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: Alysha Clark<\/strong> Player: Kalani Brown<\/strong> Player: Leigha Brown<\/strong> Player: Veronica Burton<\/strong> Player: Maya Caldwell<\/strong> Player: Amanda Zahui<\/strong> University of Maryland\u2019s Jewish star, Abby Meyers<\/strong>, was released by the Washington Mystics on August 6. Team Israel star, Jennie Simms<\/strong>, was released by the Washington Mystics on August 17.<\/p>\n Current Standings 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":93635,"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":[5780,1808],"class_list":["post-93634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holy-land-hoops","tag-aces","tag-wnba","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> Middle Tennessee State University
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2010, Round 2, Pick 17
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Las Vegas Aces (28-4, 1st in Western Conference, 1st overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> — (2022-23 with Elitzur Ramla)
\nSummary:<\/strong> It was far from the Aces’ best week this season, first losing the Commissioner’s Cup Final at home to the New York Liberty 63-92 after leading 34-32 at halftime. In league play, the Aces got their revenge on the Liberty with an 88-75 win at home, however they then lost their first league home game for the year to the Los Angeles Sparks 72-78. Clark averaged 5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in a little under 23 minutes across the three games.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> Baylor University
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2019, Round 1, Pick 7
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Dallas Wings (18-14, 2nd in Western Conference, 4th overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Wings are in good form in the leadup to the playoffs, going 2-0 on the road over the past week, with a 95-75 win over the Connecticut Sun and a 97-84 win over the Washington Mystics. Brown averaged 12 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2 assists in 14.5 minutes in the wins.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> University of Michigan
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2023, Round 2, Pick 15
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Connecticut Sun (22-10, 2nd in Eastern Conference, 3rd overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> ASA Jerusalem
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Suns split their games over the last week, with a 75-95 home loss to the Dallas Wings and a 79-73 away win over the Chicago Sky. Brown averages 1 point and 0.5 rebounds in 1 minute across the two games.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> Northwestern University
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2022, Round 1, Pick 7
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Dallas Wings (18-14, 2nd in Western Conference, 4th overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> Elitzur Holon
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Wings are in good form in the leadup to the playoffs, going 2-0 on the road over the past week, with a 95-75 win over the Connecticut Sun and a 97-84 win over the Washington Mystics. Burton had 1 rebound and 1 assist in the game against the Sun, while she had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals in the win over the Mystics.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> University of Georgia
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2021, Round 3, Pick 33
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Indiana Fever (9-24, 6th in Eastern Conference, 12th overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> AS Ramat Hasharon
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Fever went 1-1 over the last week, with a 79-83 home loss to the Washington Mystics and an 83-73 away win over the Phoenix Mercury. Caldwell did not appear in either game.<\/p>\n
\nCollege:<\/strong> University of Minnesota
\nDraft:<\/strong> 2015, Round 1, Pick 2
\nCurrent WNBA Team:<\/strong> Indiana Fever (9-24, 6th in Eastern Conference, 12th overall)
\n2023-24 Israeli Team:<\/strong> Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
\nSummary:<\/strong> The Fever went 1-1 over the last week, with a 79-83 home loss to the Washington Mystics and an 83-73 away win over the Phoenix Mercury. Zahui averaged 0.5 rebounds in 4.5 minutes across the two games.<\/p>\n
\n1. Las Vegas Aces (28-4)
\n2. New York Liberty (25-7)
\n3. Connecticut Sun (22-10)
\n4. Dallas Wings (18-14)
\n5. Atlanta Dream (16-16)
\n6. Minnesota Lynx (15-17)
\n7. Washington Mystics (15-17)
\n8. Los Angeles Sparks (13-18)
\n9. Chicago Sky (12-20)
\n10. Seattle Storm (10-22)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"