Where In The World Are The Aces?
Many WNBA players take their talents overseas during the “offseason,” and the Aces are no exception. While Moriah Jefferson is in Las Vegas making appearance on behalf of the team, the majority of the remaining 11 players on the roster are hooping it up around the world.
Check into the official online home of the Aces each week for updates on how your favorite players are performing in their adopted countries.
Previous Updates
January 29, 2018 (link)
Kelsey Bone—Napoli (Italy)
Italian League: February 3, W, 78-61, vs. Vigarano
Bone made her way to Italy just a few weeks ago to play for Napoli, and she scored six points, grabbed two rebounds and handed out three assists in the team’s 78-61 win over Vigarano. That win helped Napoli into a three-way tie for third place with Ragusa and Lucca at 10-7. They trail first place Familia Schio (15-2) by five games.
Next Game: February 18 vs. Torino
| Italian League A1 Standings | ||
| 1 | Familia Schio | 15-2 |
| 2 | Venezia | 13-4 |
| 3 | Ragusa | 10-7 |
| 4 | Napoli | 10-7 |
| 5 | Lucca | 10-7 |
| 6 | San Martino | 8-9 |
| 7 | Broni | 7-10 |
| 8 | Torino | 6-11 |
| 9 | Vigarano | 5-12 |
| 10 | Battipaglia | 1-16 |
Cierra Burdick—Kazanochka Kazan (Russia)
No games played since last update.
Next Game: PBL—February 18 vs. Dynamo NR
| PBL Standings | ||
| 1 | UMMC | 13-1 |
| 2 | Dynamo K | 12-0 |
| 3 | Nadezhda O | 10-3 |
| 4 | Sparta&K MR | 7-6 |
| 5 | Enisey | 6-7 |
| 6 | MBA | 6-7 |
| 7 | Kazanochka | 6-8 |
| 8 | Dynamo NR | 5-9 |
| 9 | Dynamo M | 4-9 |
| 10 | Inventa | 4-10 |
| 11 | Spartak N | 0-13 |
Nia Coffey—Maccabi R. Hen (Israel)
No games played since last update.
Next Game: Israeli League—February 19 vs. Elitzur Holon
| Israeli League Standings | ||
| Places 1-6 | ||
| 1 | Elitzur Holon | 15-4 |
| 2 | Maccabi R.Hen | 14-5 |
| 3 | Maccabi Ashdod | 14-5 |
| 4 | Elitzur Ramla | 10-9 |
| 5 | Ramat Hasharon | 9-10 |
| 6 | Hap. Petah Tikva | 8-11 |
| Places 7-10 | ||
| 7 | Maccabi Raanana | 9-10 |
| 8 | Bnot Hertzeliya | 8-11 |
| 9 | B. Yehuda | 4-15 |
| 10 | H.R. Le-Zion | 4-15 |
Sydney Colson—H.R. Le-Zion (Israel)
No games played since last update.
Next Game: February 19 vs. B Yehuda
| Israeli League Standings | ||
| Places 1-6 | ||
| 1 | Elitzur Holon | 15-4 |
| 2 | Maccabi R.Hen | 14-5 |
| 3 | Maccabi Ashdod | 14-5 |
| 4 | Elitzur Ramla | 10-9 |
| 5 | Ramat Hasharon | 9-10 |
| 6 | Hap. Petah Tikva | 8-11 |
| Places 7-10 | ||
| 7 | Maccabi Raanana | 9-10 |
| 8 | Bnot Hertzeliya | 8-11 |
| 9 | B. Yehuda | 4-15 |
| 10 | H.R. Le-Zion | 4-15 |
Dearica Hamby—Ragusa (Italy)
Italian League: February 3, L, 78-65 vs. Familia Schio
Hamby poured in 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field, and grabbed seven rebounds, but Ragusa allowed Familia Schio to connect on 61.9 percent of its field goal attempts, sending Ragusa to a 78-65 defeat.
