Locked On Women's Basketball – Daily Podcast On The WNBA

The 2023 WNBA Free Agency is soon approaching, so there's no better time to look ahead at some free agent sleepers that could make an impact on the margins for a contending team or playoff hopeful. Host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-host Joshua Welch to explore the games of Lexie Brown, Kia Nurse, Arella Guirantes, and plenty more.

Photo credits: Left - Eric Gay, AP; Right - Kamil Krzaczynski, AP

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Host Michelle Smith and UCLA head coach Cori Close discuss all things Bruins. That includes a hot 12-1 start to the season and No. 10 ranking as well as the challenge of the Pac-12 schedule. Plus, they look to the future and talk about what it will be like to move to the Big Ten in 2024.

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Russell Steinberg of The Boardroom and Alex Simon of Bay Area News Group join The Next's Em Adler and Isabel Rodrigues for some holiday fun: the NCAAW States Draft! Each panelist selected 10 states and will get all of those states' NCAAW teams, with teams earning our panelists 1 point for making the NCAA Tournament and 1 point for each tourney win. Who drafted the best group of states?

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WBL trailblazer and former LAPD captain Anita Ortega joins host Natalie Heavren to discuss how she got started playing basketball as well as her time at UCLA and the San Francisco Pioneers. The pair also discuss Anita’s time in the LAPD as well as her officiating career and what she’s learned along the way. 

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Which WNBA draft prospects made Santa’s naughty and nice lists? Host Em Adler is joined by co-host Joshua Welch to profile the staggering two-way play of Ohio State’s Jacy Sheldon, the concerns with Syracuse’s Dyaisha Fair, and a dive into potential late-round gems.

Photo credits: Left - Barbara J. Perenic, Columbus Dispatch; Right - Diana Valdivia, The NewsHouse

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What have we learned from the Ivy League non-conference slate? What’s there still to learn? The Next’s managing editor, Ivy League beat writer and Mystics beat writer Jenn Hatfield joins host Natalie Heavren to discuss all things Ivy League. The pair chat non-conference surprises, Jenn’s recent stories and what to expect in conference play. Natalie and Jenn also recap their favorite Atlantic 10-Ivy League matchups so far.

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Maddy Siegrist is Villanova's indispensable player, and she joins host Howard Megdal as the two talk about the many skills she brings to the table together at Mohegan Sun Arena, just ahead of her 32-point effort on national television last weekend against Iowa State. Siegrist has somehow improved her already-deadly shooting this season, along with growth on everything from her defensive chops to her ability to navigate double teams. Hear about her origin story, what the holidays look like back home in Poughkeepsie, NY and much more!

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Host Howard Megdal is joined by Florida State' sensational freshman, Ta'Niya Latson. For Latson, 2022-23 has been about setting a standard she holds for herself, but that no one else, especially so quickly, has ever reached, from her efficiency from the field to the way she's leading this Seminoles team despite her youth. On what brought her to Tallahassee, her relationship with head coach Brooke Wyckoff, and so much more on a player we're going to be covering here at Locked On Women's Basketball and The Next for a long, long time. Latson and Megdal caught up at Mohegan Sun Arena this past weekend, before Latson dropped 24 on UConn in front of a national TV audience.

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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert joins Howard Megdal to discuss the many interlocking economic issues facing the WNBA in 2023. The two talk WNBA expansion, marketing, media rights and 'transformation', along with the order of these priorities and how they are looking in the years ahead. For a comprehensive understanding of the space, don't miss this in-depth conversation.

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Belmont head coach Bart Brooks sits down with The Next's Missy Heidrick to discuss everything about the Bruins. They discuss why Brooks believes this team is the best he's had despite their 3-7 record, what the school's move to the Missouri Valley Conference means for the program (hint: winter coats) and what Brook's favorite spot is on the Nashville school's campus.

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