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Colorado, freshmen star as 2023-24 women’s NCAA season opens
More Teams. More Games. Despite having four Tigers score in double figures, the defending national champion Tigers fall to the Buffaloes in a Hall of Fame Series opener in Las Vegas, 92-78. (1:49) Women’s college basketball is back, and Day 1 of the 2023-24 season was full of exciting freshmen, 18 ranked teams on the […]
Continue readingWomen’s Final Four picks and bold predictions for 2023-24
More 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 readingThe top impact freshmen of the upcoming women’s college basketball season
The adjustment from high school star to college freshman is major. It is a brand-new world and the variables that affect their impact on the game are plentiful. The rankings and accolades they have on their basketball résumé cannot help them at this level and the physical demands of competing with other high-level athletes as […]
Continue readingWomen’s NCAA basketball Top 25: Which teams can win a title?
Yet 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 […]
Continue readingWhat’s the best conference in women’s college basketball?
“The Pac-12 is something really special. We’re heartbroken it’s done. I’m still in a state of denial about it,” said Tara VanDerveer, who is 17 wins from surpassing Mike Krzyzewski (1,202) for the most victories in Division I college basketball history. “My whole life has been coaching in the Pac-12.” VanDerveer helped elevate the Pac-12 […]
Continue readingLSU, UConn, UCLA headline preseason 2023-24 Top 25 rankings
The Tigers open in the top spot in ESPN’s 2023-24 preseason women’s college basketball rankings. LSU is expected to be even better this season and seeks to become the sport’s first repeat champion since UConn capped a four-peat in 2016. Coach Kim Mulkey added the top two transfers in Hailey Van Lith and Aneesah Morrow […]
Continue readingWomen’s NCAA basketball’s 12 best 2023-24 nonconference games
Still, a No. 4 seed is an accomplishment, and Tennessee got to host two NCAA tournament games. But had they had a better seed, the Lady Vols would have avoided top-seeded Virginia Tech in the regionals, the game that ended their season. Key nonconference games won’t make or break a season, but they can shape […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs 2023: Bronny James spotted at Warriors-Lakers
He was spotted at Crypto.com Arena in L.A. on Saturday night to support father LeBron James‘ team shortly after making the announcement on Instagram. The Sierra Canyon School (California) standout chose USC over Oregon and Ohio State. He will join Wheeler High School (Georgia) star Isaiah Collier on the Trojans’ squad, and he will see […]
Continue readingHigh school hoops stars Juju Watkins, D.J. Wagner attend prom together
More Teams. More Games. NBA champion Milt Wagner discusses what it’s been like watching his grandson, D.J. Wagner, play in the McDonald’s All American Game. (1:15) Juju Watkins and D.J. Wagner conquered the basketball court in their high school careers, so the prom’s royal court seems like a logical next step. Watkins, the National Gatorade […]
Continue readingHow the top transfers will impact women’s college basketball
More Teams. More Games. On “The Paul Finebaum Show,” Carolyn Peck explains why the talented Gamecocks and a gritty Tennessee will be stiff competition for the reigning national champs. (2:17) The 2023-24 women’s college basketball season is six weeks away, and everyone from the transfer portal is officially enrolled in their new schools. So it’s […]
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