Hotbed for women’s hoops in Minnesota goes beyond Bueckers
Associated PressMINNETONKA, Minn. — Cheryl Reeve was once in between weightlifting sets at a Twin Cities area fitness center when she spotted a scrawny youngster working on her game on an otherwise-empty basketball court. “She’s a generational talent,” Reeve said Tuesday as she reflected on that chance first encounter with Bueckers, who in 2021 became the first freshman to win the AP women’s national player of the year award. The Royals won the Minnesota Class 4A state championship earlier this month, their only loss of the season coming against the Sidwell Friends School from Washington, D.C. “There’s definitely a sense of needing to perform well to put Minnesota on the map,” Battle said, looking forward to her college career. Our gym teacher was our high school basketball coach,” said Starks, whose daughter is a graduate assistant on UConn’s staff. “You’re in your backyard or you’re going to the playground, when you’re younger and you’re working on your game, you can emulate Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus and Maya Moore,” Reeve said.
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