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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

Caitlin Clark stands against a wall surrounded by media members with outstretched microphones

Caitlin Clark is women’s basketball’s high-leverage star

By Jacob Mox / April 9, 2024

To accurately judge her career, you must weigh the change she has driven in the context of the environment she has inherited

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

Iowa forward Hannah Stuelke smiles and raises her left hand to wave to the crowd.

Caitlin Clark is leaving. What does that mean for Iowa’s future?

By Talia Goodman / April 8, 2024

Clark is off to the WNBA, but her legacy can help the Hawkeyes for years

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

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after beating LSU in the Elite 8round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament between Iowa and LSU at MVP Arena, Monday, April 1, 2024 in Albany, N.Y.

Caitlin Clark is ready for what’s next

By Michelle Smith / April 7, 2024

She’s gone from the Iowa girl who began her career quietly in the COVID-19 era, with livestreams showing the Hawkeyes’ games on weekday afternoons, to the reason that close to 20 million people will likely have tuned in Sunday to watch her final college game

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’

Iowa forward Hannah Stuelke yells and clenches her fists in celebration.

For Iowa’s Hannah Stuelke, ‘confidence is everything’ in Final Four win

By Howard Megdal / April 6, 2024

Lisa Bluder: ‘We just kept telling her how good she was’