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Dishin & Swishin takes a look at the world of women's basketball, from the pros to the amateurs, direct from the mouths of those involved.

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Dishin & Swishin episodes:

12.05.2017
Dishin & Swishin Podcast: ESPN's Debbie Antonelli on the college season and more
Debbie Antonelli is more than just an analyst or studio host, she is a driving force for improving the quality, the exposure, and the awareness of women's college basketball. A former point guard in her own right, Antonelli is still directing,...
11.16.2017
Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Kara Lawson previews the NCAA women's hoops season
Talk about living life to the fullest! Kara Lawson is the trailblazing analyst on Washington Wizards NBA telecasts, women's basketball analyst as part of ESPN's lead team of coverage, and just for fun, a contributor to USA Basketball, including helping manage...
11.07.2017
Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Nicki Collen is Living the Dream
Nicki Collen is living the Dream; the Atlanta Dream that is. The former Connecticut Sun assistant coach is the new head coach of the Atlanta Dream, becoming the second assistant coach to be elevated to a head coaching job in the...
10.31.2017
Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Can 2018 be as good as this year was for Dawn Staley?
No tricks, just treats from Dishin & Swishin on Halloween! There's no question about it; 2017 was one hell of a year for Dawn Staley. Coach of NCAA women's basketball national champion South Carolina would be great on its own, but...
10.23.2017
Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Katie Smith takes charge in New York
There are few people in the women's basketball world with a more complete resume than Katie Smith, and that was before she was named head coach of the New York Liberty. A record breaking college career, ABL sucess and championships, WNBA...
10.05.2017
Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Dan Hughes is Seattle's new head coach
The WNBA season came to a close this week in a blaze of glory, with the two best teams for the second year in a row battling for five entertaining and exciting games. Congratulations to the Minnesota Lynx on their...
09.29.2017
Dishin & Swishin Podcast | Carol Callan on USA Basketball
This weekend at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, the USA Basketball Senior Women's National team will have their official changing of the guard. It is there that the first training camp A.G. (After Geno), will be held. Dawn Staley...
09.20.2017
DeLisha Milton-Jones on the WNBA Finals
No team has won back-to-back WNBA championships since the 2001-2002 Los Angeles Sparks. That means incredible championship teams like the Detroit Shock, Phoenix Mercury, and Minnesota Lynx have not been able to pull it off. Our guest on this week's Dishin...
09.15.2017
Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Curt Miller on WNBA Semi-finals and the Sun
As the WNBA playoffs continue, it is a pleasure to welcome the Coach and Executive of the Year, the Connecticut Sun's Curt Miller, back to Dishin & Swishin to help break down the semi-final round. Minnesota and Los Angeles, the top...
09.08.2017
Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Tribute to Muffet McGraw
The elite coaches, the very best in their field, become synonymous with their programs. Pat Summitt and Tennessee, for example, or Geno Auriemma and UConn. The newest member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame fit the...
09.07.2017
Dishin & Swishin Podcast | A Tribute to Rebecca Lobo
This weekend the halls of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame will be opened to one of the legends of women's basketball. Rebecca Lobo is a woman whose success off the court as well as on has earned her a...
09.05.2017
Dishin & Swishin Podcast - Roundtable WNBA Preview
It is a pleasure to welcome ESPN & ESPNw writer Mechelle Voepel and the AP's Doug Feinberg back to Dishin & Swishin for a roundtable discussion of the playoffs and also postseason award selections. The first two rounds are single elimination...
08.31.2017
Dishin & Swishin Podcast - "Pat: A Legacy of Love"
