Posts by Tee Baker

Tee has been a contributor to The Next since March Madness 2021 and is currently a contributing editor, BIG EAST beat reporter and curator of historical deep dives.

URI head coach Tammi Reiss, Rhode Island governor Dan McKee and Providence head coach Erin Batth pose for a photograph. McKee is holding a commemorative basketball in recognition of the state rivalry game.

Sights and sounds from Providence-Rhode Island barnburner

December 8, 2023

Ocean State classic comes down to the final seconds

Seton Hall head coach Tony Bozzella is pictured in a suit and tie holding a BIG EAST-branded basketball. He is standing against a shimmering black and gold backdrop.

BIG EAST notebook: Tony Bozzella reaches 500 wins, Lucy Olsen is a baller

December 3, 2023

Top stories from around the conference

UConn junior Azzi Fudd watches from the bench while teammates warm up. She is wearing UConn's black warm up uniform.

UConn junior Azzi Fudd will miss 2023-24 season with an ACL injury

November 22, 2023

‘We’re all just so upset for Azzi’

UConn guard Paige Bueckers is pictured doing the "and-one" sign following a drive to the basket. She is wearing UConn's home white jerseys against the backdrop of UConn's championship banners.

Bueckers propels UConn to emphatic victory over Maryland

November 17, 2023

Huskies step up in Azzi Fudd’s absence

UConn redshirt senior guard Paige Bueckers is pictured dribbling the ball in UConn's navy blue away jerseys.

2023-24 BIG EAST preview

November 3, 2023

Key storylines from all 11 BIG EAST programs

Tasha Butts is pictured wearing a white Georgia Tech sweat suit top while receiving acknowledgment from Debbie Antonelli, whose back is in the foreground of the photo wearing a pink top.

Women’s basketball community remembers exceptional life of Tasha Butts

October 24, 2023

‘We should all be as tough as Tasha was’

WBL All-Star Molly Bolin is pictured shooting the basketball against the backdrop of a banner that reads "Pioneers." She is wearing the team's blue, yellow and white uniform.

Aptly named, professional women’s basketball in Bay Area began with Pioneers

October 14, 2023

The legacy of the the San Francisco Pioneers

Georgetown women's basketball head coach Tasha Butts is pictured in a navy blazer over a spotted blouse. She is speaking during her introduction to the media as the program's new head coach.

Love and support surround Tasha Butts as she takes time away from Hoyas

September 22, 2023

Georgetown associate head coach Darnell Haney will assume head coaching responsibilities

Kathy DeBoer, Suzy Merchant and Karen Langeland pose for a photo after DeBoer and Langeland were inducted into the Michigan State Athletics' Hall of Fame. DeBoer and Langeland are wearing green Michigan State jackets and Merchant is wearing a black top and black blazer.

Former WBL player Kathy DeBoer has always fought for women’s sports

August 26, 2023

In her dual-sport career, DeBoer filed a Title IX lawsuit as a college student, played professional basketball and coached college volleyball

Tasha Butts stands behind a podium and in front of a backdrop at a press conference. Both the podium and backdrop feature the program's signature "G" logo.

Tasha Butts carries powerful legacy into Georgetown head coaching role

August 21, 2023

Butts is part of Hall of Famer Pat Summitt’s head coaching tree