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Photo of Phoenix Mercury representatives on stage at the team's 2023 WNBA Draft Lottery watch party.

Sights and sounds from the Phoenix Mercury draft lottery watch party

By Aya Abdeen / December 11, 2023

Mercury will select at No. 3 overall in 2024 WNBA Draft

Michigan head coach Kim Barnes Arico talks to her team during a timeout against Oakland on Nov. 14.

Big Ten roundup: Buckeyes outlast Nittany Lions, Jordan Hobbs’ career day for Michigan and Purdue’s crucial error

By Eric Rynston-Lobel / December 11, 2023

Conference play begins with some expected — and several unexpected — outcomes

Wearing all-black uniforms, four Seattle Storm players walk onto the court together.

Seattle Storm continue rebuild with No. 4 pick

By Rowan Schaberg / December 11, 2023

‘We’re excited to be where we are and make the most out of that’

Members of the Los Angeles Sparks huddle together. They are wearing their team uniforms.

Los Angeles Sparks use lottery luck to move up to No. 2

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / December 11, 2023

Los Angeles has the chance to grab a foundational player in the 2024 WNBA Draft

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark extends her arms, her hands at head level.

Inside the Indiana Fever’s 2024 WNBA Draft lottery win — and what’s next

By Tony East / December 10, 2023

The Indiana Fever won the 2024 WNBA Draft Lottery. It will likely change their franchise.

Numbered balls bouncing around inside a lottery machine, the mechanism used in the 2024 WNBA draft lottery

How to watch the 2024 WNBA Draft lottery

By Emily Adler / December 10, 2023

How it works, who’s going to matter, and what to root for

Close-up photos of France's Leïla Lacan and Australia's Nyadiew Puoch are shown side-by-side. The text "Best [international] class ever?" 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: Four international prospects to know in 2024 WNBA Draft

By The Next / December 9, 2023

French combo guard Leïla Lacan tops the list

Princeton guard Madison St. Rose takes a left-handed jump shot from near the elbow. An Oklahoma defender jumps toward her with one arm outstretched to contest it.

How Princeton’s Madison St. Rose has ‘blossomed’ into one of the Ivy League’s best

By Jenn Hatfield / December 9, 2023

St. Rose was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year last season, but she wasn’t always confident or ready to attack. Now she’s both

Graphic with a photo of Indiana Fever GM Lin Dunn with a text overlay that reads "Measuring Fever's Odds."

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Will the Indiana Fever win the 2024 WNBA Draft Lottery? Lin Dunn dishes

By The Next / December 8, 2023

Lin and Howard talk about top prospects and where they might fit into the Fever lineup

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

By Tee Baker / December 8, 2023

Ocean State classic comes down to the final seconds