Features

Loyola Chicago guard Thoranna Kika Hodge-Carr tries to make a pass around a La Salle defender.

Filling the voice: How Loyola Chicago is developing new leadership

By Alissa Hirsh / December 28, 2024

After star point guard’s departure, Ramblers’ captains step out of their comfort zone

Harvard guard Harmoni Turner stands in a defensive stance inside the halfcourt circle, ready to defend a Northeastern player when she crosses halfcourt with the ball.

If defense wins championships, who could win the Ivy League this season?

By Jenn Hatfield / December 28, 2024

Perennial defensive juggernaut Princeton isn’t atop the league anymore

Women jump for the ball during a basketball game

Locked On Women’s Basketball: The lasting impact of Brenda Pitts

By The Next / December 27, 2024

Pitts: ‘I was born with a basketball in my hands’

UCLA celebrates after a recent win

This year’s LA Story is a compelling one

By Michelle Smith / December 27, 2024

USC and UCLA both appear to be built for something big, maybe even something worthy of a Hollywood script

Then-Iowa guard Caitlin Clark runs onto the court for a women's basketball game. She is wearing a white Hawkeyes warmup jacket.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Recapping women’s basketball in 2024

By The Next / December 26, 2024

2024 was a banner year for women’s college basketball and the WNBA alike

A woman shoots the basketball as two others try to defend her

SEC notebook: Mississippi’s KK Deans is the Rebels’ ‘lieutenant’ in leadership

By Wilton Jackson / December 26, 2024

Scott: ‘She’s a leader who wears many hats, always gives what the team needs and doesn’t complain’

Sabrina Ionescu drives to the basket on former college teammate Satou Sabally

After months of speculation, Sabrina Ionescu officially signs on with Unrivaled

By Jackie Powell / December 24, 2024

After months of indecision, New York Liberty star guard Ionescu will join familiar faces in 3×3 league Unrivaled with Phantom BC

The Chicago Sky bench celebrates a play during a game. Several players stand and clap or make 3-point signs with their hands, and two assistant coaches smile and stand.

Jamila Wideman, Sydney Johnson hired to lead Washington Mystics

By Jenn Hatfield / December 24, 2024

Wideman, a former WNBA player, takes over as general manager; Johnson steps in as head coach

Chris Koclanes smiling with the words "welcome Chris Koclanes, Dallas Wings Head Coach" in background.

Dallas Wings hire Chris Koclanes as head coach

By Sydney Wingfield / December 23, 2024

Koclanes, who comes with experience at both the professional and collegiate level, will look to take Dallas to new heights

Mary-Anna Asare dribbles the ball in her right hand while motioning with her left hand while looking down the court.

How Mary-Anna Asare’s growth is powering VCU this season

By Natalie Heavren / December 23, 2024

Adebukola Akomolafe: ‘Her voice has definitely been the glue to our team’