Posts by Emily Adler

Emily Adler (she/her) covers the WNBA at large and college basketball for The Next, with a focus on player development and the game behind the game.

A pig, whose eyes communicate some combination of horror, depression and fear, stands in a cage that is attached to a tractor being driven around a basketball court at South Dakota State

South Dakota State, the only program featuring both basketball and livestock auctions

December 22, 2024

The Jackrabbits’ culinary crossovers delight crowds, intimidate foes

NC State guard Aziaha James looks up to the off-camera basket while holding the ball to her chest and getting ready to shoot a free-throw

A deep dive into scouting conversations at The Next

December 15, 2024

Looking at Aziaha James’ jumper

Sarah Strong is UConn’s best title hope in nearly a decade

December 8, 2024

Strong’s surge is making 2024-25 unlike any year in college basketball history.

Duke Blue Devils Women’s Basketball Team huddles during Countdown to Craziness at Cameron Indoor Stadium in the middle of the court in front of a packed crowd

FloHoops Feast Week absurdity continues, 2024-25 edition

December 1, 2024

Emily Adler recaps the ‘goofiness’ of this year’s Thanksgiving tournaments

A fully packed crowd of South Dakota State fans stands cheering, clapping and/or holding up three fingers in celebration.

Why scheduling a home-and-home with South Dakota State is a terrible idea

November 17, 2024

Only fools go to Brookings, S.D., yet smart coaches keep doing it

WNBA logo at the baseline of basketball court is pictured in the foreground of an arena

Awa Fam, a Spanish teenager, might be the next best WNBA prospect in the world

November 10, 2024

Fam is a 6’4 center who plays for Gernika in the Liga Feminina

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart elevates for a jump shot over the smaller Courtney Williams of the Minnesota Lynx.

New York Liberty win 2024 WNBA Finals to capture first championship

October 20, 2024

Liberty outlast Lynx, 67-62 in overtime, to win first WNBA title

A collage of nine pictures of top 2025 WNBA draft prospects: In the middle, UConn guard Paige Bueckers screams in celebration; surrounding her, from top-left clockwise: South Carolina guard Raven Johnson dribble around an Iowa defender; UCLA forward Janiah Barker holds the ball out in one outstreched arm at the top of a crossover; NC State guard Saniya Rivers dribbles between her legs while looking toward the paint; Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles dribbles up the court; Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron holds her shot release while turning to jog back up the court in front of a full audience; Slovenian forward Ajsa Sivka moves up the court; South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao reaches in to deflect the ball from an Iowa player's dribble; Stanford big Kiki Iriafen holds the ball above her head in midair to release a jump shot over the extended arm of a defender.

Who’s Next — The Next’s 2025 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0

October 14, 2024

The most detailed 2025 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

Greg Bibb, general manager of the Dallas Wings of the WNBA, sits in front of a background that has the Wings logo and an insurance company's logo, smiling with his thumbs up

Sunday Notes, Week 17: Lessons from the 2024 WNBA season

October 6, 2024

The 2024 edition of Sunday Notes comes to a close

During a WNBA playoff game between Phoenix and Minnesota, Mercury guard Diana Taurasi stands crouched over a prone teammate with a concerned look, while center Brittney Griner looks on next to her. A couple of refs walk by, everyone in front of a large on-court section of fans.

Sunday Notes, Week 16: Let’s talk about the future with Indiana, Phoenix and more

September 29, 2024

What comes next for the four teams eliminated from the 2024 playoffs?