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NCAA Tournament 2022 bracket tips: How to play odds when picking Final Four, national champs
The 2022 NCAA Tournament is here, and there is not an overwhelming favorite to win this year's Big Dance.
March Madness will have first-round upsets, but the best bet to winning a bracket still comes down to relying on No. 1.
Since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1984-85, the No. 1 seeds have dominated the tournament.
• A No. 1 seed has won 23 of those 36 tournaments, including the last three four with North Carolina (2017), Villanova (2018), Virginia (2019) and Baylor (2021).
• A total of 37 of the 72 championship game participants since 1984-85 were No. 1 seeds. In other words, a No. 1 seed makes it to the final game 51.4% of the time. Last year's championship game – Baylor vs. Gonzaga – was a battle of No. 1 seeds.
Could that trend get rocked in 2022? Absolutely. But when crafting your bracket, it's typically best to follow the numbers when building a Sweet 16, Final Four and the right championship game.
Here is a look at past statistical trends from the NCAA Tournament since 1984-85 to get you there.
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March Madness bracket tips for 2021 NCAA TournamentOdds to make championship game by seed
No. 1 | 25.7% (37 of 144 No. 1 seeds) |
No. 2 | 8.3% (12 of 144) |
No. 3 | 7.6% (11 of 144) |
No. 4 | 2.1% (3 of 144) |
No. 5 | 2.1% (3 of 144) |
No. 6 | 0.7% (2 of 144) |
No. 7 | 0.1% (1 of 144) |
No. 8 | 2.1% (3 of 144) |
Bracket tip: A total of 60 of the 72 championship game participants were seeded No. 3 or higher in the NCAA tournament. That 83.3 percent success rate stands out. Only six teams seeded lower than No. 5 have made the championship game in the expanded bracket era.
Odds to make the Final Four by seed
No. 1 | 40.9% (59 of 144) |
No. 2 | 20.1% (29 of 144) |
No. 3 | 12.5% (18 of 144) |
No. 4 | 9.0% (13 of 144) |
No. 5 | 4.9% (7 of 144) |
No. 6 | 2.1% (3 of 144) |
No. 7 | 2.1% (3 of 144) |
No. 8 | 3.5% (5 of 144) |
No. 9 | 0.7% (1 of 144) |
No. 10 | 0.7% (1 of 144) |
No. 11 | 3.5% (5 of 144) |
Bracket tip: That high number is back again. A total of 82.7 percent of the Final Four participants (119 of 144) were seeded No. 4 or higher.
There still is room for one good Cinderella story, however. A team seeded No. 5 or lower has made the Final Four in each of the last six tournaments. That list includes Michigan State (No. 7, 2015), Syracuse (No. 10, 2016), South Carolina (No. 7, 2017), Loyola-Chicago (No. 11, 2018) and Auburn (No. 5, 2019) and UCLA (No. 11, 2021). It's OK to get a little wild in one of the four brackets. Just don't count on that team winning the championship. Those teams listed finished 0-6 in the Final Four.
Odds to make the Sweet 16 by seed
No. 1 | 85.4% (123 of 144) |
No. 8 | 9.7% (14 out of 144) |
No. 9 | 4.9% (7 out of 144) |
No. 16 | 0% (0 out of 144) |
No. 2 | 63.2% (91 out of 144) |
No. 7 | 19.4% (28 out of 144) |
No. 10 | 16.4% (23 out of 144) |
No. 15 | 1.4% (2 out of 144) |
No. 3 | 52.0% (75 out of 144) |
No. 6 | 29.8% (43 out of 144) |
No. 11 | 16.7% (24 out of 144) |
No. 14 | 1.4% (2 out of 144) |
No. 4 | 46.5% (67 out of 144) |
No. 5 | 34.0% (49 out of 144) |
No. 12 | 15.3% (22 out of 144) |
No. 13 | 4.4 (6 out of 144) |
Bracket tip: It can go either way. In 2019, every No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 seeds reached the Sweet 16 in one of the chalkiest first weekends ever. Last year, six of the Sweet 16 were No. 1, No. 2 or No. 3 seeds and four of those teams were seeded No. 11 or lower. Last year was one of the wildest first weekends in tournament history.