Next Game: Italian League—February 18 vs. Battipaglia
| Italian League A1 Standings | ||
| 1 | Familia Schio | 15-2 |
| 2 | Venezia | 13-4 |
| 3 | Ragusa | 10-7 |
| 4 | Napoli | 10-7 |
| 5 | Lucca | 10-7 |
| 6 | San Martino | 8-9 |
| 7 | Broni | 7-10 |
| 8 | Torino | 6-11 |
| 9 | Vigarano | 5-12 |
| 10 | Battipaglia | 1-16 |
EuroCup: January 31, L, 78-72 vs. Girona
Hamby scored a team-high 18 points on 9-of-16 shooting, grabbed five rebounds and picked up four steals, but it wasn’t enough to keep Ragusa’s EuroCup Championship dreams alive as they fell to Girona, 78-72.
Sequoia Holmes—Bnei Yehuda (Israel)
No games played since last update.
Next Game: Israeli League—February 19 vs. H.R. Le-Zion
| Israeli League Standings | ||
| Places 1-6 | ||
| 1 | Elitzur Holon | 15-4 |
| 2 | Maccabi R.Hen | 14-5 |
| 3 | Maccabi Ashdod | 14-5 |
| 4 | Elitzur Ramla | 10-9 |
| 5 | Ramat Hasharon | 9-10 |
| 6 | Hap. Petah Tikva | 8-11 |
| Places 7-10 | ||
| 7 | Maccabi Raanana | 9-10 |
| 8 | Bnot Hertzeliya | 8-11 |
| 9 | B. Yehuda | 4-15 |
| 10 | H.R. Le-Zion | 4-15 |
Kayla McBride—Yakin Dogu (Turkey)
EuroLeague: January 31, W, 93-71 vs. Nadezhda O.
McBride scored 24 points on 8-for-15 shooting from the field, and grabbed seven rebounds in Yakin Dogu’s 93-71 victory over Nadezhda O. Yakin Dogu finished the regular season with a 12-2 record, which was tops in Group B of the EuroLeague.
Next Game: Quarterfinals—February 28 vs. Bourges
| EuroLeague Standings | ||
| Group A | ||
| 1 | Dynamo J | 14-0 |
| 2 | Sporon Basket | 10-4 |
| 3 | USK Praha | 8-6 |
| 4 | Bourges | 7-7 |
| 5 | Galatasaray | 6-8 |
| 6 | Villanueva | 5-9 |
| 7 | CCC Polkowice | 3-11 |
| 8 | Castors Braine | 3-11 |
| EuroLeague Standings | ||
| Group B | ||
| 1 | Yakin Dogu | 12-2 |
| 2 | UMMC | 11-3 |
| 3 | Fenerbahce | 10-4 |
| 4 | Familia Schio | 7-7 |
| 5 | Avenida | 7-7 |
| 6 | Nadezhda O | 4-10 |
| 7 | Wisla Krakow | 4-10 |
| 8 | Lattes Monto | 1-13 |
Turkish League: February 3, W, 84-72 vs. Abdullah Gul
McBride scored 28 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field, and grabbed six rebounds as Yakin Dogu improved to 16-1 in KBSL play.
Next Game: February 17 vs. Galatasaray
| KBSL Standings | ||
| 1 | Yakin Dogu | 16-1 |
| 2 | Fenerbahce | 15-2 |
| 3 | Hatay | 15-2 |
| 4 | Mersin BSB | 11-6 |
| 5 | Besiktas | 10-7 |
| 6 | Botas | 10-7 |
| 7 | Abdullah Gul | 9-8 |
| 8 | Galatasaray | 8-9 |
| 9 | Cukurova | 8-9 |
| 10 | Canik Belediye | 7-10 |
| 11 | OGM Orman | 5-10 |
| 12 | Adana ASKI | 2-14 |
| 13 | Istanbul Univ. | 1-16 |
| 14 | Bornova | 0-16 |
Shay Murphy—Canik Belediyespor (Turkey)
Turkish League: February 4, L, 79-62 vs. Hatay
Murphy did not play in Canik Belediyespor’s 15-point loss to Hatay, as the team fell to 7-10 on the season.
