Locked On Women's Basketball

Host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-host Lincoln Shafer for a scouting report on Iowa point guard Caitlin Clark.Note: Apologies for the audio and quality issues with this one. My internet was causing some fits - Hunter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Jackie Powell is joined by Sam Gordon, Golden State Warriors beat writer at the San Francisco Chronicle to preview the Stephen vs. Sabrina 3-point shootout which tips off on Saturday night at 8 pm et. The pair explain the origins of the competition, what Ionescu and Curry’s goals are for the competition, and what it means for women’s basketball and women’s sports history. Later the two address the concern and risk comes with Ionescu battling it out against Curry on a huge stage.Thumbnail Photo Credit: Left: Chris Nicoll Right: Domenic AllegraLinks:Jackie wrote about why the Stephen vs. Sabrina shootout will be much more than the “Battle of the Sexes”:https://www.thenexthoops.com/wnba/stephen-curry-sabrina-ionescu-battle-sexes-50-years-billie-jean-king-bobby-riggs/Sam wrote about the friendship between Sabrina Ionescu and Stephen Curry leading up to the shootout: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/warriors/article/warriors-curry-bay-area-s-ionescu-bring-18666172.phpFollow & Subscribe on All Podcast Pl

Isis Young is a basketball analyst, sideline reporter, and now is CEO of Your World Media. She joins host Gigi Speer to talk about Syracuse Basketball, Black History Month, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and her future in both life and sports. Follow & Subscribe on All Podcast Platforms…

The world doesn't possess a lot of 6'7 rim protectors who can shoot beyond the arc, so the news that Imani McGee-Stafford is ready for a return to the WNBA is welcome for any number of WNBA teams that are blowing up her agent's line. Imani joins host Howard Megdal to discuss how she's fully locked on on basketball, the ways her game has grown and developed overseas this year in China, and what she sees as the future for a league in which she is the first second-generation player.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!NissanOur friends at Nissan have a lineup of SUV’s with the capabilities to take your adventure to the next level. Take the Nissan Rogue, Nissan Pathfinder, or Nissan Armada and go find your next big adventure. Shop NissanUSA.com.RobinhoodRobinhood has the only IRA that gives you a 3% boost on every dollar you contribute when you subscribe to Robinhood Gold. Now through April 30th, Robinhood is even boosting every single dollar you transfer in from other retirement accounts with a 3% match. Availa

Aaron Roussell wins everywhere he goes. U of Chicago, Bucknell, now at Richmond, where the Spiders, fresh off a WNIT bid, are aiming for nothing less than Atlantic 10 glory and an NCAA Tournament appearance. Roussell joins host Howard Megdal to discuss his underlying principles in coaching, what has changed in his five years at Richmond — you know, everything — and what's ahead for his program.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!NissanOur friends at Nissan have a lineup of SUV’s with the capabilities to take your adventure to the next level. Take the Nissan Rogue, Nissan Pathfinder, or Nissan Armada and go find your next big adventure. Shop NissanUSA.com.RobinhoodRobinhood has the only IRA that gives you a 3% boost on every dollar you contribute when you subscribe to Robinhood Gold. Now through April 30th, Robinhood is even boosting every single dollar you transfer in from other retirement accounts with a 3% match. Available to U.S. customers in good standing. Robinhood Financial LLC (member SIPC), is a reg

You might have a Super Bowl hangover but the past week in women's college basketball was as crazy as ever. Big moves, big wins, key losses and teams digging in for the final push of the regular season in mid-February. And what do we make of No. 17 Gonzaga, quietly moving up the polls and dominating out west? Analyst Missy Heidrick and Matthew Walter from The Next break it all down, including what makes the Bulldogs so good and how they will soon intersect with some teams from the dominating Pac-12, including No. 11 Oregon State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Em Adler and Lincoln Shafer for scouting reports on South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso and Utah’s Alissa Pili as draft prospects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Phoenix Mercury made some intriguing moves to start free agency and The Next’s Mercury beat writer Jesse Morrison joins host Natalie Heavren to discuss them all. The pair discuss the team’s trades and signings as well as who left and who remains in Phoenix. Taking a step back, Jesse also takes a look at what is left on the Mercury’s free agency to-do list and how their moves position the team in the WNBA pecking order. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!NissanOur friends at Nissan have a lineup of SUV’s with the capabilities to take your adventure to the next level. Take the Nissan Rogue, Nissan Pathfinder, or Nissan Armada and go find your next big adventure. Shop NissanUSA.com.  LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply.eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotos.com. Let’s ride. eBay

Hannah Hidalgo took no time proving to the basketball world she was ready to be a star, as she recounts in this wide-ranging conversation with host Howard Megdal. She takes you inside her thought process just before she rained 31 points down on South Carolina in her collegiate debut. The two discuss Hidalgo's origin story, what drives her, the ways she measures her success and how the future looks not just for Hidalgo, but for the stars who are emerging on the national stage at a critical time in women's basketball.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!NissanOur friends at Nissan have a lineup of SUV’s with the capabilities to take your adventure to the next level. Take the Nissan Rogue, Nissan Pathfinder, or Nissan Armada and go find your next big adventure. Shop NissanUSA.com.LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply.eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for t

Elite scoring guard Jacy Sheldon of The Ohio State University joins host Howard Megdal to discuss the rise of the Buckeyes. A year ago, Sheldon wondered whether she'd ever be healthy enough to play the way she has while dominating at every level. Now she is the apple of WNBA scouting departments' eyes and a realistic, yet cinematic goal is in reach: finishing her collegiate career with a Final Four trip to her childhood home of Cleveland. All this and much more in our latest conversation.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!NissanOur friends at Nissan have a lineup of SUV’s with the capabilities to take your adventure to the next level. Take the Nissan Rogue, Nissan Pathfinder, or Nissan Armada and go find your next big adventure. Shop NissanUSA.com.LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply.eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the

