WNBA \u2013 the Holy Land\u2019s Persons of Interest \u2013 Weekly Wrap-Up
\nWe present you with the Sports Rabbi\u2019s weekly update from the Holy Land\u2019s persons of interest currently playing in the WNBA (in alphabetical order) \u2013 whether they\u2019re signed on to play in the Israeli Women\u2019s Premier Basketball League (the Athena Winner League) next season or whether they\u2019re otherwise intrinsically connected to the Holy Land, we are here to let you know how they\u2019re traveling in the W!<\/p>\n
Player: Kalani Brown<\/strong> Player: Leigha Brown<\/strong> Player: Veronica Burton<\/strong> Player: Maya Caldwell<\/strong> Player: Alysha Clark<\/strong> Player: Amanda Zahui<\/strong> University of Maryland\u2019s Jewish star, Abby Meyers<\/strong>, was released by the Washington Mystics on August 6. Jennie Simms, Team Israel\u2019s star player, was waived by the Phoenix Sun on July 19.<\/p>\n Current Standings<\/strong> WNBA \u2013 the Holy Land\u2019s Persons of Interest \u2013 Weekly Wrap-Up We present you with the Sports Rabbi\u2019s weekly update from the Holy Land\u2019s persons of interest currently playing in the WNBA (in alphabetical order) \u2013 whether they\u2019re signed on to play in the Israeli Women\u2019s Premier Basketball League (the Athena Winner League) next season […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":92588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[29,1808],"class_list":["post-92583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holy-land-hoops","tag-israel","tag-wnba","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> Baylor University
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2019, Round 1, Pick 7
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Dallas Wings (15-13, 2nd in Western Conference, 4th overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
\nSummary:<\/strong> Despite going 1-2 over the last week (2-4 over the past fortnight), the Wings stay over .500 and maintained their position in the standings. While the Wings defeated the Seattle Storm 76-65 in Washington, they then lost back-to-back home games against the Chicago Sky, 89-104 and 96-104. Brown averaged 7.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.3 blocks in 14 minutes across the three games.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> University of Michigan
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2023, Round 2, Pick 15
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Connecticut Sun (20-7, 2nd in Eastern Conference, 3rd overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> ASA Jerusalem
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Suns are on a 2-game winning streak, with back-to-back home wins over the Minnesota Lynx 79-69 at home (after dropping the same game two days earlier) and the Indiana Fever 88-72. Brown appeared for four minutes in the win over the Fever.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> Northwestern University
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2022, Round 1, Pick 7
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Dallas Wings (15-13, 2nd in Western Conference, 4th overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> Elitzur Holon
\nSummary:<\/strong> Despite going 1-2 over the last week (2-4 over the past fortnight), the Wings stay over .500 and maintained their position in the standings. While the Wings defeated the Seattle Storm 76-65 in Washington, they then lost back-to-back home games against the Chicago Sky, 89-104 and 96-104. Burton averaged 2.3 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1 steal in a little under 10 minutes across the three games.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> University of Georgia
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2021, Round 3, Pick 33
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Indiana Fever (7-21, 6th in Eastern Conference, 12th overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> AS Ramat Hasharon
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Fever went 1-2 over the last week, with a slender 72-71 home win over the Phoenix Mercury followed by a 72-88 home loss to the Connecticut Sun and a 73-82 away loss to the Atlanta Dream. While Caldwell was only on the court for a minute in the win over the Phoenix, she averaged 2 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.5 steals in 11 minutes in the two losses.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> Middle Tennessee State University
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2010, Round 2, Pick 17
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Las Vegas Aces (24-3, 1st in Western Conference, 1st overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> — (2022-23 with Elitzur Ramla)
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Aces split their games 1-1 over the past week, with a big 93-72 home win over the Atlanta Dream and an even bigger 61-99 away loss to the second-placed New York Liberty. Clark averaged 4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1 assist and 0.5 steals in 23 minutes across the two games.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> University of Minnesota
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2015, Round 1, Pick 2
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Indiana Fever (7-21, 6th in Eastern Conference, 12th overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
\nSummary:<\/strong> Maccabi Bnot Ashdod announced the signing of the Swedish native Zahui last week, with CEO Uri Ben Simon (CEO) and Head Coach Shira Haelion commenting that they \u201cinsisted on bringing a player of a very high level and Amanda answers all our requirements.\u201d Zahui\u2019s Fever went 1-2 over the last week, with a slender 72-71 home win over the Phoenix Mercury followed by a 72-88 home loss to the Connecticut Sun and a 73-82 away loss to the Atlanta Dream. Zahui averaged 1 rebound, 0.3 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.3 blocks in a little under 7 minutes across the three games.<\/p>\n
\n1. Las Vegas Aces (24-3)
\n2. New York Liberty (22-6)
\n3. Connecticut Sun (20-7)
\n4. Dallas Wings (15-13)
\n5. Atlanta Dream (15-13)
\n6. Washington Mystics (13-14)
\n7. Minnesota Lynx (13-15)
\n8. Chicago Sky (12-15)
\n9. Los Angeles Sparks (10-18)
\n10. Seattle Storm (7-20)
\n11. Phoenix Mercury (7-20)
\n12. Indiana Fever (7-21)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"