MORE: Print your 2022 March Madness bracket here
Lowest seed to win the NCAA Tournament
Villanova is the lowest seed to win the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats upset Georgetown 66-64 in the championship game in 1985; the first year of the expanded bracket. Villanova was a No. 8 seed that season.
Only eight other teams seeded lower than No. 4 have made the NCAA championship game. Kansas (No. 6, 1988) and UConn (No. 7, 2014) won the national championship.
The other six teams were runner-ups. Butler was a No. 5 seed in 2010 and a No. 8 seed in 2011. Michigan (No. 6, 1992), Florida (No. 5, 2000), Indiana (No. 5, 2002) and Kentucky (No. 8, 2014) also have made the championship game.
Bracket tip: A team seeded lower than No. 3 hasn't made the title game since No. 7 UConn played No. 8 Kentucky in 2014. It's been the status quo ever since. Treat your bracket accordingly.
March Madness winners by seed
Seed | Titles |
1 | 23 |
2 | 5 |
3 | 4 |
4 | 1 |
5 | 0 |
6 | 1 |
7 | 1 |
8 | 1 |
9 | 0 |
10 | 0 |
11 | 0 |
12 | 0 |
13 | 0 |
14 | 0 |
15 | 0 |
16 | 0 |
March Madness upset odds by seed
No. 16 UMBC beat No. 1 Virginia in the 2018 NCAA tournament; the only time a No. 16 seed has knocked off a No. 1 seed. When picking the first-round games, it's important to know that might not happen again for a long time. Here are the winning percentage for each of the first-round matchups since 1985:
Seed matchup | Upset odds |
16 vs. 1 | 0.01% (1 out of 144) |
15 vs. 2 | 0.06% (9 out of 144) |
14 vs. 3 | 15.3% (22 out of 144) |
13 vs. 4 | 21.5% (31 out of 144) |
12 vs. 5 | 35.4% (51 out of 144) |
11 vs. 6 | 37.5% (54 out of 144) |
10 vs. 7 | 39.5% (57 out of 144) |
9 vs. 8 | 50.7% (73 out of 144) |
Bracket tip: Spend a considerable time researching the 8-9, 7-10 and 6-11 games. They are toss up games that can be a difference maker late in your pool. Pick one 5-12 upset. Oregon State made a run from the No. 12 seed to the Final Four last season.
Vegas odds to win the 2022 NCAA Tournament
This section will be updated after Selection Sunday with the latest odds for entire field of 68.
Men's NCAA Tournament 2021: The Secret Formula for Picking a Winner | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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David KenyonFeatured ColumnistMarch 17, 2021
Men's NCAA Tournament 2021: The Secret Formula for Picking a Winner
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The men's NCAA tournament routinely costs employers billions of dollars in productivity, and there's no question that filling out brackets is a major contributor to that deficit.
No matter your situation—diehard fan, casual viewer, regular March Madness watcher or simply someone with a pulse—we'll try nearly anything to pick an accurate bracket. Everything from team-by-team research and historical trends to coin flips, jersey colors and team nicknames may contribute to your choices.
What matters most, though?
To start, forget about perfection.
"A group of researchers at the University of Hawaii estimated that there are 7.5 quintillion grains of sand on Earth," Daniel Wilco of NCAA.com said. "If we were to pick one of those at random and then give you one chance to guess which of the 7.5 quintillion grains of sand on the entire planet we had chosen, your odds of getting it correct would be 23 percent better than picking a perfect bracket by coin flip."
From there, however, history is a terrific guide. The men's NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, so we have 35 years of data to consider when filling out a bracket.
Know the Percentages, Part I
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Three seasons ago, 16th-seeded UMBC shocked the basketball world with an upset of No. 1 Virginia. Never before had a 16th seed upset at No. 1 seed in the opening round of the men's tourney.
But a single legendary moment does not equal a trend.
Since the expansion to 64 teams in 1985, the highest-seeded teams have rarely lost in the first round. If you feel compelled to pick a No. 15 or 16 seed to spring an upset, cool! Simply remember that you're testing 35 years of data.
- 1 vs. 16: 139-1 (99.3 percent)
- 2 vs. 15: 132-8 (94.3)
Again, if you insist on predicting one of these, go ahead! The intent is not to control your bracket. Ultimately, though, "playing it safe" is historically the correct play. If either upset happens, you (scream into a pillow and) tip your hat to the underdog.
