Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Award time

College player news:

Wooden Award All-American team: Lauren Cox, Tyasha Harris, Ruthy Hebard, Rhyne Howard and Sabrina Ionescu.

Finalists for the 2020 Honda Sport Award are: Dana Evans, Tyasha Harris, Sabrina Ionescu and Aari McDonald.

ESPN ranks the top 10 freshmen of the season.

Baylor's DiDi Richards is the Naismith player of the year.

The WBCA's freshman of the year is South Carolina's Aliyah Boston.

Louisville's Dana Evans will return for her senior season.

Q&A with Syracuse's Gabrielle Cooper.

North Carolina's Leah Church has a trick shot.

Jaden Ward relished her last year at Quinnipiac, despite it being cut short.

Holly Winterburn will transfer from Oregon.

Zaay Green is leaving Tennessee.

Former UCSB star Mekia Valentine has died at 32.

College team news:

Thanks for the best Pac-12 season ever.

No more March for Texas A&M......the Aggies say goodbye to their seniors.

Quinnipiac was about to start warmups for its first MAAC Tournament game, and the NCAA canceled the season.

NIU says goodbye to five seniors.

College coach news:

Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale writes about an athlete's ache.

Eastern Kentucky was impressive under first-year coach Samantha Williams.

It was a 16-year wait for new Drexel coach Amy Mallon.

NCAA news:

Diane Turnham's dream position as head of the DI women's basketball committee had a bittersweet end.

The NCAA has extended the recruiting dead period for DI and DII through May 31.

The Pac-12 is sitting on millions in reserve cash, but this might not be the best time to use it.

WNBA and international news:

Q&A with Skylar Diggins-Smith.

Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler reports more stock sales but denies wrongdoing.

Ruth Hamblin's long journey home is over.

Q&A with Alanna Smith.

High school news:

Paige Bueckers is the Morgan Wootten player of the year.

MaxPreps All-America team.

Bonus:

Women's sports outlets are turning to classics and collaboration in a sports-less world.

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