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.

In a series with 10 Olympians, what will it take for the Las Vegas Aces to advance?

September 22, 2024

The Aces will need all hands on deck to beat the Seattle Storm in this star-studded first round series

How Sydney Colson has impacted the Las Vegas Aces’ defense

September 17, 2024

‘She stirs things up when she goes. She kicks the beehive’

How the Las Vegas Aces are trying to find consistency

September 3, 2024

A’ja Wilson: ‘My main focus is just getting wins’

Tiffany Hayes came out of retirement to make an impact

July 29, 2024

She went from sitting on the beach to coming off the bench for the reigning champs

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’

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 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’