The Her Hoop Stats Podcast: WNBA & NCAA Women’s Basketball

In the inaugural episode of 'In the Paint' Christy Winters Scott chats with the new Head Coach of the Atlanta Dream, Karl Smesko. Coach Smesko talks about his decision to leave Florida Gulf Coast for the Atlanta Dream, the excitement of coaching in the WNBA, and much more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We survived all the blowouts, and the universe is rewarding us. USC and Notre Dame. UCLA and South Carolina. The basketball gods have blessed us with two top-10 games heading into the weekend. Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce preview those games in-depth, plus they recap some of the weekend's more notable results (TCU-NC State; Kentucky-Louisville; UConn-UNC, plus Megan was in the building for Geno Auriemma's 1,217th win).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Another college coach is heading to the WNBA. On this episode of Coast to Coast, Crina Mustafa and Calvin Wetzel tell us what the Los Angeles Sparks hiring Utah's Lynne Roberts says about the state of the WNBA and what we can expect from Roberts' system with the Sparks.Utah's Gianna Kneepkens, meanwhile, is among the players of the week, as is Harvard's Harmoni Turner.Plus, a look at the great Top 25 matchups coming up this weekend as well as a few early-season tournament games to keep an eye on.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jamie Steyer Johnson, Chelsea Leite and Tyler DeLuca react to the results of the 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery on this episode of The Press Break.The Dallas Wings getting the No. 1 pick means they'll likely get Paige Bueckers. How does the UConn star fit in with that team?What happens next? Do the Los Angeles Sparks select USC's Kiki Iriafen or go with a position of need? Who are some under-the-radar players we could be talking more about next spring? Plus, a few trade proposals!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Admittedly there have been better slates of games, but there's still plenty to discuss! Megan Gauer (@megangauer) and Rob Joyce (@r_joyce34) recap the week across the country, both good (takeaways from South Carolina's win over NC State, Maryland's portal pieces looking very good against Duke) and bad (Indiana wyd?). Plus we're joined by Sabreena Merchant of The Athletic to get her takeaways from the first two weeks of the season as the action eventually heats up - we promise!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina Mustafa and Calvin Wetzel give us their takes on a slew of recent hires in women's basketball on this episode of Coast to Coast. Most notably, the Atlanta Dream are hiring Florida Gulf Coast's Karl Smesko as head coach, while the Minnesota Lynx are losing GM Clare Duwelius to Unrivaled and associate head coach Katie Smith to Ohio State.Plus, a look at the week that was NCAA women's basketball with stats and performances of the week and a look ahead to the best games to watch this week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jamie Steyer-Johnson, Chelsea Leite and Tyler DeLuca have big-picture thoughts from some of the biggest games of the NCAA women's basketball season's opening week on this episode of The Press Break.The Ally Tipoff featured two of those games, South Carolina's win over N.C. State and Iowa's win over Virginia Tech. Also, what Oregon taking down Baylor says about both teams and teams that haven't cracked the Top 25 that you should keep an eye on.The second segment focuses on Unrivaled after another round of player announcements. Who is set to shine in the 3x3 format?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The first week of games is nearly in the books and we've got TAKES. Okay, so we're trying to not overreact to what is (for most teams) one game. But Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce do have takeaways from the season's opening week that saw three good games Monday in South Carolina-Michigan, USC-Ole Miss and UCLA-Louisville, plus some upsets on Thursday - we see you, Harvard. The duo talks those games, talks hot seat, and dishes out their hottest takes for the season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As this NCAA women's basketball season begins, one of the narratives has been who the next crop of players is following the WNBA entries of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Cameron Brink and more. Calvin Wetzel and Crina Mustafa remind us on the latest episode of Coast to Coast that Paige Bueckers has been here all long, but still spotlight some of the promising freshmen to watch this season and evaluate how much parity there could be.Plus, games to watch this weekend including some Top 25 showdowns and some under-the-radar matchups you might not have been paying attention to.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The 2024-25 NCAA women's basketball season is here!Jamie Steyer Johnson, Chelsea Leite and Tyler DeLuca break down what they learned from the first day of games, including:• USC beats Ole Miss, but struggles to fit in some of its new pieces.• UCLA beats Louisville, but needs to get Lauren Betts the ball more.• South Carolina beats Michigan, but the Wolverines and Syla Swords impressed.Plus, more standout performances and games to look forward to this weekend!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.