Next Game: February 17 vs. Botas
| KBSL Standings | ||
| 1 | Yakin Dogu | 16-1 |
| 2 | Fenerbahce | 15-2 |
| 3 | Hatay | 15-2 |
| 4 | Mersin BSB | 11-6 |
| 5 | Besiktas | 10-7 |
| 6 | Botas | 10-7 |
| 7 | Abdullah Gul | 9-8 |
| 8 | Galatasaray | 8-9 |
| 9 | Cukurova | 8-9 |
| 10 | Canik Belediye | 7-10 |
| 11 | OGM Orman | 5-10 |
| 12 | Adana ASKI | 2-14 |
| 13 | Istanbul Univ. | 1-16 |
| 14 | Bornova | 0-16 |
Kelsey Plum—Fenerbahce (Turkey)
EuroLeague: January 31, W, 68-62, vs. Wisla Krakow
Plum scored 13 points, making three of six shots from beyond the arc, as Fenerbahce topped Wisla Krakow, 68-62.
Next Game: Quarterfinals—February 28 vs. Sopron Basket
| EuroLeague Standings | ||
| Group A | ||
| 1 | Dynamo J | 14-0 |
| 2 | Sporon Basket | 10-4 |
| 3 | USK Praha | 8-6 |
| 4 | Bourges | 7-7 |
| 5 | Galatasaray | 6-8 |
| 6 | Villanueva | 5-9 |
| 7 | CCC Polkowice | 3-11 |
| 8 | Castors Braine | 3-11 |
| EuroLeague Standings | ||
| Group B | ||
| 1 | Yakin Dogu | 12-2 |
| 2 | UMMC | 11-3 |
| 3 | Fenerbahce | 10-4 |
| 4 | Familia Schio | 7-7 |
| 5 | Avenida | 7-7 |
| 6 | Nadezhda O | 4-10 |
| 7 | Wisla Krakow | 4-10 |
| 8 | Lattes Monto | 1-13 |
Turkish League: February 4, W, 75-63, vs. Istanbul Uni.
Plum was one of five players to score 10 points in Fenerbahce’s 12-point win over Istanbul Uni. That kept Fenerbahce tied with Hatay at 15-2 for second place in the Turkish League, one game behind Yakin Dogu.
Next Game: February 17 vs. Besiktas
| KBSL Standings | ||
| 1 | Yakin Dogu | 16-1 |
| 2 | Fenerbahce | 15-2 |
| 3 | Hatay | 15-2 |
| 4 | Mersin BSB | 11-6 |
| 5 | Besiktas | 10-7 |
| 6 | Botas | 10-7 |
| 7 | Abdullah Gul | 9-8 |
| 8 | Galatasaray | 8-9 |
| 9 | Cukurova | 8-9 |
| 10 | Canik Belediye | 7-10 |
| 11 | OGM Orman | 5-10 |
| 12 | Adana ASKI | 2-14 |
| 13 | Istanbul Univ. | 1-16 |
| 14 | Bornova | 0-16 |
Carolyn Swords—Gorzow Wlkp (Poland)
Polish League: February 4, W, 97-80, vs. Enea AZS P.
Swords posted a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double as Gorzow Wlkp upended Enea AZS P., 97-80. She also added five assists and four blocked shots to help push Gorzow Wlkp into fifth place in the BLK Standings at 10-6. Swords and her teammates trail front-running Wisla Krakow (14-2) by four games with eight games remaining in the regular season.
Next Game: February 14 vs. AZS UMCS
| BLK Standings | ||
| 1 | Wisla Krakow | 14-2 |
| 2 | Artego Bydg. | 13-3 |
| 3 | Sleza Wroclaw | 11-4 |
| 4 | CCC Polkowice | 11-5 |
| 5 | Gorzow Wlkp. | 10-6 |
| 6 | AZS UMCS | 9-6 |
| 7 | Energy Torun | 9-6 |
| 8 | Basket Gdynia | 9-7 |
| 9 | Enes AZS P. | 4-10 |
| 10 | TS Ostrovia | 4-12 |
| 11 | JAS FBG | 3-13 |
| 12 | MKK Siedlce | 2-13 |
| 13 | Widzew | 2-14 |