A star-studded Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding roster that includes Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot and Emma Meesseman enters the 2023 EuroLeague Women postseason as the favorite to win the competition championship. Can defending champion Sopron Basket use its defense and experience to upset Fenerbahçe in the first round?
Just two weeks remain in EuroLeague Women’s group play phase, and three of the possible eight playoff spots have been clinched. A must-win matchup between BC Polkowice and Tango Bourges Basket highlights this week’s high-stakes slate of games.
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– Collier One of Three Players Selected in First Round by Wings, Including First Finnish WNBA Prospect Awak Kuier–
– International Players Representing Five Different Countries Selected in This Year’s Draft–
NEW YORK, April 15, 2021 – Two-time All-American Charli Collier of Texas tonight was selected by the Dallas Wings with the first overall pick of WNBA Draft 2021 presented by State Farm®, which was held virtually for a second year in a row in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A finalist for the Lisa Leslie Award as the nation’s top center, Collier is the first No. 1 overall selection in the WNBA Draft from the University of Texas. In her final season for the Longhorns, she averaged 19.0 points and 11.3 rebounds per game.
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After an exciting week of group play in EuroLeague Women, seven of the eight playoff spots for the 2020-21 season have been decided. Only Group A’s second seed remains up for grabs: Turkish club Izmit Belediyespor still has two games to play after arriving late to Group A host Salamanca.
But the biggest story of group competition is the undefeated records (6-0) of three teams Perfumerias Avenida, UMMC Ekaterinburg and Sopron Basket that earned the top seeds in Groups A, C and D, respectively.
Ekaterinburg’s dominance was largely expected it once again fielded a roster most would consider to be unfair. But kudos must be given to Avenida and Sopron for exceeding projections. Avenida, in particular, tied Ekaterinburg for the highest cumulative point differential (plus-154) in group play.