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Belmont guard Jailyn Banks (23) scores winning shot against Northern Arizona.

Belmont riding high into WBIT Final Four

By Angie Holmes / March 31, 2025

Bruins face Villanova this afternoon in semifinal

Texas head coach Vic Schaefer bends his right elbow and extends that arm to call a play from the sidelines.

How Texas freshmen helped Longhorns defeat Tennessee

By Wilton Jackson / March 31, 2025

Vic Schaefer: ‘They’re so unselfish. They really stepped up today’

Kansas State players high five during a huddle in a game against USC. USC players stand behind them.

Kansas State star seniors leave behind legacy, and face questions for the future

By Rowan Schaberg / March 31, 2025

Ayoka Lee: ‘Not everyone gets to have a college career like that, so extremely grateful’

Notre Dame guard and WNBA draft prospect Olivia Miles shoots a basketball

Olivia Miles’ impact runs deeper than wins and losses, despite Sweet 16 loss to TCU

By Wilton Jackson / March 30, 2025

Olivia Miles: ‘My goal coming to Notre Dame was to leave Notre Dame better than I found it and I think I did a pretty good job of that’

UCLA forward Timea Gardiner talks to her teammates in the huddle during a game.

Depth powers UCLA Final Four run

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 30, 2025

The Bruins showcased their ability to withstand a off-game from their star

USC Trojans guard Kennedy Smith shoots the basketball over a defender

Freshmen power USC to Elite Eight without JuJu Watkins

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 30, 2025

Trojans freshmen shined on the national stage

Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell reacts to a call by holding her hand in the air.

Tennessee sets the foundation with successful first season of the Kim Caldwell era

By Hunter Cruse / March 30, 2025

Caldwell: ‘[We] did exactly what we said we were going to do, which was get Tennessee back into the top 25’

LSU Tigers forward Aneesah Morrow (24) flexes and lets out a yell after a play against the NC State Wolfpack during the second half of the Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament basketball game at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Wash. on March 28, 2025.

Unstoppable Aneesah Morrow leads LSU to Elite Eight

By Bella Munson / March 30, 2025

Morrow: ‘We have to be able to dominate and we have to be able to make defensive stops and we did that’

USC players Kennedy Smith (left) and Avery Howell (right) walk on the court during a USC NCAA Tournament game against Kansas State. Locked On Women's Basketball logo at top right. White text on orange background below reads "March Breakout Stars".

Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2025 March Madness breakout stars

By The Next / March 30, 2025

Drafting the tournament’s top players, and analyzing Sweet 16 results

Looking down from the nosebleeds into a completely empty basketball court.

The Sunday Notes column goes on hiatus (again)

By Emily Adler / March 30, 2025

You’ll just have to enjoy Easter and Passover without me (again)