USC guard JuJu Watkins poses for a photo with a fan after the Trojans’ Sweet 16 win over Baylor in Portland, Oregon. (Jenny Kane/Associated Press) As JuJu Watkins wiped tears from her eyes with the corner of her jersey after USC’s season-ending loss to Connecticut in the NCAA regional final, UConn coach Geno Auriemma gave… Read More »
ALBANY, NY — Caitlin, Angel, JuJu and Paige. Oh my. Monday night’s Elite Eight doubleheader is a blockbuster event that fans no doubt dreamed of when the bracket dropped. But they shook it off in the morning as the wildness of it dawned on them. Waking. No viewership record is safe. Also, there is no… Read More »
ALBANY, N.Y. – One of Hannah Hidalgo’s first memories of women’s basketball came in fifth grade. There was no special team involved, no phenomenal player or competition worthy of an instant classic. It was the way people talked about it, hated it and openly bashed it. It made Notre Dame’s freshman star not want to… Read More »
Ten players have a chance to win the Naismith Player of the Year Award, as the finalists were announced on March 14. Madison Booker, Cameron Brink, Paige Bueckers, Kamilla Cardoso, Caitlin Clark, Hannah Hidalgo, Elizabeth Kitley, Angel Reese, Jacy Sheldon and JuJu Watkins were all named to the list. But of the ten, five stand… Read More »
There were no videos this week of fans lining up for city blocks hours before tipoff waiting to enter college basketball arenas. No fans cramming into walkways and hovering over tunnels begging for autographs from the brightest, best-known star in college basketball. That’s because the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team had the week off ahead… Read More »
Women’s basketball is in good hands. In the same season that Caitlin Clark surpassed Kelsey Plum as the new all-time NCAA leading scorer, the league has seen the emergence of a superstar freshman class. Players like JuJu Watkins, Hannah Hidalgo, MiLaysia Fulwiley, Madison Booker and Mikaylah Williams have already made an impact on their respective… Read More »