Tina Thompson

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi stands with her head turned to the right

Diana Taurasi’s legacy, through her eyes and those who know her best

By Tia Reid / February 26, 2025

Geno Auriemma: ‘Diana is the greatest winner in the history of basketball, period’

The WNBA logo is seen on the court at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of a WNBA playoff matchup between the Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun.

The biggest trade in NBA history just happened. What’s the WNBA equivalent?

By Emily Adler / February 2, 2025

It’s impossible to find a WNBA equivalent of how shocking this trade is. But if one happened, what would it even look like?

Tina Thompson, wearing a yellow USC jersey, holds the ball with two hands away from a defender. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and Unique Offensive Star" are overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked on Women's Basketball logo is in the upper right corner.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: What made Tina Thompson the WNBA’s first No. 1 overall draft pick?

By The Next / July 8, 2023

Thompson had ‘a truly unique skill set’ in the mid-1990s at USC

Why Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, a Virginia native, is the next head coach at UVA

By Mitchell Northam / March 21, 2022

‘UVA is a dream come true for me. I could not be more excited to be home.’

Why the Tina Thompson era ended at Virginia

By Mitchell Northam / March 3, 2022

And an early look at who might take the job

Kahlaijah Dean contorts her body mid-air and tenses up to acrobatically finish a layup. A teammate and three defenders look on in astonishment.

Daily Briefing — Dec. 8, 2021: The Iowa-Iowa State rivalry resumes: It’s Cy-Hawk Series time!

By Emily Adler / December 8, 2021

Ohio State bench bigs set career-highs