We present you with the Sports Rabbi\u2019s weekly update from the Holy Land\u2019s persons of interest currently playing in the WNBA \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: Jennie Simms<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n Current Standings<\/strong> We present you with the Sports Rabbi\u2019s weekly update from the Holy Land\u2019s persons of interest currently playing in the WNBA \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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":88691,"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":[29,5395,1808],"class_list":["post-93168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holy-land-hoops","tag-israel","tag-jennie-simms","tag-wnba","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> Old Dominion University
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2017, Round 2, Pick 18
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Washington Mystics (14-16, 4th in Eastern Conference, 7th overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> Elitzur Ramla
\nSummary:<\/strong> After the Phoenix Mercury waived her last month, Simms signed a 7-day hardship contract with the Mystics on the weekend. The Mystics went 1-2 over the last week \u2013 losing away to the Phoenix Mercury (72-91) and the Las Vegas Aces (89-113), followed by a home win over the Chicago Sky (83-76 \u2013 to drop another spot in the standings and at risk of falling out of the playoffs with their injury concerns. Simms has not yet suited up for the Mystics, with her first chance in the Mystics next game against the Indiana Fever on Friday night.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> Baylor University
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2019, Round 1, Pick 7
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Dallas Wings (16-14, 2nd in Western Conference, 4th overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Wings split their two home games over the past week, with an 84-104 loss to the league-leading Las Vegas Aces, followed by a 91-81 win over the third-placed Connecticut Sun. Over the week, Brown averaged 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1.5 blocks in 20.5 minutes.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> University of Michigan
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2023, Round 2, Pick 15
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Connecticut Sun (21-9, 2nd in Eastern Conference, 3rd overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> ASA Jerusalem
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Suns went 1-2 over the last week, with a an 81-69 win away over the Seattle Storm, followed by back-to-back away losses to the Phoenix Mercury (84-90, with the Mercury\u2019s 45-point first quarter breaking a WNBA record for points scored in a quarter) and the Dallas Wings (81-91). Brown only appeared in the Storm game, managing 1 assist in 4 minutes.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> Northwestern University
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2022, Round 1, Pick 7
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Dallas Wings (16-14, 2nd in Western Conference, 4th overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> Elitzur Holon
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Wings split their two home games over the past week, with an 84-104 loss to the league-leading Las Vegas Aces, followed by a 91-81 win over the third-placed Connecticut Sun. Burton averaged 3 points, 0.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 8.5 minutes over the two games.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> University of Georgia
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2021, Round 3, Pick 33
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Indiana Fever (8-23, 6th in Eastern Conference, 12th overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> AS Ramat Hasharon
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Fever went 1-2 at home over the last week, with a 91-73 win over the Minnesota Lynx sandwiched between losses to the Los Angeles Sparks (80-87) and the conference-leading New York Liberty (89-100). Caldwell did not appear in any of the games.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> Middle Tennessee State University
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2010, Round 2, Pick 17
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Las Vegas Aces (27-3, 1st in Western Conference, 1st overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> — (2022-23 with Elitzur Ramla)
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Aces went 3-0 over the last week, with a 104-84 away win over the Dallas Wings, followed by home wins over the Washington Mystics (113-89) and the Atlanta Dream (86-65). Clark averaged 6.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks in the wins over the Wings and the Mystics, but was absent with a back injury in the win over the Dream.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> University of Minnesota
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2015, Round 1, Pick 2
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Indiana Fever (8-23, 6th in Eastern Conference, 12th overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Fever went 1-2 at home over the last week, with a 91-73 win over the Minnesota Lynx sandwiched between losses to the Los Angeles Sparks (80-87) and the conference-leading New York Liberty (89-100). Zahui played 12 minutes for 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in the loss to the Sparks, while averaging 0.5 rebounds in 3 minutes in the other two games. <\/p>\n
\n1. Las Vegas Aces (27-3)
\n2. New York Liberty (24-6)
\n3. Connecticut Sun (21-9)
\n4. Dallas Wings (16-14)
\n5. Atlanta Dream (15-16)
\n6. Minnesota Lynx (14-16)
\n7. Washington Mystics (14-16)
\n8. Chicago Sky (12-18)
\n9. Los Angeles Sparks (12-18)
\n10. Seattle Storm (9-21)
\n11. Phoenix Mercury (9-21)
\n12. Indiana Fever (8-23)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"