UCLA

The South Carolina bench celebrates a made shot. The Gamecocks will be one of six SEC teams in the Sweet 16.

SEC notebook: Elite Eight, Final Four on the line for final six SEC teams

By Wilton Jackson / March 27, 2025

Texas faces off against Tennessee in an all-SEC Sweet 16 matchup

Kiki Iriafen drives toward the basket with the ball in her hands.

The Weekly Fast Break: A sweet menu set-up

By Missy Heidrick / March 26, 2025

The NCAA Tournament is giving us a monster Sweet 16, filled with newcomers, stars and excellent matchups. Who will prevail?

UCLA forward Timea Gardiner talks to her teammates in the huddle during a game.

Gardiner brings her deep NCAA experience to UCLA

By Michelle Smith / March 24, 2025

Gardiner’s play and leadership off the bench is key to Bruins’ success as they get deeper into the NCAA Tournament

UCLA players celebrating after a win

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Approaching Sweet 16 territory

By The Next / March 24, 2025

Walter: ‘Playing Ole Miss is like trying to find your way out of a brick house’

UCLA celebrates winning the Big Ten Tournament

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Total bracket breakdown

By The Next / March 17, 2025

Heidrick: ‘It was never a question of whether or not these were going to be the top’

UCLA poses holding up the number 4 following their win over South Carolina on Nov 24.

Spokane Region 1: It’s time for the Bruins to define themselves

By Michelle Smith / March 17, 2025

North Carolina State, LSU and Baylor fill out the top seeds in Spokane 1.

The UCLA Bruins celebrate after a win.

Women’s selection committee chair discusses the 2025 NCAA Tournament

By Sydney Wingfield / March 17, 2025

NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee chair Derita Dawkins spoke about the process of creating a bracket that best represents how each team performed in regular season play, saying the committee had some really difficult conversations coming up with final seedings.

JuJu Watkins blocks the shot of Indiana's Yarden Garzen in a game during the Big Ten tournament.

JuJu Watkins’ defense makes USC so hard to beat 

By Cameron Ruby / March 14, 2025

Watkins: ‘Anything I can do to contribute I’m going to do’

USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb talks to her team in a huddle.

Big Ten Tournament notebook Day 3: USC and UCLA debut

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 8, 2025

Plus, No. 5 seed Michigan crashes the semifinal party

The Weekly Fast Break: Fierce impact freshmen

By Missy Heidrick / February 26, 2025

Record breakers, standard setters & do-it-all rookies