Locked On Women’s Basketball

Your daily dose of women’s basketball, brought to you by the staff at The Next.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Building a championship contender with Atlanta Dream GM Dan Padover

By The Next / May 25, 2023

Howard and Dan Padover chat about how he started his career in basketball — Atlanta Dream and Allisha Gray’s game

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Kayla Thornton is key to New York Liberty WNBA title hopes

By The Next / May 24, 2023

Howard and Kayla Thornton chat about her career, what stands out to her and her love for defense

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Breanna Stewart scores 45, New York Liberty’s opening night loss fades 

By The Next / May 23, 2023

Howard and Jackie chat about Breanna Stewart’s 45 points performance — and what it means for New York to have a caliber player like Stewie

A photo of South Dakota head coach Kayla Karius talking to her team on the bench is shown at center. The text "Winning ways in South Dakota" is overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked on Women's Basketball logo is in the upper right corner. Thumbnails of host Missy Heidrick and Karius during their conversation are below the logo.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Winning ways in South Dakota

By The Next / May 22, 2023

An inside look at the Coyotes’ culture and Karius’ first season at the helm

Locked on Women’s Basketball: WNBA debuts for top rookies on opening night

By The Next / May 20, 2023

How did the three first-round picks who debuted Friday look?

Las Vegas star A'ja Wilson drives to the basket against Washington Mystics' Elena Delle Donne.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Breaking down The Next’s preseason awards

By The Next / May 19, 2023

Inside The Next staff’s preseason predictions

Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon speaks into a microphone. Below the photo white text on an orange background reads "Aces Investigation Questions"

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Las Vegas Aces investigation yields both answers and questions

By The Next / May 18, 2023

Howard Megdal breaks down what we know, and don’t, about the WNBA’s investigations of the Aces

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Toronto shows out for WNBA; Chicago Sky ready to prove doubters wrong 

By The Next / May 17, 2023

Howard and James talk all things Toronto — Chicago’s expectations for the 2023 season

Locked on Women’s Basketball: WNBA preseason power rankings Part 2

By The Next / May 16, 2023

Jackie and Isabel are back with Part II of the WNBA power rankings and discuss the Indiana Fever as the No. 8 team

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Closing the NCAA portal door

By The Next / May 15, 2023

Missy discusses the NCAA transfer portal — 60-day window and why many student-athletes transfer