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.

Kate Martin shoots a right-handed floater for the Las Vegas 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

Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray shoots a fadeaway jump shot over two New York Liberty defenders while center Kiah Stokes sets a screen.

2024 WNBA free agency preview: Las Vegas Aces

January 11, 2024

The Aces need the same thing in free agency as they did in 2023: depth

How Gonzaga’s Yvonne Ejim has developed into one of the best post players in the country

December 28, 2023

Ejim has followed in the footsteps of many past Bulldogs frontcourt players

Saint Mary's forward Ali Bamberger prepares to shoot a 3-pointer from the top of the key as an Illinois State defender contests.

How an ACL tear helped grow the Bamberger family legacy at Saint Mary’s

December 16, 2023

Ali Bamberger seemed destined to be an all-time great for Saint Mary’s since the day she was born