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Connecticut Sun Sign PGC Grad Danielle McCray

The WNBA Connecticut Sun announced that guard Danielle McCray (Kansas / PGC Basketball grad) has been signed to a three-year contract.

Auriemma Believes Point Guard College Grad, Hartley, Will Be A Star

UConn’s women’s basketball program freshman guard Bria Hartley, a dynamic 5-foot-7 freshman, would never turn down an opportunity to improve. So the decision to attend Point Guard College in the summer was easy. She attended the program and has promptly become an impact player for the top-ranked Huskies.

Ya Gotta Have Hartley

SOURCE: JOURNAL INQUIRER | By Carl Adamec, Dec. 4, 2010 STORRS — Bria Hartley promises that she’ll start smiling more once her braces come off on Dec. 22. But that doesn’t mean the University of Conncticut women’s basketball team’s freshman guard isn’t pleased with the way the top-ranked Huskies have started. UConn (7-0) will go for [...]

4 PGC Grads Named to Naismith Preseason Watch List

SOURCE: HOOPFEED.com | By By CHERYL COWARD | Nov. 9, 2010 The Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors compiled the 2010-11 Naismith Preseason Watch List. On the list are four (4) Point Guard College alumni: Cetera DeGraffenreid (UNC), Italee Lucas (UNC), Jence Rhoads (Vanderbilt) and Dawn Evans (James Madison). Selection is based on player performances from the previous year and [...]

Rice Owls Have New Leader To Follow

SOURCE: CHRON.com | By JOSEPH DUARTE, Houston Chronicle | Nov. 8, 2010 D’Frantz Smart went back to school this summer, but the most important lesson she learned may have come during the first few weeks of last season. Smart admittedly wasn’t physically or mentally ready at the beginning of the 2009-10 season. She was still recovering from a [...]

Three PGC Alum Named As Candidates for Lowes’s Senior CLASS Award

SOURCE: Senior Class Award Dawn Evans, Jence Rhoads, Sam Quigley Named Candidates for Lowes’s Senior CLASS Award OVERLAND PARK, KS (November 3, 2010) – 30 NCAA® women’s basketball student-athletes, who excel both on and off the court, were selected as candidates today for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in basketball. To be eligible for the award, [...]

Point Guard College Basketball Instructor Holds Court in Kenya

SOURCE: TheRecord.com by Brent Davis | November 01, 2010 From Rookie of the Year to two-time MVP, Dave Burnett was a fixture on the University of Waterloo men’s basketball team for five seasons. Now, he’s taking his skills and experience to the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, where he’ll volunteer at a basketball program in one of [...]

Relentlessly Optimistic

SOURCE: FoxSportsHouston.com – October 29, 2010 / By Moisekapenda Bower Despite her determined push to develop into a team leader who imposes her will via vocal chords and work ethic, Rice junior point guard D’Frantz Smart remains as affably approachable as ever, her rosy disposition seemingly unaffected by her overt desire for maturation. Owls junior forward [...]

Indiana University Senior, Whitney Lyndsay, Gains Edge at Point Guard College

Indiana senior Whitney Lindsay was one of 32 participants, joining 11 point guards who played in the 2010 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament including National Champion UConn, at the Point Guard College’s “College Athlete” Session

Point Guard College grad, Emilie Johnson, Eyes The Prize

While other NCAA college students are backpacking across Europe or partying till dawn, Point Guard College graduate, Emilie Johnson, and her former teammate, Kasey Riecks , are keeping busy with hoops.