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NC State’s party-crashing run ends in Final Four loss to South Carolina
CLEVELAND — The balloons have burst and the decorations were tossed back into the closet for the NC State Wolfpack, the self-proclaimed “party crashers.” But they didn’t get to eat the cake. The...
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South Carolina’s sparkling defense fuels Final Four triumph over NC State
CLEVELAND — Forward Ashlyn Watkins punctuated South Carolina’s masterpiece of mayhem in the Final Four with an emphatic blocked shot late in the third quarter. By applying the finishing flourish to a...
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Kamilla Cardoso brings lightness and empathy to South Carolina’s championship...
CLEVELAND — Kamilla Cardoso supplies energy and much more for the South Carolina women’s basketball team. Sure, her on-court contributions such as leadership, scoring, rebounding and blocking shots...
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With third national title, Dawn Staley breathes rarified air
CLEVELAND — In her sixth Final Four appearance, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley once again led her team to the game’s most prized accomplishment — a national championship. With the win, Staley...
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South Carolina finishes perfect season with a flourish
CLEVELAND – Perfection. It doesn’t get much better than that for the South Carolina women’s basketball team. Legendary head coach Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks reserved a rarified place in the pantheon...
View ArticleDawn Staley continues to set standard of inclusivity and excellence
CLEVELAND — Dawn Staley was intentional, thoughtful and direct. The question about her thoughts came to her like a curveball. Yet, after taking a sip of water from her blue Powerade cup, Staley knocked...
View ArticleLocked On Women’s Basketball: How Dawn Staley impacts South Carolina and the...
For our 1,000th episode of Locked On Women’s Basketball, The Next‘s HBCU beat reporter Rob Knox joins host Howard Megdal to talk about South Carolina’s championship and the impact of head coach Dawn...
View ArticleLocked On Women’s Basketball: Kenny Brooks is ready for his next challenge
On the latest episode of Locked On Women’s Basketball, host Howard Megdal sits down with Kenny Brooks to discuss the latest challenge he’s rising to: coaching the women’s basketball team at the...
View ArticleChicago Sky add star power in WNBA Draft
In the midst of their rebuild, the Chicago Sky brought some star power to the Windy City in Monday night’s WNBA Draft. Heading into the evening, the Sky held the third, seventh and 13th overall picks...
View ArticleLocked On Women’s Basketball: Checking back in on college campuses
On the latest episode of Locked On Women’s Basketball, host Missy Heidrick takes listeners back to college campuses. While most of the larger focus on women’s basketball lies on the WNBA these days,...
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Victoria Vivians joins Mississippi State coaching staff
Victoria Vivians will be heading back to Mississippi State during the upcoming WNBA offseason in a new role, the team announced Monday. The seasoned WNBA veteran will take on the position of assistant...
View ArticleElevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off to feature reigning champion South...
The third annual Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off will be held from Nov. 28-30 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on Florida Southwestern State College’s campus. The reigning national champions,...
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From the court to the classroom, Alabama native Brenda Pitts changed the Tide...
When Brenda Pitts was younger she’d tell other kids that she would be the first girl to play professional basketball, even if she had to play for the Harlem Globetrotters. Pitts said she was “born...
View ArticleVic Schaefer is confident ahead of Texas’ maiden SEC voyage
AUSTIN, Texas — Is Texas SEC-ready? That question could follow Texas women’s basketball until its debut in the conference this winter. But what does it mean, exactly? For head coach Vic Schaefer, being...
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With reloaded roster, Alabama is chasing wins in ultra-competitive SEC
It wasn’t too long ago that Alabama women’s basketball finished Southeastern Conference (SEC) play with a .325 win rate. Two years later, the odds were flipped. Head coach Kristy Curry’s Crimson Tide...
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