The Heat have excelled all year long with a tough defense and lots of ball movement on offense, but the Celtics are playing great as Jayson Tatum is proving himself as one of the best offensive players in the league. For the Heat to edge out the Celtics and advance to the NBA Finals, there’s a couple things that have to happen.
Currently three former Miami women’s basketball players are active members of WNBA teams, and all are looking to leave the bubble with rings on their fingers. Here’s a preview of what to expect from them and their teams:
Miami forward Beatrice Mompremier was selected 20th overall in the WNBA draft Friday night.
Despite missing almost the entirety of the 2019-2020 basketball season, Miami forward Beatrice Mompremier is expected to hear her name called by WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert this Friday in the WNBA draft.
“I mean a little emotional, I’m not going to lie,” Vasiljevic said about making the game-winning free throws. “But for me to get on that free throw line and score the last point, means a lot. I trust in myself, I put in the work and I wanted everyone to know the game was over.”
Miami head coach Katie Meier’s hopefulness for her team fell short Wednesday night in Greensboro, North Carolina, as her team lost to the Clemson Tigers 71-56 in the first round of the ACC tournament.
After 39 minutes of hard-fought basketball, No. 22 Virginia’s 46-44 win over Miami on Wednesday night came down to a miscommunication between Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga and freshman guard Harlond Beverly.
“That’s two wins in a row,” head coach Katie Meier said. “I think if you watched our team all year, we are playing our best basketball of the season right now.”
On Sunday, Beatrice Mompremier made her highly anticipated return to the court against Boston College in Chestnut Hill, where the redshirt senior scored 15 points in 17 minutes.
Notre Dame (16-10, 7-8) snapped the Hurricanes (14-12) three game winning streak in a 87-71 rout of Miami.
Mompremier has been named a top 10 candidate for the 2020 Lisa Leslie Award, as announced on Friday. This award is given to the best center in women’s college basketball and is presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
“The story of the game is holding NC State to 50,” Meier said. “You know just the guts and the effort, just incredible.”