Host Howard Megdal wants to make sure we don't lose sight of all Angel Reese has done and overcome as she makes the leap into the WNBA. Mackenzie Holmes, too, leaves a huge legacy of success at Indiana. And before you know it, we'll be back in college season again, with Lauren Betts of UCLA and Raegan Beers of Oregon State on hand to continue the forward progress of the sport. Hear from all of them, and Megdal as well. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Amazon Fire TV Fire TV recently...

It was billed as a game for the ages and it was precisely that. Caitlin Clark scored 41 points and dished out 12 assists in Iowa's 94-87 win over Angel Reese and LSU, despite Reese's 17 points and 20 rebounds. Our Howard Megdal and Isabel Rodrigues take you inside how they all explained it when it was over. Rodrigues and Megdal spoke to Clark, Reese, Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder, LSU guard Flau'jae Johnson and many more involved in the game and share their fresh reporting and analysis with you...

Caitlin Clark played her final game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and The Next's Jenn Hatfield was there to cover it. She joins host Howard Megdal to talk about the Iowa basketball legacy Clark continued, along with impressive showings from pod participants West Virginia and Princeton. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Amazon Fire TV Fire TV recently created Fire TV Channels to deliver a constant supply of the latest videos from your favorite sports brands, all for free. That includes all of...

When all-world point guard Rori Harmon was lost for the season due to injury, few gave Vic Schaefer's Texas Longhorns a chance to contend for a national title. But led by an almost incomprehensible adjustment — wing Madison Booker turning into an elite point guard overnight — Texas has won 32 games and cruised into the Sweet 16. Vic joins host Howard Megdal to discuss the inside story of how it all happened and what's next in an incredible season for Texas. Support Us By Supporting Our...

The great Maggie Hendricks of the Olympic Channel joins host Howard Megdal to talk about what we learned from the draw for women's basketball at the 2024 Olympics, coming this summer in Paris. Everything from Emma Meesseman's impact on basketball in Belgium to Diana Taurasi's role on Team USA is discussed. Plus: Cheryl Reeve revealed how she figures out who to root for in any game she's coaching, and Maggie shares it with us! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Amazon Fire TV Fire TV...

March Madness is here and the Round of 64 begins today. To celebrate, The Next’s Em Adler joins host Natalie Heavren to chat about the bracket as a whole, coaching news that broke during this recording and more. The pair make predictions as well as chat about teams and individual players they’re excited to watch, bracket strategies, Final Four favorites and who may have a more difficult path to Cleveland. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! **Stitch Fix** Style that makes you feel as...

While Chiney Ogwumike has starred on the basketball court throughout her life — a 2014 WNBA Rookie of the Year and two all-star selections to show for it — the court has always been the start, not the end of her story. From her new YouTube show, The Chiney Show, to her work across ESPN platforms for the WNBA, women's college basketball and the NBA, she has bridged gaps that others have walked across in a path she created. She joins host Howard Megdal to discuss what her future, her work in...

Notre Dame won the ACC Tournament and is going dancing, so Grad Student guard Anna DeWolfe joins host Gigi Speer to dish on the feeling of it all. Peek inside a day in her life, the impact of this basketball season on her relationship to the sport, winning the conference, transferring from a mid-major, and even gives the scoop on her plans after she graduates with her Master's. Oh, and school at Notre Dame is no joke, Anna says. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Stitch Fix
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The Indiana Fever and head coach Christie Sides head into March with a pretty clear path to the 2024 season. After adding Katie Lou Samuelson to the starting lineup, and Damiris Dantas as a vital backup big to Aliyah Boston and NaLyssa Smith, all they need is a lead guard to pair with Kelsey Mitchell who can shoot it from anywhere and distribute. (If only Caitlin Clark had declared for the WNBA Dra-oh wait.) Host Howard Megdal and Sides talk about Caitlin Clark without talking about Caitlin...

Angie Holmes at The Next spent the 2024 Big Ten Tournament filing great stories and taking in the sights and sounds. She joined Howard Megdal to run down all of it, from Caitlin Clark's game-winning heroics to capture the title to the acent of Jaz Shelley and Nebraska, Shyanne Sellers and Maryland. Plus: how worried should Penn State and Michigan be on Selection Sunday? Photo by John McClellan/The Next Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Stitch Fix Style that makes you feel as good as...

Our Gabriella Lewis spent the weekend covering the SEC Tournament, and she joins host Howard Megdal overflowing with insights about all she saw. From Dawn Staley and South Carolina's season of dominance to LSU's upside and the neverending conundrum that is Tennessee's expectations, the two take on the multifaceted SEC together. Lauren Park-Lane of Mississippi State, Vanderbilt's turnaround and much more are discussed as well. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Stitch Fix Style that makes...

For Natisha Hiedeman, the road to a regular role in the WNBA was anything but easy. She talks about those difficult early days in today's podcast with host Howard Megdal. Hiedeman details the work that went into turning herself from a second round pick who got cut in her rookie season into a 40-game ironwoman last year who is now tasked with running the offense for the Minnesota Lynx. This, plus her work as an assistant coach with Penn State playing today in the Big Ten Tournament and much...

It's a predictable pattern: program hires Lindsay Gottlieb, program starts winning big. Ask UCSB, Cal, and now USC, which is in position to do some special things here in March. Gottlieb joins host Howard Megdal to discuss how to put together a modern roster amid the 2024 landscape, what makes JuJu Watkins so special, and much more on the Trojans. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Nissan Our friends at Nissan have a lineup of SUV’s with the capabilities to take your adventure to the...

It has been anything but an easy season for Adia Barnes and Arizona. Injuries and team dismissals reduced the Wildcats to just seven players. Walk-ons were added, team culture was reinforced, and along the way Arizona's won enough to put itself into NCAA Tournament contention. Barnes joined host Howard Megdal to take you behind the scenes of all her decisions and what drives her as she takes her alma mater into another important March. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Nissan Our...