Te-Hina Paopao

Early lessons from Atlanta Dream dropping season-opener to Washington Mystics

By Wilton Jackson / May 17, 2025

Karl Smesko: ‘Defensively, we just made too many mistakes’

Te-Hina Paopao has been one of South Carolina's leaders this season. ((Photo credit: Hannah Kevorkian, The Next)

Atlanta Dream add Te-Hina Paopao, Taylor Thierry in WNBA Draft

By Wilton Jackson / April 15, 2025

Karl Smesko: ‘We’ve got competitors, good athletes, people that have played on the big stage…’

South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao and foward Sania Feagin smile during player introductions before the national championship game against UConn at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on April 6, 2025.

South Carolina seniors ready to make their mark in the WNBA

By Bella Munson / April 9, 2025

Dawn Staley: ‘They are the epitome of who we need to be successful’

A collage of four pictures of 2025 WNBA draft prospects: top left, UConn point guard Paige Bueckers holds out three fingers in the ok sign while looking up and out to celebrate a 3-pointer; top right, French national team center Dominique Malonga leans to her right with her right arm outstretches while Nigerian guard Ezinne Kalu swats her left arm to drive in front of her; bottom left, Notre Dame wing Sonia Citron holds the ball in the palm of her hand in midair as she releases a 3-pointer over the outstretched arm of Oregon State guard Talia von Oelhoffen; bottom right, South Carolina combo guard Te-Hina Paopao looks ahead while holding up a hand in an "L" shape and dribbling with her opposite hand.

Who’s Next — The Next’s 2025 WNBA Draft Board, V2.0

By Emily Adler / April 8, 2025

The most detailed 2025 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

Texas guard Jordan Lee shoots an open 3-pointer right in front of South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley.

Texas’ Jordan Lee figured out her role, then expanded it in the Final Four spotlight

By Jenn Hatfield / April 5, 2025

Vic Schaefer: ‘You love seeing kids that the moment’s not too big for them. And … the moment wasn’t too big for her’

South Carolina huddles before the game against Texas. (Photo credit: Hannah Kervokian, The Next)

South Carolina’s secret to success? Sacrifice individual storylines for team goals

By Rob Knox / April 5, 2025

Johnson: ‘We’re sisters. We fight for each other. We love each other’

South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley drives to the rim as Maryland forward Allie Kubek slides her feet to try to contain her and guard Kaylene Smikle reaches toward Fulwiley from the perimeter.

Takeaways: MiLaysia Fulwiley helps South Carolina avoid Sweet 16 upset

By Hunter Cruse / March 29, 2025

Dawn Staley: ‘MiLaysia just wants to win’

South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao dribbles into a pick-and-roll set by Sania Feagin while defended by Oklahoma Sooners guard Reyna Scott trying to feel out the screen

Adding team context to player development projections

By Emily Adler / March 9, 2025

Why our subconscious process should be systemitized

Close-up photos of Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron and South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao in game action are displayed side-by-side. The text "WNBA draft profiles" 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: Why Sonia Citron and Te-Hina Paopao can be Day 1 WNBA contributors

By The Next / March 8, 2025

Lincoln Shafer on Citron: ‘She just does a whole lot of things that good basketball teams need’

South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao (0) reacts after her team was fouled during the fourth quarter against the Vanderbilt at Memorial Gym in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (Photo credit: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

South Carolina’s Te-Hina Paopao is poetry in motion

By Hunter Cruse / March 7, 2025

Paopao: ‘It makes me better and gives our team more options when I play with pace’