Posts by Matthew Walter

Matthew Walter covers the Las Vegas Aces, the Pac-12 and the WCC for the Next. He is a former Director of Basketball Operations and Video Coordinator at three different Division I women's basketball programs.

A’ja Wilson smiles on the basketball court

How A’ja Wilson has lifted the Aces as she becomes their all-time leading scorer

July 8, 2024

‘She’s the greatest player to put on the uniform, period, as she would say,’ Becky Hammon said of Wilson

The Point Gawd is back: What Chelsea Gray’s return looked like for the Aces

June 20, 2024

Gray: ‘It was great and just like a rush and a feeling that I missed a lot’

Four Las Vegas Aces players walk onto the court, looking down at the ground or straight ahead.

Las Vegas Aces’ early-season struggles start and end with defense

June 15, 2024

Hammon: ‘We’ve got to learn how to stop our own bleeding’

Kate Martin shoots for the Aces.

Kate Martin matters to the Las Vegas Aces

June 5, 2024

Kate Martin didn’t expect to be drafted back in April, but she’s already contributing to the defending champs early in the season.

Aces add former All-Star Tiffany Hayes to bolster guard depth

May 31, 2024

Formerly-retired Hayes will boost Las Vegas’ depleted backcourt as the Aces await Chelsea Gray’s return

How Las Vegas Aces are coping without Candace Parker, Chelsea Gray

May 21, 2024

Becky Hammon: ‘I actually don’t want anybody to try to be Chelsea’

Four Las Vegas Aces players walk onto the court ahead of live game play. They are each a few steps away from each other and walking in roughly a diagonal line.

2024 WNBA season preview: Las Vegas Aces

May 4, 2024

The Las Vegas Aces return their core from last year’s championship. Can they threepeat?

Dyaisha Fair has the ball in her left palm as the dribbles the ball up the court, with her weight on her right foot and her left foot mid-step in the air

Aces grab first-round talent with second- and third-round picks in the WNBA Draft

April 16, 2024

Las Vegas is once again a favorite to take home the championship

A 6’2 shooter? How Olivia Pollerd became Santa Clara’s 3-point sniper

February 25, 2024

Olivia Pollerd is having one of the best three point shooting seasons in Santa Clara history. She is also 6’2 and leading the team in blocks

Alysha Clark (7) and Kiah Stokes (41) try to box out Breanna Stewart (30) during Game 2 of the WNBA Finals on October 11, 2023, at Michelob Ultra Arena.

Las Vegas Aces re-sign two key pieces, add post depth

February 2, 2024

The Aces made some small moves to kick off WNBA free agency, but they will pay dividends for the reigning champs