Know the Percentages, Part II
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Chandler Vaudrin leads No. 12 Winthrop into March Madness.Nell Redmond/Associated Press
Since many articles are devoted to sleeper or Cinderella teams, it's important to start with the basics. The following records are first-round results since 1985:
- 3 vs. 14: 119-21 (85 percent)
- 4 vs. 13: 111-29 (79.3)
- 5 vs. 12: 90-50 (64.3)
- 6 vs. 11: 88-52 (62.9)
- 7 vs. 10: 85-55 (60.7)
Of note, a No. 11 seed has advanced in every tournament since 2005 and 30 of the last 35. Similarly, 30 of the 35 have included a No. 12 seed eliminating a No. 5 seed. And 25 of the 35 tournaments have featured a No. 13 seed winning once.
The important thing is to temper long-term expectations for upset candidates. In 35 years, only two No. 14 seeds and six No. 13 seeds have advanced to the Sweet 16.
If you skipped to the end, here's the tl;dr version: History says to pick at least one No. 11, 12 and 13 seed in the first round but avoid trusting a No. 13 or 14 seed to reach the Sweet 16.
1-3 Double-Digit Seeds to the Sweet 16
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Aaron Henry headlines No. 11 Michigan State. Carlos Osorio/Associated Press
Enough of the downer stuff! Brackets aren't won in the first round; no, key separation is made in the Sweet 16 and beyond.
Since 1985, the 10-12 seeds have achieved near-equal success in the round of 32. Starting with No. 10, they've sent 23, 22 and 21 teams, respectively, to the Sweet 16.
It's imperative to strike a balance in this range, though.
Just two of the last 35 tournaments have included zero double-digit seeds in the Sweet 16, and only two have featured four or more. The historical trend favors one (nine times), two (nine) or three (13) advancing to the second weekend.
Plus, while 17 of those 66 combined 10-12 seeds reached the Elite Eight, 12 defeated a team seeded sixth or worse in the round of 32 or Sweet 16. If you're picking a 10-12 seed to win three games, it likely won't be against the three highest seeds in their path.
Understand Final Four Teams, Part 1
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Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs is a top NBA prospect. Young Kwak/Associated Press
In theory, the No. 1 seeds should advance the furthest. History generally backs that up, considering 33 of the last 35 tournaments have included at least one No. 1 seed in the Final Four.
Anything more than two, however, is a rarity. Since 1985, just five editions of March Madness have featured three—and only the 2008 tournament had all four. As a result, the proper number of No. 1 seeds in the Final Four is one or two.
So, who else makes it?
After identifying the No. 1 seed (or two), stick to top-four seeds. Along with 57 trips the Final Four for the No. 1 seed, the No. 2 has 29, the No. 3 has 17 and the No. 4 has 13. Of the 140 possible Final Four qualifiers since 1985, they've accounted for 116.
Even further, only four Final Fours in the last 35 have included multiple teams seeded fifth or lower. The balance, though, is nine of the last 10 have included at least one No. 5 seed or worse.
Back to the tl;dr version!
Three of your Final Four predictions should be seeded 1-4, including one or two No. 1 seeds. The other should be fifth or lower.
Balanced Teams Win Championships
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Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu is a first-team All-American.Holly Hart/Associated Press
During the 20-year KenPom.com era, 18 champions have been crowned. Other than 2014 UConn, each one finished with a top-20 mark in offensive and defensive efficiency.
One elite unit doesn't win a championship.
Entering the NCAA tourney, the only programs with a pair of top-20 rankings are Gonzaga, Illinois, Michigan and Houston. It's no surprise they combined for three No. 1 seeds and one No. 2.
To be clear, that's not the absolute list of contenders; six games can noticeably affect the rankings. But it's a point to monitor for respected teams, such as defense-fueled Alabama (No. 34 offense), Arkansas (35) and Kansas (No. 59) or offense-driven Baylor (No. 44 defense), Iowa (50), West Virginia (65) and Ohio State (79).
Making the Final Four or even reaching the national championship is possible while leaning on an efficient offense or defense.
Cutting down the nets, though, requires both.
Statistics courtesy of KenPom.com or Sports-Reference.com, unless otherwise noted. Follow Bleacher Report writer David Kenyon on Twitter @Kenyon19_BR.
