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Phoenix Mercury guard Sophie Cunningham holds the ball on her right side on the perimeter. Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier is in a defensive stance and guarding her tightly.

Underdog Phoenix Mercury see season end after two straight battles with Minnesota

By Tia Reid / September 27, 2024

Year 1 of the Nate Tibbetts era ends in a first-round playoff sweep

Los Angeles Sparks Coach Curt Miller holds up both hands in a game between the Connecticut Sun and the Los Angeles Sparks.

Los Angeles Sparks fire Curt Miller — Early candidates to replace him

By Cameron Ruby / September 24, 2024

Curt Miller: ‘The team is now positioned for success’

Seattle Storm head coach Noelle Quinn bends over in a wide stance, stat sheet in hand, and relays information to her players from the sideline.

Noelle Quinn leads Seattle Storm into playoffs with heart, experience and wisdom

By Bella Munson / September 21, 2024

Nneka Ogwumike: ‘It feels really good knowing that she knows what it feels like to be where we are’

Cornell head coach Emily Garner stands at a podium and smiles as she speaks with the audience.

How Emily Garner wants to make Cornell the next Ivy League program on the rise

By Jenn Hatfield / April 27, 2024

Garner, who spent the past eight years coaching at Trinity College, makes the jump to the Ivy League

Former LSU guard Seimone Augustus and current head coach Kim Mulkey hold up one hand each in the shape of an L in front of Augustus' on-campus statue.

Seimone Augustus, Michele Timms headline Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024

By Aya Abdeen / April 6, 2024

Fellow inductees Harley Redin and Michael Cooper also have ties to women’s basketball

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma smiles on the sidelines. He has a water bottle in his left hand and looks like he's about to use his right hand to unscrew the cap.

Portland notebook: Geno Auriemma speaks on Pac-12, conference realignment

By Michelle Smith / March 30, 2024

Plus, Lindsay Gottlieb and Nicki Collen discuss their experience coaching in the pros

Five Cornell players sit on stools in a horizontal line facing head coach Dayna Smith. Their teammates and the rest of the staff huddle in a semicircle around them.

After 22 years, Dayna Smith is out as Cornell’s head coach

By Jenn Hatfield / March 12, 2024

The Big Red have struggled since winning their lone Ivy League title in 2008

Lavender Thornhill holds on with her left hand and waves with her right as she rides a baby hippo on a carousel.

2024 women’s basketball coaching carousel live tracker

By The Next / March 11, 2024

Bookmark this page and track changes here

USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb looks up

Stock up: Which women’s college basketball coaches have impressed the most?

By Em Adler / December 24, 2023

Four coaches who’ve exceeded expectations and set their teams up for success

George Washington head coach Caroline McCombs faces the court. She has her right hand raised with her five fingers spread, signaling to her team.

George Washington head coach Caroline McCombs receives contract extension

By Natalie Heavren / November 11, 2023

What McCombs’ extension means for the Revolutionaries