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USC Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb speaks to the media in front of a red banner reading "Fight On!" and SC, smiling as she answers questions.

USC promises a new look amid departures, absences and a variety of additions 

By Cameron Ruby / September 22, 2025

The numbers from USC’s 2024-2025 last season tell a story of dominance interrupted.

Jan Jensen smiles while grabbing onto the shoulders of a woman in front of her

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Iowa post-Caitlin Clark

By The IX Basketball / June 25, 2025

Jensen: ‘Iowa women’s basketball is a special program with a special tradition,’

Sue Beckwith of Iowa women's basketball.

Iowa alum Sue Beckwith pays it forward

By Angie Holmes / June 3, 2025

Retired physician’s $7 million donation reflects commitment to women’s sports

Podcast promotion graphic with a photo of Maryland coach Brenda Freese sitting at a table in front of a microphone. Text overlay reads "The Terps Reload."

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Brenda Frese talks Terps

By The IX Basketball / May 6, 2025

Frese: ‘At some point, the hardest part is just making sure you stay true to your culture’

Graphic with photo of Rutgers head coach Coquese Washington smiling and holding a B10 Network microphone. Locked On Women's Basketball logo at top right. Headshot of host Howard Megdal at lower right. White text on orange background reads "Scarlet Knights Rising".

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Coquese Washington talks Rutgers lessons from this season, new roster

By The IX Basketball / April 29, 2025

Washington: ‘You have to put the building blocks in place’

USC center Clarice Akunwafo is shown in profile, walking off the court after losing in the Elite Eight.

How Clarice Akunwafo prepared for a career in surgery, even during USC’s NCAA Tournament run

By Rowan Schaberg / April 12, 2025

Akunwafo: ‘There’s always time; you just have to find it’

UCLA center Lauren Betts walks off the floor during a Final Four game. She looks down at the court. Fans and the Final Four's "Four It All" slogan are visible but out of focus in the background.

UCLA prepares for next step after dream season ends in the Final Four

By Bella Munson / April 6, 2025

Cori Close: ‘Experience is such a powerful teacher, if you allow it to’

UCLA Bruins head coach Cori Close (left), center Lauren Betts (center) and guard Kiki Rice during press conference at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. on April 3, 2025.

How focusing on life outside of basketball made Lauren Betts even better on the court

By Bella Munson / April 4, 2025

Close: ‘I feel like there’s a lightness about her that didn’t exist before’

Florida State's Ta'Niya Latson holds the basketball and gestures to a teammate to come toward her.

2025 transfer portal tracker: Power Five

By The IX Basketball / April 3, 2025

Which players have entered the transfer portal from Power Five programs, and where are they headed?

Updated August 11, 2025

UCLA Bruins forward Janiah Barker (0) shoots against LSU Lady Tigers forward Sa'Myah Smith (5) during the first half of a Elite 8 NCAA Tournament basketball game at Spokane Arena.

Janiah Barker is the X-Factor for UCLA

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / April 2, 2025

The junior wing has added a different look to the Bruins