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Locked on Women’s Basketball: Bracketology 101

By The Next / March 15, 2024

Bracketologist Megan Gauer joins the pod to preview Sunday’s bracket reveal.

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: How does UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards project as a draft prospect?

By The Next / March 2, 2024

Elite passing, lateral quickness help set Edwards apart as a dominant big

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Julie Kliegman on Chamique Holdsclaw and elite athlete mental illness

By The Next / February 29, 2024

Julie Kliegman discusses her book ‘Mind Game’ and elite athlete mental illness

Close-up photos of UCLA guard Charisma Osborne and Florida guard Leilani Correa are shown side-by-side. The text "Valuing connectors" is overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked on Women's Basketball logo is in the top right corner.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Osborne, Correa provide potential second-round value in WNBA Draft

By The Next / February 24, 2024

There’s more to the draft than the first round

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Breaking down Team USA’s Olympic qualifier in Belgium

By The Next / February 19, 2024

An electric crowd in Belgium and dominant performances from Napheesa Collier

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Phoenix Mercury are making moves in 2024 WNBA free agency

By The Next / February 9, 2024

‘[Phoenix] needed somebody that’s really going to be that number one player’

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: How Rickea Jackson projects as a 2024 WNBA Draft prospect

By The Next / February 3, 2024

‘She can pretty much create against anyone’ — even Team USA

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: How Jacy Sheldon projects as a 2024 WNBA Draft prospect

By The Next / January 27, 2024

‘You’re not going to find a lot of guards who provide her level of offense and … defense’

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Nneka Ogwumike and WNBA offseason moves

By The Next / January 25, 2024

Plus, TCU and other happenings in women’s college basketball

A close-up photo of Indiana's Sydney Parrish with her eyes closed and mouth open in celebration. The text "Transfers and coming home" is overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked On Women's Basketball logo is in the top right corner.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Introducing the women’s basketball transfer tracker

By The Next / January 24, 2024

Host Howard Megdal is joined by Talia Goodman to discuss The Next’s new women’s basketball transfer tracker