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NCAA. Draw of lots "March Madness". Pishchalnikov's team will play against UCLA - Basketball
The draw for the final tournament in American college basketball has taken place. The 31 universities that won their conference directly qualified for the nationwide playoffs. The rest of the participants were determined by a commission that took into account sports performance, the strength of teams in conferences and the results of friendly matches between universities from different conferences.
As a result, three teams of the Big East conference were seeded under the first numbers, in its modern form it is considered one of the strongest in history. The champion of the Colonial Association "Virginia Commonwealth University", for which the only representative of Russia in the tournament Kirill Pishchalnikov plays, was seeded only under the 11th number and will meet with the legendary UCLA in the first round.
The famous basketball team of the University of Kentucky did not qualify for the tournament, breaking their streak of 17 consecutive hits in the March Madness. The team was not helped by the participation of two players who, according to forecasts, should be selected in the first round of the draft one of the best big guys in recent years, Patrick Patterson, and defenseman Jody Meeks, who scored 54 points in one of the games. One of the main contenders for the title of "player of the year", point guard Stephen Curry, will also miss the tournament, having sensationally made it to the top eight in last year's tournament, the Davidson led by him this year failed to become champions of his conference and did not receive an invitation.
The teams were divided into four groups, the winners of which will play in the Final Four. On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, Moscow time, the tournament will open the only match between the Alabama State and Morehead State teams, which will challenge the last, 64th ticket to the tournament. Over the next four days, all matches of the first round will be played.
The Viasat Sport cable TV channel broadcasts the matches in Russia.
East Pittsburgh (1) Tennessee State (16)
Duke (2) Binghampton (15)
Villanova (3) American University Washington (14)
Xavier (4) Portland State (13)
Florida State (5) Wisconsin (12)
UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) (6) Virginia Commonwealth University (11)
Texas (7) Minnesota » (10)
Oklahoma State (8) Tennessee (9)
South
North Carolina (1) Radford (16)
Oklahoma (2) Morgan State (15)
Syracuse (3) Austin (14)
Gonzaga (4) Akron (13)
Illinois (5) Western Kentucky (12)
Consists of Illinois is played by Michael Jordan's son, sophomore Jeff Jordan, who received an athletic scholarship this season. Jeff spends on the court an average of 8 minutes per game, gaining 1.0 points each. In the conference finals, in which the team lost to Purdue, Jordan Jr. played 18 minutes and made 4 assists.
Arizona State (6) Temple (11)
Clemson (7) Michigan (10)
LSU (Louisiana State University) (8) Butler (9)
West
Connecticut (1) Chattanooga (16 )
Memphis (2) Northridge (CA) (15)
Missouri (3) Cornell (14)
Washington (4) Mississippi (13)
Purdue (5) Northern Iowa (12)
Marquette (6) Utah State (11)
California (7) Maryland (10)
University Brigham Young (8) Texas A&M (9)
Midwest
Louisville (1) Alabama State/Morehead State (16)
Michigan State (2) Robert Morris (15)
Kansas (3) “Gos. University of North Dakota (14)
Wake Forest (4) Cleveland State (13)
Utah (5) Arizona (12)
West Virginia (6) " Dayton (11)
Boston College (7) Southern California (10)
Ohio State (8) Siena (9)
Staley Down
Wikipedia has articles about other people with this last name, see Staley.
Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player and coach who played in the Women's National Basketball Association. Three years in a row she played in the final four of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as part of the Virginia Cavaliers (1990-1992), in one of which she was recognized as the most outstanding player in this basketball tournament (1991), but never became her champion. He is currently the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecox, which led to the long-awaited title in 2017 and again in 2022.
Contents
- 1 Early years
- 2 Student career
- 3 Professional career
- 4 Team USA career
- 5 Coaching career
- 6 Notes
- 7 Links
Early years
Don Staley was born May 4, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she attended Marrell Dobbins Vocational School where she played for the local basketball team, winning the National Player of the Year title in her senior year.
