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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Is WNBA expansion in jeopardy? The Portland Problem, Part 2

By The Next / November 12, 2023

‘Whatever it is, they’re never gonna find … a better market to expand to than Portland.’

Tennessee's Rickea Jackson shields the ball from Team USA's Rhyne Howard and scans the court.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Rickea Jackson, other top WNBA prospect performances this week

By The Next / November 11, 2023

How did Jackson, Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso and others do in college basketball’s opening week?

Graphic with photo of WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert at a press conference for the 2023 WNBA Finals. Text below reads "The Portland Problem: Part 1"

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Is WNBA expansion in jeopardy? The Portland Problem, Part 1

By The Next / November 10, 2023

‘Portland [would’ve been] a logical fit’

Three photos of top 2024 WNBA draft prospects are shown side-by-side: Iowa's Caitlin Clark, UConn's Paige Bueckers and UConn's Aaliyah Edwards. The text "WNBA draft board 1.0" 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: Discussing The Next’s 2024 WNBA draft board

By The Next / November 4, 2023

‘One of my favorite parts of this is trying to see the different perspectives on different players’

A preview thumbnail for the 2023 preseason BIG EAST preview podcast, featuring a picture of UConn's No. 44 Aubrey Griffin driving to the basket against No. 1 on Georgetown, Kelsey Ransom, and a title at the bottom of the image that reads "BIG EAST PREVIEW"

Locked on Women’s Basketball: BIG EAST preview

By The Next / November 3, 2023

The Next’s BIG EAST beat writer Tee Baker joins host Natalie Heavren to preview the 2023-24 BIG EAST season

Graphic with a photo of Utah's Alissa Pili driving into the lane and text below that reads "2023-24 Pac-12 Preview." There is also a Locked On Women's Basketball logo in the top right and two small screen shots of Michelle Smith and Missy Heidrick.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2023-24 Pac-12 women’s basketball preview

By The Next / October 30, 2023

Missy and Michelle the final season of Pac-12 conference play

A close-up photo of UConn forward Breanna Stewart smiling. The text "Stewie as a draft prospect" 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: Analyzing WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart as a draft prospect

By The Next / October 29, 2023

‘Whatever I say, I feel like I’m selling her short’

South Carolina forward A'ja Wilson makes a move going left against UConn forward Napheesa Collier. The text "A'ja as a draft prospect" 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: Revisiting WNBA Finals MVP A’ja Wilson as a draft prospect

By The Next / October 21, 2023

‘A wizard from the high post’

Princeton guard Kaitlyn Chen tries to drive by Harvard's Lola Mullaney with her right hand. The text "Ivy preseason top 3" 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: Breaking down the preseason top three Ivy League teams

By The Next / October 20, 2023

Lions and Tigers and Crimson, oh my!

A preview image for an episode of Locked On Women's Basketball featuring a picture of Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty pushing the ball into the lane against the defense of the Las Vegas Aces' Jackie Young with the episode title "Can the Aces finish off the Liberty?" at the bottom of the image.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Aces on the verge of repeat

By The Next / October 13, 2023

The Aces stormed out to a convincing 2-0 lead in the series against the New York Liberty. Do the Liberty have what it takes to recover?