CSTV.com Headlines: Women's Basketball

Tar Heels Defeat UK Select Team, 94-68

Sat, 17 May 2008 16:58:47 -0400

North Carolina's Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 27 points on 11-of-12 shooting to lead the Tar Heels to a 94-68 win over a British select team Saturday evening at Brooklands College. The select team, playing under the colors of local Division I squad London Heathrow Acers, was comprised of current and former Acer players as well as former members of the country's national team.

Hall Named MVP of the England Basketball League

Sat, 17 May 2008 09:04:56 -0400

Former Duquesne standout Loui Hall has been named the 2008 MVP of the England Basketball League.

Jordan Jones Granted Release from Program

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:41:48 -0400

University of South Carolina head women's basketball coach Dawn Staley announced today that Jordan Jones has requested and been granted her release from the program.

Rising Freshman Casey Morris Invited to USA U18 National Team Tryouts

Fri, 16 May 2008 20:02:06 -0400

California incoming freshman Casey Morris is one of 35 of the nation's best 18-and-under players who have accepted invitations to attend the 2008 USA Basketball Women's U18 National Team Trials June 9-12 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 35 athletes, born on or after Jan. 1, 1990, will compete for one of 12 roster spots on the 2008 USA Womens U18 National Team.

Holmes Becomes Third Lady Rebel To Reach The WNBA

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:28:12 -0400

Sequoia Holmes will miss her college graduation on Saturday for a good reason, as she learned on Friday that she has become the third player in UNLV women's basketball history to reach the WNBA. The Las Vegas native survived the final roster cut and will be on the Houston Comets opening day roster when the 2008 WNBA season starts on Saturday.

WNBA Training Camp Update: Sandora Irvin

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:00:25 -0400

Former TCU women's basketball All-Americans Adrianne Ross and Sandora Irvin are nearing the end of the WNBA training camp season. GoFrogs.com will catch up with both Lady Frogs this week to check on their progress in San Antonio Silver Stars camp.

Two Players Join Women's Basketball Squad

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:13:16 -0400

Gonzaga University women's basketball head coach Kelly Graves has announced the addition of two players to the 2008-09 squad. Joining the Bulldogs next fall will be Katelan Redmon, a 6-1 guard/forward transfer from the University of Washington, and Kelly Bowen, a 6-0 wing/forward who completed high school at St. Peter's College in Victoria, Australia. Redmon and Bowen join Kayla Standish, a 6-2 forward from Ellensburg High School in Ellensburg, Wash., and 6-2 center Shannon Reader from Lake Oswego High School in Lake Oswego, Ore.; both of which signed with Gonzaga in November.

Three Irish Alums On 2008 WNBA Opening Day Rosters

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:32:38 -0400

Former Notre Dame women's basketball All-America guard Charel Allen has made the opening day roster for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs, it was announced Friday afternoon.

Twenty-three student athletes will graduate on Saturday

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:59:30 -0400

Among the graduates at commencement exercises for McNeese State on Saturday will be 23 student athletes. This will give the Cowboys and Cowgirls a total of 30 graduates during the 2007-08 school year as seven of them graduated last December and then completed their athletic eligibility this spring.

Future Terp Kizer Invited to USA Basketball U18 Trials

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:13:02 -0400

High school senior and future Terrapin Lynetta Kizer was among the 35 women's basketball players, born after Jan. 1, 1990, to be invited to the USA Basketball Under-18 National Team trials. Kizer will travel to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 9-12, to compete for one of 12 roster spots for the 2008 USA Women's U18 National Team.