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- Predictions for every women's basketball conference champ and player of the yearFrom the ACC to the WCC, here are the front-runners and favorites for player of the year for all 32 leagues.
- Women’s basketball’s season set to tip with return of Watkins, South Carolina, UConn top teamsWatkins headlines a talented group of stars, including AP Player of the Year Sarah Strong of UConn, Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame and South Carolina’s Joyce Edwards.
- McKenzie takes reins at MinfordBasketball season is quickly approaching. And a familiar name is returning to the sidelines. J.D. McKenzie, who was the head coach for 14 years at Notre Dame and won five district championship trophies during that stretch of time, will again lead the charge — this time for his alma mater at Minford beginning next month. It’s certainly a statement hire for an already competitive Minford girls ...
- UConn's Strong, USC's Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women's teamUConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins, who have won The Associated Press Player of the Year award the past two years, headline the preseason AP All-America women's college basketball team released Thursday.
- Early top-5 women's basketball recruiting class rankingsThe Gamecocks are off to a hot start with three top-30 recruits. Plus, intel on remaining uncommitted five-stars.
- Breaking down the women's college basketball national player of the year raceJuJu Watkins is back. But so is Sarah Strong and other player of the year contenders. We handicap the race.
- Notre Dame women’s basketball within top-15 of AP preseason pollNotre Dame women's basketball is coming off an Elite Eight bid last season. The Irish start the new season within the top 15 of AP's preseason poll.
- Breaking down the women's 2026-27 AP preseason Top 25 basketball pollThe first poll of the 2026-27 season is here. We look at the projected starters and biggest game for each team.
- 2026 women's college basketball: Ranking the top 20 impact transfersWhich transfer players could make an immediate impact? We rank the top 20 ahead of the 2026 season.
- Women's college basketball 2026-27 freshman impact rankingsUNC's Kate Harpring leads the group, while two USC freshmen will slot well into a loaded roster.
- Duke women picked to win ACC again, Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo named preseason player of the year(AP) — The Duke women's basketball team was selected to win its third straight Atlantic Coast Conference championship, while Notre Dame senior guard Hannah Hidalgo was named the conference's preseason player of the year on Tuesday.Duke received 49 of the possible 76 first-place votes from a panel of 18 head coaches and 58 media members.
- Women's college basketball 2026-27 preseason top 25 rankingsWatkins' USC starts at No. 3 behind South Carolina and UConn, while reigning champ UCLA opens at No. 13.
- Five-star prospect Arije commits to Notre DameGuard Avery Arije, the No. 16 prospect in the 2027 SC Next 100, committed to Notre Dame on Friday, becoming the third pledge in the Irish's 2027 recruiting class.
- Hannah Hidalgo sets sights on national championship in her senior year
- Hidalgo says returning to Notre Dame a 'no brainer'Notre Dame All-American guard Hannah Hidalgo said it was a "no brainer" she would return to the Irish for her senior year, never once considering other offers to potentially transfer.
- Notre Dame women’s hoops gets schedule update for Duke matchupND women's hoops will look to capitalize on its Elite Eight appearance. The new slate will now include a nationally televised game against Duke.
- Former Notre Dame standout named WNBA’s most improved playerFormer Notre Dame women's basketball star Jessica Shepard has had a turnaround WNBA career with the Dallas Wings.
- How top 2027 women's basketball commits fit at their schoolsBreaking down South Carolina's five-star trio, plus more big women's basketball commitments for 2027-28.
- Notre Dame men’s basketball gets schedule update for SEC/ACC challengeNotre Dame men's basketball is set to host Vanderbilt in the SEC/ACC Challenge in December. The Irish now know where the game will be televised.
- Notre Dame announces 2026-2027 women’s basketball scheduleThe college basketball season is coming up quickly, so here’s who the Fighting Irish play this year.
- When does the 2026-27 women’s college basketball season start?The 2026-27 women's college basketball season begins on Nov. 1 in Rome, Italy. Hannah Hidalgo's Notre Dame takes on Jasmine Bascoe's Villanova.
- Seminoles Women’s Basketball Conference Schedule ReleasedBrooke Wyckoff leads an experienced roster into a grueling ACC slate, kicking off against Notre Dame before navigating a coastal expansion that includes marquee matchups against Stanford and Cal.
- Why Hannah Hidalgo is a player to watch this season
- Players Era women's hoops showcase to feature 7-figure NIL poolThe 2026 Players Era Women's Basketball Showcase -- which includes expected preseason top-10 squads South Carolina, USC, Texas and Duke -- will feature a seven-figure NIL pool, one of the largest in women's college sports history.