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Raven Johnson shoots a left handed layup, eyes on the basket.

Sights and sounds from the defensive battle for the ‘real SC’ 

By Cameron Ruby / November 17, 2025

In the defensive showdown between the two USCs, the Gamecocks showed why they are ranked second in the country

UConn forward Sarah Strong, wearing UConn's home white jersey, drives to the basket with the ball in her right hand

The Weekly Fast Break: A season in the pressure cooker

By Missy Heidrick / November 12, 2025

Who will stand up to the pressures of the 2025-26 season?

UCLA women's basketball players celebrating Big Ten tournament championship. Players wearing championship shirts and medals, holding "Big Ten Tournament Champions" sign and championship trophy.

2025-26 Big Ten preview

By Thomas Costello / October 15, 2025

One year after the expansion to 18 teams, is the conference UCLA’s to lose?

USC Trojans women's basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb looking up, wearing a red USC zip up jacket.

Big Ten women’s basketball coaches opt for strategy, not symmetry

By Thomas Costello / October 10, 2025

USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb: ‘I think their ability to not have us do just what the men are doing is actually very progressive for us’

USC Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb speaks to the media in front of a red banner reading "Fight On!" and SC, smiling as she answers questions.

USC promises a new look amid departures, absences and a variety of additions 

By Cameron Ruby / September 22, 2025

The numbers from USC’s 2024-2025 last season tell a story of dominance interrupted.

A thumbnail for the Locked On Women's Basketball podcast, with an upper title of "Top Talent In 5 Yrs." and a lower title of "All-Stars in 2030 ", below pictures from left to right of UConn's Sarah Strong, the Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark and USC's JuJu Watkins.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2030 WNBA All-Stars

By The IX Basketball / August 16, 2025

Which current stars will run the league in 2030? Which young stars will join them? And which future draft prospects will ascend even faster?

A blue and white basketball with the Unrivaled logo on it sits on an empty basketball court. Several Unrivaled logos are visible in the background.

Unrivaled NIL: 14 women’s college basketball players sign deals

By Sydney Wingfield / July 19, 2025

The 14 players have won four national championships and made 32 NCAA Tournament appearances

Two photos of Kaitlyn Chen are displayed side-by-side. At left, she holds the 2024 Ivy League Tournament trophy, which is a large wooden trophy with a gold ball on top. At right, she stands on a ladder and holds up a piece of the net that she cut after winning a national championship.

How impactful have recent Ivy League graduate transfers been outside the conference?

By Jenn Hatfield / May 8, 2025

Nearly 40 Ivy Leaguers whose careers were interrupted by COVID-19 transferred to play as grad students

McKenzie Forbes elevates for a right-handed shot in the lane during Athletes Unlimited. Charisma Osborne jumps with two hands in the air to try to contest the shot without fouling.

How McKenzie Forbes is approaching her second chance at a WNBA roster spot

By Jenn Hatfield / April 26, 2025

The Harvard and USC grad played in three other leagues after getting cut last spring, hoping to get back to the WNBA

A pink and purple backdrop prominently shows the Washington Mystics' name and logo as one of their first-round draft picks, USC forward Kiki Iriafen, is announced. In the bottom right corner of the photo, Iriafen holds up a Mystics No. 25 jersey with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, and they smile for a photo.

Washington Mystics set their new course with three first-round draft picks

By Jenn Hatfield / April 16, 2025

Sonia Citron, Kiki Iriafen, Georgia Amoore are the first draft picks under Mystics’ new leadership