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UConn guard Kaitlyn Chen smiles and stands on a ladder. She wears a championship hat and shirt and holds up a piece of the net that she just finished cutting.

Inside Kaitlyn Chen’s journey from Princeton to UConn to national champion

By Jenn Hatfield / April 7, 2025

Lauren Dillon: ‘At Kaitlyn’s truest form, she’s a winner’

Satou Sabally dribbles the ball with her right hand in the open court, with no defender nearby.

Satou Sabally trade moves Phoenix Mercury one step closer to contending for a title

By Tia Reid / February 1, 2025

Three days after trading for Alyssa Thomas, the Mercury make another bold move

Princeton guard Ashley Chea shoots a right-handed jump shot. Several Duquesne defenders are nearby but aren't close enough to fully contest it.

Chea-t code: Ashley Chea is thriving in the spotlight as Princeton’s floor general

By Jenn Hatfield / January 26, 2025

The Tigers are young this year, but Chea has helped keep them rolling

Columbia guard Kitty Henderson extends her right arm to lay the ball up underhanded. She has gotten by the Duke defense and is uncontested.

‘She’s the example’: How Columbia senior Kitty Henderson has stepped up as a scorer

By Jenn Hatfield / December 2, 2024

Henderson and ‘mini Kitty,’ first-year Mia Broom, stood out in Lions’ loss at Duke

Chicago Sky guard Dana Evans holds the ball and calls to teammates for help as Minnesota Lynx forward Dorka Juhasz guards her tightly.

‘We want Dana!’: Final year of Evans’ rookie contract fraught with instability

By Alissa Hirsh / September 21, 2024

Evans struggled with ‘outside noise’ and an inconsistent role in Chicago

Two photos are shown side-by-side. On the left, Duke guard Chelsea Gray poses for a photo in her uniform. On the right, Maryland forward Alyssa Thomas smiles as she hugs head coach Brenda Frese. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and "2014 WNBA Draft gems!" are 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: Why were Alyssa Thomas, Chelsea Gray undervalued WNBA prospects?

By The Next / September 14, 2024

Two of the top players to come out of the class of 2014 were picked fourth and 11th overall

Seattle Storm guard Skylar Diggins-Smith and several teammates walk off the court. Their backs are to the camera.

Skylar Diggins-Smith feels like she belongs in Seattle — and it’s showing on the court

By Bella Munson / September 1, 2024

Diggins-Smith: ‘I haven’t painted my masterpiece … but I definitely feel more settled in’

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark stands with her hands on her hips and looks straight ahead.

What Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has worked through to improve offensively

By Tony East / June 15, 2024

Clark: ‘I think my game is starting to change a little bit’

Washington Mystics point guard Jade Melbourne yells in celebration after two quick 2-pointers. She points two fingers on each hand down at the ground.

21-year-old Jade Melbourne is a quick study for Washington Mystics

By Jenn Hatfield / June 11, 2024

Shatori Walker-Kimbrough: ‘I forget how young she is because of her composure’

Minnesota Lynx guard Natisha Hiedeman leaps in the air with her left arm raised as she is introduced in the starting lineup.

Natisha Hiedeman brings a little bit of everything to Minnesota

By Terry Horstman / May 18, 2024

The versatile guard is already an essential part of Minnesota’s chemistry