2021 women's college basketball recruiting class rankings: UConn moves up with Azzi Fudd signing
Signing Azzi Fudd bolsters UConn's talented recruiting class, but the Huskies still trail South Carolina for the top spot.
Signing Azzi Fudd bolsters UConn's talented recruiting class, but the Huskies still trail South Carolina for the top spot.
We ranked the top 25 women's basketball recruiting classes for 2021, and some familiar teams are near the top.
Purdue announced football coach Jeff Brohm, basketball coaches Matt Painter and Sharon Versyp, and AD Mike Bobinski have taken a 20% pay cut with the athletic department projecting a shortfall that could exceed $50 million.
The Cancun Challenge men's and women's college basketball tournament will relocate to Melbourne, Florida, this fall amid coronavirus concerns.
Morgan Burke, the longest serving athletic director in Purdue history, died at his home Monday after battling a rare disease for the past year. He was 68.
Using a single-simulation method, we picked the entire tournament using BPI-weighted coin flips.
Taylor Mikesell scored 22 points and Stephanie Jones added 14 points and 13 rebounds Friday, helping No. 6 Maryland pull away from Purdue 74-62 in the first of four Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal games.
Karissa McLaughlin scored 17 points, Ae'Rianna Harris and Fatou Diagne posted double-doubles and ninth-seeded Purdue defeated eighth-seeded Michigan State 72-63 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament.
Stephanie Jones scored 18 points, Shakira Austin had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 7 Maryland stayed atop the Big Ten by pounding Purdue 88-45 Tuesday night for its 13th consecutive victory.
Monika Czinano scored 20 points on 10-of-11 shooting, including making all five of her shots in a pivotal second quarter, and No. 20 Iowa pulled away from Purdue for an 83-71 win on Sunday.
Ali Patberg had 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and No. 18 Indiana beat Purdue 66-54 on Monday night for the Barn Burner Trophy.
Ali Patberg scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting and No. 12 Indiana improved to 4-0 in the Big Ten Conference for the first time ever with a 66-48 win over Purdue on Wednesday night.
Destanni Henderson scored 15 points and No. 5 South Carolina used a strong defensive effort to rout Purdue 85-51 on Sunday.
Baylor, with the No. 1 team in men's basketball and the No. 2-ranked defending national champ in women's hoops, leads ESPN's updated combined rankings.
Louisville, in the AP top 10 in both men's and women's college hoops, leads ESPN's updated combined rankings.
Melody Kempton had a career-high 18 points, LeeAnne Wirth and Jessie Loera each scored 12, and No. 22 Gonzaga beat Purdue 63-50 on Sunday night to win the Gulf Coast Showcase.
Stasha Carey had 17 points and nine rebounds to help third-seeded Rutgers beat 11th-seeded Purdue 64-49 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament on Friday night.
Dominique Oden scored 20 points and Purdue held off Nebraska's late rally for a 75-71 victory on Thursday night in the second round of the Big Ten tournament.
Karissa McLaughlin scored 17 points to lead four Purdue players in double figures and the No. 11 seed Boilermakers beat Illinois 72-60 on Wednesday in the first round of the Big 10 tournament.
Kaila Charles scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help No. 8 Maryland rally for a 58-55 victory over Purdue on Monday night.
Sidney Cooks and Shay Colley scored 20 points apiece and No. 22 Michigan State scored the last eight points to defeat Purdue 74-66 on Sunday after blowing a 15-point, second-half lead.
Megan Gustafson scored 25 points, Hannah Stewart added 21 and No. 17 Iowa used a 10-2 game-ending run to pull away from Purdue in a 72-58 victory on Sunday.
Kayana Traylor scored a career-high 15 points and Karissa McLaughlin added 14, including a go-ahead jumper and two free throws in the final half-minute, and Purdue beat instate rival and 25th-ranked Indiana 56-53 on Sunday.
Stasha Carey made three free throws in the final nine seconds of overtime as No. 20 Rutgers survived blowing a 14-point late in regulation to beat Purdue 65-63 on Wednesday night and stay alone atop the Big Ten.
Karissa McLaughlin and Dominique Oden scored 16 points apiece, Purdue went on a 16-3 run in the fourth quarter and held on to upset No. 17 Iowa 62-57 on Thursday night.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Maryland | 14-1 | - | 18-2 |
Indiana | 13-2 | 1 | 15-4 |
Michigan | 8-3 | 4 | 13-3 |
Rutgers | 7-3 | 4.5 | 11-3 |
Northwestern | 11-5 | 3.5 | 13-5 |
Ohio State | 9-5 | 4.5 | 13-5 |
Iowa | 9-7 | 5.5 | 13-7 |
Nebraska | 9-9 | 6.5 | 11-10 |
Michigan State | 7-7 | 6.5 | 12-7 |
Minnesota | 7-10 | 8 | 8-11 |
Penn State | 6-10 | 8.5 | 9-11 |
Purdue | 3-13 | 11.5 | 6-14 |
Wisconsin | 2-16 | 13.5 | 5-16 |
Illinois | 1-15 | 13.5 | 3-16 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
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Sacha Washington | PF | Committed | 91 |
Skye Williams | SG | Committed | 91 |