Posts by Hunter Cruse

Hunter Cruse covers the Atlanta Dream and the WNBA Draft for The Next.

Duke Blue Devils forward Toby Fournier goes up for a layup against South Carolina Gamecocks forward Joyce Edwards.

‘She can be one of the greatest at Duke’: Inside Toby Fournier’s freshman season

March 31, 2025

Fournier scores a game-high 18 points in Elite Eight loss to South Carolina

Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell reacts to a call by holding her hand in the air.

Tennessee sets the foundation with successful first season of the Kim Caldwell era

March 30, 2025

Caldwell: ‘[We] did exactly what we said we were going to do, which was get Tennessee back into the top 25’

TCU guard Hailey Van Lith dribbles the ball with her right hand, looks straight ahead and points to her left with her left hand to direct her teammates.

How Hailey Van Lith led TCU to first Elite Eight in program history

March 29, 2025

Madison Conner: ‘She’s been at an Elite Eight every year in college; that’s a testament to how hard she works’

South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley drives to the rim as Maryland forward Allie Kubek slides her feet to try to contain her and guard Kaylene Smikle reaches toward Fulwiley from the perimeter.

Takeaways: MiLaysia Fulwiley helps South Carolina avoid Sweet 16 upset

March 29, 2025

Dawn Staley: ‘MiLaysia just wants to win’

Duke guard Oluchi Okananwa smiles as she is interviewed by ESPN after a win in the NCAA Tournament.

Takeaways: How Duke knocked off North Carolina to advance to its first Elite Eight since 2013

March 29, 2025

Oluchi Okananwa: ‘Playing under Coach Lawson, she’s created this culture where we want to play defense’

Jan 24, 2025; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks forward Sania Feagin (20) drives around LSU Lady Tigers forward Sa'Myah Smith (5) in the first half at Colonial Life Arena. (Photo credit: Jeff Blake, Imagn Images)

Sania Feagin’s WNBA draft stock is on the rise

March 12, 2025

Staley: ‘I never let Feagin play less than her standard. That meant she sat a lot, but this year, it paid off’

South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao (0) reacts after her team was fouled during the fourth quarter against the Vanderbilt at Memorial Gym in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (Photo credit: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

South Carolina’s Te-Hina Paopao is poetry in motion

March 7, 2025

Paopao: ‘It makes me better and gives our team more options when I play with pace’

19-year-old Russian forward Anastasiia Kosu pictured smiling after winning the 2025 Russian Cup (Photo credit: Anastasiia Kosu)

Meet Anastasiia Olairi Kosu, the most underrated prospect in 2025 WNBA Draft

February 16, 2025

The 6’1 Russian forward is a prospect to know in the 2025 Draft

Justė Jocytė shooting free throws during a game in the 2024-25 season (Photo credit: @ASVEL_Feminin on X/Twitter)

Top international prospect Justė Jocytė is eligible for 2025 WNBA Draft

February 10, 2025

The 6’2 Lithuanian guard is a potential first-round pick in the 2025 Draft

Notre Dame guard and WNBA draft prospect Olivia Miles shoots a basketball

Stock up, stock down: Biggest WNBA draft risers and fallers

January 5, 2025

Updating our 2025 WNBA draft evaluations by looking at who has impressed or depressed the most, from Olivia Miles to Kiki Iriafen