Te-Hina Paopao

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 IX Basketball / 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’

A photo of Kentucky guard Georgia Amoore handling the ball against Louisville. The text "Can Amoore be a W PG?" 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: Which 2025 WNBA draft prospects have disappointed so far?

By The IX Basketball / December 21, 2024

Evaluating how Kentucky’s Georgia Amoore, South Carolina’s Te-Hina Paopao and other 2025 WNBA draft prospects have played this season

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Dream hire Smesko, early 2025 WNBA Draft notes

By The IX Basketball / November 17, 2024

Plus: which freshmen are standing out to our draft experts so far?

Who’s Next — The Next’s 2025 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0

By Emily Adler / October 14, 2024

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

A collage of seven pictures of top WNBA draft prospects: In the middle, UConn guard Paige Bueckers screams in celebration while clenching her fists and flexing; surrounding her, from top-left clockwise: Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo holds the ball while looking into the distance; South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley jumps in midair higher than every other player on the court to release a floater; Stanford big Kiki Iriafen holds the ball above her head in midair to release a jump shot over the extended arm of a defender; Texas A&M big Janiah Barker looks down; Texas wing Madison Booker leans over and yells in celebration, while teammates yell in random directions in celebration as well; JuJu Watkins holds the ball over head to release a free-throw.

Who are the top WNBA draft prospects in college basketball?

By Emily Adler / April 23, 2024

The future has never been brighter