Instead of talking about the WNBA or the upcoming women's college basketball season, today we talk with Sarah Hillyer and Ashleigh Huffman, co-founders and directors of the Center for Sport, Peace, and Society at the University.of Tennessee, and producers of...
08.21.2017
Dishin & Swishin in her own words: Diana Taurasi on aging, the playoffs, and BG
Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury is as polarizing a player as there is in the WNBA. To some, she is the G.O.A.T., and her amazing abilities on the court and extreme competitive nature make her a joy to watch....
08.15.2017
Dishin & Swishin: Roundtable chats about the WNBA, chat with Coach Brenda Frese
We have a special two part podcast for you this week. In the first part, we break out the Dishin & Swishin roundtable for a discussion of what's going on around the WNBA with NBATV's Angel Gray and Fanrag's own Eric...
08.14.2017
Dishin & Swishin in His Own Words: Dallas Coach Fred Williams
If you are new to Dishin & Swishin, the "In their own words" segments are shorter interviews than a normal podcast, usually around five minutes or less, recorded in person and unedited other than volume and noise. It is the...
08.08.2017
Dishin & Swishin: Talking with Coach Walz of the U23 USA Basketball team
Jeff Walz leads an impressive group of college players into the first four-team U23 tournament in Tokyo, Japan beginning August 12. The U23 team is bridge between the popular U18 and U19 teams, and the senior national team. Players have to be...
07.27.2017
In her own words: Courtney Vandersloot on the Sky, being Hungarian, and a new arena
Special thanks to Chris Poss for allowing us to use his amazing photos! The Chicago Sky have had a very strange season. A tumultuous off season featured the replacement of the head coach and general manager, trading of their biggest star, and...
07.17.2017
In her own words: SA Stars coach Vickie Johnson on playing youth and the Plum-Jefferson-McBride comb
Hello, it's been a while! It's always nice to provide WNBA fans with additional information and content, so it is time for a new "In her own words" segment here on the website. As a reminder, the "In her own words" interviews...
05.24.2017
Dishin & Swishin 05/24/17: Vickie Johnson anxiously waits for her expected lineup as WNBA season adv
When I first started watching women’s basketball, many years ago at this point, one of the teams that captured my imagination and made the game so exciting was the New York Liberty, especially in the early years of the WNBA. Those...
05.12.2017
Dishin & Swishin 05/12/17 Podcast: Can Brian Agler's LA Sparks be the first WNBA champion to repeat
The last time a WNBA champion repeated the next year was back in 2001 and 2002. That team was the Los Angeles Sparks. So, who is to say the streak of non-repeaters will not end in 2017 with the same...
05.01.2017
Dishin & Swishin 05/01/17 Podcast: Can Amber Stocks take the Sky to the next level?
The fans of the Chicago Sky want one thing to happen already, get the season started and move on from off the court dramatics. First, coach Pokey Chatman gets fired after leading a short-handed team into the playoffs. Amber Stocks is...
04.27.2017
Dishin & Swishin 04/27/17 Podcast: GM & Coach Curt Miller looking for growth in the Connecticut Sun
Training camp for the Connecticut Sun opened this week with two of last year’s first round draft choices recovering from knee surgeries, a procedurally suspended star not around due to an Achilles injury, a former all-star in camp trying to...
04.21.2017
DNS In Their Own Words: Kelsey Plum arrives to conquer San Antonio
In their own words podcasts are just that, the words of the guest as spoken and unedited. You can hear the voice inflection, the background conversation and anything else to help frame the context of the interview. To quote the Grateful...
04.20.2017
Dishin & Swishin 04/20/17 Podcast: Tamika-less Indiana re-tools under new coach Pokey Chatman
Tamika Catchings casts a shadow far bigger than her frame; one could say it's large enough to cover the entire Indiana Fever organization. For the first time in 15 years the Fever enter training camp without their legendary superstar Catchings. While...
04.12.2017
Dishin & Swishin WNBA Draft Podcast: Dawn Staley on Alaina Coates, Allisha Gray & Kaela Davis