College career
In 1988, Staley attended the University of Virginia, where she played for the Virginia Cavaliers basketball team for four years, where she had a successful career under famed Women's Basketball Hall of Famer coach Debbie Ryan, scoring as a result, in 131 matches 2135 points (16.3 on average per game) and having made 729assists (5.6) and 454 steals (3.5) [1] [2] . With her, the Cavaliers won the regular season twice (1991, 1992) and the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament twice (1990, 1992), besides, they always made the playoffs of the US student championship (1989-1992).
Under Don Staley, Virginia played three times in the final four of the NCAA tournament (English Final Four) (1990-1992), but only in 1991 did it reach the decisive meeting, always losing to its future victor, and once again lost at the stage 1/8 finals (1989). On March 30, 1990, the Cavaliers lost 66-75 to the Stanford Cardinal team of Jennifer Eisey, Katie Steding, and Sonia Henning in the semi-finals, in which Staley, along with Steding, became the top scoring players of the meeting, scoring 18 points and making 8 each. rebounds [3] . The following season, on March 30, Virginia first broke the resistance of the Connecticut Huskies' Kerry Bascom team in the semi-finals with a score of 61-55, in which Don became the fourth-highest scoring player on her team, scoring 11 points and making 8 rebounds, and then in the final meeting, on March 31, she lost in the hardest fight, only in overtime, to the team of Dinah Head and Dedra Charles "Tennessee Lady Volanteers" with a score of 67-70, in this game, Don became the best performance player of the match, gaining 28 points, having made 11 rebounds and 6 assists [3] . For comparison, the best Tennessee basketball player was Dinah Head, who also scored 28 points, but she made a little less rebounds and assists (9 and 3, respectively), so it was Staley who was recognized as the most outstanding player in the NCAA (MOP), and besides, she is still is the only MOP of the Women's NCAA Tournament not to win that year [3] . On April 4, 1992, the Virginia Virginia lost 65-66 to Val Whiting and Molly Goodenbur's Stanford Cardinal in a semi-final game in which Staley became her team's top scoring player with 19points and having made 9 rebounds [3] .
In the 1990/1991 and 1991/1992 seasons, Don Staley won the James Naismith Trophy, won the USBWA Basketball Player of the Year award, and was recognized not only as the Basketball Player of the Year, but also as the Atlantic Coast Conference Athlete of the Year. At the end of her college career, Staley set Cavaliers records for points, assists and steals, although the first two were later covered by Monica Wright and Sharni Zoll, respectively (2540 and 785). The number 24 jersey Don wore for the Virginias was retired and hung under the roof of John Paul Jones Arena, the basketball court where the Cavaliers play their home games.0123 [4] .
Professional career
After graduating from the University of Virginia, Don competed in Europe for three seasons in the championships of Spain, Italy and France for Tarbes Jesp Bigor, as well as in Brazil. In 1996, she put forward her candidacy for the newly formed women's ABL draft, in which Don, along with Lisa Leslie, was selected by the Richmond Rage club, in which she played in the decisive series of the tournament in her debut season. First, Richmond easily outplayed the Colorado Explosion team with a score of 2-0 in the semi-finals, and then in the finals lost to the Columbus Quest club with a score of 2-3 in the hardest fight, Staley, according to the results of the championship, was included in the first team of all stars league [5] . During the off-season, the team moved to their hometown of Don and became known as the Philadelphia Rage. In the 1997/1998 season, Philadelphia finished in last place in the Eastern Conference and did not qualify for the playoffs, scoring only 13 wins in 44 games, and Staley was included in the ABL Second All-Star Team, in addition, she twice hosted participation in the All-Star Game. On December 22, 1998, the leadership of the league suspended the activities of the ABL almost without warning, announcing the bankruptcy of the league, however, the teams in season 1998/1999 managed to play from 12 to 15 matches [5] .
In 1999, Don entered the WNBA Draft, where she was selected ninth overall by the Charlotte Sting [6] , whose colors she defended for more than six seasons. Already in her debut season, Staley became the third-highest scoring player for her club, averaging 11.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and helped the Sting get to the Eastern Conference Finals. [7] . First, Charlotte defeated the Detroit Shock team 1-0 (60-54) in the first round, and then lost to the New York Liberty club in a bitter struggle in the semifinals with a score of 1-2 [8] . In addition, Staley won the [9] Sports Conduct Award at the end of the season. The most successful in her career was the 2001 season, in which the Sting played in the decisive series of the tournament, by the way, the only time in its history. In the first round of the playoffs, Charlotte beat the Cleveland Rockers club with a score of 2-1, then in the conference finals in an uncompromising fight beat the New York Liberty team with a score of 2-1, and in the finals easily lost to the Los Angeles club. Angeles Sparks 0-2 [10] , in which Don herself became the second most successful player on her team, gaining 94 points (11. 8 per game), 18 rebounds (2.3), 35 assists (4, 4) and 9 interceptions (1,1) [11] . She also received her first WNBA All-Star Game invitation that same season as a bench player, in which she scored only 4 points, 3 assists and 4 steals in 15 minutes played at [12] .
