The NCAA's first girls basketball academy is packed, players and coaches call it 'groundbreaking'
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West Virginia Thunder's Darianna Alexander (9) shoots past California Storm Taurasi defenders during their game at the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Girls basketball teams participate in the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. The tournament brought together the top AAU teams from around the country to play for the U.S. Open championship.LSU women's head basketball coach Kim Mulkey, left, speaks with NCAA Vice President for Women's Basketball Lynn Holzman at the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Iowa Attack guard Divine Bourrage, right, drives past Boo Williams guard Leyla Minor (1) during their game at the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Girls basketball teams participate in the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. The tournament brought together the top AAU teams from around the country to play for the U.S. Open championship. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Pennsylvania Comets head coach Harry Perreta gives instructions to his player during their game against Pro Skills at the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Memphis women's basketball coach Alex Simmons watches high school players during the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Iowa Attack guard Divine Bourrage pulls in a rebound during their game against FBC United at the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)NCAA Division I and II women's basketball coaches watch players of the 2023 U.S.A. 3x3 Basketball U17 National Team practice at the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)NCAA Director of Governance Susan Peal, center, gives a Life Skills seminar on National Letter of Intent to participants at the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Saturday, July 29, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley, right, watches players of the 2023 U.S.A. 3x3 Basketball U17 National Team practice at the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Tennessee women's basketball coach Kellie Harper, left, and other NCAA women's basketball coaches watch players of the 2023 U.S.A. 3x3 Basketball U17 National Team practice at the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)NCAA Director of Governance Susan Peal, top right, gives a Life Skills seminar on National Letter of Intent to participants at the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Wanda Szeremeta, second from left, gives instruction to NCAA referees at the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)LSU women's head basketball coach Kim Mulkey watches girls high school basketball players at the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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West Virginia Thunder's Darianna Alexander (9) shoots past California Storm Taurasi defenders during their game at the NCAA College Basketball Academy, Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
