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Alyssa Thomas uses her right shoulder to move past Jonquel Jones on a drive to the basket.

Connecticut Sun outnumbered in Game 3 loss

By Jacqueline LeBlanc / October 1, 2023

The Sun desperately missed ‘glue player’ Rebecca Allen, who didn’t play because of illness

A close-up photo of USA and Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and "Positional Value in WNBA Draft Evaluation" are overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked on Women's Basketball logo is in the upper right corner.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: How did Nneka Ogwumike fare as a WNBA draft prospect?

By The IX Basketball / September 30, 2023

‘She’s just an intensely talented basketball player, an elegant mover’

The New York Liberty players huddle while Breanna Stewart speaks.

How the New York Liberty kept their lead in Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals

By Jackie Powell / September 30, 2023

‘That’s just the maturity I think that we learned over the season’

Wearing a blue warm-up shirt, Chicago Sky forward Ruthy Hebard shoots before a game.

Ruthy Hebard named TCU women’s basketball assistant coach 

By Cameron Ruby / September 30, 2023

Chicago Sky forward joins former Oregon assistant coach Mark Campbell’s staff

As Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington releases a layup with her arm parallel to the floor, Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson blocks it. Both players are shown in mid-air with their backs to the camera, their hands sandwiching the ball.

How offensive juggernaut Aces won a defensive slugfest and advanced to WNBA Finals

By Matthew Walter / September 30, 2023

‘That’s how you win championships is taking care of those kind of things’

Cierra Burdick holds a giant silver trophy and beams. She is also wearing a FIBA 3X3 medal over her USA uniform.

What it was like on tour during the FIBA 3X3 Women’s Series

By Scott Mammoser / September 30, 2023

Team USA’s Cierra Burdick was named the MVP of the Pristina and Katowice events

Penn State Shay Ciezki dribbles the ball with her right hand in Big Ten play. She has her eyes up as a Minnesota defender approaches.

Three teams that could rise in the Big Ten in 2023-24

By Eric Rynston-Lobel / September 29, 2023

These programs missed the NCAA Tournament last year but are ready to turn things around

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Is expansion coming to the Bay Area?

By The IX Basketball / September 29, 2023

Host Jackie Powell and Alex Simon discuss WNBA expansion

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Maryland’s Brenda Frese on Alyssa Thomas, Diamond Miller, Shyanne Sellers and more 

By The IX Basketball / September 28, 2023

Howard and Brenda Frese talk Terrapins basketball, WNBA MVP discourse, Alyssa Thomas’s legacy

Details on the new Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT)

By Caylen Johnson / September 28, 2023

The NCAA announced the schedule for WBIT — 32 teams are participating in the postseason competition following the conclusion of the 2023-24 conference tournaments