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Texas Longhorns Part of Inaugural Women's Tournament in Players Era Festival

Texas Women's basketball will be heading to Las Vegas in 2025, selected as one of four teams to play in the Players Era Festival. Alongside Duke, UCLA and South Carolina, the Texas Longhorns will be spending its Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas, according to Texas Women's basketball.

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Top College Basketball Transfer Makes Admission Before First Season With Dawn Staley

Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks are preparing for another college basketball season as they aim for a sixth straight trip to the NCAA tournament Final Four.

Hannah Hidalgo News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / July 1

Notre Dame's Hidalgo Shines in Team USA's Third Straight Win

Team USA is 3-0 in the Women's FIBA AmeriCup group play after crushing Puerto Rico, 80-62, on Monday, and Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo is one of the main reasons why.

Hannah Hidalgo News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / June 30

Notre Dame's Hidalgo Shines for Team USA in FIBA AmeriCup Games

Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo was no lock to make the team USA AmericCup roster, but she did and has made the most of her opportunities so far. The junior

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Knicks rumored to be interested in Dawn Staley as next coach

The New York Knicks shocked the NBA world when they fired head coach Tom Thibodeau. This occurred after the Knicks lost to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

South Carolina Gamecocks News / Larry Brown Sports / June 29

Karl-Anthony Towns reacts to the Dawn Staley rumors

Karl-Anthony Towns seems to be getting a kick out of some of the latest rumors surrounding the New York Knicks’ search for a new head coach. A report on Saturday claimed the Knicks have reached out to longtime South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley about their head coach vacancy.

Dawn Staley News / Larry Brown Sports / June 29

Knicks eyeing legendary women's basketball figure for head-coaching job

The New York Knicks could end up making history with their new coaching hire.

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College Basketball (W) News / Athlon Sports / June 27

Major Dawn Staley, South Carolina News Emerges on Friday

Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team have been among the top players in the sport over the past several seasons. South

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / June 27

Notre Dame New Transfer to Represent Team Philippines in FIBA Women’s Asia Cup

Notre Dame will now have two players playing in the FIBA Cup next month, as Duke transfer Vanessa de Jesus was named to the Philippines roster for the FIBA Asia Cup on Tuesday.

College Basketball (W) News / Athlon Sports / June 26

USC Makes JuJu Watkins Announcement on Thursday

There isn’t an athlete in college basketball quite like USC Trojans superstar JuJu Watkins, who saw her sophomore season come to a heartbreaking end during the NCAA Tournament in March.

College Basketball (W) News / Athlon Sports / June 21

Dawn Staley Gets Unfortunate Recruiting News on Saturday

Kentucky’s class for 2026 picked up a major boost on Saturday when five-star small forward Savvy Swords revealed her commitment to the Wildcats. A 6-foot-1 prospect from Glen Head, New York, Swords chose Lexington over a final list that included Notre Dame, Michigan, UCLA and Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks.

College Basketball (W) News / Athlon Sports / June 20

USC Makes Juju Watkins Announcement on Friday

The USC Trojans women’s basketball team had a memorable 2024-25 season, finishing 31-4 overall and going 16-1 in their first year of Big Ten play under head coach Lindsay Gottlieb.

College Basketball (W) News / USC Trojans on SI / June 20

USC Trojans' Kennedy Smith Selected By USA Basketball For FIBA AmeriCup

USC Trojans guard Kennedy Smith was named to the 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup team roster on Thursday. Smith is one of 12 players named to the roster along

College Basketball (W) News / The Spun / June 20

Former Iowa Coach Lisa Bluder Reveals If WNBA Is Targeting Caitlin Clark

After this week's controversial foul trouble, the WNBA is facing more pressure than ever to change its rules from Caitlin Clark's fans and supporters. But why is Clark taking so many uncalled foul in the first place?

College Basketball (W) News / Athlon Sports / June 20

Caitlin Clark's Former Teammate Gets Good News on Thursday

Hannah Stuelke is preparing for her senior season at the University of Iowa and will be traveling later this month. The 21-year-old from Cedar Rapids is often referred to as a former teammate of Caitlin Clark, but she’s also built a strong basketball career of her own.

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South Carolina Gamecocks News / South Carolina Gamecocks on SI / June 17

South Carolina Women's Basketball SEC Opponents Revealed

The reigning SEC champs, South Carolina, has announced their home and away opponents for next season, which includes five NCAA Tournament squads and three top 20 finishers on the home slate.

Connecticut Huskies News / UConn Huskies on SI / June 13

UConn Makes Huge Announcement Regarding Sarah Strong

UConn Huskies star Sarah Strong keeps racking up accolades this summer, but the latest might be the very best. Already a three-time gold medalist with

College Basketball (W) News / Ole Miss Rebels on SI / June 12

Ole Miss Women's Basketball to Host Notre Dame Fighting Irish in ACC/SEC Challenge

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The third annual ACC/SEC Challenge matchups are set, as Ole Miss women's basketball is set to host Notre Dame in the SJB Pavilion on Thursday, Dec.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / June 11

Purdue Women's Basketball Releases Official Roster, Jersey Numbers for 2025-26 Season

The Purdue women's basketball roster is set for the 2025-26 season. The program released the names and jersey numbers for the upcoming year, with plenty of new faces arriving in West Lafayette.

Indiana Hoosiers News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / June 9

Best Indiana Women’s Basketball Players Of The 2020s So Far: No. 7 Sara Scalia

Sara Scalia’s Indiana career arc is an exercise in why both coaches and fans should exercise some patience with players. Scalia came to Indiana in 2022 after she spent three seasons as a starter with Minnesota.

College Basketball (W) News / Field Level Media / June 3

2024 WNBA draft pick Celeste Taylor joins Grand Canyon staff

Celeste Taylor, the No. 15 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, is joining the coaching staff at Grand Canyon for the 2025-26 season. Taylor played collegiately at Texas and then Duke, where Grand Canyon head coach Winston Gandy was an assistant on the staff.

Notre Dame hires program legend as men's, women's hoops GM

Notre Dame hired alumnus Pat Garrity on Tuesday to serve as general manager of the Fighting Irish men's and women's basketball teams. The dual GM role is new at Notre Dame and is believed to be only the second such role -- overseeing both men's and women's sports -- in college athletics.

Connecticut Huskies News / Yardbarker / April 30

UConn primed to repeat as national champs in 2026 following transfer portal addition

UConn returned to the pinnacle of women's college basketball in early April when the program won its first national title in nine years.

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College Basketball (W) News / Yardbarker / April 24

Report: LSU women's hoops on brink of scoring win over rival

Report: LSU women's hoops on brink of scoring rare win over SEC rival

Despite winning two of the past three women's college basketball national titles, the recent head-to-head battle between LSU and South Carolina has been one-sided in favor of the Gamecocks.

Former five-star leaves LSU for rival SEC program

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