March 20 typically signals the first day of spring, but this year it also brought Sacramento native Jordan Ligons-Robinson home to promote her first book, \u201cQueens Court,\u201d at Underground Books.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was so excited for this event because it was such a homecoming for me,\u201d Ligons-Robinson said. \u201cI knew my high school basketball coach was coming, my AP English teachers, even my kindergarten teacher.\u201d<\/p>\n
The evening met all of her expectations. Ligons-Robinson\u2019s book tells the history of women\u2019s basketball, and her book-signing event was a look back at her life growing up in Sacramento.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith those important people and my family in the audience, it felt like a warm hug and a reminder of my journey,\u201d Ligons-Robinson said. \u201cI was overwhelmed by the support.\u201d<\/p>\n
As she engaged and entertained the audience, Ligons-Robinson could hardly believe the moment. If there is such a thing as a pinch-me moment, this was one for her.<\/p>\n
\u201cSitting up front and reading an essay that I had written for the book, and looking out and seeing everyone holding their copy was such a surreal moment,\u201d Ligons-Robinson shared. \u201cThis thing that was first a Google Doc is now a physical book people can flip through and purchase. It\u2019s unbelievable. I had so much fun sharing \u201cQueens Court\u201d with Sacramento women\u2019s basketball fans.\u201d<\/p>\n
While this was a celebration of history, Ligons-Robinson and her guests couldn\u2019t help but talk about the near future. Sacramento\u2019s Golden 1 Center hosts six women\u2019s NCAA Tournament games \u2014 the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 \u2014 from Friday-Monday, March 27-30.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love that Sacramento will be hosting a regional for the NCAA Tournament,\u201d Ligons-Robinson said. \u201cThere are plenty of women\u2019s basketball fans who have been dying to watch hoops in their backyard since the Sacramento Monarchs.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Monarchs were a WNBA franchise from 1997-2009, winning the title in 2005.<\/p>\n
Ligons-Robinson believes the Sacramento Regional is the tournament\u2019s best. Between schools like UCLA, South Carolina, Duke, and LSU, there should be some good, competitive basketball on display.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI predict it\u2019ll go all chalk for the Final Four,\u201d Ligons-Robinson said. \u201cUConn, South Carolina, Texas, and UCLA. In the national championship game, I have UConn beating Texas. They\u2019re unstoppable this season; I don\u2019t think anyone can beat them.\u201d<\/p>\n
UConn, led by Sarah Strong, who averages a team-high 18.4 points, and Azzi Fudd with 17.8, is 36-0. If the Huskies win it all this year, they will be the first team since 2016 to go undefeated.<\/p>\n
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