2025 NCAA Tournament

Players hold the ball and play on the court in the middle of Elite Eight games

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Final Four preview

By The IX Basketball / April 4, 2025

Baker: ‘We can’t ignore what Paige Bueckers has been doing’

Raven Johnson’s biggest wins go beyond basketball as South Carolina preps for fifth straight Final Four

By Rob Knox / April 4, 2025

Johnson: ‘I didn’t expect all this, but it’s truly a blessing’

LSU Tigers forward Aneesah Morrow (24) tries to knock the ball away from UCLA Bruins forward Timea Gardiner (30) during the second half of the Elite 8 NCAA Tournament basketball game at Spokane Arena on May 30, 2025 in Spokane, Wash.

Aneesah Morrow’s prolific college career ends with cemented legacy

By Bella Munson / April 2, 2025

Kim Mulkey: ‘You wish you had an Aneesah every time you walked on a court’

Hosts sit at chairs on an episode of Bracket Breakdown

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Texas vs. South Carolina predictions

By The IX Basketball / April 2, 2025

Megdal: ‘With Madison Booker, in this moment, we have the chance to see someone build a legacy’

UCLA Bruins forward Janiah Barker (0) shoots against LSU Lady Tigers forward Sa'Myah Smith (5) during the first half of a Elite 8 NCAA Tournament basketball game at Spokane Arena.

Janiah Barker is the X-Factor for UCLA

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / April 2, 2025

The junior wing has added a different look to the Bruins

South Carolina is back in the Final Four as the reigning national champions.

The Weekly Fast Break: One final stop

By Missy Heidrick / April 2, 2025

Three No. 1 seeds plus UConn at the 2025 Final Four

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’

Vic Schaefer holds a trophy.

‘We’re on a mission’: Inside Texas’ emotional Elite Eight win against TCU

By Wilton Jackson / April 1, 2025

Vic Schaefer: ‘[Coaching basketball] is not a check. This is who I am.’

South Carolina Gamecocks celebrate during their defeat over the Duke Blue Devils

Locked On Women’s Basketball: From Elite Eight to Final Four

By The IX Basketball / March 31, 2025

Which teams will fill out the Final Four? Missy Heidrick and Michelle Smith have some ideas

Kansas State players high five during a huddle in a game against USC. USC players stand behind them.

Kansas State star seniors leave behind legacy, and face questions for the future

By Rowan Schaberg / March 31, 2025

Ayoka Lee: ‘Not everyone gets to have a college career like that, so extremely grateful’