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South Carolina celebrates winning the NCAA tournament

Locked On Women’s Basketball: South Carolina win championship, complete undefeated season

By The Next / April 8, 2024

Missy Heidrick and Alex Simon break down the Final Four, the championship game, and what’s next for women’s basketball

Brown guard Kyla Jones shoots an open right-handed layup as two Princeton defenders look on.

Why Brown’s Kyla Jones chose Northwestern for her graduate year

By Jenn Hatfield / April 8, 2024

Graduate students can’t play in the Ivy League, so Jones found a great fit close to home

Staley is pictured with her arm raised pointing forward on the sideline

Dawn Staley continues to set standard of inclusivity and excellence

By Rob Knox / April 8, 2024

‘When you can treat people good, they treat you better’

A collage of four pictures of 2024 WNBA draft prospects: top left, Iowa point guard Caitlin Clark looks down in thought; top right, Stanford center Cameron Brink smiles while looking down; bottom left, UConn center Aaliyah Edwards celebrates during a game; bottom right, Angers combo guard Leïla Lacan looks ahead while crouched over to dribble forward.

Who’s Next — The Next’s 2024 WNBA Draft Board v2.0

By Emily Adler / April 8, 2024

In-depth scouting reports on every potential major contributor

Iowa forward Hannah Stuelke smiles and raises her left hand to wave to the crowd.

Caitlin Clark is leaving. What does that mean for Iowa’s future?

By Talia Goodman / April 8, 2024

Clark is off to the WNBA, but her legacy can help the Hawkeyes for years

South Carolina celebrates its third national championship and first perfect season in program history (Photo credit: Dominic Allegra, The Next Hoops)

South Carolina finishes perfect season with a flourish

By Rob Knox / April 7, 2024

A year after falling to Iowa in the Final Four, South Carolina beat them to secure both the NCAA championship and a perfect season

Dawn Staley celebrates after South Carolina wins the championship

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Dawn Staley, South Carolina and Caitlin Clark

By The Next / April 7, 2024

Host Howard Megdal recaps South Carolina’s championship game defeat of Iowa, Dawn Staley’s legacy, and all things Caitlin Clark

Dawn Staley celebrates a national title with players as confetti falls

With third national title, Dawn Staley breathes rarified air

By Tee Baker / April 7, 2024

Staley led South Carolina to an undefeated season that ended with a trophy

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after beating LSU in the Elite 8round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament between Iowa and LSU at MVP Arena, Monday, April 1, 2024 in Albany, N.Y.

Caitlin Clark is ready for what’s next

By Michelle Smith / April 7, 2024

She’s gone from the Iowa girl who began her career quietly in the COVID-19 era, with livestreams showing the Hawkeyes’ games on weekday afternoons, to the reason that close to 20 million people will likely have tuned in Sunday to watch her final college game

NCAA President Charlie Baker giving a speech

Charlie Baker says NCAA will have units for women’s tournament by 2024-25 season

By Howard Megdal / April 7, 2024

Baker: ‘Our goal is to get it up for the next fiscal year’