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Photo of Big 12 tournament championship trophy

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Checking in on the college game

By The Next / May 12, 2025

Heidrick: ‘Very uncertain times as these institutions across the country try to navigate what this settlement is going to look like’

Columbia women's basketball head coach Megan Griffith stands on a ladder and cuts the net of a basketball hoop at the Columbia Lions home court while Lions players stand behind her celebrating and spectators stand in front of her taking pictures with their phones

A modest counterproposal: Win or go home

By Emily Adler / March 16, 2025

‘March Madness is designed to find the sweet spot between crowning the best teams and pure randomness’

A thumbnail for the Locked on Women's Basketball podcast, with an orange banner across the bottom that reads "UTSA belongs in the tourney", and a photo of UTSA head coach Karen Aston vocally coaching from the sidelines with overlayed images of Aston and host Howard Megdal on either side.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Karen Aston makes the case for UTSA

By The Next / March 12, 2025

UTSA head coach Karen Aston joins host Howard Megdal

The NCAA Tournament championship trophy at the 2023 title game

Is the NET ranking system working the way it’s supposed to?

By Steve Silverman / March 11, 2025

NCAA’s Rick Nixon: ‘We’ve heard the complaints’

Coach Dawn Thornton during a timeout in a game against Oakwood during an exhibition on Nov. 4, 2025. (Photo credit: Alabama A&M Athletics)

How Dawn Thornton’s 20-20 vision helped Alabama A&M enjoy the view from ‘The Hill’

By Rob Knox / March 5, 2025

Thornton: ‘I knew this team would be special’

Jackson State guard Taleah Dilworth drives to the basket against Alabama State. (Photo credit: Jackson State Athletics)

SWAC leading scorer Taleah Dilworth embraced the grind to get Jackson State close to its goal

By Rob Knox / February 17, 2025

Richards: ‘I’m most impressed with her being an unbelievably humble, sound, and good person and her growth.’

UNCW's Taylor Henderson dribbles the ball up the floor during a game this season. (Photo credit: Nathan Hovey | UNCW Athletics)

CAA notebook: Taylor Henderson fuels UNC Wilmington’s winning spirit

By Rob Knox / February 12, 2025

Plus a look at impact freshmen from Campbell, Towson and Elon

UCLA celebrates after a recent win

South Carolina, UCLA, Duke, Texas selected to compete in Players Era Women’s Championship in 2025

By Sydney Wingfield / December 16, 2024

The inaugural tournament in November 2025 will include some of the top teams of the 2024-25 season so far

SEC logo is pictured as Locked on Women's Basketball thumbnail over title "Moving day in college sports"

Locked On Women’s Basketball: College athletics conference realignment

By The Next / July 1, 2024

Analyst and host Missy Heidrick is joined by Blair Kerkhoff to discuss changes in college athletics

Fairfield's Janelle Brown stands in the middle of a huddle for the Stags and raises her right hand in the air.

‘The people make the place’: At Fairfield, success is all about family

By Eric Rynston-Lobel / May 11, 2024

An in-depth look at a mid-major on the rise