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: Legendary Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer opts out of season

Rutgers women basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer has opted out of the upcoming season because of COVID-19 concerns, the school announced on Monday. Stringer, who...

WNCAAB: Texas A&M coach Gary Blair, 76, retiring at season’s end

Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair announced Thursday he will retire after the upcoming season. Blair, 76, has been with the Aggies since 2003,...

WNCAAB: Louisville’s Jeff Walz receives extension through 2027-28 season

Louisville's Jeff Walz, the winningest coach in program history, has agreed to a contract extension through the 2027-28 season. The school didn't reveal financial terms...

WNCAAB: South Carolina edges UConn for No. 1 in preseason poll

South Carolina took the top spot in the Associated Press women's basketball preseason poll, released Tuesday. The Gamecocks earned 14 of 29 first-place votes from...

WNCAAB: NCAA closer to expanding women’s basketball tournament

The NCAA women's basketball tournament is one step closer to equity with the men's, as a proposal to expand the tournament from 64 to...

WNCAAB: Dawn Staley, South Carolina agree to 7-year, $22.4M contract

South Carolina trustees approved a seven-year, $22.4 million deal with Dawn Staley, making her one of the highest-paid coaches in women's college basketball. She also...