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Seattle Storm rookie Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu dribbles up the court with her left hand.

Mid-major coaches find their niche with international recruiting 

By Cameron Ruby / October 14, 2023

The influx of global players promises pace of play and a more level playing field in recruiting.

A preview image for the Locked on Women's Basketball podcast episode, WNBA Retrospect: Jewell Loyd. Features a close up picture of Loyd looking to the left of the image, with a white arrow pointing to her along with her name. White text in an orange background captions the episode as "The Gold Mamba"

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Jewell Loyd, the Gold Mamba

By The IX Basketball / October 14, 2023

The Saturday crew looks back at the WNBA outlook for Jewell Loyd coming out of Notre Dame in this week’s WNBA Retrospect

WBL All-Star Molly Bolin is pictured shooting the basketball against the backdrop of a banner that reads "Pioneers." She is wearing the team's blue, yellow and white uniform.

Aptly named, professional women’s basketball in Bay Area began with Pioneers

By Tee Baker / October 14, 2023

The legacy of the the San Francisco Pioneers

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 IX Basketball / 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?

A close-up photo of Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne about to take a shot in warmups.

What’s next for Elena Delle Donne and the Washington Mystics?

By Jenn Hatfield / October 13, 2023

Delle Donne will be a free agent in January, and the Mystics are at a crossroads

Pac-12 Media Day set photo

Pac-12’s last ride is the elephant in the room at media day

By Michelle Smith / October 13, 2023

‘Our team’s theme is ‘Best year ever,’ and I think that that’s kind of what everyone wants’

Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2023 WNBA Finals: Las Vegas Aces are on the brink of history

By The IX Basketball / October 12, 2023

Howard highlights Game 2 of the WNBA Finals, the Aces guards dominating in the finals, A’ja Wilson’s performance and Kiah Stokes’s vital role with the Aces

There was no beauty in New York Liberty’s struggle on Wednesday night

By Jackie Powell / October 12, 2023

Ionescu: ‘We’re gonna have to figure it out this week’

Why are the Las Vegas Aces playing their best basketball in the WNBA Finals?

By Matthew Walter / October 12, 2023

‘When they’re locked in and rested, I like us’

Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin speaks at a recent on-campus event. (Photo via Mississippi Athletics)

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin has Mississippi on a Final Four trajectory

By The IX Basketball / October 11, 2023

‘I don’t believe you can skip skip steps’