Posts by Wilton Jackson

Wilton Jackson II covers the Atlanta Dream and the SEC for The Next. A native of Jackson, Miss., Wilton previously worked for Sports Illustrated along with other media outlets. He also freelances for different media entities as well. He attended the University of Southern Mississippi, where he earned his Bachelor's degree in multimedia journalism (broadcast) before earning a Master's degree in mass communication from LSU and a second Master's degree in sport management from Jackson State University.

Te-Hina Paopao has been one of South Carolina's leaders this season. ((Photo credit: Hannah Kevorkian, The Next)

Atlanta Dream add Te-Hina Paopao, Taylor Thierry in WNBA Draft

April 15, 2025

Karl Smesko: ‘We’ve got competitors, good athletes, people that have played on the big stage…’

Vic Schaefer holds a trophy.

‘We’re on a mission’: Inside Texas’ emotional Elite Eight win against TCU

April 1, 2025

Vic Schaefer: ‘[Coaching basketball] is not a check. This is who I am.’

Sania Feagin’s shining moment comes for South Carolina in Elite Eight win against Duke

March 31, 2025

Raven Johnson: ‘When she’s [Feagin] in the paint, I don’t think nobody can guard her’

Texas head coach Vic Schaefer bends his right elbow and extends that arm to call a play from the sidelines.

How Texas freshmen helped Longhorns defeat Tennessee

March 31, 2025

Vic Schaefer: ‘They’re so unselfish. They really stepped up today’

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

Olivia Miles’ impact runs deeper than wins and losses, despite Sweet 16 loss to TCU

March 30, 2025

Olivia Miles: ‘My goal coming to Notre Dame was to leave Notre Dame better than I found it and I think I did a pretty good job of that’

The South Carolina bench celebrates a made shot. The Gamecocks will be one of six SEC teams in the Sweet 16.

SEC notebook: Elite Eight, Final Four on the line for final six SEC teams

March 27, 2025

Texas faces off against Tennessee in an all-SEC Sweet 16 matchup

LSU's Mikaylah Williams takes a pull-up jumper against Florida State.

How LSU’s second-half blitz stifled Florida State, lifted Tigers to their third consecutive Sweet 16

March 25, 2025

Flau’Jae Johnson: ‘We were just grooving’

Madison Booker brings the ball up court

SEC notebook: Things to know about each team heading into NCAA tournament

March 21, 2025

Can South Carolina repeat as champs?

How South Carolina defeated Texas to capture its third straight SEC tourney crown

March 10, 2025

Fulwiley: ‘Don’t count us out, don’t doubt us’

South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley releases a shot with her right hand after getting an angle on Oklahoma guard Lexy Keys and leaning past her.

Ahead of SEC Tournament title game, South Carolina’s MiLaysia Fulwiley relishes her growth

March 8, 2025

Fulwiley: ‘It was really all up to me, and I’m glad I finally actually understood that’