Miami guard Haley Cavinder enjoyed one of her best outings this season as she scored 32 points to lead the Hurricanes to a 70-63 win over the SMU Mustangs.
In the second game, Bradley Central High School graduate Rhyne Howard, who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream, scored 33 points to lead Vinyl to a 79-73 win over Rose. Vinyl was up 67-58 heading into the final quarter and held on for the win. Reese had 10 points and 14 rebounds for Rose.
Long-time Phoenix Mercury star will start a new chapter of her career in the WNBA with another team after a wild free agency decision.
Brittney Griner is officially headed to the Atlanta Dream, ending her 11-season tenure with the Phoenix Mercury in one of the WNBA’s most significant free agency moves. The 10-time All-Star’s decision was announced Tuesday night.
Griner entered the offseason as the second-longest tenured WNBA player with one team, having spent her entire career in Phoenix.
After 11 seasons in Phoenix, 10-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner has agreed to a deal with the Atlanta Dream, sources tell me and @alexaphilippou. Griner spent her entire career with Mercury and now heads to Atlanta in one of most stunning free agency moves in league history. pic.twitter.com/NfdAuYOAVs
Brittney Griner plans to sign with the Atlanta Dream, marking the end of her 11-year career with the Phoenix Mercury. Griner announced the move in a video posted to Instagram on Tuesday night, and her agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, confirmed to The Associated Press that the star center would sign a one-year deal with Atlanta.
WNBA legend Brittney Griner announced she will sign with the Atlanta Dream, ending her 11-year run in Phoenix.