Mid-Majors

Two photos of Kaitlyn Chen are displayed side-by-side. At left, she holds the 2024 Ivy League Tournament trophy, which is a large wooden trophy with a gold ball on top. At right, she stands on a ladder and holds up a piece of the net that she cut after winning a national championship.

How impactful have recent Ivy League graduate transfers been outside the conference?

By Jenn Hatfield / May 8, 2025

Nearly 40 Ivy Leaguers whose careers were interrupted by COVID-19 transferred to play as grad students

Norfolk State head coach Jermaine Woods is flanked by NSU athletics director Dr. Melody Webb and NSU president Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston during the introductory press conference. (Photo credit: Norfolk State Athletics)

HBCU notebook: Coaching carousel sparks seismic shifts across the MEAC and SWAC

By Rob Knox / May 7, 2025

Woods: ‘I’m excited to be here. Man, it’s a dream come true’

George Washington head coach Ganiyat Adeduntan (right) poses for a photo with associate vice president and director of athletics Michael Lipitz (left). They are both smiling and holding up a GW jersey with No. 1 and “Adeduntan” on the back.

Ganiyat Adeduntan is ‘honored and humbled’ to be the head coach at George Washington

By Natalie Heavren / May 4, 2025

What the start of the Adeduntan era means for the Revolutionaries

Oklahoma women's basketball associate head coach Jonas Chatterton stands courtside at a Sooners' practice session in Norman, Okla.

San Jose State hires Jonas Chatterton as head coach

By Emily Caron / April 24, 2025

Chatterton spent the last year as the associate head coach at Oklahoma

Alabama women's basketball forward Aaliyah Nya (32) dribbles while being defended by Texas guard Shay Holle (10) during an NCAA playoff game. Another defender stands behind Nye to the left while a crowd cheers behind them.

How the Las Vegas Aces played their cards right in the 2025 WNBA Draft

By Kelly Johnson / April 16, 2025

With two new shooters added the roster, the Aces look to contend for their third title

Columbia guard Kitty Henderson holds the ball with two hands on the left side of her body as she tries to step past Harvard guard Harmoni Turner.

How two Ivy League senior stars are navigating the uncertainty of what’s next

By Jenn Hatfield / April 11, 2025

Harvard’s Harmoni Turner and Columbia’s Kitty Henderson have pro-level talent, but their basketball futures are up in the air

Diamond Johnson holds the MVP hoop following the Lilly's All-Star Game. (Photo credit: Intersport)

Diamond Johnson sparkles and Zaay Green shines in Lilly Women’s College All-Star Game

By Rob Knox / April 9, 2025

Johnson: ‘I just wanted to represent and remind everybody you know, no matter what level you’re at, the [scouts] are going to see you’

UConn guard Kaitlyn Chen smiles and stands on a ladder. She wears a championship hat and shirt and holds up a piece of the net that she just finished cutting.

Inside Kaitlyn Chen’s journey from Princeton to UConn to national champion

By Jenn Hatfield / April 7, 2025

Lauren Dillon: ‘At Kaitlyn’s truest form, she’s a winner’

George Mason's Nekhu Mitchell dribbles the ball between two defenders.

2025 transfer portal tracker: Mid-majors

By The Next / April 3, 2025

Which players have entered the transfer portal from mid-major programs, and where are they headed?
Updated May 10, 2025

Southern and UC San Diego tip off in the NCAA First Four on Wednesday, March 19 in Los Angeles. (Photo credit: Garrett Edgerson, Southern Athletics)

Southern, Norfolk State highlight successful and memorable 2024-25 campaign for HBCUs

By Rob Knox / April 2, 2025

Diamond Johnson: ‘It’s not just for us; it’s for literally every HBCU in the world’