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Graphic with a photo of Texas' Rori Harmon and text overlay that reads "stacked Big 12 on deck."

Locked On Women’s Basketball: A Big 12 blitz – can anyone tackle Texas?

By The Next / December 18, 2023

Missy previews a loaded field that features four ranked teams

St. John's players celebrate together on the court at MSG following a win over Villanova. They are wearing white and red home uniforms.

St. John’s opens conference play with confidence-boosting win at MSG

By Tee Baker / December 18, 2023

Red Storm show toughness down the stretch to clinch conference win

Illinois players huddle during their game against Missouri.

Big Ten roundup: Another Caitlin Clark masterpiece, Illinois loses to Missouri and more

By Eric Rynston-Lobel / December 17, 2023

Several teams facing question marks as non-conference schedule winds down

USC's JuJu Watkins shoots over two Ohio State defenders in the Hall of Fame Series at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 6, 2023. (Photo credit: John McGillen/USC Athletics)

USC seeking to build something special with homegrown talent

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / December 17, 2023

The Trojans are hoping to be at the forefront of expanding popularity for women’s basketball.

Princeton sophomore guard Madison St. Rose in a black princeton jersey with orange lettering and numbers faces up towards the camera with the ball against a Villanova defender in a white jersey, perpendicular to the camera.

Introducing to women’s college basketball: The Knife Kid

By Emily Adler / December 17, 2023

Bringing the concept of a Knife Kid, the dangerous and mercurial teams that are never lacking in chaos, to the world of women’s basketball

Saint Mary's forward Ali Bamberger prepares to shoot a 3-pointer from the top of the key as an Illinois State defender contests.

How an ACL tear helped grow the Bamberger family legacy at Saint Mary’s

By Matthew Walter / December 16, 2023

Ali Bamberger seemed destined to be an all-time great for Saint Mary’s since the day she was born

Close-up photos of Utah's Alissa Pili and South Carolina's Kamilla Cardoso are displayed side-by-side. The text "Best landing spots?" is overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked on Women's Basketball logo is in the top right corner.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Alissa Pili, Kamilla Cardoso and WNBA lottery teams

By The Next / December 16, 2023

‘We don’t have any comparison for what [Pili] does at the rim’

UCLA forward Emily Bessoir is shown in profile, preparing to take an open jump shot. An Arizona defender is barely visible in the photo, several steps from Bessoir with her hands down.

Arizona loses Maya Nnaji to medical school and other Pac-12 news

By Michelle Smith / December 16, 2023

UCLA’s Emily Bessoir injured, Washington’s defense and more

A preview thumbnail for the Locked on Women's Basketball podcast episode captioned "Phee's Time to Shine" in all caps on the bottom of the image, with a photo of Napheesa Collier in a black number 24 Minnesota Lynx jersey with neon green trim facing the camera.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Napheesa Collier keeps building women’s basketball

By The Next / December 15, 2023

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier joins host Howard Megdal on today’s Locked on Women’s Basketball podcast

Three side-by-side photos of Penn's Floor Toonders, Columbia's Cecelia Collins and Harvard's Mona Zarić attempting shots. Toonders and Collins are shown from straight on, Toonders about to shoot and Collins holding her follow-through, while Zarić is shown in profile attempting a layup.

‘A third level of recruiting’: How transfers are impacting the Ivy League

By Jenn Hatfield / December 15, 2023

Most transfers into the Ivy League since 2012-13 have come from power conferences