Stop me if you've heard this before...a team wins a national championship, and has three of their top players go into the WNBA draft immediately afterwards. Yes, the 2017 WNBA draft is nearly a repeat of 2016. when UConn won the...
04.11.2017
Dishin & Swishin WNBA Draft Podcast: Brenda Frese on Shatori Walker-Kimbrough & Brionna Jones
Even with the rise in transfers lately, one of the great things about women's college basketball is that the overwhelming majority of players stay four years, completing their eligibility in one place. When those things happen, the fans benefit, as we...
04.10.2017
Dishin & Swishin WNBA Draft Podcast: Mike Neighbors on Kelsey Plum & Chantel Osahor
For the next few days, in anticipation of the WNBA draft, being held on Thursday April 13th, Dishin & Swishin will present podcast to help familiarize you with some of the potentially top picks in the draft. Today, we start with...
04.03.2017
Dishin & Swishin 04/03/17 Podcast: Putting a wrap on the college season with Doris Burke
From the ESPNMediazone: Doris Burke, a versatile basketball commentator who calls both men’s and women’s college and pro contests, has covered basketball for ESPN since March 1991. She works a variety of ESPN assignments, including the NBA, women’s basketball regular-season and...
03.31.2017
Dishin & Swishin 03/31/17 Podcast: A part of history, Breanna Stewart talks UConn and the FInal Four
Rebecca Lobo, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore. Probably the three biggest legends in the annals of UConn women's basketball, along with coach Geno Auriemma. Breanna Stewart is right there with them; having accomplished her incoming freshman goal of winning four national championships. She followed...
03.31.2017
Dishin & Swishin 03/30/17 Podcast: Doug Bruno returns to talk Final Four and more
It has become an annual event, one of the most listened to Dishin & Swishin podcasts each year. For the fifth consecutive, DePaul University head coach and former USA Basketball assistant coach Doug Bruno joins Dishin & Swishin to talk about...
03.29.2017
Dishin & Swishin 03/29/17 Podcast: Oregon's Kelly Graves breaks down the Final Four
And then there were four! As UConn, South Carolina, Stanford, and Mississippi State gather in Dallas, we are nearing the end of the road for the 2016-17 women's college basketball season. This week on Dishin & Swishin we will have multiple podcasts...
03.23.2017
Dishin & Swishin 03/23/17 Podcast: A new Roundtable breaks down the Regionals
What a great first week of NCAA tournament games! Near upsets, close games, sensational performances; the first and second round had something for everyone! However, while last year the tournament had party crashers, with lower seeds going all the way to the...
03.15.2017
Dishin & Swishin 03/15/17 Podcast: The Roundtable previews the NCAA tournament
It's FINALLY tournament time! The NCAA women's basketball championships kick off this Friday and Saturday at sixteen sites throughout the country. Highest seed hosts the four teams (two games) in the bracket, with the exception of Stanford, who goes to Kansas, because...
03.09.2017
Dishin & Swishin 03/09/17 Podcast: Charlie Creme explains the brackets
March madness has arrived! Conference tournaments are either recently completed or in full swing. Selection Monday is around the corner. That also means it is time for the fifth annual Dishin & Swishin bracketology podcast, with ESPN’s women’s basketball bracket expert...
02.27.2017
Dishin & Swishin 02/27/17 Podcast: You can't overlook Kevin McGuff & Ohio State any longer!
In women’s college basketball, is there a more overlooked team heading into post-season tournament play than the Ohio State Buckeyes? If the season is meant to build momentum heading into March and April, then Kevin McGuff’s team is doing something right. ...
02.23.2017
Dishin & Swishin 02/23/17 Podcast: Young and impressive, Kelly Graves' Ducks take flight in Pac-12
When Kelly Graves took over the helm of the Oregon women’s basketball program, he had a lot of work to do. Sure, Nike is ever present and provides the team with the latest and greatest in apparel and equipment, but previous...
02.15.2017
Dishin & Swishin 02/15/17 Podcast: Kim Barnes-Arico taking Michigan to new heights
