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Locked on Women’s Basketball: College hoops season is here! What are the top games in November?

By The Next / November 7, 2022

Missy chats all things college hoops opening day and key games to watch in November

Jordyn Jackson, CSUN

2022-23 Big West Conference season preview

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / November 7, 2022

The Big West Conference will be defined this season by youth and the transfer portal

Two pictures of 2023 WNBA draft prospects side-by-side: on the left, Aliyah Boston carries the ball as she strides past a defender and towards the rim; on the right, Stanford Cardinal big wing Haley Jones holds the ball by her midsections as she drives forward past the free-throw line while looking ahead

Who’s Next — The Next’s 2023 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0

By Emily Adler / November 7, 2022

The most detailed 2023 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

Elizabeth Kitley

Preseason ACC notes, quotes: Non-conference scheduling wasn’t easy for Virginia Tech

By Mitchell Northam / November 6, 2022

Also, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips weighed-in on the possibility of moving the conference tournament

Minnesota Lynx head coach/general manager Cheryl Reeve stands near midcourt holding a ball under her arm and laughing to Washington Mystics head coach/general manager Mike Thibault, who stands beside her.

Cheryl Reeve inks deal to return to Lynx, now with an even bigger role

By Lucas Seehafer / November 6, 2022

Why Reeve took her time before coming back to Minnesota

Deja Kelly

ACC women’s basketball preview: Excitement, predictions, questions

By Mitchell Northam / November 6, 2022

Can Syracuse win right away with a new coach? Will Olivia Miles take a leap?

Phoenix guard Diana Taurasi (3) in a game against the Mystics at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2022.

What Diana Taurasi’s 2023 return means for the Mercury — and Skylar Diggins-Smith

By Alex Simon / November 6, 2022

One question is answered, but many remain in Phoenix entering offseason

Cover picture featuring two photos side-by-side -- on the left, Maryland wing Diamond Miller dribbles a crossover while looking across the court, and on the right, Mississippi State forward Rickea Jackson floats in mid-air, in a layup version of the "air Jordan" pose -- a couple title lines that say "BEST BIGS IN THE WNBA DRAFT?"; the "Locked on Women's Basketball Podcast" logo; and pictures of co-hosts Hunter Cruse and Joshua Welch laughing and co-host Em Adler holding her head

Locked on Women’s Basketball: The best frontcourt players in the WNBA Draft

By The Next / November 5, 2022

How do Rickea Jackson, Elizabeth Kitley, Fran Belibi and more stack up behind Aliyah Boston?

UNLV junior center Desi-Rae Young shoots the ball.

UNLV picked as Mountain West preseason favorites

By Rowan Schaberg / November 5, 2022

UNLV gets two players on Preseason All-Conference Team; three New Mexico players earn preseason awards

Brittney Sykes has the ball at the top of her dribble, while walking up the court

EuroLeague Week 2: Time to celebrate … and reasons for concern?

By Antonio Losada / November 5, 2022

Italian teams can’t catch a break; KSC gets double-overtime win over Fenerbahçe