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UCLA women's basketball players celebrating Big Ten tournament championship. Players wearing championship shirts and medals, holding "Big Ten Tournament Champions" sign and championship trophy.

2025-26 Big Ten preview

By Thomas Costello / October 15, 2025

One year after the expansion to 18 teams, is the conference UCLA’s to lose?

UConn women's basketball poses with a large blue banner after winning the 2025 national championship.

2025-26 top 25 college basketball preview

By Missy Heidrick / October 6, 2025

Who can fit their puzzle pieces together to get to the 2026 Final Four?

A woman puts her hands up and celebrates at a basketball arena

Minnesota Lynx to honor the esteemed career of Seimone Augustus this weekend

By Terry Horstman / June 13, 2025

Augustus: ‘Minnesota for me is … the foundation of me even finding my identity as a person’

Minnesota forward Mallory Heyer holds the ball near her left hip with two hands and looks to make a move.

How Mallory Heyer has helped Minnesota take a step forward this season

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 3, 2025

Heyer is part of a recruiting class that stuck with Minnesota through a coaching change, and it’s paying off

The Weekly Fast Break: Last ones standing

By Missy Heidrick / January 15, 2025

Ohio State and Notre Dame in the headlines, triple doubles and Gamecock W’s

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Gophers are ready for the Big Ten season

By The IX Basketball / November 6, 2024

Plitzuweit: ‘Probably the biggest thing we have to figure out is – how do we score more efficiently?’

UCLA center Lauren Betts fights for a rebound against USC center Clarice Akunwafo and USC guard JuJu Watkins.

2024-25 Big Ten preview

By Eric Rynston-Lobel / October 17, 2024

Four new teams, dozens of storylines in the new-look conference

Lynx guard Kayla McBride is smiling while clapping hands in the air

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Minnesota Lynx playoff updates

By The IX Basketball / October 4, 2024

Lynx will face Sun in Game 3 on Friday

A close-up photo of UConn's Paige Bueckers showing her straight on, slightly bent over and looking in front of her. The text "Paige Bueckers is a Rare Gem" 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: How rare gems in Minnesota helped build pro women’s basketball

By The IX Basketball / May 10, 2024

‘These are shining examples that have helped lead us … to where we are now’

Red and white confetti falls on Ohio State as the Buckeyes celebrate their Big Ten regular-season title.

Big Ten Tournament preview: Questions for all 14 teams in the conference

By Eric Rynston-Lobel / March 6, 2024

Can Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes win their third straight title?