Flau'jae Johnson

Two side-by-side pictures: on the left, Spain center Awa Fam stands looking to her left with an arm outstreched past the edge of the picture; on the right, Notre Dame point guard Olivia Miles tosses a cross-body pass in midair in front of a Louisville defender with a packed crowd in the background

The IX Basketball’s 2026 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0

By Emily Adler / October 14, 2025

The most detailed 2026 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

A blue and white basketball with the Unrivaled logo on it sits on an empty basketball court. Several Unrivaled logos are visible in the background.

Unrivaled NIL: 14 women’s college basketball players sign deals

By Sydney Wingfield / July 19, 2025

The 14 players have won four national championships and made 32 NCAA Tournament appearances

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’

LSU Tigers forward Aneesah Morrow (24) flexes and lets out a yell after a play against the NC State Wolfpack during the second half of the Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament basketball game at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Wash. on March 28, 2025.

Unstoppable Aneesah Morrow leads LSU to Elite Eight

By Bella Munson / March 30, 2025

Morrow: ‘We have to be able to dominate and we have to be able to make defensive stops and we did that’

South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao dribbles into a pick-and-roll set by Sania Feagin while defended by Oklahoma Sooners guard Reyna Scott trying to feel out the screen

Adding team context to player development projections

By Emily Adler / March 9, 2025

Why our subconscious process should be systemitized

Grambling State head women's basketball coach Courtney Simmons during a game in the 2023-24 season.

Courtney Simmons details Grambling State’s challenging nonconference reality

By Rob Knox / December 18, 2024

The Grambling State head coach clarified her remarks following a recent LSU game

Close-up photos of USC's JuJu Watkins and UConn's Paige Bueckers are shown side by side. The text "All-Americans draft" is 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: 2024-25 preseason All-American teams mock draft

By The IX Basketball / November 2, 2024

Does Paige Bueckers or JuJu Watkins go No. 1 in this mock draft?

A collage of seven pictures of top WNBA draft prospects: In the middle, UConn guard Paige Bueckers screams in celebration while clenching her fists and flexing; surrounding her, from top-left clockwise: Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo holds the ball while looking into the distance; South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley jumps in midair higher than every other player on the court to release a floater; Stanford big Kiki Iriafen holds the ball above her head in midair to release a jump shot over the extended arm of a defender; Texas A&M big Janiah Barker looks down; Texas wing Madison Booker leans over and yells in celebration, while teammates yell in random directions in celebration as well; JuJu Watkins holds the ball over head to release a free-throw.

Who are the top WNBA draft prospects in college basketball?

By Emily Adler / April 23, 2024

The future has never been brighter

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark dribbles while being defending by LSU guard Hailey Van Lith in the Elite Eight game

Why did Kim Mulkey keep Hailey Van Lith on Caitlin Clark?

By Emily Adler / April 3, 2024

The LSU coach stuck to her gameplan. It didn’t work.

Graphic with photo of Iowa players Hannah Stuelke, Caitlin Clark, and Sydney Affolter celebrating during an Elite Eight game against LSU. Text below reads "Caitlin Clark Prevails!". Locked On Women's Basketball logo at the top right corner. Headshots of guest Isabel Rodrigues and host Howard Megdal at lower right.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Hear how Caitlin Clark and Iowa defeated Angel Reese and LSU

By The IX Basketball / April 2, 2024

Megdal: ‘You can actually feel it when the women’s game gets to another level’