Washington State

USC's JuJu Watkins shoots over two Ohio State defenders in the Hall of Fame Series at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 6, 2023. (Photo credit: John McGillen/USC Athletics)

Nonconference grades for every Pac-12 team

By Michelle Smith / December 23, 2023

Only one team gets an A

Colorado fifth-year senior guard Jaylyn Sherrod goes to the basket against LSU on November 6.

Pac-12 teams propelled by fifth-year players

By Michelle Smith / November 27, 2023

Pac-12’s final year as we know it could also be its best, thanks to a crop of college elders

Basketball players Charlisse Leger-Walker and Paige Bueckers are pictured side to side over the Locked on Women's Basketball overlay. The episode title reads Prospects of the Week.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Analyzing Charlisse Leger-Walker’s prospects and Paige Bueckers’ defensive growth

By The Next / November 25, 2023

‘One of the best prospect performances of the season thus far’

Geno Auriemma does a face palm, as if he's frustrated by his team losing during a blood week

Welcome to Blood Week, women’s college basketball

By Em Adler / November 19, 2023

The carnage in the AP Poll through two weeks is reaching unprecedented levels

UCLA's Charisma Osborne drives into the lane during a Pac-12 matchup against USC.

Pac-12 to be defined by its non-conference matchups

By Michelle Smith / November 5, 2023

Ten of the most intriguing games to watch in November and December

Los Angeles Sparks big Nneka Ogwumike looks out at the court from the baseline behind the basket, as a ref stands next to her

WNBA stars reflect on the dissolution of the Pac-12 

By Cameron Ruby / August 31, 2023

‘I played with and against these women my whole life’

Arizona huddles up during a timeout of its First Round NCAA Tournament game against West Virginia

Discussion: A women’s basketball future without the Pac-12

By The Next / August 5, 2023

Michelle Smith, Alex Simon and Matthew Walter share their thoughts on the changing Pac-12 and conference realignment

Seven big questions for the Pac-12 in the NCAA Tournament

By Michelle Smith / March 16, 2023

Pac-12 leads all conferences since 2015-16 in Final Four appearances

Graphic with a photo of Stanford's Cameron Brink on the left side and a smaller photo of Matthew Walter on the right. Text on the bottom reads "On the Brink of the Tourney." Locked on Women's Basketball logo is in the upper right.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Stanford, Utah and other Pac-12 teams to watch in the NCAA Tournament

By The Next / March 9, 2023

Pac-12 beat reporter Matthew Walter recaps what we learned at the tournament where Washington State caught teams by surprise.

How Charlisse Leger-Walker went from New Zealand to a Pac-12 title

By Matthew Walter / March 7, 2023

‘The vision was: let’s turn this program around’