2024 NCAA Tournament

Freshman Tessa Johnson had the game of her life in the NCAA championship, scoring a career-high 19 points to lead the Gamecocks. Photo credit: Dominic Allegra, The Next

Final Four notebook: Johnson shines with South Carolina, Kate Martin reflects and more

By Rob Knox / April 10, 2024

A look back at the Final Four, featuring Tessa Johnson’s triumphs, Kate Martin’s reflections, and Caitlin Clark’s lasting impact

Graphic with photo of Dawn Staley holding a glass basketball trophy after winning the 2024 NCAA Championship title game. Text below reads "Dawn Staley's World". Locked On Women's Basketball logo at top right. Headshots of guest Rob Knox and host Howard Megdal at lower right.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: How Dawn Staley impacts South Carolina and the world

By The Next / April 9, 2024

Unpacking South Carolina’s remarkable undefeated season

Fans cheer the NCAA Tournament games at the Togethxr pop-up sports bar event in Portland on March 30, 2024.

Togethxr creates community with popular events around NCAA Tournament

By Michelle Smith / April 8, 2024

It’s one thing for a team, league, or tournament to be able to sell tickets and generate excitement. It is an entirely different thing to offer experiences and events that add to the excitement and buzz of an event

South Carolina celebrates winning the NCAA tournament

Locked On Women’s Basketball: South Carolina win championship, complete undefeated season

By The Next / April 8, 2024

Missy Heidrick and Alex Simon break down the Final Four, the championship game, and what’s next for women’s basketball

South Carolina celebrates its third national championship and first perfect season in program history (Photo credit: Dominic Allegra, The Next Hoops)

South Carolina finishes perfect season with a flourish

By Rob Knox / April 7, 2024

A year after falling to Iowa in the Final Four, South Carolina beat them to secure both the NCAA championship and a perfect season

Dawn Staley celebrates after South Carolina wins the championship

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Dawn Staley, South Carolina and Caitlin Clark

By The Next / April 7, 2024

Host Howard Megdal recaps South Carolina’s championship game defeat of Iowa, Dawn Staley’s legacy, and all things Caitlin Clark

Dawn Staley celebrates a national title with players as confetti falls

With third national title, Dawn Staley breathes rarified air

By Tee Baker / April 7, 2024

Staley led South Carolina to an undefeated season that ended with a trophy

Iowa guard Kate Martin holds the ball on the left side of her body near the sideline. Her eyes are up as she scans the court, looking for passing options.

Fifth-year senior Kate Martin cements her legacy at Iowa

By Michelle Smith / April 6, 2024

Caitlin Clark: ‘She embodies Iowa women’s basketball in every single thing she does’

South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso stands with her hands on her hips and looks up and to her right. The loose ball is visible in the foreground.

Kamilla Cardoso brings lightness and empathy to South Carolina’s championship quest

By Rob Knox / April 6, 2024

Bree Hall: Cardoso ‘brings all of us to life’

A masked Aaliyah Edwards is shown in profile, looking down at the floor.

UConn Huskies run out of gas, break down in national semifinal loss

By Tee Baker / April 6, 2024

A season of adversity stalls out in Final Four