A jam-packed Locked On Women's Basketball. First, freshman sensation Meghan Andersen of Fairfield joins the program and talks with host Howard Megdal about how she arrived with the 18-1 Stags and has been so good, so quickly. Then Howard shares more of his reporting, hours after breaking news of the Kahleah Copper trade to the Phoenix Mercury, about what it means for everyone from the Chicago Sky to the Dallas Wings to, yes, Elena Delle Donne.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!NissanOur friends at Nissan have a lineup of SUV’s with the capabilities to take your adventure to the next level. Take the Nissan Rogue, Nissan Pathfinder, or Nissan Armada and go find your next big adventure. Shop NissanUSA.com.LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply.eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotos.com

A week ago, there was one undefeated team in Big 12 play and sitting at No. 2 in the nation. Now, a new team is atop the conference standings and there are five Big 12 teams in the AP Top 25 this week. No. 24 Oklahoma is at 9-1 in league play after a huge week - who else is trending up? Who is trending down? Who is holding steady? Analyst and national correspondent Missy Heidrick breaks it all down as everyone is riding the Big 12 roller coaster with every battle night in and night out. Which games do you need to keep an eye on in the upcoming days and did you know there is a Big 12 flavor to Super Bowl LVIII? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Em Adler and Lincoln Shafer for a scouting report on Tennessee forward Rickea Jackson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Jackie Powell is joined by Winsidr’s Rachel Galligan to react and dissect what came out of February 1’s WNBA free agency signing day. What did the pair glean about how different WNBA teams have approached getting better before training camp begins in just a couple of months? They also dive into what has felt different about 2024’s free agency period and why it was a slow burn that turned into a rapid fire explosion. And finally, Powell and Galligan preview what lies ahead and what shoes are left to drop. What will Nneka Ogwumike choose? Does DeWanna Bonner shock the world? And what’s going on with Elena Delle Donne?Thumbnail photo credit: Domenic AllegraLinks:Across the Timeline's transaction trackerhttps://www.acrossthetimeline.com/wnba/transactions.html#Follow & Subscribe on All Podcast Platforms…

It is a massive day in 2024 WNBA free agency, and the great Sydney Colson is here to talk about all the tea with host Howard Megdal, from the additions in Las Vegas to the transactions all over the league. More important: we get a status update on The Syd and TP Show, season 2, and the final segment is an extended dialogue on the importance of Athletes Unlimited, and not just on the court.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply.QuiiizNBA Quiiiz is the ultimate knowledge challenge for fans that live & breath basketball. Go to App.quiiiz.com to test your knowledge and win cash today. WHERE FANS BECOME CHAMPIONS!eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotos.com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusion

Maddy Siegrist is everywhere women's basketball is being played these days. She joins host Howard Megdal to discuss her work with Villanova on the coaching and program development side, the moves being made by her WNBA team, the Dallas Wings, and what she's most looking forward to in the upcoming season she's participating in with Athletes Unlimited. Plus: the vital Philly cheesesteak rec.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply.QuiiizNBA Quiiiz is the ultimate knowledge challenge for fans that live & breath basketball. Go to App.quiiiz.com to test your knowledge and win cash today. WHERE FANS BECOME CHAMPIONS!eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotos.com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusion

For Debbie Antonelli, the ACC is not just a livelihood — she broadcasts for the ACC Network — it is a lifetime of passion. So there's nothing more fun than breaking down this incredibly deep league with her, as we find out with host Howard Megdal. The two also discuss Debbie's remarkable fundraising work for the Special Olympics at 24hoursnbn.com and the state of the NCAA Tournament.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply.QuiiizNBA Quiiiz is the ultimate knowledge challenge for fans that live & breath basketball. Go to App.quiiiz.com to test your knowledge and win cash today. WHERE FANS BECOME CHAMPIONS!eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotos.com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions appl

For Jasmine Thomas, a pro career that began with selection in the 2011 WNBA Draft unfolded without Thomas bringing any expectations into it. What she did bring — talent and and endless work ethic — turned her into a defining point guard of the league for a generation. She speaks with host Howard Megdal about the moments that stand out most to her about her career, along with the ways her own experiences — positive and negative — prepared her for her new role coaching with the Dallas Wings.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply.QuiiizNBA Quiiiz is the ultimate knowledge challenge for fans that live & breath basketball. Go to App.quiiiz.com to test your knowledge and win cash today. WHERE FANS BECOME CHAMPIONS!eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMot

Host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Em Adler and Lincoln Shafer for a scouting report on Ohio State guard Jacy Sheldon, a projected first-round draft pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WNBA Free Agency is upon us and The Next’s WNBA and college basketball reporter Em Adler joins host Natalie Heavren to discuss what’s happened so far and what’s coming up. The pair outline the free agency landscape, The Next’s free agency predictions and recap what’s happened so far. Natalie also asks Em for their free agency predictions and more.Make sure to check out The Next’s 2024 WNBA free agency predictions.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!GrammarlyWhen it comes to writing, Grammarly is there to support you from start to finish. With one click, you can easily and easily brainstorm, rewrite, and reply with suggestions based on your context and goals. Go to grammarly.com/PODCAST to download for FREE today. HungryrootHungryroot is the easiest way to get fresh, high-quality food delivered to your door. They’ve got healthy groceries and simple recipes, all in one place. Just go to Hungryroot.com/LOCKEDON, to get 40% off your first delivery and get your free veggies. LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find