On August 1, 2005, the Sting's management traded Don Staley to the Houston Comets for Kristen Rasmussen and Adrianna Goodson, as well as a 10th overall pick in the 2006 draft, and the Comets received an additional "Sting" the right to choose in the second round of the same draft (15th overall) [13] . In the 2005 season, the Comets made it to the Western Conference Finals, where they lost to the future winner of the tournament, the Sacramento Monarchs team with a score of 0-2 [14] , and before the start of the next season, Dawn Staley announced that she would end her professional career at the end, in which Houston lost to them with the same score, but already in the first round of the playoffs [15] . Also this season, Staley took part in her last All-Star game, in which Don won the three-point shooting contest, outplaying Cathy Douglas in the decisive round [16] , and as a result she won the prize for sports behavior [17] again.
On June 12, 2006, Don Staley was included in the list of thirty nominees, from which the WNBA decided to choose the team of the decade of the association through a vote among fans, the media, coaches and basketball players themselves, and already on July 13, the league announced the official results of the vote, as a result of which she was included in the list of ten winners [18] . On July 23, 2011, Staley was named to the league's Top 15 Players, a list of the most influential female basketball players in the first fifteen years of the WNBA, whose talents included sports fair play, community service, leadership, and contribution to women's development. basketball [19] . On June 21, 2016, on the occasion of another anniversary, the WNBA released the list of the 20 best players in the league, and Don became the only member of the first two lists, but not included in the third. 0123 [20] .
Team USA career
Coaching career
Notes
- ↑ Dawn Staley Biography wnba.com . WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.
- ↑ Dawn Staley Named to WNBA's All-Decade Team . virginiasports.com . Virginia Cavaliers Women's Basketball. Retrieved 13 June 2016. Archived August 19, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Virginia Women's Basketball: Final Four Team Capsules (англ.) . virginiasports.com . Virginia Cavaliers Women's Basketball. Retrieved June 13, 2016. Archived December 27, 2014.
- ↑ Virginia Women's Basketball: Retired Numbers . virginiasports.com . Virginia Cavaliers Women's Basketball. Retrieved June 13, 2016. Archived August 19, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 History of the American Basketball League . apbr.org . The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved 13 June 2016. Archived May 27, 2016.
- ↑ 1999 WNBA Draft . draftsite.com . USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved June 13, 2016. Archived June 7, 2016.
- ↑ 1999 Charlotte Sting Stats . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2016. Archived August 18, 2016.
- ↑ 1999 WNBA Season Summary . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2016. Archived August 1, 2016.
- ↑ Postseason Awards: 1998 . wnba.com . WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
- ↑ 2001 WNBA Season Summary . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2016. Archived August 1, 2016.
- ↑ 2001 Charlotte Sting Stats . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2016. Archived June 27, 2016.
- ↑ 2001 WNBA All-Star Game: Box Score . wnba.com . WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ↑ Sting Acquire 2006 First Round Pick, Rasmussen & Goodson In Trade With Comets . wnba.com . WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.
- ↑ 2005 WNBA Season Summary . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2016. Archived May 7, 2016.
- ↑ 2006 WNBA Season Summary . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2016. Archived June 18, 2016.
- ↑ Staley Is Clutch: Hit The Final Shot . wnba.com . WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Houston Dawn Staley Wins the 2006 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award . wnba.com . WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
- ↑ WNBA Announces All-Decade Team . wnba.com . WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ WNBA Honors Top 15 Players in League History During Halftime Ceremony at 2011 WNBA All-Star Game presented by adidas (English) . wnba.com . WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
- ↑ WNBA Top 20@20 Presented By Verizon Unveiled .