Locked On Women’s Basketball

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

Pokey Chatman stands on the sideline holding a piece of paper as she watches a WNBA game. Locked On Women's Basketball logo in the top right corner, text "Inside Pokey's Mind" at the bottom center.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Seattle Storm AGM Pokey Chatman talks 2023 WNBA Finals, Storm path, draft history

By The Next / October 3, 2023

Pokey and Howard discuss her return to the AGM chair and all things Storm.

The New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart, wearing a white Liberty jersey, drives to the basket against the Connecticut Sun's Alyssa Thomas, wearing a blue Sun jersey.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: New York Liberty WNBA Finals-bound

By The Next / October 2, 2023

Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun deserve respect

A close-up photo of USA and Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and "Positional Value in WNBA Draft Evaluation" are overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked on Women's Basketball logo is in the upper right corner.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: How did Nneka Ogwumike fare as a WNBA draft prospect?

By The Next / September 30, 2023

‘She’s just an intensely talented basketball player, an elegant mover’

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Is expansion coming to the Bay Area?

By The Next / September 29, 2023

Host Jackie Powell and Alex Simon discuss WNBA expansion

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Maryland’s Brenda Frese on Alyssa Thomas, Diamond Miller, Shyanne Sellers and more 

By The Next / September 28, 2023

Howard and Brenda Frese talk Terrapins basketball, WNBA MVP discourse, Alyssa Thomas’s legacy

Connecticut Sun guard is pictured in orange team uniform. Overlayed over the photo is the Locked on Women's Basketball logo and the label "Tipping Point"

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Alyssa Thomas and Connecticut Sun did what they had to do

By The Next / September 27, 2023

Sun split games with Liberty; Tiffany Hayes is timeless

Photo of Minnesota coach Dawn Plitzuweit with a text overlay reading "Dawn of a New Era."

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Dawn Plitzuweit, Minnesota Golden Gophers prepare to conquer Big Ten

By The Next / September 26, 2023

Dawn and Howard discuss her decision to coach at Minnesota, returning talent and more

Graphic with a picture of DeWanna Bonner of the Connecticut Sun. Text below reads "WNBA playoffs in high gear."

Locked On Women’s Basketball: WNBA semifinal playoff action is off & running

By The Next / September 25, 2023

Missy and Matthew recap Game 1 of each series, then look ahead

A photo of Maya Moore in her UConn uniform cheering on her team from the bench. White text in all caps over an orange background reads, "The GOAT wing prospect."

Locked on Women’s Basketball: What made Maya Moore a great wing prospect?

By The Next / September 23, 2023

‘She’s one of the smoothest athletes to ever walk the Earth’

A split image with A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces facing the camera on the left, and Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale holding a ball and looking off the the right for an open teammate on the right half of the image. The image has a bottom banner title of "Semifinals Preview"

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Semifinals preview

By The Next / September 22, 2023

Natalie and Em preview both semifinal series, including what each team needs to do to win and their vulnerabilities