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I have been posting on The Boneyard for about 22 years. I have been through multiple iterations of the site on various hosting platforms. I regularly communicate with some of you via social media, phone, text. etc. There were some initial rough patches (the Alana Beard "dynasty" comment from...

The UConn Huskies hold the record for consecutive Final Four appearances, with an incredible streak of 14 straight FF appearances between 2008 and 2022. The current (active) record for consecutive Final Four appearances is 3, by South Carolina. For the Gamecocks to break UConn's record, the team...

Stats to Impress the Boneyard: Stef Dolson has made 38.7 percent of her career three-point attempts. She has shot over 40 percent from distance in two of the past three seasons — and 39.4 percent in the third.

As noted by Her Hoop Stats, from 2009-2010 through 2022-2023, only ONE player in women's college basketball averaged at least 20 points, eight rebounds, and one steal on 65% shooting (min. 20 games played) for an entire season: Napheesa Collier (2016-17) Her Hoops Stats noted this in the...

Of the 15 players who made All-WNBA First Team and won an NCAA Championship, six (40 percent) graduated from UConn. A'ja Wilson Arike Ogunbowale Breanna Stewart Brittney Griner Candace Parker Cynthia Cooper Diana Taurasi Katie Douglas Maya Moore Sheryl Swoopes Sophia Young-Malcolm Sue Bird...

In franchise history, the Connecticut Sun have had 23 players who played at least one regular season game for the team while also having won an NCAA title in college. Of those 23 players, 15 attended UConn. Asjha Jones Barbara Turner Bria Hartley Carla McGhee Danielle Adams Jessica Moore...

Stewart was 7 of 10 from the field in the first half and 9 of 10 at the free-throw line to go along with seven rebounds and five assists.

As many of you know, I have been posting on The Boneyard for 20 years. You have made me feel welcome, permitting me to share my analysis and insight on Duke, UConn, the WNBA, etc. After much consideration, I have decided not to enter the transfer portal. I will continue my posting career at The...

Updated NCAA Win Shares Calculation Breaking down the changes to our NCAA win shares calculation and how we have customized the formula's assumptions to the women's game Adam Vachon and Aaron Barzilai (Her Hoop Stats) March 8, 2023 Updated NCAA Win Shares Calculation

Twelve years ago (January 3, 2011), a meeting between the esteemed @HuskyNan and CamrnCrz1974 took place at the 2011 Fiesta Bowl. HuskyNan and I sat together to cheer for UConn as its football team took on Oklahoma -- UConn's first major-bowl appearance in the program's then-115-year history.

That awkward moment when you accidentally read the box score from the Notre Dame-UConn game and wonder why The Boneyard is not EXPLODING from a player decommitting from the Huskies and enrolling early in South Bend ... ... until you finally realize Notre Dame freshman KK Bransford and UConn...

The Hall of Fame is only the beginning for New Orleans Pelicans executive Swin Cash Andrew Lopez (ESPN) September 7, 2022 Since her playing career ended, Cash -- the two-time NCAA champion and All-American, three-time WNBA champion and four-time All-Star, and member of the WNBA's 20th and 25th...

Stefanie Dolson is averaging 8.4 points and 4.2 rebounds in 22.6 minutes per game (she has started all 27 games for the New York Liberty). These numbers are slightly lower than her career averages coming into the 2022 season – 9.4 points and 4.86 rebounds per game (in similar minutes). The...

LINK (Facebook) The final regular season matchup between Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi is Friday, July 22.

Sue Bird, by the numbers: In terms of passing – and in addition to being the all-time assist leader – Bird has ranked in the top three in assists per game in 14 of her 18 seasons. In terms of longevity, Bird holds the career marks for minutes played (17586) and games played (561) In terms of...

While the WNBA has not yet fully recognized the level Napheesa Collier has reached (in terms of All-WNBA First Team and WNBA All-Defensive First Team nods/accolades), the win shares statistic certainly does. Collier is fourth among all WNBA players in the value stat from 2019-21, and almost...

How Diana Taurasi, Sylvia Fowles and Sue Bird have rewritten WNBA record books As Diana Taurasi turns 40, we take a look at how the sustained excellence of her, Sylvia Fowles and Sue Bird have dominated WNBA scoring, rebounding and assists. Mechelle Voepel (ESPN) June 10, 2022...

Episode 117: The Return of Sue Bird The Old Man and the Three with JJ Redick and Tommy Alter This week we welcome in the OG Old Man and The Three correspondent and WNBA legend Sue Bird to talk about her 20+ year basketball journey. Everything from feeling old on the court, paving roads for...

17 players are averaging at least 4.0 assists per game. Four are UCONN graduates. Note: Dangerfield's stats only include her NY tenure, not her entire season which would include Indiana.

SLAM Canada is here! Kia Nurse is on the cover of Issue No. 1! The SLAM Canada Issue 1 releases on Friday, May 20. (H/T Phoenix Mercury) LINK: SLAM Magazine releases first-ever Canada issue - TSN.ca

"Any time you get to play UConn, it is a privilege. UConn is the gold standard of women’s basketball." — Duke Basketball Report, on the 2022 Phil Knight Invitational @ucbart , @EricLA , @HuskyNan , @Vowelguy , @triaddukefan

"Get you a friend that hypes you up like Diana." - Phoenix Mercury

Lexi Gordon signs WWE NIL Deal Former UConn player and current Duke player Lexi Gordon signs a name, image, and likeness deal with the WWE.

WNBA’S 25 MOST DEFINING MILESTONES Since its inception, the WNBA has continually pushed the boundaries of what women athletes can accomplish on the court and in their communities. Elaine Teng (ESPN) May 11, 2021 The 25 firsts that have defined the WNBA's 25 years Excerpts: UConn Alumni...