Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)

WNCAAB: UCLA championship coach Cori Close earns contract extension

UCLA announced a new contract for national championship-winning women's basketball coach Cori Close. Financial terms of the deal announced Tuesday, which runs through 2029-30, were not disclosed. Multiple reports said...

WNCAAB: UConn, South Carolina, coaches slated for rematch in November

Coaches Geno Auriemma of UConn and Dawn Staley of South Carolina will be on opposing benches just seven...

WNCAAB: Geno Auriemma on dispute with Dawn Staley: ‘Feel like a dumbass’

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma reflected Monday on his game-ending dispute with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley...

WNCAAB: Me’Arah O’Neal, Shaq’s daughter, leaving Florida for Kentucky

Praised as the "best athlete in the family" by her father, Shaquille O'Neal, Me'Arah O'Neal announced on social...

WNCAAB: South Carolina lands 5-star recruit Oliviyah Edwards

Five-star forward Oliviyah Edwards of Washington committed to South Carolina's 2026 recruiting class on Thursday. The 6-foot-3 Edwards reopened...

WNCAAB: Louisville assistant Sam Purcell hired as Mississippi State coach

Sam Purcell, an assistant coach at Louisville the past nine seasons, was hired Saturday as the women's head basketball coach at Mississippi State. The school...

WNCAAB: Upset special: Kentucky stuns No. 1 South Carolina in SEC title game

Dre'una Edwards drained a straightaway 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds left to give Kentucky a stunning 64-62 upset of top-ranked South Carolina on Saturday in...

WNCAAB: Virginia fires coach Tina Thompson after 4 seasons

Virginia fired women's basketball coach Tina Thompson on Thursday after four losing seasons. The Cavaliers concluded a 5-22 season with a first-round loss in the...

WNCAAB: UConn star G Paige Bueckers (knee) set to return Friday

UConn star guard Paige Bueckers has recovered from her knee injury and will be available to play in Friday's game against St. John's, the...

WNCAAB: Kim Mulkey-led LSU cracks top 10 for first time since 2009

Hall of Fame coach Kim Mulkey didn't need much time to turn LSU into a winner. Just 27 games into her tenure, Mulkey has guided...

WNCAAB: Kansas State’s Ayoka Lee breaks NCAA single-game scoring record

There's now a new NCAA women's basketball record for scoring in a single game, after Kansas State center Ayoka Lee recorded 61 points in...