoops Senior Day
Posted on February 21, 2016 | No CommentsToday’s game between the University of Arizona and Washington State women’s basketball teams will be bathed in emotion as Arizona’s only senior, Keyahndra Cannon, steps on the floor to […] -
![All of a sudden, Arizona State‘s claim to a new women’s basketball school record doesn’t appear to be the slam-dunk that was anticipated several days ago. Their rival to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/UAwombbll-115x115.jpg "UA standing in the way of ASU women’s hoops records")
UA standing in the way of ASU women’s hoops records
Posted on January 24, 2016 | No CommentsAll of a sudden, Arizona State‘s claim to a new women’s basketball school record doesn’t appear to be the slam-dunk that was anticipated several days ago. Their rival to […] -
![Yesterday’s 63-52 win against Colorado couldn’t have come at a better time for the University of Arizona women’s basketball team. The Wildcats needed a game that wasn’t going to provide much […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/TarGriffey-115x115.jpg "How will Taryn Griffey loss hurt UA women’s basketball?")
How will Taryn Griffey loss hurt UA women’s basketball?
Posted on January 18, 2016 | No CommentsYesterday’s 63-52 win against Colorado couldn’t have come at a better time for the University of Arizona women’s basketball team. The Wildcats needed a game that wasn’t going to provide much […] -
![If defense was the determining factor in the polls, the Arizona State women’s basketball team might have finally climbed into the top 10. After beating two top-10 teams in […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CharliSignals-115x115.jpeg "ASU women use defense to break Stanford hoops jinx")
ASU women use defense to break Stanford hoops jinx
Posted on January 7, 2016 | No CommentsIf defense was the determining factor in the polls, the Arizona State women’s basketball team might have finally climbed into the top 10. After beating two top-10 teams in […] -
![Sue Darling is finding out what so many before her in the Northern Arizona University women’s basketball program have learned: Flagstaff is a tough place to recruit to – and […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/NAUdarling-115x115.jpg "Darling is just latest basketball coach to struggle at NAU")
Darling is just latest basketball coach to struggle at NAU
Posted on December 28, 2015 | No CommentsSue Darling is finding out what so many before her in the Northern Arizona University women’s basketball program have learned: Flagstaff is a tough place to recruit to – and […] -
![After two weeks of road games that wound through Texas and all the way to Hawaii, the Arizona State women’s basketball team is back home, getting ready to host […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ASUWBB-115x115.jpg "ASU women’s basketball better than its 3-2 start appears")
ASU women’s basketball better than its 3-2 start appears
Posted on December 4, 2015 | No CommentsAfter two weeks of road games that wound through Texas and all the way to Hawaii, the Arizona State women’s basketball team is back home, getting ready to host […] -
![You know your Pac-12 program is in trouble when you have to travel to Toledo to play the season opener. Not just play a team from Toledo, mind you, […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/UA1-115x115.jpg "UA women win hoops opener, but instill little confidence")
UA women win hoops opener, but instill little confidence
Posted on November 15, 2015 | No CommentsYou know your Pac-12 program is in trouble when you have to travel to Toledo to play the season opener. Not just play a team from Toledo, mind you, […] -
![Passionate Amukamara is apparently charting her own course through a college basketball career, breaking the mold set by her sisters at Arizona State. The 5’8″ guard from Apollo High School […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/NAUhandBB-115x115.jpg "NAU gets last Amukamara; Passionate joins ‘Jacks hoops")
NAU gets last Amukamara; Passionate joins ‘Jacks hoops
Posted on May 1, 2015 | No CommentsPassionate Amukamara is apparently charting her own course through a college basketball career, breaking the mold set by her sisters at Arizona State. The 5’8″ guard from Apollo High School […] -
![It’s hard to believe it has been six years since the Northern Arizona University women’s basketball team has been able to qualify for its own conference tournament. That’s how […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/NAUwBB-115x115.jpg "First time in 6 yrs, NAU women earn Big Sky Tourney berth")
First time in 6 yrs, NAU women earn Big Sky Tourney berth
Posted on March 7, 2015 | No CommentsIt’s hard to believe it has been six years since the Northern Arizona University women’s basketball team has been able to qualify for its own conference tournament. That’s how […] -
![Candice Warthen scored a team-high 12 points, pulled down six rebounds, and dished out three assists in yesterday’s Pac-12 Tournament. But it wasn’t enough to stave off a first-round […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/UAwarthen-115x115.jpg "Warthen’s UA hoops career over…maybe also her coach’s")
Warthen’s UA hoops career over…maybe also her coach’s
Posted on March 6, 2015 | No CommentsCandice Warthen scored a team-high 12 points, pulled down six rebounds, and dished out three assists in yesterday’s Pac-12 Tournament. But it wasn’t enough to stave off a first-round […] -
![You couldn’t tell it by the results of last night’s game, but the Northern Arizona University women’s basketball team has been improving as it works its way through a […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/NAUBanks-115x115.jpg "Improving NAU women’s hoops stunned by 35-pt. loss")
Improving NAU women’s hoops stunned by 35-pt. loss
Posted on February 20, 2015 | No CommentsYou couldn’t tell it by the results of last night’s game, but the Northern Arizona University women’s basketball team has been improving as it works its way through a […]