The Her Hoop Stats Podcast: WNBA & NCAA Women’s Basketball

The WNBA season opened with a bang! Brittney Griner returned home to a wonderful response, Breanna Stewart set a franchise record in her home opener in New York, the Connecticut Sun are undefeated and the Washington Mystics have an up-and-down opening week. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim break it all down on this episode of Courtside.

Timestamps:

0:00 HELLO EVERYBODY

2:30 Griner

13:20 Stewie

21:50 Connecticut

30:00 Washington

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A trailblazer in the world of women's sports, Cindy Brunson has been a fixture in our sports' lives since her days at ESPN. Fast forward to now, the first woman of color to be the primary voice for a professional sports league with Athletes Unlimited, calling games for the PAC-12 conference, and serving as the play-by-play caller for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, Cindy's on-air talent and incredible knowledge of sports is available almost all year.

We dive into her broadcasting journey, including the historic struggles women have been through in sports media and her fight for additional women's sports coverage, the emotional season for the Phoenix Mercury last season dealing with Brittney Griner's wrongful detainment, and lastly preview the 2023 WNBA season.

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The best women’s basketball podcast is back to talk about the NCAA transfer portal, LSU’s new super team with Hailey Van Lith and how the WNBA preseason is unfolding with a focus on Washington Mystics. This episode was recorded on Friday 5/12 so some things have changed since recording.

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Former Duke Blue Devil / Texas Longhorn Kyra Lambert joins Dice it Up to discuss her basketball journey, and gives us another peak into overseas life as she's now playing in the South of France in Toulouse.

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Ohio State Assistant Coach Wesley Brooks joins Gabe Ibrahim and Dano Mataya to talk about THE Ohio State Buckeyes getting to the Elite Eight, Taylor Mikesell's work ethic, and what he has picked up from every coach along his career including Kevin McGuff, John Beilein, Kim Barnes-Arico and Lynne Roberts.

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Former Iowa State Cyclone Guard and former Big 12 Defensive Player of the year, Lexi Donarski talks about her game, and her reason for exploring the transfer portal on Dice it Up.

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Florida State Head Coach Brooke Wyckoff sat down with Dano Mataya and Gabe Ibrahim during the Final Four in Dallas to talk some hoops. They discussed Caitlin Clark's performance against South Carolina, the Seminoles' superstar freshman Taniya Latson, and how the ACC's personnel dictates their style of play as well as what it's like being a mom in coaching.

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Minnesota Guard Katie Borowicz tells her story about her basketball journey that led to her medical retirement. Awesome outlook on perseverance and growth as she navigates life post basketball at the University of Minnesota.

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Wake Forest Head Coach Megan Gebbia sat down with Dano Mataya and Gabe Ibrahim during the Final Four in Dallas to discuss everything from her first year in Winston-Salem. They break down Jewel Spear's development and future, coaching against the great coaches in the ACC, the philosophy of the Motion Offense, and getting a puppy during a career change.

Chapters:

0:00 Welcome

2:46 Move to Wake Forest

6:22 ACC Coaching

11:53 Motion Offense

23:34 Jewel Spear

29:55 Dealing with refs

33:09 Teaching philosophy

42:48 Thoughts on Final Four

45:55 Golfing

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The NCAAW season is officially over, but that doesn't mean the Courtside crew is done breaking it down. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim breakdown EVERYTHING from the Final Four and National Championship. They get into the Xs and Os of Iowa-South Carolina, how LSU held steady against Virginia Tech, and the Angel Reese-Caitlin Clark controversy.

Timestamps:

0:00 Hello Everybody

1:00 Final Four vibes

8:00 VT-LSU

23:15 Iowa-South Carolina

49:17 LSU-Iowa

57:11 Angel-Clark

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