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UConn women's basketball poses with a large blue banner after winning the 2025 national championship.

2025-26 top 25 college basketball preview

By Missy Heidrick / October 6, 2025

Who can fit their puzzle pieces together to get to the 2026 Final Four?

A player on the left wearing black talks with her coach on the right wearing a gray quarter zip. They are smiling in conversation with one another.

Vanderbilt is looking forward to a stronger season

By Stephanie Kaloi / October 1, 2025

Washington: ‘All I really want to do is compete and have fun’

USC's JuJu Watkins flashes a 3-point sign with her right hand.

JuJu Watkins to miss 2025-26 season

By Sydney Wingfield / September 29, 2025

Gottlieb: ‘We look forward to the day she returns to competition stronger than ever’

Ruby Whitehorn.

Why Tennessee decided to reinstate Ruby Whitehorn

By Stephanie Kaloi / September 26, 2025

Kim Caldwell: ‘Not an ideal situation’

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.

New Alabama State women's basketball coach Johnetta Hayes holds a black Alabama State jersey while being flanked by athletic director Dr. Jason Cable (left) and president Quinton T. Ross (right)

HBCU notebook: Johnetta Hayes excited to lead Alabama State’s new era and add to its rich history

By Rob Knox / September 16, 2025

Hayes: ‘The biggest thing that keeps me going every day is being able to affect change in our student athletes’ lives’

Black-and-white tribute image of basketball player Tiana Mangakahia in a Syracuse uniform, dribbling a basketball. The text on the right reads, "Tiana Mangakahia 1995–2025" with an orange Syracuse logo underneath it.

Former Syracuse basketball player Tiana Mangakahia dies following cancer battle

By Sydney Wingfield / September 12, 2025

The former Syracuse guard and Australian native had been battling breast cancer multiple times since her initial diagnosis in June of 2019

Yale and El Pacto women's basketball players pose for a photo. They are interspersed in two rows, and the players in the front row are holding a black flag that says "El Pacto" on it in white capital letters.

How a foreign tour might have solved one of Yale’s top challenges from last season

By Jenn Hatfield / September 3, 2025

As the Bulldogs toured Spain and France this summer, they built chemistry earlier than they otherwise could’ve

Locked On Women’s Basketball: The boom happening at Texas Tech

By The IX Basketball / August 19, 2025

Ryan Hyatt from TheRaiderland.com joins Missy Heidrick to talk all things Texas Tech in the changing landscape of college athletics

Howard women's basketball is standing in front of a tiled mural wall in Lisbon, Portugal. which is a strong symbol tied to Portugal’s maritime history.

HBCU notebook: Howard’s trip to Portugal was a memorable building block

By Rob Knox / August 17, 2025

Plus: trio of Hampton players earn valuable experience during WNBA All-Star weekend, and early NCAA schedules revealed