NCAA Tournament

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

NCAA President Charlie Baker giving a speech

Charlie Baker says NCAA will have units for women’s tournament by 2024-25 season

By Howard Megdal / April 7, 2024

Baker: ‘Our goal is to get it up for the next fiscal year’

South Carolina's MiLaysia Fulwiley stands on a ladder and holds up her piece of the net after winning the 2024 SEC Tournament.

MiLaysia Fulwiley is South Carolina’s bounce-back ‘generational talent’

By Gabriella Lewis / April 5, 2024

‘When you have a player like Lay, you have to let her go be who she is’

Getting defensive has made all the difference for South Carolina freshman Tessa Johnson

By Rob Knox / April 5, 2024

The freshman guard is elevating her game, and finding her place with the Gamecocks in the process

Tennessee center Tamari Key shoots a left-handed face-up shot over an Alabama defender's outstretched arms.

After a season of fighting back, Tamari Key retires on her own terms

By Gabriella Lewis / April 3, 2024

Key finishes her career with a season full of patience and grit

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Celebrating the legacies of Reese and Holmes

By The Next / April 3, 2024

Reflections on the legendary careers of Angel Reese and Mackenzie Holmes, and glimpses of the future with Lauren Betts and Raegan Beers

LSU guard Hailey Van Lith high-fives her teammates as she's introduced in the starting lineup.

‘I know how to fight for Hailey’: Hailey Van Lith talks mental health ahead of LSU Sweet 16 appearance

By Talia Goodman / March 29, 2024

Van Lith asked herself last year, ‘Why isn’t what you feel ever enough?’

Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles sits on the bench at Purcell Pavilion ahead of the Irish's Jan. 7, 2024 game against UNC. (Mitchell Northam / The Next)

Behind the scenes, Olivia Miles has played a crucial role in Notre Dame’s Sweet 16 run

By Mitchell Northam / March 28, 2024

Sonia Citron: “If we can defend her, we can defend anyone in the country”

West Virginia guard Jayla Hemingway slides her feet on the perimeter to defend a drive by Iowa guard Caitlin Clark.

How West Virginia’s ‘tremendous and special’ defense nearly knocked off Iowa in the NCAA Tournament

By Jenn Hatfield / March 26, 2024

Mark Kellogg, the Mountaineers’ third coach in three years, nearly led the program to the Sweet 16

Paige Bueckers drives to the basket

Paige Bueckers is making up for lost time

By Tee Baker / March 26, 2024

‘We have the best player in America’