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 platform. Since being hired in 2008, she has built a powerhouse dynasty with the South Carolina Gamecocks. In 2012, Staley was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame for […]
Read More 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 with induction planning and programming while the Hall’s Board of Governors (BOG) initiates the process to select a new leader. Hart, who […]
Read More 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 to foreign countries to supplement their salaries. Even the league’s most accomplished players like Sue Bird and Sheryl Swoopes spent years playing in Europe, experiencing […]
Read More 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. At 6’9”, Semjonova kept a dominant presence on the floor. She spent 18 years competing for the Soviet Union national team and never suffered a loss during her international career. She helped […]
Read More 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 but a twinkle in Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf’s eye, making scores and statistics challenging to gather. Greenberg found a way and […]
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Announcement of WBHOF Class of 2026
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES THE 2026 INDUCTEES Four Players, Three Coaches, and One Contributor Highlight 2026 Class The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (WBHOF), the sole institution dedicated to women’s basketball, has officially announced its Class of 2026. This organization honors both national and international contributors to the women’s game. “We are honored […]
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