Chiney, who, "loves to engage with people ... to talk, communicate, have fun," is now doing so via a video blog. She plans to do more video blogs in the next few weeks, "hopefully forever," she said.
Here's Chiney's first blog, in which she talks about the WNBA draft and other matters:
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Chiney was in Prague, cheering for Nneka, but it wasn't enough.
Dynamo Kursk will play Turkish team Fenerbahce, the other semifinal loser, for the bronze medal on Sunday, April 12.
Dynamo Kursk and UMMC may meet in another championship game next week. They're in the Final Four of the Russian PBL league playoffs, on opposite sides of the bracket. The semifinal games will take place next Thursday, April 16.
FIBA 2015 EuroLeague Women Final Four takes place tomorrow (Friday, April 10) in Prague.
The first game, between Russian teams Dynamo Kursk (Nneka's team) and UMMC Ekaterinburg is at 3:00 in the afternoon – 8:00 am Pacific Time.
The key matchup is between LA Sparks teammates Nneka and Candace Parker. Nneka leads Dynamo Kursk in scoring (19.8 ppg, #1 in league), rebounding (10.8 rpg, #1 in league) and steals (2.1 apg, #7 in league). Candace leads UMMC in rebounding (10.5 rpg, #2 in league), steals (1.4 spg) and blocks (1.1 bpg, #5 in league).
A key factor may be the absence of UMMC's Diana Taurasi, who broke a bone in her left hand a week ago. Diana led the league in 3-point shooting (2.6 per game) and was the second-best scorer (16.9 ppg).
You can watch the game live on http://www.livebasketball.tv or probably later on YouTube. (The EuroLeague Women quarterfinal games were archived; I assume that the Final Four will be too.)
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It's almost time for the FIBA 2015 EuroLeague Women Final Four. A week from tomorrow (April 10), Dynamo Kursk (Nneka's team) meets UMMC Ekaterinburg and Fenerbahce meets SVVS USK Praha in the semifinals. The winners play for the championship two days later (April 12).
Paul Nilsen, in an analysis of Dynamo Kursk, has this to say about Nneka:
Headline Writer: Nnemkadi Ogwumike is a serious frontrunner for EuroLeague Women MVP after a quite stunning campaign. Having previously propelled CCC Polkowice to a historic first Final Eight appearance in 2013, she took a year out of the tournament and has come storming back to help her current club blaze a trail. Her displays and numbers have been sensational and averaging a spectacular season double-double of 19.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, it's easy to see why the forward is ready to write some more headlines. Most impressively, she has done it with a very nice shooting percentage, she also works hard boxing out as the second best defensive rebounder in the tournament and is wholly unselfish with a nice eye for a pass - something which has harvested her 2.5 assists per game.
Markisha Coleman (Stanford '07), head coach of girls' varsity basketball at Menlo-Atherton High School, was named the Daily News girls basketball co-coach of the year along with Donovan Blythe of Eastside Prep.
In her first year at Menlo-Atherton, Kish guided the Bears to the Peninsula Athletic League South Division title. The Bears went on to win the PAL Tournament title for the first time since 2008.
Here's a nice story about her championship team: Girls Basketball Wraps Up Phenomenal Season
Naturalized American Center Nevin Nevlin (193-C-85) put on an amazing game in the last round for Istanbul Univ. and that's her to receive a Usbasket.com Player of the Week award for round 22. The 29-year old center had a double-double of 19 points and twelve rebounds, while her team edged out Hatay (#12, 6-16) 67-65. Istanbul Univ. is placed at 4th position in Turkish TKBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Istanbul Univ. will need more victories to improve their 14-7 record. In the team's last game Nevlin had a remarkable 55.6% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for her as usually she does not deliver so high stats. Stanford University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Nevlin is in league's top in rebounds (9th best: 8.3rpg).
Dynamo Kursk won its third and decisive quarter-final playoff game against Bourges Basket, so has advanced to the EuroLeague Women Final Four.
Nneka was, "once again outstanding in all facets of the game." She top-scored with 22 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished up six assists.
Read more in the game report. You can see the complete live game, which is archived on YouTube.
Dynamo Kursk will play against UMMC Ekaterinburg in the semi-final on April 10. The top performers for UMMC are Diana Taurasi and Candace Parker. Click here for a head-to-head comparison of the two teams.
Dynamo Kursk and UMMC Ekaterinburg also compete in Russian league PBL. With two regular season games left to play, UMMC currently leads the league with a 16-0 win-loss record; Dynamo K is fourth with a 12-3 record. Dynamo K has lost to UMMC twice in league play.
In other EuroLeague Women quarter-final play, Seb's team Galatasaray lost to Fenerbahce.
The #6-seeded Dons upset #2 San Diego in the semifinal round, then fell to #5 BYU in the championship game today (game report).
