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

Megan Gauer recaps some of the most noteworthy and surprising NCAA women's basketball results from the holiday week, including a chaotic start to ACC play. Plus, she kicks off 2023 with New Year's Resolutions for each of the current top-5 teams. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The 2023 WNBA Mock Free Agency comes to an end in Part 3. The exercise got supercharged in this part with 18 players negotiating contracts including Marina Mabrey, Sophie Cunningham, Courtney Williams, Tina Charles, and Teaira McCowan. Our fake general managers also recap what happened and how they felt about their moves. Chapters: Intro 0:00 Marina Mabrey 1:11 Tearia McCowan 10:53 Sophie Cunningham 12:06 Natisha Heideman 15:27 Offer sheets 17:13 Bridget Carleton 18:22 Moriah Jefferson 22:35 Erica Wheeler 25:25 Stephanie Talbot 25:55 Ezi Magbegor 27:42 Brittney Sykes 31:07 Maya Caldwell 33:07 Amanda Zahui B 33:59 Sami Whitcomb 34:56 CHI-ATL trade 36:14 Monique Billings 36:41 Courtney Williams 38:45 Lexie Brown 40:51 Tina Charles 41:47 Isabelle Harrison 43:35 Takeaways 47:28 The Mock Offseason is a role-playing game where Gabe Ibrahim hosts and plays the role of player agent to negotiate with our panel of experts by league rules enforced by Jacob Mox as the league office. Here's the lineup of experts: -Aaron Barzilai, Her Hoop Stats founder (Connecticut Sun and Washington Mystics) -Kevin Pelton, ESPN (Seattle Storm and Dallas Wings) -Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic (Los Angeles Sparks and Phoenix Mercury) -Richard Cohen, HHS (Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever) -Alford Corriette, HHS (New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces) -Bobby Mummery, HHS (Atlanta Dream and Minnesota Lynx)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the second part of the WNBA Mock Free Agency/Offseason, Brionna Jones makes a splash in restricted free agency while Emma Meesseman, Tiffany Hayes, and Alysha Clark look to swing the championship race as role players. Chapters: Intro 0:00; Brionna Jones 1:30; NY-ATL trade 7:48; Emma Meesseman 9:05; Azurá Stevens 19:51; Tiffany Hayes 30:41; Alysha Clark 41:00; Recap 42:00 The Mock Offseason is a role playing game where Gabe Ibrahim hosts and plays the role of player agent to negotiate with our panel of experts by league rules enforced by Jacob Mox as the league office. Here's the lineup of experts: -Aaron Barzilai, Her Hoop Stats founder (Connecticut Sun and Washington Mystics) -Kevin Pelton, ESPN (Seattle Storm and Dallas Wings) -Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic (Los Angeles Sparks and Phoenix Mercury) -Richard Cohen, HHS (Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever) -Alford Corriente, HHS (New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces) -Bobby Mummery, HHS (Atlanta Dream and Minnesota Lynx)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

IT'S BACK! The WNBA Mock Free Agency has returned for a third season to figure out what's going to go down in the 2023 WNBA offseason. In part 1, Breanna Stewart, Candace Parker, and Courtney Vandersloot sign new contracts after contentious negotiations. Plus, Skylar Diggins-Smith finds a new home in a surprising trade. The Mock Offseason is a role playing game where Gabe Ibrahim hosts and plays the role of player agent to negotiate with our panel of experts by league rules enforced by Jacob Mox as the league office. Here's the lineup of experts: -Aaron Barzilai, Her Hoop Stats founder (Connecticut Sun and Washington Mystics) -Kevin Pelton, ESPN (Seattle Storm and Dallas Wings) -Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic (Los Angeles Sparks and Phoenix Mercury) -Richard Cohen, HHS (Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever) -Alford Corriente, HHS (New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces) -Bobby Mummery, HHS (Atlanta Dream and Minnesota Lynx) Chapters: Introductions 0:00 Qualifying Offers 5:00 Breanna Stewart 13:02 Diggins-Smith Trade 26:00 Candace Parker 30:00 Courtney Vandersloot 36:30 Nneka Ogwumike 45:30 Diana Taurasi 56:00 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dano and Ice are back on Dice it Up with 2 interviews! The MAAC Preseason pick for player of the year, Manhattan College's Dee Dee Davis, and 2 time WCC player of the year, University of Texas guard Shaylee Gonzales.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The women's basketball world got an early Christmas gift with Brittney Griner's return from Russian captivity and her announcement that she intends to play in the WNBA this season. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim celebrate BG's return and get into college basketball. They discuss why Maryland might be the nation's most confusing team yet again, who the favorite is in the Big Ten, and some huge ACC matchups coming up.  Her Hoop Stats is committed to unlocking better insight for Women's Basketball (WNBA and NCAAW) through statistics, articles, podcasts, videos, and more. Stats website: Herhoopstats.com Newsletter: herhoopstats.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/herhoopstats Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herhoopstats/ Spread The Floor Betting Twitter: https://twitter.com/spread_thefloor Spread The Floor Betting YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgCezp5C3agZI9C2Foag_jA Chapters:  HELLO EVERYBODY 0:00 Brittney Griner 2:00 Maryland 8:00 Big Ten 22:00  ACC 36:00  Christmas wishes 45:45See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jenn Hatfield joins to Megan Gauer to talk all things Ivy League women's basketball. They deep dive on Princeton's trip to UConn this week, discuss Columbia and the rest of the top of the Ivy League and try to make sense of Maryland and Notre Dame's last week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It has been a wild week in NCAA women's basketball! South Carolina and Stanford faced off in a No. 1 vs No. 2 battle, UConn took home another top-10 win, and the Battle 4 Atlantis delivered plenty of upsets. Megan Gauer answers listener questions about the upsets we've seen so far, who the top teams in the country are right now are and more on this mini episode. Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate and review the Her Hoop Stats podcast to help others find it while we work diligently to grow the women's game.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mike Thibault is stepping down as the head coach of Washington Mystics and his son, Eric, takes over. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim have had a front-row seat to much of Thibault's success in Washington and discuss his legacy along with the future of the Mystics. They also discuss Iowa's stunning loss to Kansas State, Azzi Fudd's superstar performance for UConn, and preview Stanford-South Carolina.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Megan Gauer and Calvin Wetzel preview four of the best Thanksgiving tournaments on this year's Feast Week slate. Is the Battle 4 Atlantis field bound to give us some upsets? Could we get another top-5 matchup with UConn vs Iowa in the Phil Knight Legacy field? They discuss all of that and more.   Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate and review the Her Hoop Stats podcast to help others find it while we work diligently to grow the women's game.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.