October 2011
Catch some Shavonte Zellous (@szellous1) hilights from Turkey!
Israeli and EuroCup champions Elitzur Ramla on Friday announced they have signed Taj McWilliams-Franklin until January with the option to extend the contract until the end of the season.
Such a beautiful article between a rookie, at age 22, and veteran, at 40, who both win a WNBA championship for the same team.
Gotta love the game.
Here is a partial list. Let me know if you know of any others!!
Atlanta Dream
Erika de Souza - Perfumerias Avenida (Spain)
Sancho Lyttle - Ros Casares (Spain)
Angel McCoughtry - Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Courtney Paris - Botas (Turkey)
Coco Miller - Samsun (Turkey)
Chicago Sky
Sylvia Fowles - Galatasaray (Turkey)
Epiphanny Prince - Galatasaray (Turkey)
Courtney Vandersloot - Besiktas (Turkey)
Carolyn Swords - Sóller Bon dia! (Spain)
Michelle Snow - Dynamo Kursk (Russia)
Erin Thorn - Optimum TED (Turkey)
Cathrine Kraayeveld - Villeneuve d’Ascq (France)
Tamera Young - Istanbul University (Turkey)
Shay Murphy - Ros Casares (Spain)
Connecticut Sun
Tina Charles - Galatasaray (Turkey)
Renee Montgomery - Seat Gyor (Hungary)
Jessica Moore - Antakya Belediyespor (Turkey)
Asjha Jones - Rivas Ecopolis (Spain)
Jessica Breland - Ramat Hasharon (Israel)
Danielle McCray - Good Angels Kosice (Slovakia)
Indiana Fever
Erin Phillips - Wisla Can-Pack (Poland)
Jeanette Pohlen - Tarsus (Turkey)
Shavonte Zellous - Mersin (Turkey)
Tangela Smith - Tarsus (Turkey)
Shyra Ely - Sdent Hélios Basket (Switzerland)
Katie Douglas - Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia)
Los Angeles Sparks
Delisha Milton-Jones - ZVVZ USK Prague (Czech Republic)
Jenna O’Hea - Dandenong (Australia)
Jantel Lavender - Besiktas (Turkey)
Candace Parker - UMMC (Russia)
Natasha Lacy - Ceyhan (Turkey)
LaToya Pringle - Kayseri (Turkey)
Minnesota Lynx
Lindsay Whalen - ZVVZ USK Prague (Czech Republic)
Maya Moore - Ros Casares (Spain)
Monica Wright - Botas (Turkey)
Rebekkah Brunson - Nadezhda (Russia)
Seimone Augustus - Sparta&K Moscow Region (Russia)
Amber Harris - Besiktas (Turkey)
Taj McWilliams-Franklin - Elitzur Ramla (Israel)
Jessica Adair - Tarsus (Turkey)
New York Liberty
Nicole Powell - Wisla Can-Pack (Poland)
Quanitra Hollingsworth - Seat Gyor (Hungary)
Essence Carson - Rivas Ecopolis (Spain)
Plenette Pierson - Maccabi Ashdod (Israel)
Cappie Pondexter - UMMC (Russia)
Leilani Mitchell - Arras (France)
Kia Vaughn - Cras Basket Taranto (Italy)
Phoenix Mercury
Penny Taylor - Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Diana Taurasi - Galatasaray (Turkey)
DeWanna Bonner - Halcon Avenida (Spain)
Candice Dupree - Sparta&K Moscow Region (Russia)
Ketia Swanier - Bnoth Hasharon (Israel)
Temeka Johnson - Dynamo Kursk (Russia)
Alexis Gray-Lawson - Hapoel Rishon (Israel)
Nakia Sanford - Pankup Kayseri (Turkey)
Krystal Thomas - Lyon (France)
San Antonio Silver Stars
Becky Hammon - Sparta&K Moscow Region (Russia)
Jia Perkins - Ramat Hasharon (Israel)
Danielle Robinson - Maccabi Ramat Hen (Israel)
Porsha Phillips - Ramat Hasharon (Israel)
Jayne Appel - Samsun (Turkey)
Roneeka Hodges - Istanbul University (Turkey)
Danielle Adams - GMA Pozzuoli (Italy)
Seattle Storm
Lauren Jackson - Ros Casares (Spain)
Sue Bird - UMMC (Russia)
Ewelina Kobryn - Wisla Can-Pack (Krakow)
Tanisha Wright - Elitzur Ramla (Israel)
Ashley Robinson - Frisco Brno (Czech Republic)
Belinda Snell - Sydney University (Australia)
Allie Quigley - Pecs 2010 (Hungary)
Tulsa Shock
Liz Cambage - Bulleen (Australia)
Kayla Pedersen - Good Angels Kosice (Slovakia)
Karima Christmas - Bnoth Hasharon (Israel)
Andrea Riley - Tarsus (Turkey)
Amber Holt - Matizol Lider (Poland)
Tiffany Jackson - Ceyhan (Turkey)
Washington Mystics
Kerri Gardin - Bnoth Hasharon (Israel)
Kelly Miller - Samsun (Turkey)
Jasmine Thomas - Frisco Brno (Czech Republic)
DeMya Walker - Optimum TED (Turkey)
Marissa Coleman - Perfumerias Avenida (Spain)
Matee Ajavon - Optimum TED (Turkey)
Victoria Dunlap - Optimum TED (Turkey)
Nicky Anosike - Beijing (China)
Here’s a sports fairy tale that never gets old: Underdog team with few resources but a lot of heart beats the odds and comes out on top. That is what actually happened to the 1971-72 women’s basketball squad at tiny Immaculata College. It’s also what happened to “The Mighty Macs,” a small-budget movie about the team’s improbable national championship.
The lottery for the top pick in next year’s WNBA draft will be held Nov. 10, the league announced Thursday. Tulsa, which finished a league-worst 3-31 record has the best chance (44.2 percent) at getting the No. 1 pick in the lottery that includes the four teams that didn’t make the playoffs this year.
Whats that sound mean?