retirement

Northwestern head coach Joe McKeown is standing with his wife and two daughters during a pregame ceremony. He turns over his left shoulder and waves to the crowd with his left hand as his family claps.

For Northwestern’s Joe McKeown and his family, a walk down memory lane

By Jenn Hatfield / December 23, 2025

Legendary coach honored at George Washington, where it all started

Princeton guard Blake Dietrick-Seifert dribbles the ball with her left hand. Two Penn defenders converge on her, and her eyes are looking toward the space between them.

In basketball and business school, Blake Dietrick-Seifert has always created her own path to success

By Jenn Hatfield / November 7, 2025

Dietrick-Seifert retired in August, after she’d ‘annihilated’ every challenge on the court

USC center Clarice Akunwafo is shown in profile, walking off the court after losing in the Elite Eight.

How Clarice Akunwafo prepared for a career in surgery, even during USC’s NCAA Tournament run

By Rowan Schaberg / April 12, 2025

Akunwafo: ‘There’s always time; you just have to find it’

Los Angeles Sparks guard Sydney Wiese dribbles the ball with her left hand, attacking the lane. A Connecticut Sun defender trails the play.

Sydney Wiese announces retirement from WNBA

By Sydney Wingfield / September 7, 2024

Wiese: ‘To have played and loved a game as deeply as this, for as long as this- it is a blessing’

Canada's Natalie Achonwa stands alone facing away from the rim, looking stoic.

As Canada 5×5 exits Paris Olympics, Natalie Achonwa bids farewell to international play

By Hayley McGoldrick / August 5, 2024

Achonwa: ‘Have you seen those that are coming up next? I’d be afraid’

Tennessee center Tamari Key shoots a left-handed face-up shot over an Alabama defender's outstretched arms.

After a season of fighting back, Tamari Key retires on her own terms

By Gabriella Lewis / April 3, 2024

Key finishes her career with a season full of patience and grit

Connecticut Sun point guard Jasmine Thomas sits on the sideline, leaning forward and yelling towards the court with her hands cupped around her mouth to project her voice forward

Jasmine Thomas announces retirement from the WNBA after 13 seasons

By Aya Abdeen / January 19, 2024

Thomas hired by Dallas Wings as director of player programs and development coach

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma smiles on the sidelines. He has a water bottle in his left hand and looks like he's about to use his right hand to unscrew the cap.

In light of Nick Saban retiring, how close are we to a sport without Geno Auriemma?

By Emily Adler / January 14, 2024

And what will it mean when the greatest coach in women’s basketball history finally steps away?

Princeton's Bella Alarie dribbles the ball with her right hand and a defender trying to stay with her on her left side.

Ivy League reacts to Princeton legend Bella Alarie’s retirement from professional basketball

By Jenn Hatfield / February 5, 2023

Alarie was one of the best players in Ivy League history and a top-five WNBA draft pick

Phoenix guard Diana Taurasi (3) in a game against the Mystics at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2022.

What Diana Taurasi’s 2023 return means for the Mercury — and Skylar Diggins-Smith

By Alex Simon / November 6, 2022

One question is answered, but many remain in Phoenix entering offseason