On February 18, 2012 St. John’s University traveled to Gampel Pavilion, and knocked off a UConn team that was going for its 100th consecutive home court victory, 57-56 on a Shenneika Smith three-pointer with time running down. This week the...
02.08.2017
Dishin & Swishin 02/08/17 Podcast: Saniya Chong is the backbone of this year's Huskies
Saniya Chong has been through, and seen a lot, during her three plus years as a part of the UConn women's basketball program. She’s been a part of three national championship teams, and hit key shots (see Maryland games 2016 and...
02.02.2017
Dishin & Swishin 02/02/17 Podcast: Jose Fernandez on USF, competing with UConn, imported players and
Jose Fernandez, the head coach of South Florida's women's basketball teams is one of the nicest people you ever want to talk to. With a smile as wide as a Florida sunset, Fernandez is one of those people that always makes...
01.24.2017
DNS Podcast: Kentucky's Lin Dunn on the SEC, WNBA, Hidden Figures & the Womens' Worldwide March
When Lin Dunn came out of retirement in May to join Matthew Mitchell’s coaching staff at Kentucky, it raised more than a few eyebrows. Things had been turbulent at Kentucky, with player transfers and coaching staff changes in recent years. The...
01.05.2017
Dishin & Swishin 1/05/17 Podcast: Rebecca Greenwell and Duke on the rise once again
Turbulent times seemed to be following Duke Basketball, and we are not discussing Grayson Allen’s habitual tripping problem. Transfers, in-house investigations, and disappointing finishes clouded the women’s program, and rumors floating around of unhappiness with Coach Joanne P. McCallie’s performance. Welcome to...
12.31.2016
Special Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Nneka Ogwumike is Women's Basketball Ambassador of 2016
At the end of each year we tend to look back at the highs and lows of the past year, what inspired and upset us as fans, and who were the standouts for whatever the reason. While 2016 certainly had its...
12.27.2016
Dishin & Swishin 12/27/16 Podcast: Can Brenda Frese & Maryland knock off undefeated UConn?
It is time for the next episode in the longest running series in women’s college basketball, “who can knock off undefeated UConn?’ We have already sat through the Florida State, Baylor, DePaul, Texas, Notre Dame, and Ohio State episodes, and those...
12.22.2016
Dishin & Swishin 12/22/16 Podcast: Kenny Brooks and Virginia Tech crack the Top 25
The last time Virginia Tech women's basketball was ranked in the Top 25 was the week ended January 23, 2006. That means star guard Chanette Hicks was nine years old at the time, and coach Kenny Brooks was in his third...
12.13.2016
Dishin & Swishin 12/13/16 Podcast: A rehabbing Morgan Tuck talks Sun, UConn and time off
When the Connecticut Sun drafted Morgan Tuck with the third overall pick in last year’s WNBA draft they knew the pick came with risks. Tuck, after all, had several previous bouts of knee difficulties, one of which led to a...
12.07.2016
Dishin & Swishin 12/07/16 Podcast: Skylar Diggins on Good Works Team, UConn-Notre Dame and more
As number one Notre Dame faces number one UConn tonight in the latest version of the “Game of the Century” it is a pleasure to welcome back to the Dishin & Swishin podcast a player who left an indelible mark...
11.30.2016
Collier leads the way as UConn defeats UTC with dominant second half, 80-43
Audio: Napheesa Collier postgame interview , Conn. - Second-ranked UConn outscored Chatanooga 37-12 in the second half, to turn a 43-31 game into an 80-43 blowout tonight in Hartford. The game marks the 80th consecutive victory for the Huskies, who improved their...
11.24.2016
Stormcast! Catching up with the Seattle Storm: Breanna Stewart, Episode I
Dishin & Swishin has partnered up with the Seattle Storm to keep all the WNBA fans, especially the Storm Crazies, with what's going on with their favorite members of the Storm for a series of "Stormcasts" throughout the offseason. New content...
11.24.2016
Stormcast! Catching up with the Seattle Storm: Alysha Clark, Episode I
Dishin & Swishin has partnered up with the Seattle Storm to keep all the WNBA fans, especially the Storm Crazies, with what's going on with their favorite members of the Storm for a series of "Stormcasts" throughout the offseason. New content...

