breakout players

A graphic shows two close-up photos of WNBA players displayed side-by-side. On the left, Seattle Storm forward Gabby Williams has her head turned to the left and the ball in her right hand. On the right, Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese looks straight ahead. Banners reading "2025 WNBA season" and "Breakout players" are overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked On Women's Basketball logo is in the top right corner.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: WNBA breakout players in 2025

By The IX Basketball / July 12, 2025

Whose game has taken the biggest leap this season?

Yale forward Mackenzie Egger rises to shoot a right-handed shot as one Penn defender walls up and another tries to block the shot from behind.

With a clear mind and a new shot, Yale’s Mackenzie Egger is the Ivy League’s breakout star

By Jenn Hatfield / February 21, 2025

Dalila Eshe: ‘She has found the easy button … where she’s just flowing and clicking’

Brown guard Grace Arnolie (left) and Yale guard Nyla McGill (right) handle the ball for their respective teams.

Eight Ivy League players who have surprised this season

By Jenn Hatfield / December 4, 2022

Rookie standouts, sophomores making leaps and a senior coming into her own