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Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull is pictured shooting a basketball in a thumbnail photo alongside podcast episode title "Lexie Hull never lost focus"

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Lexie Hull on Indiana Fever future 

By The Next / December 23, 2024

Hull: ‘I think our ceiling is at a championship’

Richmond players sit and stand while looking at head coach Aaron Roussell who is leading the huddle with a marker in his hand. Roussell's coaching staff stand behind him, listening intently.

Where does Richmond stand heading into Atlantic 10 play?

By Natalie Heavren / December 23, 2024

‘It really was a gauntlet’

Sarah Strong faces double-team defense as she drives to the basket

Despite defeat, Sarah Strong showed she’s ready for prime time

By Tee Baker / December 22, 2024

Lindsay Gottlieb: ‘Sarah Strong is going to make a lot more game winning shots than she ever misses’

A view from the stands of the court for the Bay Area Women's Classic at the Chase Center.

Bay Area fans get glimpse of the future with Bay Area Women’s Classic

By Matthew Walter / December 22, 2024

The two-game college event gave fans an idea of what Golden State Valkyries will bring to San Francisco

Texas Southern's Courtlyn Loudermill plays defense in a game against CBS Houston on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Photo credit: Texas Southern Athletic Communications)

HBCU notebook: Texas Southern’s Courtlyn Loudermill and Jaida Belton are hidden gems

By Rob Knox / December 22, 2024

Lots of news around the MEAC and SWAC, plus a look at UMES’ Zamara Haynes

A pig, whose eyes communicate some combination of horror, depression and fear, stands in a cage that is attached to a tractor being driven around a basketball court at South Dakota State

South Dakota State, the only program featuring both basketball and livestock auctions

By Emily Adler / December 22, 2024

The Jackrabbits’ culinary crossovers delight crowds, intimidate foes

A photo of Kentucky guard Georgia Amoore handling the ball against Louisville. The text "Can Amoore be a W PG?" 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: Which 2025 WNBA draft prospects have disappointed so far?

By The Next / December 21, 2024

Evaluating how Kentucky’s Georgia Amoore, South Carolina’s Te-Hina Paopao and other 2025 WNBA draft prospects have played this season

Two photos of Ivy League women's basketball players are shown side-by-side. On the left, Penn guard Stina Almqvist dribbles the ball with her left hand with a defender on her right hip. On the right, Columbia guard/forward Perri Page tilts her head up, closes her eyes and yells in celebration. Her fists are clenched at her sides.

Eight Ivy League players who have elevated their games in 2024-25

By Jenn Hatfield / December 21, 2024

Whether it’s a sophomore leap or ‘playing like a senior,’ players on every team have stepped up

A thumbnail for the Locked On Women's Basketball podcast with an orange banner and the episode title "Bold WBB predictions for 2025" with an image on the left half of Satou Sabally of the Dallas Wings dribbling in the direction of the camera, and on the right half an image of UConn guard Paige Bueckers facing the camera and looking off to her right

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Bold 2025 predictions

By The Next / December 20, 2024

Jackie Powell and Alex Simon make predictions for the next 12 months of women’s basketball

Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird holds the ball away from a defender's arms while looking to pass

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announces eligible candidates for women’s class of 2025

By Sydney Wingfield / December 20, 2024

Finalists will be announced on Feb. 14