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Dishin & Swishin episodes:

Dishin & Swishin Podcast: ESPN's Debbie Antonelli on the college season and more

Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Kara Lawson previews the NCAA women's hoops season

Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Nicki Collen is Living the Dream

Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Can 2018 be as good as this year was for Dawn Staley?

Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Katie Smith takes charge in New York

Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Dan Hughes is Seattle's new head coach

Dishin & Swishin Podcast | Carol Callan on USA Basketball

DeLisha Milton-Jones on the WNBA Finals

Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Curt Miller on WNBA Semi-finals and the Sun

Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Tribute to Muffet McGraw

Dishin & Swishin Podcast | A Tribute to Rebecca Lobo

Dishin & Swishin Podcast - Roundtable WNBA Preview

Dishin & Swishin Podcast - "Pat: A Legacy of Love"

Dishin & Swishin in her own words: Diana Taurasi on aging, the playoffs, and BG

Dishin & Swishin: Roundtable chats about the WNBA, chat with Coach Brenda Frese

Dishin & Swishin in His Own Words: Dallas Coach Fred Williams

Dishin & Swishin: Talking with Coach Walz of the U23 USA Basketball team

In her own words: Courtney Vandersloot on the Sky, being Hungarian, and a new arena

In her own words: SA Stars coach Vickie Johnson on playing youth and the Plum-Jefferson-McBride comb

Dishin & Swishin 05/24/17: Vickie Johnson anxiously waits for her expected lineup as WNBA season adv

Dishin & Swishin 05/12/17 Podcast: Can Brian Agler's LA Sparks be the first WNBA champion to repeat

Dishin & Swishin 05/01/17 Podcast: Can Amber Stocks take the Sky to the next level?

Dishin & Swishin 04/27/17 Podcast: GM & Coach Curt Miller looking for growth in the Connecticut Sun

DNS In Their Own Words: Kelsey Plum arrives to conquer San Antonio

Dishin & Swishin 04/20/17 Podcast: Tamika-less Indiana re-tools under new coach Pokey Chatman

Dishin & Swishin WNBA Draft Podcast: Dawn Staley on Alaina Coates, Allisha Gray & Kaela Davis

Dishin & Swishin WNBA Draft Podcast: Brenda Frese on Shatori Walker-Kimbrough & Brionna Jones

Dishin & Swishin WNBA Draft Podcast: Mike Neighbors on Kelsey Plum & Chantel Osahor

Dishin & Swishin 04/03/17 Podcast: Putting a wrap on the college season with Doris Burke

Dishin & Swishin 03/31/17 Podcast: A part of history, Breanna Stewart talks UConn and the FInal Four

Dishin & Swishin 03/30/17 Podcast: Doug Bruno returns to talk Final Four and more

Dishin & Swishin 03/29/17 Podcast: Oregon's Kelly Graves breaks down the Final Four

Dishin & Swishin 03/23/17 Podcast: A new Roundtable breaks down the Regionals

Dishin & Swishin 03/15/17 Podcast: The Roundtable previews the NCAA tournament

Dishin & Swishin 03/09/17 Podcast: Charlie Creme explains the brackets

Dishin & Swishin 02/27/17 Podcast: You can't overlook Kevin McGuff & Ohio State any longer!

Dishin & Swishin 02/23/17 Podcast: Young and impressive, Kelly Graves' Ducks take flight in Pac-12

Dishin & Swishin 02/15/17 Podcast: Kim Barnes-Arico taking Michigan to new heights

Dishin & Swishin 02/08/17 Podcast: Saniya Chong is the backbone of this year's Huskies

Dishin & Swishin 02/02/17 Podcast: Jose Fernandez on USF, competing with UConn, imported players and

DNS Podcast: Kentucky's Lin Dunn on the SEC, WNBA, Hidden Figures & the Womens' Worldwide March

Dishin & Swishin 1/05/17 Podcast: Rebecca Greenwell and Duke on the rise once again

Special Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Nneka Ogwumike is Women's Basketball Ambassador of 2016

Dishin & Swishin 12/27/16 Podcast: Can Brenda Frese & Maryland knock off undefeated UConn?

Dishin & Swishin 12/22/16 Podcast: Kenny Brooks and Virginia Tech crack the Top 25

Dishin & Swishin 12/13/16 Podcast: A rehabbing Morgan Tuck talks Sun, UConn and time off

Dishin & Swishin 12/07/16 Podcast: Skylar Diggins on Good Works Team, UConn-Notre Dame and more

Collier leads the way as UConn defeats UTC with dominant second half, 80-43

Stormcast! Catching up with the Seattle Storm: Breanna Stewart, Episode I

Stormcast! Catching up with the Seattle Storm: Alysha Clark, Episode I