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4 days ago · Welcome to The Next: A basketball newsroom brought to you by The IX. 24/7/365 women’s basketball coverage, written, edited and photographed by our young, diverse staff, dedicated to breaking news, analysis, historical deep …
How DeWanna Bonner turns Indiana Fever into true contenders
2 days ago · Bonner fits in well with the Indiana Fever. She can start on the wing right between Kelsey Mitchell and Natasha Howard, forming a nice starting lineup filled with former All-Stars — four of them could have been All-Stars last season.Adding another scoring threat on the wing will take some pressure off of Mitchell and Caitlin Clark, and Clark-less minutes may no longer require a point guard ...
SEC notebook: Tennessee-UConn clash, Texas faces a test - The Next
1 day ago · Sarah Strong (17.0 ppg, 7.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.4 blocks per game) and Azzi Fudd (11.3 ppg) round up the Huskies double digit scorers on a team that is converting 51.5% of its shots from the floor. The trio, along with Ashlynn Shade (8.3 ppg), have also combined for 148 made three pointers this season. UConn also has depth and will be ready to face the Vols’ full-court ...
The Weekly Fast Break: Honoring royalty - The Next
1 day ago · Star power. This week’s Co-Big 12 Players of the Week faced off in a conference battle on Feb. 2 when No. 9 TCU visited Iowa State.Guard Hailey Van Lith led the Horned Frogs to an 82-69 win over the Cyclones, posting a season-high 28 points with eight assists and five rebounds.The 5’9 graduate student led TCU to their first victory over the Iowa State in the last five years This was the ...
Indiana Fever add more shooting in trade for Sophie Cunningham
4 days ago · The Indiana Fever have acquired wing Sophie Cunningham in a trade involving multiple other teams. The move became official midday on Sunday, and the Fever will also be receiving the 19th pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft from Cunningham’s previous team, the …
Locked On WBB: Women's college basketball Monday musings
3 days ago · Order ‘Becoming Caitlin Clark’ and save 30%. Howard Megdal, founder and editor of The Next and The IX, just announced his latest book. It captures both the historic nature of Caitlin Clark’s rise and the critical context over the previous century that helped make it possible.
The Weekly Fast Break: Outrunning the winter blues
Jan 30, 2025 · North Dakota State senior Abbie Draper earned the first Summitt League Peak Performer of the Week award of her career after averaging a double-double in a pair of road victories over South Dakota and in-state rival North Dakota. The 6’2 forward dropped a career-high 29 points against South Dakota on Jan. 22 to help the Bison capture a 72-53 win.
Stock up, stock down: Biggest WNBA draft risers and fallers
Jan 5, 2025 · In lieu of a full Draft Board v2.0, we’re back with some quick-hit midseason updates. There are a few reasons we’re taking this approach — chiefly the fact that we came into the 2023–24 season with three or four years of observations on nearly all of these players and not much has changed in the first two months of the season; a …
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Dec 24, 2024 · Koclanes, who comes with experience at both the professional and collegiate level, will look to take Dallas to new heights
Lynx head back to Minnesota with improvements needed
The Liberty built a lead by as many as 17 points in the second quarter. Minnesota clawed all the way back with 3:40 left. They couldn’t score again as New York closed out the game with a 12-0 run in front of the largest crowd in Barclays Center history (18,046).