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Destiny Howell was the 2023 MEAC Player of the Year and she returns after missing last season. Photo credit/Howard Athletics

HBCU notebook: Destiny Howell’s return excites Howard, HBCUs looking forward to hosting Power Four programs

By Rob Knox / October 16, 2024

Howell: ‘Once I found the positives in a negative situation, it brought me peace and a clear mind’

UC Irvine guard Deja Lee attacks the defense during the Big West Tournament semifinals.

2024-25 Big West Conference preview

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / October 15, 2024

Breaking down the Big West rosters and predicting who will come out on top

Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2024-25 NCAA Top 25 preview

By The Next / October 14, 2024

Heidrick: ‘In order to be the best, you’ve got to beat the best’

A collage of nine pictures of top 2025 WNBA draft prospects: In the middle, UConn guard Paige Bueckers screams in celebration; surrounding her, from top-left clockwise: South Carolina guard Raven Johnson dribble around an Iowa defender; UCLA forward Janiah Barker holds the ball out in one outstreched arm at the top of a crossover; NC State guard Saniya Rivers dribbles between her legs while looking toward the paint; Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles dribbles up the court; Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron holds her shot release while turning to jog back up the court in front of a full audience; Slovenian forward Ajsa Sivka moves up the court; South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao reaches in to deflect the ball from an Iowa player's dribble; Stanford big Kiki Iriafen holds the ball above her head in midair to release a jump shot over the extended arm of a defender.

Who’s Next — The Next’s 2025 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0

By Em Adler / October 14, 2024

The most detailed 2025 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

Iowa women's basketball head coach Jan Jensen

Jan Jensen opens new era for Iowa women’s basketball

By Angie Holmes / October 13, 2024

New head coach looks forward to another sold-out season

Duquesne head coach Dan Burt looks to his right down the sideline with his right hand on his hip.

What Duquesne head coach Dan Burt’s contract extension means for the Dukes

By Natalie Heavren / October 12, 2024

Burt: ‘This really solidifies finishing my career at Duquesne, and I’m really excited to say that’

Sophomore guard Ariana Mosley drives to the basket

2024-25 SWAC preview

By Rob Knox / October 9, 2024

Simmons: ‘We want to keep the main thing the main thing, and the goal is to be number one at the end of the season’

Six women's college basketball players, including two each from Harvard and Dartmouth, pose for a photo in front of a statue of Chinese scholar Wen Yiduo at Tsinghua University during a summer exchange program.

‘Low-key kind of surreal’: What two Harvard players learned from US-China exchange program

By Jenn Hatfield / October 8, 2024

Harmoni Turner and Gabby Anderson were part of USA-China College Basketball Team Exchange Activity in August

South Carolina celebrates after winning NCAA tournament

2024-25 NCAA top 25 preview

By Missy Heidrick / October 7, 2024

Many more miles to travel to see which roads lead to the 2025 Final Four

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.

With reloaded roster, Alabama is chasing wins in ultra-competitive SEC

By Isa Almeida / October 3, 2024

Essence Cody: ‘[It] doesn’t matter if you’re a freshman or a transfer, I feel like every day, we just work together’