Tampa Mayor Jane Castor proclaimed April 8 as “USF Women’s Basketball Day” to commemorate and give credit to the Bulls for winning their first-ever AAC tournament title, among other accomplishments. A portion of the celebration will include Castor awarding the team with a proclamation at 4 p.m. in the brick […]
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OPINION: The 2021 NCAA women’s basketball tournament was the most important of all time
A year after both the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments were postponed due to the rising threat of COVID-19 in the U.S., no one knew what to expect from the tournament’s 2021 edition. Health concerns and a tournamentwide bubble were just a few of the unknowns in play over the […]
Mununga and Leverett to return for ‘super senior’ season
USF women’s basketball stars, center Shae Leverett and forward Bethy Mununga, are returning to the team for a “super senior” season next year. The announcement of their returns happened via Twitter on Friday when the @USFWBB account made two separate posts for each player. Leverett’s came first, quickly followed by […]
Michael Durr enters transfer portal
Junior center Michael Durr has entered the transfer portal, as reported by Stockrisers’ Jake Weingarten and Verbal Commits on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon. Durr is now the eighth Bull to transfer out of USF this offseason. The growing list includes guards David Collins, Xavier Castañeda and Rashun Williams, as well […]
USF to participate in inaugural women’s Battle 4 Atlantis tournament
The USF women’s basketball team is set to compete in the first-ever women’s Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas next season. The tournament will take place Nov. 20-22 and will be held at the Paradise Island resort. It was originally scheduled to be played in 2020 but due to […]
Former USF men’s basketball player speaks on ‘racial incidents’ that occurred while on team
Former USF men’s basketball player Madut Akec, who recently entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, posted a tweet Tuesday night addressing “some racial incidents” he experienced this past season with the Bulls. “USF has been nothing but great over the past few years, however, during this past season I’ve faced some […]
Bulls fall to No. 1 NC State in NCAA Tournament
Despite leading 36-35 at halftime, the USF women’s basketball team lost 79-67 to the No. 1 seed in the Mercado Region, NC State, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday. Coach Jose Fernandez looked back on the season and commended his team for everything it accomplished, including […]
Bulls looking to make history against top-seeded NC State
The USF women’s basketball team has never made it past the second round of the NCAA tournament, but that has a chance to change Tuesday as the Bulls will take on the No. 1 seed in the Mercado Region, NC State, in the Round of 32. USF has made it […]
Bulls survive nail-biter against Cougars to win first NCAA tournament game since 2016
The USF women’s basketball team secured its first win in the NCAA tournament since 2016 in nail-biting fashion after defeating the Washington State Cougars 57-53 on Sunday night in Austin, Texas. With 1:47 left, freshman guard Charlisse Leger-Walker of Washington State (12-12, 9-10 PAC-12), who scored 18 points on the […]
Bulls set to take on Washington State in first round of NCAA tournament
After winning its first-ever AAC Tournament title March 11, the USF women’s basketball team is back to work preparing for its first-round matchup against the Washington State Cougars in the NCAA tournament. Coach Jose Fernandez and the Bulls (18-3, 12-2 AAC) arrived in Texas for the tournament Tuesday, and have […]