News From The Hall

Read about upcoming events, highlights of the past, and follow along with the future of Women's Basketball.

Just months after opening up about her depression with The Players’ Tribune, Lauren Betts finished her collegiate career with a dream ending: an NCAA championship and Most Outstanding Player honors...

Lauren Betts: From Vulnerability to Victory

Just months after opening up about her depression with The Players’ Tribune, Lauren Betts finished her collegiate career with a dream ending: an NCAA championship and Most Outstanding Player honors...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 27, 2026 - The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (WBHOF) Board of Governors announced today that Michelle Marciniak has been named Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective...

Michelle Marciniak Named CEO of Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 27, 2026 - The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (WBHOF) Board of Governors announced today that Michelle Marciniak has been named Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective...
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Greatness often reinvents itself, and Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey embodies that truth. A proven winner as both a player and a coach, she is the first and only person in NCAA history to win national...

Kim Mulkey: One of One

Greatness often reinvents itself, and Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey embodies that truth. A proven winner as both a player and a coach, she is the first and only person in NCAA history to win national...
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The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame proudly celebrates Barbara Stevens (Class of 2006) and Lorene Ramsey (Class of 2000) as the recipients of the prestigious WeCOACH Lifetime Achievement Award....

Barbara Stevens and Lorene Ramsey Named WeCOACH Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame proudly celebrates Barbara Stevens (Class of 2006) and Lorene Ramsey (Class of 2000) as the recipients of the prestigious WeCOACH Lifetime Achievement Award....
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Teresa Weatherspoon’s return to the Barclays Center is a full-circle moment. The former New York Liberty icon now stands on the brink of coaching in the Unrivaled semifinals on the same court where...

The Court That Made Her: Weatherspoon’s Homecoming in the Unrivaled Semifinals

Teresa Weatherspoon’s return to the Barclays Center is a full-circle moment. The former New York Liberty icon now stands on the brink of coaching in the Unrivaled semifinals on the same court where...
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In college basketball, HBCU teams are often ignored, receiving minimal opportunities to elevate their programs to the next level. Dawn Staley is trying to change that narrative with her legendary...

How Dawn Staley Is Uplifting HBCU Women’s Hoops

In college basketball, HBCU teams are often ignored, receiving minimal opportunities to elevate their programs to the next level. Dawn Staley is trying to change that narrative with her legendary...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 4, 2026 – Dana Hart, president of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, has announced she is retiring from her full-time position and shift into a consultant role to assist...

Hart to Retire as Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame President

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 4, 2026 – Dana Hart, president of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, has announced she is retiring from her full-time position and shift into a consultant role to assist...
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Traveling overseas to play basketball during the offseason is nothing new for WNBA players. Rather than enjoying an off-season with loved ones and restoring their bodies, many players must travel...

Unrivaled: A New Era of Off-Season Basketball

Traveling overseas to play basketball during the offseason is nothing new for WNBA players. Rather than enjoying an off-season with loved ones and restoring their bodies, many players must travel...
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Uljana Semojonova, Class of 1999, passed away on January 8, 2026 at the age of 73. A Latvian basketball legend, Semjonova leaves behind an unparalleled legacy in the history of the game.Semjonova...

WBHOF mourns the passing of Uljana Semjonova, Class of 1999.

Uljana Semojonova, Class of 1999, passed away on January 8, 2026 at the age of 73. A Latvian basketball legend, Semjonova leaves behind an unparalleled legacy in the history of the game.Semjonova...
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Fifty years ago, a young Mel Greenberg was approached by his boss to start a women’s basketball poll. Then, women’s games were almost never televised on the national platform, and the internet was...

Mel Greenberg, Class of 2007, Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Women’s Basketball Poll

Fifty years ago, a young Mel Greenberg was approached by his boss to start a women’s basketball poll. Then, women’s games were almost never televised on the national platform, and the internet was...
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES THE 2026 INDUCTEESFour Players, Three Coaches, and One Contributor Highlight 2026 Class The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (WBHOF), the sole institution...

Announcement of WBHOF Class of 2026

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES THE 2026 INDUCTEESFour Players, Three Coaches, and One Contributor Highlight 2026 Class The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (WBHOF), the sole institution...
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