Lindsay Gottlieb

Cal head coach Charmin Smith gestures with both hands in front of her as she speaks at a podium during ACC media days.

Cal and Charmin Smith make a statement in win over Stanford

By Michelle Smith / December 14, 2024

Smith: ‘I’m happy to beat Stanford and I’m gonna act like it, because that’s a really good team’

USC forward Kiki Iriafen drives to the basket against Fresno State on Dec. 10, 2024.

How USC has bounced back since Notre Dame loss

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / December 13, 2024

USC has rattled off five consecutive wins

USC guard JuJu Watkins looks at and listens to head coach Lindsay Gottlieb during a game.

USC needs to make bigger adjustments as teams learn how to plan for JuJu Watkins

By Cameron Ruby / November 24, 2024

USC’s offense has struggled to get Watkins clean looks in multiple games this season

JuJu Watkins and Kiki Iriafen talk to the media.

How JuJu Watkins, Kiki Iriafen plan to meet USC expectations

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / October 29, 2024

No. 3 preseason ranking doesn’t intimidate Lindsay Gottlieb’s group

UCLA center Lauren Betts fights for a rebound against USC center Clarice Akunwafo and USC guard JuJu Watkins.

2024-25 Big Ten preview

By Eric Rynston-Lobel / October 17, 2024

Four new teams, dozens of storylines in the new-look conference

Big Ten Network host Mike Hall interviews Indiana's Teri Moren, Oregon's Kelly Graves and UCLA's Cori Close during Big Ten Media Day.

Notes and quotes from Big Ten Media Day

By Eric Rynston-Lobel / October 2, 2024

Kelly Graves: ‘The biggest difference is the fact that we have to dress up’

USC guard JuJu Watkins and coach Lindsay Gottlieb are pictured in the LOWBB featured image

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Lindsay Gottlieb and USC’s ascent

By The Next / May 14, 2024

Gottlieb joins host Howard Megdal to discuss the trajectory of the program

Kiki Iriafen jumps for the basketball. A banner at the bottom of the image reads transfer portal lessons. The image has Locked On Women’s Basketball branding.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Spilling transfer-portal secrets

By The Next / April 30, 2024

The Next’s Talia Goodman joins host Howard Megdal to dish on the latest college basketball moves

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer is covered in confetti as her team celebrates her 1,203 win as head coach.

Tara VanDerveer’s sudden retirement from Stanford reverberates

By Michelle Smith / April 10, 2024

VanDerveer spoke to The Next on Tuesday about why this was the right time

USC Trojans guard JuJu Watkins (12) passes the ball during the second half against Baylor Lady Bears guard Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (5)

JuJu Watkins’ playmaking might be her most underrated skill

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 31, 2024

The freshman star has shown herself to be an impactful playmaker.