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.

What happened to Stanford?

March 20, 2023

And how do the Cardinal fix it?

How the Truong twins will continue to push Gonzaga to new heights

March 18, 2023

‘We were always set on being together’

How a second-half comeback lifted Portland to a WCC championship

March 7, 2023

The Pilots came back from 11 down at the half to win the third-ever WCC championship

How Charlisse Leger-Walker went from New Zealand to a Pac-12 title

March 7, 2023

‘The vision was: let’s turn this program around’

Top dogs move forward to meet for WCC championship

March 7, 2023

Gonzaga and Portland showed why they were the favorites all season

Cougars strike gold in Sin City, win first Pac-12 championship

March 6, 2023

The Cougars did what no one thought was possible, win a Pac-12 championship — as a seven seed, no less

Sin City, more like upset city. Inside quarterfinal Saturday at the WCC Tournament

March 5, 2023

The upset bug is going around Las Vegas as the two underdogs won on quarterfinal Saturday at the WCC tournament.

UCLA freshman Kiki Rice attempts a wide-open 3-pointer.

Underdogs continue their reign at the Pac-12 Tournament

March 4, 2023

UCLA’s Charisma Osborne: Win over Stanford ‘might be one of my favorite games that I’ve ever played’

Pacific's bench celebrates. One player squats, yells and puts her right hand low to the ground.

Sights and sounds from the WCC Tournament, Day 2

March 4, 2023

Dominance from BYU’s Lauren Gustin and a near-comeback by Saint Mary’s highlighted the day

Washington State's Charlisse Leger-Walker yells in celebration after hitting a big shot against Utah.

Charlisse Leger-Walker’s dagger three punctuates Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals

March 3, 2023

Plus, UCLA, Stanford and Colorado advance