Posts by Matthew Walter

Matthew Walter covers the Las Vegas Aces, the Pac-12 and the WCC for the Next. He is a former Director of Basketball Operations and Video Coordinator at three different Division I women's basketball programs.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and a panel of guests speak in front of a large screen announcing the WNBA Golden State expansion franchise. The screen has a black-and-white photo of a basketball with the text "Golden State," an "x," and the WNBA's logo in white.

How the Golden State Valkyries started their franchise with the 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft

December 7, 2024

General manager Ohemaa Nyanin: ‘This fan base is so hungry for these players to don the uniforms … and to win’

Las Vegas Aces part ways with general manager Natalie Williams

October 27, 2024

After a difficult season, the Aces will not renew Williams’ contract, in a “restructuring” of their front office

2024-25 WCC preview

October 23, 2024

The WCC adds depth setting up the most competitive season in years

Jonquel Jones gets into guarding position

‘We had excellent talent, and a good team’: What kept the Las Vegas Aces from three-peating

October 9, 2024

Inconsistencies on both sides of the ball kept the Aces from completing the difficult task of threepeating

How the Aces’ three-headed monster backcourt all showed up when Las Vegas needed them

October 6, 2024

“We was waiting on that,” Chelsea Gray said.

Breanna Stewart shoots a jump shot over A'ja Wilson

Liberty’s length too much for Aces in Game 1 defeat

September 30, 2024

Becky Hammon: ‘They came out and punched us in the nose’

Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson has her left arm extended, holding her follow-through, after shooting a 3-pointer.

They meet again: What the Las Vegas Aces need to do to beat the New York Liberty

September 28, 2024

The WNBA semifinals feature a 2023 Finals rematch

Players going for the ball

How the Aces defense turned it up to 10 in the fourth quarter of Game 1

September 23, 2024

A fourth quarter defensive clinic and a spark from the bench led the Aces to a Game 1 victory over the Storm

In a series with 10 Olympians, what will it take for the Las Vegas Aces to advance?

September 22, 2024

The Aces will need all hands on deck to beat the Seattle Storm in this star-studded first round series

Las Vegas Aces point guard Sydney Colson passes from the slot to the short corner.

How Sydney Colson has impacted the Las Vegas Aces’ defense

September 17, 2024

‘She stirs things up when she goes. She kicks the beehive’