Women's Basketball

CHICO STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH REACHES HISTORIC MILESTONE IN CAREER

December 27, 2021 by Tara S

by: Chase Napear | ABC Action News Now

Coach Brian Fogel secured his 200th career win after the women’s basketball team defeated Cal Poly Pomona.

CHICO, Calif. – A Chico State coach has reached a historic milestone. Over the weekend, the Chico State Women’s Basketball team defeated Cal Poly Pomona, marking Coach Brian Fogel’s 200th career win.

Now, Coach Fogel only trails the legendary Fran Coslet as the winningest coach in the program’s history with 286 victories.

During his time at Chico State, Fogel has many accomplishments including a CCAA Title, nine postseason appearances, and four NCAA Championships. But players say his impact on the team goes much farther than the court.

“He’s one of the best coaches I’ve ever had to be honest. I feel like I can talk to him about anything, not just basketball-related. Outside of basketball, he’s very open and very easy to talk to,” Myli Martinez said.

“As far as the accomplishment I’m very proud of that. I think the most important thing for me the way I look at it is I’ve surrounded myself with really good people. It starts with the players. Players win games. The other thing I’m proud of is the fact I’ve hired some really good assistant coaches,” Coach Fogel said.

Coach Fogel will look for win 201 this Saturday as the Wildcats host Sonoma State.

CATARINA MACARIO, CHLOE KIM AND MORE: 20 FEMALE ATHLETES TO KNOW IN 2022

December 21, 2021 by Tara S

As 2021 comes to an end, it’s time to look forward to the year ahead in sports.

With the Winter Olympics in February, March Madness on the calendar and a landmark NWSL season to come, women’s sports fans are in store for an exciting year.

Here are the 20 athletes to know or get reacquainted with in 2022:

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Puma Has Its First Women’s Basketball Collection

December 14, 2021 by Tara S

By Devine Blacksher

“Every other sports brand is taking a male-centric approach,” says author, costume designer, stylist, and #Rockmom June Ambrose while explaining the vision behind Puma’s first women’s basketball collection. “They’re keeping it safe with mesh shorts and tank tops. My whole entire career has been about taking risks, tapping into my authentic intelligence to make decisions for a consumer who I want to see imagining themselves outside of themself. You can’t do that without trying on things that scare you a little bit.”Court Appearances A newsletter by New York‘s Choire Sicha, covering the Ghislaine Maxwell trial.

In 2020, Ambrose joined Puma as the creative director of womenswear for the brand’s basketball category, Puma Hoops. She focused on transforming the women’s basketball collection into gear that can be worn while training or while meeting your friends for a cozy Sunday brunch. With her hand in everything from design to creative, Ambrose set out to add personal flair to the brand’s apparel, accessories, and footwear by reinventing what women’s basketball wear can look like.

Take professional athletes like Serena Williams, Elizabeth Cambage, and Ashlyn Harris — they all have a personal style they sport on and off the field or court. For Ambrose, it was important to create a collection with women of all ages, body types, and identities in mind, while acknowledging the history of women being unseen and unheard in professional, and even recreational, sports.

The Puma High Court collection is a first for the brand; in the past, the women’s basketball category simply looked like the men’s but in smaller sizes. The new collection was designed to celebrate the contributions, fearlessness, and boldness of all the women of Puma. The visuals for the campaign were directed by Hype Williams and feature WNBA stars Skylar Diggins-Smith, Breanna Stewart, Katie Lou Samuelson, and Jackie Young.

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BIG TEN TABS MEGAN KAHN AS VICE PRESIDENT OF WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

November 19, 2021 by Tara S

By: EMMA HRUBY | just women’s sports

Megan Kahn has been named Vice President of Women’s Basketball for the Big Ten, the conference announced Thursday.

The creation of the position was announced in October at the conference’s combined Basketball Media Days in Indianapolis. It’s the first senior-level position in the conference dedicated specifically to growing women’s basketball.

“Megan has been a leader and innovator in women’s college basketball for many years,” said Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren in a release. “She has an extraordinary amount of experience in various roles and has developed a wide network of strong relationships in the women’s basketball community. Her ability to work collaboratively, while also thinking creatively and strategically, will be a tremendous asset to the Big Ten Conference and we are thrilled to welcome her to the Big Ten family.”

Primarily, Khan will be tabbed with “developing cohesive strategy to strengthen, enhance and expand the Big Ten women’s basketball operations, brand and strategic initiatives.”

As part of her new role, Khan will serve as the liaison to head coaches and campus administrators as well as Big Ten Network and other national television partners. Additionally, she will assist in the development of conference scheduling and in coordinating all day-to-day women’s basketball operations.

“I am excited and energized to take on this new role as the Big Ten’s first Vice President of Women’s Basketball,” Kahn said. “Big Ten women’s basketball is trending in an extremely positive direction, making this an ideal time to join our student-athletes, coaches, fans and the whole Big Ten community in taking our sport to new heights. We are at a critical inflection point nationally, not only in women’s basketball, but when it comes to gender equity as a whole and I believe the Big Ten is uniquely positioned to make impactful change in this area in the future.”

Khan most recently worked at WeCOACH, a non-profit committed to the educational and professional development of women’s coaches across all sports and levels. There, she served as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to WeCOACH, Khan served as both an assistant and associate commissioner at the Atlantic 10 Conference from 2008-12 where she supervised all of the conference’s women’s basketball operations.

Fran Belibi is Changing How Women’s College Ball Does Dunking

February 17, 2021 by Tara S

By Sydney Umeri

We had not seen a dunk in women’s college basketball since Brittany Griner did it in 2013, but Francesca Belibi has already dunked twice in the 2020-2021 season. The 6’1 sophomore forward for the Stanford Cardinal can truly throw it down, and she’s quickly becoming one of the most exciting players in the country.

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