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.

Haylee Andrews

How Haylee Andrews has taken the Pilots from grounded to soaring

January 7, 2023

The senior from Australia has been one of the main catalysts behind the turnaround of the Portland program

2023 WNBA free agency preview: Las Vegas Aces

January 6, 2023

The reigning champs don’t have a lot of cap space but their core is locked up

The role family played in Taycee Wedin becoming the WCC’s all-time 3-point leader

December 19, 2022

The Saint Mary’s senior guard seemed destined from birth to become a shooter.

Haley Van Dyke was destined to play basketball at Washington

December 14, 2022

‘It’s just crazy to see the growth’

How Anaya James and Elizabeth Elliott’s intertwining paths led them to Pacific

December 7, 2022

The two sophomores from Inglewood, California have played with or against each since fourth grade and now are trying to take the Tigers to the top of the WCC

STANFORD, CA - DECEMBER 12: Cameron Brink during a game between Pacific and Stanford University at Maples Pavilion on December 12, 2021 in Stanford, California.

Stanford can learn a lot from fourth-quarter collapse against South Carolina

November 21, 2022

The Cardinal fell apart in the fourth quarter on Sunday but can grow from the loss to the Gamecocks

One thing every Pac-12 fan base should be excited about heading into the 2022-23 season

October 30, 2022

Even with some teams coming off down years, there is something for every fan base to cheer for

WCC

2022-23 WCC preview

October 21, 2022

Gonzaga is once again the favorite but there is a lot to be excited about in the WCC this year

March 8, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs pose with the trophy after defeating the BYU Cougars after the game of the WCC Basketball Championships at Orleans Arena.

Gonzaga picked as 2022-23 WCC favorites

October 6, 2022

Portland-BYU-San Francisco round out the top four selected by the coaches

Las Vegas Aces forward Dearica Hamby (5) and Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum (10) kiss the championship trophy after winning the 2022 WNBA Championship series between the Las Vegas Aces and the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA on September 18, 2022. Photo Credit: Chris Poss

‘We have to be scrappers’: How Las Vegas captured the 2022 WNBA title

September 19, 2022

The Aces’ ‘buy-in factor… has been high’