There could be life after Candace Parker at Tennessee, which lost five starters but has legendary coach Pat Summitt back with a young but talented lineup. "We're going to have to grow up in a hurry," Summitt said of her youngest team in 34 seasons of coaching. "There's something to be said for having a young team. It certainly fires me up. I get excited and I look forward to practice every day."
Stanford returns a 1-2 punch in Jayne Appel and forward Kayla Pedersen, but moves on without All-America guard Candice Wiggins. Stepping in for Wiggins won't be easy, but Stanford has a standout freshman in Nneka Ogwumike. "She doesn't have to be Candice. She's got to be Nneka," coach Tara Vanderveer said. "She will stamp this team. She's someone who's a difference-maker, no doubt."
Connecticut returns two of the game's most dominant players in forward Maya Moore and center Tina Charles, and has three players — Moore, Charles and guard Renee Montgomery — good enough to make the preseason Wooden Award list of 30 national player-of-the-year candidates. They have impact freshmen, too, such as guards Caroline Doty and Tiffany Hayes.
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