The Wolfpack were picked to finish eighth in the ACC preseason poll, which now seems preposterous. But they finished 20-12 overall and 9-9 in the ACC last season, losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Then because of graduation and transfers, NC State lost four players who started at least 20 games. One […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Cameron Brink scores a career-high 29 points along with 11 rebounds and six blocks to lift Stanford to an 82-79 win in overtime. (1:18) Pac-12 women’s basketball players and coaches want to focus on the present this season. It’s something they can try to control, since the impending breakup of the […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Mikaylah Williams tallies 42 points and five 3-pointers in LSU’s win over Kent State. (2:00) The reigning national champion LSU Tigers were the talk of the offseason after a summer that spurred predictions they’d become women’s basketball’s next superteam. Coach Kim Mulkey brought in two star players from the transfer portal […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Mikaylah Williams tallies 42 points and five 3-pointers in LSU’s win over Kent State. (2:00) Who doesn’t want to overindulge on Thanksgiving? But it doesn’t always have to be about eating too much turkey or pumpkin pie. There’s nothing wrong with consuming basketball in excess next week, too. From Florida to […]
Continue readingIowa’s Caitlin Clark, UConn’s Paige Bueckers and LSU’s Angel Reese headline the preseason list of candidates for the John R. Wooden Award, it was announced Tuesday on ESPN. Clark and Bueckers won national player of the year honors in 2023 and 2021, respectively, while Reese was the most outstanding player at the 2023 Final Four. […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Following a win over No. 14 Maryland, Te-Hina Paopao notes her focus on defense and praises No. 6 South Carolina’s commitment to playing as a unit. (1:14) The best way to follow up a season that got the highest viewing for the women’s college basketball national championship game? How about an […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Caitlin Clark unleashes 44 points to help No. 3 Iowa defeat No. 8 Virginia Tech in Clark’s ninth career 40-point game. (1:59) The 2023-24 women’s college basketball season isn’t even a week old, but between standout individual performances, major nonconference matchups and some all-around stellar play, the past four days have […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Elle Duncan details some of the big storylines in women’s college basketball this season after a thrilling 2022-23 campaign. (3:01) Just 19 days after the WNBA season ended, the 2023-24 women’s college basketball season begins Monday. The Las Vegas Aces won back-to-back championships in the WNBA; will the LSU Tigers repeat […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Elle Duncan details some of the big storylines in women’s college basketball this season after a thrilling 2022-23 campaign. (3:01) The largest audience ever — 9.95 million viewers on ABC — tuned in to watch the women’s national championship game last year, and the sport looks to keep building on it […]
Continue readingYet the Tigers aren’t considered the sure thing the Gamecocks were 12 months ago. The race to the NCAA trophy appears more wide open this season, with as many as eight contenders. The list includes UConn, which saw its streak of 14 consecutive Finals Fours come to an end in March but seems poised for […]
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