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v. t. e. The 2020 Summer Olympics women's basketball tournament in Tokyo, began on 26 July and ended on 8 August 2021. All games were played at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. [ 1] It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 2]
The 2021-22 WBBL Trophy was a straight knockout competition featuring all thirteen clubs. The top 3 teams from the 2020-21 WBBL Championship ( Sevenoaks Suns, Leicester Riders and London Lions) received a bye to the quarter-finals. The remaining teams were seeded based on their finishing positions in the 2020-21 WBBL Championship.
The tournament was preceded by the AIAW women's basketball tournament, which was organized by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) from 1972 to 1982. Basketball was one of 12 women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the AIAW for sole governance of women's collegiate sports.
v. t. e. Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan was held from 24 July to 8 August 2021. [ 1] The basketball competitions were held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, while the debuting 3x3 competitions were held at the temporary Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. [ 2]
The 2021–22 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by eleventh-year head coach Cara Consuegra , and played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as a member of Conference USA .
The 2021–22 UTEP Miners women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team is led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Baker, and plays their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as a member of Conference USA. [1] [2]
The 2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Kyra Elzy , played most of their home games at Memorial Coliseum and two at Rupp Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The following rule changes were recommended by the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee and approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel for the 2021–22 season: The three-point line was moved to the FIBA standard of 6.75 meters (22 ft 2 in) (6.6 meters (21 ft 8 in) in the corners), matching the distance used in NCAA men's basketball since 2019–20 in Division I and 2020–21 in Divisions II and ...