Britt heading way down under

Brittany McPhee will begin her professional basketball career with the Perth Lynx on the west coast of Australia.

Craig O'Donoghue (The West Australian) reports how this came to be: Sami Whitcomb’s endorsement leads to Perth Lynx signing import Brittany McPhee.

Stanford Athletics chronicles Britt's collegiate accomplishments: McPhee signs in Australia.

Nneka is finalist for USA Basketball World Cup team

Nneka has spent the past couple of weeks at the USA Basketball Womens's World Cup training camp, and has been selected as one of the 16 finalists for the team.

The team has departed for France, where they will play in a four-team, international tournament against Canada, France and Senegal. The final 12-member USA World Cup Team will be selected prior to the start of the World Cup.

More information:

• USA Basketball announcement: Sixteen Finalists Named for 2018 USA Basketball Women’s World Cup Team


• Stanford Athletics announcement: World Cup roster finalist

Nneka shines off the court too

Nneka has earned the 2018 Seasonlong @WNBA Community Assist Award in recognition of her dedication to community outreach: Nneka Ogwumike Receives Seasonlong WNBA Cares Community Assist Award

Jamila Wideman has a new career

The NBA has hired Jamila Wideman ('97) as Vice President of Player Development:

Former WNBA player Jamila Wideman has been hired as Vice President of Player Development. In her new role, Wideman will lead outreach and collaboration with the league-wide network of team player development directors, manage partnerships with external organizations and expand the NBA’s Career Crossover program.

Wideman was selected third overall in the 1997 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks and played four seasons in the league. A former standout at Stanford University, she also played professionally in Israel and Spain. During her WNBA career, Wideman founded the Stanford Athletic Alliance and Hoopin’ with Jamila, a youth mentoring program.

Before joining the NBA, she worked as an attorney at the Equal Justice Initiative and the Civil Division of The Legal Aid Society, providing representation to incarcerated and low-income populations. Wideman graduated from New York University Law School.

Hall of Famers to be recognized at Stanford/USC game

Candice Wiggins is one of eight Stanford athletes in the 2018 Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame class. The class will be recognized at Stanford's football game against USC on Saturday.

This is her Hall of Fame bio:

Candice Wiggins ’08, Women’s Basketball:
Recruited for basketball and volleyball, Wiggins emerged as one of the most prolific two-way guards in school history. She is the program's only four-time All-American and departed as the Pac-10's all-time leading scorer with 2,629 points. As a senior in 2008, Wiggins became the first woman in NCAA Tournament history to score at least 40 points twice, netting 44 against UTEP and 41 against Maryland. Wiggins received the Wade Trophy as the best women's player in Division I. A dynamic playmaker and shooter, she led the Cardinal to a 32-3 record in 2004-05 and was the first to claim Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year honors in what is now the Pac-12. As a sophomore, she buried 90 3-pointers and repeated as Pac-10 Player of the Year. She holds career records at Stanford for highest scoring average (19.2), 3-pointers made (295), free throws made (556) and steals (281), and ranks second in points and 11th in assists (436). Wiggins hit 16 free throws in a contest twice (T-1st) and made eight 3-pointers (T-3rd) once. She was the third overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx and also played for the Tulsa Shock, Los Angeles Sparks and New York Liberty. Wiggins made the All-Rookie team and won a WNBA crown in 2011, later playing professionally in Spain, Greece, Turkey and Israel. She earned a degree in communication, lives in San Diego, and wants to stay involved with sports as a mentor to young athletes.

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