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What to Know About Women’s Basketball Today
1. UCLA Extends Cori Close Through 2030 🏆
The Bruins want more of the same. UCLA signed head coach Cori Close to a four-year extension. (UCLA Bruins)
WHY IT MATTERS: This is well earned for one of the most respected coaches in basketball. Close has a 358-144 record in 15 seasons at UCLA, along with 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, back-to-back Final Four trips in 2025 and 2026, and the 2026 national championship. She is also the only head coach in program history with 300+ career wins. While the Bruins saw a record six players drafted to the WNBA last month, this extension gives the program stability and continuity.
🗳️ Do you think UCLA can repeat as national champs next season?
2. Caitlin Clark Reaches Another Milestone 📈
She’s done it again. Caitlin Clark broke another WNBA record, becoming the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 points, 250 assists, and 250 rebounds. She hit the mark in just 54 career games, passing Diana Taurasi’s previous record of 62 games. (Yahoo Sports)
WHY IT MATTERS: Any time your name is next to Diana Taurasi’s in the record books, it means something. Clark continues to put up numbers at a pace we really have not seen before, and she’s doing it while carrying one of the league’s biggest spotlights. The Fever are hoping those individual milestones keep turning into team success as well.
3. Azzi Fudd Misses Game With Knee Issue 👀
Say it ain’t so. No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd missed the Dallas Wings’ second game of the season due to a right knee issue. Details about the severity of the injury are still unclear, and it’s not yet known exactly when it happened. (USA Today)
WHY IT MATTERS: This is tough to see this early in Fudd’s rookie season, especially given her injury history. She has already torn the ACL in her right knee twice, once in high school and again at UConn in 2023. Dallas staff and fans will be watching her progress closely and hoping for the the best.
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OVERTIME ⏱️
GOAT Chaser: A’ja Wilson graces the cover of Vanity Fair’s Global Sports Issue, with an interview about pursuing greatness.
UConn Reunion: Former teammates Paige Bueckers and Aaliyah Edwards faced off in a spicy chicken wing battle on an episode of Hot Ones Versus.
For Real This Time: Let your pup show their love with these WNBA-inspired bandanas (this time with the correct link! 😉).
🗳️ Poll Results from Yesterday: We asked what you thought about the updated officiating so far this season, and most of you seem on board with the changes. 52% said you like the tighter whistle because it helps keep players safer out there.
