2022 NCAA Tournament

South Carolina's Brea Beal gets in the way of UConn's Paige Bueckers. (John McClellan photo)

UPDATED: How South Carolina smothered UConn’s title hopes

By Howard Megdal / April 3, 2022

Destanni Henderson’s career night came at the right time

2022 Final Four Preview: Playing Gamecock basketball is key to South Carolina bringing home the title

By Dorothy J. Gentry / April 3, 2022

“Going for hustle plays, making sure we’re giving way more effort. A National Championship is on the line and we’re two teams coming to compete and we want to win, so just making sure that we do every single everything.”

South Dakota State players and coaches gather around a WNIT championship banner with the tournament trophy

Daily Briefing — April 3, 2022: JACKED UP — South Dakota State cruises to 2022 WNIT title

By Em Adler / April 3, 2022

It’s Championship Sunday!

Paige Bueckers, crouching, and Aaliyah Edwards, sitting on the ground, yell in celebration, while Azzi Fudd runs in, smiling, from the background to celebrate. Stanford Cardinal Cameron Brink walks away from Bueckers and Edwards.

Daily Briefing — April 2, 2022: CARDINAL SINS — UConn outduels Stanford for championship berth

By Em Adler / April 2, 2022

The Hull has been breached

South Carolina celebrates after knocking off Louisville to advance to the NCAA Tournament championship game

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Friday Final Four Forum

By The Next / April 2, 2022

Our staff recaps the Friday Final Four games, including a smooth South Carolina victory and a stuck Stanford attack

South Carolina celebrates after defeating Louisville, 72-59 at the women's Final Four April 1, 2022. (John McCLellan photo)

The slow inevitability of Aliyah Boston sinks Louisville

By Howard Megdal / April 1, 2022

23 and 18 to put the Gamecocks one win from the title

Geno Auriemma stands at halfcourt, but the Final Four logo, looking into the distance, away from the camera

Daily Briefing — April 1, 2022: Final Four tips off

By Em Adler / April 1, 2022

Ball is a four-letter word

Louisville Emily Engstler Jeff Walz

2022 Final Four preview: Can Louisville’s defense stop Aliyah Boston?

By Mitchell Northam / March 31, 2022

‘We’re going to have our hands full,’ Louisville’s Jeff Walz says

Left: Aaliyah Edwards shows a younger girl how to hold a basketball. Top right: (from left to right) Nika Mühl, Sofia Payan, Edwards, Wang Fuqu, Siya Deodhar and Diouma Berthe pose with the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament trophy. Bottom left: Mühl handles the ball during a program activity. Bottom right: Georgia Amoore stretches. Photos Courtesy of NBA Academy.

Preparation, opportunities and friendship: The NBA Academy Women’s Program’s impact on alumnae

By Natalie Heavren / March 31, 2022

Four years after it started, the NBA Academy Women’s Program saw 12 alumnae reach the 2022 NCAA Tournament

A Stanford player smiles widely while riding on Haley Jones' back and waving a Stanford flag with one hand. Some cheerleaders pose next to them for a photo, while on their other side, the Cardinal mascot smiles and gives a thumbs-up.

2022 Women’s Final Four: The Next staff on winners, players to watch and more

By The Next / March 31, 2022

Four teams enter. Only one will survive.