Locked On Women's Basketball

Host Howard Megdal is joined by Maryland coach Brenda Frese. The two discuss Frese's journey from a large, competitive family in Iowa to the pinnacle of coaching success, along with her team, a true championship contender yet again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First, Michelle Smith, who has covered the Pac-12 and WNBA for two decades, joins host Howard Megdal to discuss Kelsey Plum, Chantel Osahor, Cori Close and so much more on the college side, and the tenure of WNBA president Lisa Borders as well. Then, some bonus audio from a recent postgame chat with Oregon guard Lexi Bando, who patterns her game after Larry Bird, with the shooting to match. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Howard Megdal is joined by the great LaChina Robinson, host of ESPN's Around The Rim podcast, basketball broadcaster extraordinaire for both NCAA and WNBA hoops, to talk about the evolution of the game's coverage, Maryland vs. Mississippi State, WNBA free agency and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Howard Megdal talks to Destiny Sloum, preternaturally talented point guard for the University of Maryland, a legitimate title contender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Howard Megdal is joined by Curt Miller, coach/GM of the Connecticut Sun, to discuss the emergence of Jonquel Jones, how to plan a roster around injuries, and how active the Sun expect to be in free agency. Plus: a fearless prediction about his former college team, Indiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Howard Megdal is joined by ESPN Bracketologist Charlie Creme to discuss his latest bracket, how he got into the bracketology business, and the cases for Maryland as number one seed, Harvard and Saint Louis as at-large teams, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Howard Megdal is joined by Gabriella Levine to dissect Angel McCoughtry's announcement Wednesday that she'd be taking off at least part of the 2017 WNBA season for the Atlanta Dream. What it means for Angel, for the Dream, and for the WNBA as a whole are all discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On his way home from covering the Connecticut-Maryland game, host Howard Megdal is joined by Gabriella Levine on the phone to talk about the matchup, along with a supersized conversation that took place through three states about the best hoops stories of 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The multi-talented Nia Coffey joins host Howard Megdal to talk about growing up in a basketball family, how she's come to develop her broad-based game, and why she keeps erasing Anucha Browne from the Northwestern record books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Howard Megdal is joined by Lindsay Gottlieb, whose California Golden Bears are undefeated so far this season. Coach Gottlieb talks about her journey from Scarsdale through the coaching ranks, with fascinating insight into the macro trends in the game, and her latest developmental project: a baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sue Bird talks with host Howard Megdal about Seattle All Star Game 2017, legacy with Diana Taurasi and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In her first public comments this offseason, Elena Delle Donne talks about her impending restricted free agency, new destinations and her 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Howard Megdal talks to UCLA's program builder Cori Close about the landscape for women's basketball in media, her experience growing up as a Title IX success story and star at UCSB, and big-picture about things like exactly how recruiting works in the game today. Plus, an early look at how she and the team view the upcoming matchup at South Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Howard Megdal is joined by Tennessee-Chattanooga head coach Jim Foster, one of only two coaches to win 200 games at three separate spots, mentor to Geno Auriemma and Muffet McGraw, and a keen observer/builder of the game over the past four decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dawn Staley talks with host Howard Megdal about growing up in North Philly, how basketball became a career path for her, building a Temple program in her WNBA offseasons, and where South Carolina is in the success cycle she's envisioned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The great Rebecca Lobo joins host Howard Megdal to talk UConn's banner space issue, Crystal Dangerfield, the Notre Dame-UConn showdown, Duke's breakthrough, Tennessee's struggles and who is taller: Lobo or a giraffe. Plus Kelsey's Choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Howard Megdal talks to Debbie Antonelli, broadcaster/analyst/organizer is somehow everywhere at once, about #Sweet16toVegas, Baylor, Syracuse, DePaul, Ohio State and more! Plus Debbie makes a Kelsey's Choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Howard Megdal is joined by Dishin & Swishin podcast creator and host David Siegel, who covered Connecticut's home games this season, including their 80th win in a row Tuesday night over Chattanooga. The two also discuss the UConn schedule ahead, sleepers from the Naismith watchlist, and highlights from the just-released WNBA schedule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Howard Megdal chats with Sue Favor of Women's Hoops World (@hoopism on Twitter) about the development of Jordin Canada of UCLA, what we learned from Kelsey Plum's Washington team facing Notre Dame, the underrated Utah center Emily Potter, the state of WNBA marketing and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Howard Megdal talks to Doug Feinberg about his experience covering the UConn-Baylor game and what it means going forward for both teams. Then we discuss the hiring of Pokey Chatman by the Indiana Fever, Jessica Shepard's development at Nebraska, the three-point machine at University of Washington, and whether Kaela Davis will average 37 points per game for South Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices