Earlier than tuning into the on-going WNBA playoffs, hop across the ladies’s hoops world, catching up on the newest information:
Fever faucet Cox as normal supervisor
Amber Cox will succeed Lin Dunn as chief working officer and normal supervisor of the Indiana Fever, the crew introduced on Friday. Dunn will stay with the group as a senior advisor.
Cox has in depth government expertise within the WNBA. Most just lately, she was the chief working officer of the Dallas Wings, overseeing day-to-day operations along with ticket gross sales and different advertising and marketing partnerships. Previous to becoming a member of Dallas earlier than the 2022 season, Cox was vice chairman of the Connecticut Solar from 2016 to 2021. Together with roles with the Huge East and Main League Soccer, she labored for Phoenix Mercury from 2004 to 2013, finally ascending to president and chief working officer.
On the chance, Cox mentioned:
I’m excited to be becoming a member of the Fever throughout this historic time within the WNBA….From the highest down, there’s a dedication to put money into the Fever to make sure the crew’s continued development and success, and I stay up for contributing to a world-class expertise for our followers, in addition to our gamers, each on and off the court docket.
Kelly Krauskopf, who was president and normal supervisor of the Fever from 2000 to 2018, additionally just lately rejoined the franchise as president of basketball and enterprise operations. Since 2018, she had served as assistant normal supervisor of the NBA’s Pacers.
Kelly Krauskopf will return to the crew as President of Basketball and Enterprise Operations on the conclusion of the 2024 season
she led the Fever from 2000-18 as President and GM, together with our @WNBA championship in 2012, earlier than changing into the Asst. GM with the @Pacers. pic.twitter.com/GgziTBvqrH
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) September 24, 2024
The IX’s investigation of the Aces’ investigation
In late September, Howard Megdal supplied the newest replace on the Las Vegas Conference and Customer Authority’s obstruction of the general public data requests filed by The IX. The publication is looking for to unwind and perceive the LVCVA’s sponsorship of Las Vegas Aces’ gamers; the tourism group seems to not need that to occur.
Megdal beforehand had uncovered coordination between members of the Aces’ entrance workplace and the LVCVA concerning the $100,000-per-player sponsorship offers, together with the crew advising the LVCVA to not disclose elements of the plan to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Megdal writes:
The exact nature of the plan, what wanted to be saved secret from Engelbert and the why of all of it seems to exist in a number of locations that, based on an lawyer conversant in Nevada public data regulation, ought to have been turned over to The IX once we initially requested for it this summer time.
The LVCVA has not turned over the requested supplies, nor rationalized the redactions included within the paperwork supplied to The IX. Based on Megdal, “The IX has suggested the LVCVA that we’re contemplating our authorized choices ought to the LVCVA fail to adjust to these requests.”
Megdal does word that The IX has decided that A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Grey have now signed their sponsorship agreements, whereas it seems Kelsey Plum and Jackie Younger nonetheless haven’t signed agreements.
Prime 2025 recruits make faculty commitments
Two top-10 recruits from the category of 2025 just lately introduced their faculty choices.
USC additional cements itself as one in every of ladies’s faculty hoops’ rising powers after gaining the dedication of Jasmine “Jazzy” Davidson, 2025’s No. 3-ranked recruit. Davidson, a local of Clackamas, Oregon, elected to signal with head coach Lindsay Gottlieb and the Trojans over UConn, UCLA, TCU and Duke.
5-star recruit Jazzy Davidson – a prime participant in ladies’s 2025 highschool class out of Clackamas, Oregon – has dedicated to play for the USC Trojans, she tells @TheAthletic. Davidson, a 6-foot-2 guard, joins All-American star JuJu Watkins at USC. pic.twitter.com/jZNUJhRu2w
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 24, 2024
As described by Shane Laflin of Premier Basketball Report and ESPN:
Davidson is a high-IQ participant who can play any perimeter place and is comfy all around the ground. She asserted herself this 12 months as a targeted defensive stopper. She has the size and athleticism to be very disruptive and the footwork to navigate completely different actions and screens when matched up in opposition to the opponent’s finest perimeter participant.
Emilee Skinner, the No. 7-ranked recruit within the class of 2025, has dedicated to Duke, selecting to hitch head coach Kara Lawson’s program over Notre Dame, TCU, UCLA and Iowa.
A 6-foot-0 level guard from Utah, Skinner advised ESPN, “I selected Duke as a result of I like what coach Kara is constructing. The tradition and the individuals are wonderful there. Coach Kara has executed all the pieces I need to do and I need her to be my mentor via my faculty profession.”
Evaluating Skinner’s recreation, Laflin writes:
A giant guard, Skinner combines a shifty and slashing model that permits her to get to the paint and create offense for her teammates. She’ll match into Lawson’s scheme as a knockdown perimeter menace and an efficient finisher on the rim. She’s additionally a savvy defender and a ground normal and will see her recreation flourish when she arrives in Durham subsequent 12 months.
Make amends for WNBA Awards season
The WNBA is nearly executed handing out end-of-season awards for 2024. Make amends for all of the winners:
