McKenzie Forbes

USC celebrates punching its ticket to the NCAA Tournament after beating Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game on March 10, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Photo courtesy of the Pac-12 Conference)

‘Best day ever’: USC takes home the (final) Pac-12 Tournament title

By Michelle Smith / March 10, 2024

“There is a lot of pride in being the final champions in this league.”

USC star JuJu Watkins shouts instructions as she dribbles the ball with her left hand under pressure.

The legend of JuJu Watkins grows after Pac-12 Tournament semifinal win over UCLA

By Michelle Smith / March 9, 2024

But Watkins also had critical help in critical moments

USC's Galen Center fills up ahead of Sunday's cross-town matchup.

USC uses young talent, grad transfer leadership to deliver UCLA its first loss

By Cameron Ruby / January 16, 2024

‘JuJu and the nerds’ pay dividends for the Trojans

Three side-by-side photos from practice: Kaitlyn Davis dribbles the ball with her right hand; McKenzie Forbes stands with her hands on her hips; and Kayla Padilla gets in a defensive stance.

‘A little Ivy power team’: How three Ivy League rivals are settling in at USC

By Jenn Hatfield / August 12, 2023

Kaitlyn Davis, McKenzie Forbes and Kayla Padilla will all play for the Trojans as graduate transfers

Harvard players and coaches yell and clap in celebration in front of their supporters section at the 2023 Ivy League Tournament.

How Harvard notched the Ivy League Tournament’s first-ever upset — and Princeton thwarted one

By Jenn Hatfield / March 11, 2023

‘Don’t wait until the last minute to fight for our lives’

An empty Jadwin Gymnasium court, with the Ivy League Tournament and Princeton logos on the video board and the score listed as 20-23.

What to watch for in the 2023 Ivy League Tournament

By Jenn Hatfield / March 9, 2023

Pressure, unusual sight lines and the end of an era for a senior star

Jubilant Harvard players jump up and down in a circle after the buzzer sounded on a victory over Princeton.

How Harvard ended Princeton’s record Ivy League winning streak

By Jenn Hatfield / January 3, 2023

‘A huge win any way you look at it’

Big threes, air guitars and a proper sendoff: Inside the Ivy League Tournament semifinals

By Jenn Hatfield / March 12, 2022

Princeton and Columbia advanced, but Harvard showed ‘what Ivy basketball is all about’

Patience, commitment, and a bet on herself led Harvard transfer McKenzie Forbes to the Ivy League

By Jenn Hatfield / August 10, 2020

The former Cal guard will reunite with her brother Mason at Harvard