The NCAA tournament is taking over the basketball fanbase during the WNBA offseason and is even drawing more attention than NBA games. The tournament already saw the UConn Huskies, Texas Longhorns, and UCLA Bruins lift the titles, pushing for the national championship next. Many stars even comment on and congratulate their college teams on their victories and achievements. Sophie Cunningham also reconnected with her Missouri team.
The player spent four seasons with the Tigers and was the 13th overall pick by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2019 WNBA Draft. And she recently spoke about college basketball.
Sophie Cunningham Misses College Basketball Atmosphere
The 29-year-old star has been one of the league’s top players and maintains close ties to her Missouri roots. She even conducted her signature event at Columbia College, getting close to her people. On Saturday, she shared her excitement while watching the Missouri crowd at the men’s basketball game, and within her message, the player admitted that she misses the college atmosphere.
“This Mizzou crowd is ELITE! Ahhh how I’ve missed the college atmosphere,” Cunningham wrote on X with Tigers’ emoji.
this Mizzou crowd is ELITE! Ahhh how I’ve missed the college atmosphere 🐯
— Sophie Cunningham (@sophaller) March 7, 2026
Cunningham earned multiple All-SEC honors during that period. She finished her college career with 17.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game, and even holds the program record for most points in Missouri Women’s basketball history, scoring 2,187 points.
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While the player expressed her love for college basketball, she is not happy with the ongoing CBA discussions in the WNBA.
Sophie Cunningham Not Happy With WNBA’s CBA Offer
The seven-year veteran saw the 2020 CBA agreement go through two extensions, but the current CBA discussions have now even exceeded that number of extensions. She had been very vocal about the CBA discussions and even called the WNBA a ‘laughing stock’ for their actions and offers.
In a recent podcast episode, she spoke about receiving the WNBA offer at 10 PM: “We got a lot to get into. On the last CBA, the league On the last CBA, the league actually came back to us last night at like 10 pm. Nothing happened with the revenue share. And that is the whole thing we are fighting for.”
The players’ association and league held an 11-hour meeting on March 11 to iron out the CBA terms and avoid a delay in the start of the season.