Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/basketball/ Our Thing Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/basketball/ 144 144 7 Latinas to Watch During 2026 Women’s March Madness https://remezcla.com/lists/sports/latinas-to-watch-during-womens-march-madness-basketball-2026/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:29:36 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_guides&p=483170 The Latinas worth keeping an eye out for during this year’s March Madness.

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]]> header-bkt-players Art by Stephany Torres Meet The Latina Behind The Hottest New Women’s Basketball Sports League https://remezcla.com/features/sports/meet-the-latina-leader-behind-new-womens-basketball-sports-league-tish-carmona/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:37:29 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=386552 Si, se puede is tattooed on the inside flesh of Tish Carmona’s upper left arm. “It’s just always something that my dad told me and I really believe in,” says Carmona. “He was always saying ‘you are capable of doing anything you set your mind to.’”  At 30 years-old, Carmona, a native of Queens, New

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]]> Tish Carmona Credit: Tish Carmona Latina Legend Diana Taurasi Retiring from WNBA https://remezcla.com/sports/latina-wnba-legend-diana-taurasi-retiring-after-20-seasons/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:25:28 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=385103 Diana Taurasi is one of the names you know if you follow women’s basketball. It might just be the name for a lot of little girls who grew up watching basketball in Latin America. Now, the WNBA star is putting an end to her career after 20 outstanding seasons that included 3 titles and 6

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]]> Diana Taurasi FILE - Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (3) dribbles during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File) Ryan Castro Becomes First Colombian Artist To Own a Basketball Team https://remezcla.com/sports/ryan-castro-becomes-first-colombian-artist-own-basketball-team/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:12:28 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=382914 Ryan Castro is expanding his empire. On January 14, the Colombian artist revealed that he bought an equity stake in the Paisas Basketball club of Medellín, Colombia, via his company AWOO Team. The move makes the reggaeton singer the first Colombian artist to own a basketball team. “From a business standpoint, I am proud to

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]]> Ryan Castro Courtesy of Ryan Castro Puerto Rico Men’s Basketball Heading to Olympics for First Time in 20 Years https://remezcla.com/sports/puerto-rico-mens-basketball-paris-olympics-first-time-20-years/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:40:47 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=373159 A dream week culminated the way everyone on the island dreamed of, with a 20-year Olympic drought ending for men’s basketball. It all came after a 79-68 victory over Lithuania gave Puerto Rico a win in the  2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the final Olympic spot. “My 12 players, they’re the heroes. We made

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]]> Puerto Rico Basketball Puerto Rico's players celebrate with the ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics after defeating Lithuania during the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament basketball match in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on July 7, 2024. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP) (Photo by RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images) Boston Celtics’ Al Horford Becomes First Dominican Player to Win NBA Championship https://remezcla.com/sports/boston-celtics-al-horford-becomes-first-dominican-player-to-win-nba-championship/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:10:29 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=371567 Al Horford has become the first Dominican player to win an NBA championship in the history of the league. His team, the Boston Celtics, closed out the 2024 NBA Finals Monday night (June 17) with a Game 5 win over the Dallas Mavericks, 106-88. “It’s been long; a lot of hard work,” Horford, 38, said

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]]> Al Horford Boston, MA - June 17: Boston Celtics center Al Horford celebrates after winning Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Here are the Latina Players Chosen in the 2024 WNBA Draft https://remezcla.com/lists/sports/latina-basketball-players-chosen-2024-wnba-draft/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:24:07 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_guides&p=368768 The 2024 WNBA Draft was held on Monday night (April 15) and a handful of Latina college basketball players were chosen to continue their careers in the professional ranks. The three teams in the WNBA that will be welcoming Latina players to their roster this season are the Chicago Sky, Indiana Fever, and New York

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]]> header-esmery-martinez-celeste-taylor Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla Meet Kamilla Cardoso, the Brazilian Picked No. 3 in the 2024 WNBA Draft https://remezcla.com/sports/meet-kamilla-cardoso-brazilian-latina-picked-no-3-2024-wnba-draft/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:17:21 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=368759 Brazil’s 6-foot-7 center Kamilla Cardoso has always been one of the tallest people in whatever room she’s in. That’s what happens when you’re as tall as she is at twenty-two years old. Now, as the third pick in the WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky, Cardoso will be moving on to a league where she’s

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]]> Image Size News and Lists (1) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Kamilla Cardosoarrives prior to the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) Brazilian Kamilla Cardoso Leads South Carolina to 2024 NCAA Women’s Championship Win https://remezcla.com/sports/brazilian-kamilla-cardoso-south-carolina-2024-ncaa-womens-championship-win/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:37:22 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=368335 Brazilian Kamilla Cardoso is making a name for herself in basketball. The South Carolina women’s basketball team is now the new NCAA Women’s Champion after an 87-75 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Gamecocks finished the season with a 38-0 record. In a tournament that has drawn viewership records, against a team featuring an opponent

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]]> Image Size News and Lists (13) CLEVELAND, OHIO - APRIL 7: Kamilla Cardoso #10 of the South Carolina Gamecocks spins around a defender against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on April 7, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) Meet Robbie Avila, the Mexican-American College Baller Nicknamed ‘Larry Nerd’ https://remezcla.com/sports/meet-robbie-avila-mexican-american-college-basketball-nicknamed-larry-nerd/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:09:28 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=367760 If you eat, sleep, and breathe college basketball but find that the NCAA’s March Madness tournament still isn’t enough to satisfy your obsession with the sport, swing over to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) for some more drama on the hardwood. Also operated by the NCAA, the second-tier NIT might not be as prestigious as

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]]> Image Size News and Lists (2) TERRE HAUTE, IN - FEBRUARY 13: Indiana State Sycamores Center Robbie Avila (21) handles the basketball at midcourt in a Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) matchup with the Illinois State Redbirds at Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana. (Photo by David Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)