NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark is officially a pro. Clark, the record-breaking face of women’s college basketball, was selected No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft Monday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The draft was held with fans for the first time since the 2014-16 iterations of the […]
Continue readingThe landscape of women’s college basketball is going to look very different when November arrives and the 2024-25 season begins. Caitlin Clark will be gone. So will Angel Reese. The Pac-12 will be no more. USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will be in the Big Ten. Oklahoma and Texas will be calling the SEC home. […]
Continue readingLSU won “ugly” (Kim Mulkey’s words). Middle Tennessee rocked the chalk. And Audi Crooks made sure the country knows this season’s highly lauded freshman class includes a representative from Iowa State. Crooks scored 40 points to help the No. 7 seed Cyclones rally from a 20-point deficit — the second-biggest comeback in women’s NCAA tournament […]
Continue readingThe 2024 women’s NCAA tournament bracket is here. The games are right around the corner. The anticipation and excitement around women’s college basketball has never been higher. Let the dancing begin. ESPN is here to get you situated and prepared on all things March Madness as competition gets underway this week, starting with the First […]
Continue readingThe 6-foot-6 graduate was selected as the league’s top player in awards announced Tuesday, the day before the start of the league tournament. The winners included Notre Dame freshman Hannah Hidalgo, who was named the league rookie and defensive player of the year, while Felisha Legette-Jack of No. 20 Syracuse was named the top coach. […]
Continue readingFreshman Hannah Hidalgo had 23 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 17 Notre Dame beat fifth-ranked Virginia Tech 71-58 on Thursday night. In addition to leading her team to a big win over the conference rival Hokies, Hidalgo passed Florida State’s Ta’Niya Latson to become the highest-scoring freshman in ACC history when she hit […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Paige Bueckers beats the halftime buzzer with a shot from just inside the half-court line. (0:33) Former players of the year Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, as well as reigning Final Four Most Outstanding Player Angel Reese, headline the John R. Wooden Award’s late season top 20 list, it was announced […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Caitlin Clark scores 32 points as she passes Brittney Griner on the NCAA scoring list in Iowa’s win over Wisconsin. (1:17) November and December provided some of the most compelling early season college basketball we’ve seen in a long time. The South Carolina Gamecocks’ lineup had a makeover, and it didn’t […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. JuJu Watkins puts up 32 points in USC’s win over UCLA at home Sunday afternoon. (1:08) LOS ANGELES — JuJu Watkins lay on the court, surrounded by her teammates, the final buzzer having faded. The freshman sensation was cramping after scoring 32 points in No. 9 USC’s 73-65 victory over second-ranked […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Caitlin Clark gets her winning 3-pointer from the logo off just in time for Iowa. (0:28) Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, LSU’s Angel Reese, UConn’s Paige Bueckers and three freshmen headline the midseason top 25 list for women for the John R. Wooden Award, it was announced Wednesday. The Wooden Award is given […]
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