Ros is one of the honorees chosen by members of the NBC News broadcast and digital teams as industry and community leaders who are constantly striving to break barriers and defy stereotypes, redefining what it means to be Black in America today.
February 26, 2016
Ros is a game changer
February 25, 2016
Catching up with Chiney
The Connecticut Sun announced this week that Chiney seems to be on track to return by training camp.
"Chiney feels great," said her sister, Nneka. "She's been working out, getting herself ready. She's at Stanford right now working out with the team and she's been traveling and commentating [as a sports broadcaster]. When I talk to her about the knee, 'good' is what I hear a lot. She told me the other day that it was weird not feeling any pain after becoming so accustomed to having it."
And she and Pac-12 Networks' Ashley Adamson take a look at Friday's top-15 matchup between No. 7 Oregon State and No. 13 Stanford. Watch>>>
February 18, 2016
Life after concussions
Timothy Bella, reporter for Al Jazeera America, questions, "The NCAA knows even less about concussions among women than it does about those among men; will that change?"
He features Toni Kokenis in his report Beyond football players: The NCAA’s concussion gender gap
February 12, 2016
February 4, 2016
Nneka is EuroLeague Women Player of the Week
In the penultimate round of Regular Season EuroLeague Women action, Dynamo Kursk shot the lights out and racked up the highest score by any team during the current EuroLeague Women season as they left Uniqa Sopron trailing in their wake with a one-sided 102-68 success in Group B.
The FIBA game report lauds Nneka as the Game Hero: Nnemkadi Ogwumike could barely miss inside the paint and her lethal 9-of-10 shooting effort helped to harvest 22 points, which went nicely with eight rebounds, five assists and two blocks.
Eurobasket News acknowledged her extraordinary performance:
Nigerian-American Power forward Nnemkadi Ogwumike (189-F/C-90) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Dynamo K., receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 13.Here is the Game cardThe 25-year old player was the main contributor (22 points, eight rebounds and five assists) to her team's victory, helping them to outclass UNIQA Eurol. (#8, 1-12) with 34-point margin 102-68. Dynamo K. maintains the 3rd position in Euroleague .
They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Dynamo K. will need more victories to improve their 9-4 record.
In the team's last game Ogwumike had a remarkable 87.5% from 2-point range. She turned to be Dynamo K.'s top player in her first season with the team. Former Stanford University star has very solid stats this year. Ogwumike is in league's top in points (2nd best: 18.3ppg), rebounds (5th best: 8.9rpg) and averages impressive 61.8% FGP.
February 1, 2016
Bobbie's Rant
The Wisconsin Badgers are 6-14 for the season and have lost their last seven games. Following a loss to Nebraska last week during which Husker guard Natalie Romeo tied a school record for the second time in two weeks with eight three-pointers, Wisconsin coach Bobbie Kelsey (Stanford '96) went on a rant.
Specifically, she expressed her frustration how women's college basketball players need to focus more on shooting and less on their phones. Her advice to aspiring female athletes, repeated several times during the press conference is: "Get your butt in the gym!"
The video has drawn a lot of attention from women’s basketball fans, coaches and analysts. Carly Grenfell (Swish Appeal) comments on Kelsey's advice in:
Bobbie Kelsey's emphatic rant is 100% right
January 28, 2016
Alumnae Abroad: 2015-16 mid-season report
Our eight Stanford alums are doing very well in their 2015-16 season abroad. Each is in her team's starting lineup and all but one leads her team in at least one statistical category.
Italy
The Italian Serie A1 league is in round 16 of 26. The regular season ends the second week of April.
Lucca is having a great season. They finished seventh in the league last season, but are currently tied with Ragusa for first place with a 15-1 win-loss record. Lucca's single loss was at home to Ragusa. The two teams are scheduled to meet again at Ragusa in round 24.
Jillian, Lucca's starting power forward, is a key factor in their success. She leads her team in scoring (19.6 ppg, 5th in the league). She averages 3.8 steals per game – second-best in the team and the league. She grabs 5.9 rebounds per game.
Kayla starts at the center for Lucca and is also having a very good season. She leads her team in blocks with 0.3 per game and is the second-best scorer (11.8 ppg) and rebounder (7.1 rpg). She's had three double-doubles.
Vigarano is not doing so well. They stand 12th in the 14-team league with a 4-12 win-loss record.
Amber is having a good rookie season. She starts as Vigarano's shooting guard. She's scored in double digits in half the games, makes 46% of her shots, and averages 9.3 ppg. She also tallies 5.1 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.1 assists per game.
Russia
The Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL) is in Round 15 of 22. The regular season ends the last week of March.
FIBA EuroLeague Women, in which Nneka's team is playing, has just three more weeks of group play. Playoffs begin on March 8.
Dynamo Kursk is standing third in the PBL with an 11-3 win-loss record. In EuroLeague women, they're in a two-way tie for second place in their group with an 8-4 win-loss record behind reigning champion Fenerbahce. They've clinched a spot in the quarter-finals.
Nneka has been outstanding in both competitions. She leads all EuroLeague players in field goals made and field goal percentage (56.9), is second in points per game (18.0) and fifth in total rebounds per game (9.0). She's scored in double-digits in all but one game and has tallied five double-doubles.
Nneka makes 66.7% of her shots in the PBL games. She leads her team and the league in scoring (20.4 ppg). She also leads her team in rebounding (7.4 rpg, #8 in the league).
Kazanochka stands at eighth in the 14-team PBL with a 4-11 win-loss record.
Sarah starts for Kazanochka as the power forward and plays about 30 minutes per game. She's having a fine season. She leads her team in scoring (11.9 ppg), rebounding (9.1 rpg, #4 in the league) and blocks (0.9 bpg, #10 in the league).
Turkey
The Turkish Women Basketball Super League (KBSL) is in round 16 of 26. The regular season ends the first week of April.
Gelistirenler stands at ninth in the 14-team league with a 7-9 win-loss record.
Kristen starts for Gelistirenler as the power forward and plays about 30 minutes per game. She leads her team in rebounding with 8.3 per game and is their fourth-best scorer with 11.9 points per game.
Australia
The Australian Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is in round 18 of 22. The regular season ends the last week of February.
Adelaide is struggling this season. They stand eighth in the nine-team league with a 6-12 win-loss record.
Mikaela is Adelaide's starting center and plays more than 30 minutes per game. She leads her team in rebounds (9.9, second in the league), is second in assists (2.3 apg) and third in scoring (13.5 ppg). She's scored in double-digits in 12 games and tallied five double-doubles.
Sydney is in a three-way tie for third place with a 12-7 win-loss record.
Jos is Sydney's starting power forward. She leads her team in blocks (1.2 bpg, #6 in the league), is second in rebounds (5.5 rpg). and fourth in scoring (11. ppg). She's scored in double-digits in 14 games.
January 25, 2016
January 23, 2016
Catching up with Jos
January 7, 2016
Nneka's phenomenal performance
With six rounds of group play left to go, Nneka produced one of the standout displays of the EuroLeague Women season so far — 30 points on 81% shooting and 11 rebounds. Read more in the game recap: Outstanding Ogwumike Torches Galatasaray
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