WNBA Preseason : The Guru Locals at TrainingCamp

By Mel Greenberg @womhoopsguru

As ws get to the other side of the transition from the end of the collegiate season with an all-time terrific Women’s Final Four in the NCAA world and on to the WNBA, which starts with a quick trip to Connecticut Sun media day on Wednesday at Mohegan, though Philly has no team in the league, there are certainly a bunch of philly type people in camps, particularly from Rutgers.

So, besides that four-time WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve is a La Salle grad from South Jersey and opens in defens of the 2017 title, and Washington Mystics coach Marianne Stanley is from the Immaculata championship era and Upper Darby, here are those showing up for now.

Obviously, an update will follow several weeks from now as opening day rosters get finalized.

Locals on WNBA Training Camp Rosters

By schools and/or geography

Atlanta Dream - 

Blake Dietrick - Princeton

Maggie Lucas - Penn State, Narberth, Pa.

Chicago Sky - 

Kahleah Copper - Rutgers, Philadelphia

Connecticut Sun - 

Alex Bentley - Penn State

 Nikki Greene - Penn State

Betnijah Laney - Rutgers/Wilmington

Indiana Fever -

Candice Dupree - Temple

Erica Wheeler - Rutgers

Los Angeles Sparks - 

Essence Carson - Rutgers

Cappie Pondexter - Rutgers

 Minnesota Lynx - 

Tanisha Wright - Penn State

New York Liberty - 

Epiphanny Prince - Rutgers

Leslie Robinson - Princeton

Kia Vaughn - Rutgers

Seattle Storm -

Crystal Langhorne  - Maryland - Willingboro, N.J.

Washington Mystics -

Tanaya Atkinson - Temple

Natasha Cloud - Saint Joseph’s - Broomall, Pa.

Elena Delle Donne - Delaware - Wilmington