Indy’s Finest, a local franchise of the new Women’s American Basketball Association, will be participating in the league’s first official season this March, 2012. The WABA is a professional basketball league expanded from the historical American Basketball Association and will launch an abbreviated season to kick-off the women’s league.
The WNBA draft is underway, and Indiana products Amber Harris (North Central) and Ta’Shia Phillips (Brebeuf) were drafted in the first round.
According to several sources, Indiana great Stephanie White (Seeger/ Purdue) has been named an assistant coach for the Indiana Fever.
Pro basketball news of interest from around the state & country through Friday, May 7.
Their college careers are behind them, but there might be a chance that Notre Dame guard Ashley Barlow (Pike) and Butler forward Melanie Thornton (Carmel) could still find themselves in the WNBA sometime in the future.
Basketball and other thoughts & opinions from the RRR. Not overly newsworthy, but sometimes we have stuff to say. :-) Comments welcome!
I love that we are a wider community of individuals who care so much for the players, experiences and memories of the Hoosier girls game and basketball in general. As much as we love the game and all that is basketball, circumstances often remind us of the greater priorities in our lives and the lives of others.
One circumstance that has recently grabbed the attention of Hoosiers and others around the nation is the plight of Henryville residents — young and old — who are trying to put their lives back together after a devastating and horrifying EF4 tornado ripped through their community and completely demolished Henryville Jr/Sr HIgh School on March 2nd.
The IHSAA, in an effort to aid the rebuilding efforts taking place in Henryville, has launched a donation campaign to raise funds for Henryville High School athletics. Helping the black and gold Hornets find some normalcy in their lives through the reinstatement of their high school athletic programs is just one small way we can all help. Read more…
