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Mikayla Blakes’ turnover in the final seconds of the 2026 Sweet 16 might haunt her for a long time. Aubrey Galvan’s game-tying 3-point miss will likely linger as well. But, as head coach Shea Ralph said in her postgame presser, the UConn team she played for lost in the Sweet 16 the year before winning a national championship. It took UConn head coach Geno Auriemma 10 seasons to win his first national championship. It took South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley nine years to win hers. It took UCLA head coach Cori Close 14 seasons to even make it to a Final Four, which…
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After two years as Jake Diebler’s associate head coach, Joel Justus is leaving Ohio State for a job at Vanderbilt.Justus will join Mark Byington’s staff, filling a spot opened when Kenneth Mangum left for a job at Georgia Tech. The move puts Justus closer to family, reunites him with longtime friend Byington and creates an opening for the Buckeyes as Diebler prepares for his third season.Although they were not teammates, Justus and Byington both played collegiately for UNC Wilmington and have friendships and teammates that overlap.”I’m excited to join a longtime friend in Mark Byington,” Justus said. “It’s bittersweet, because…
NASHVILLE – Vanderbilt shortstop Ryker Waite hit a bouncer off the ground to Belmont starting pitcher Andrew Perry with runners on second and third base. Waite used his speed to get to first base before Perry threw the ball past his first baseman, Jake Maddox.The error not only helped Vanderbilt get its first two runs on the board, but Waite also was able to advance to second base. It was the first of Waite’s two hits of the night. His 2-for-2 night against Belmont made it his fourth game in the last five that he has had multiple hits in…
In this story:Vanderbilt women’s basketball’s season may be over, but head coach Shea Ralph and her star guard in Mikayla Blakes are making headlines early in the offseason.Ralph and Blakes will participate in the training camp for Team USA Women’s Basketball this Wednesday through Friday in Phoenix, Arizona. Ralph will be an on-court coach while Blakes while Blakes will be one of 15 players participating in the training camp for Team USA. Blakes is the only collegiate player participating in the training camp.This is the second time Ralph will be an on-court coach for Team USA. She will join head…
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The Vanderbilt women's basketball duo will take part in the Team USA April training camp in Phoenix, while Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda will play in the Lilly Women's College All-Star Game this Saturday on ESPN2COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Vanderbilt women’s basketball team will be well represented at the USA Basketball Women’s National training camp in Phoenix, Arizona, this Wednesday through Friday, as head coach Shea Ralph will be an on-court coach and sophomore Mikayla Blakes will be in attendance.Blakes, who will make her senior team camp debut for Team USA in Phoenix, is one of 15 players participating in the Team…
The sophomore is one of five finalists for the Wooden Award and was selected to the 10-member Wooden All-America teamLOS ANGELES – On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced that Vanderbilt women’s basketball sophomore Mikayla Blakes was named a finalist for the 2026 John R. Wooden Award and was selected to the 10-member Wooden All-American team.Blakes is the first Vanderbilt women’s basketball player to be named a finalist for the Wooden Award, which has annually given to the best women’s college basketball player in the country since 2004. She is joined by Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong of Connecticut,…
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