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No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
No Offseason is The Athletic’s show for all things women’s basketball. Hosts Zena Keita, Chantel Jennings, Sabreena Merchant and Annie Costabile bring you the stories that matter the most and the insider info you need from the sport that never stops – served up alongside exclusive interviews with the biggest names in women’s hoops, from the NCAA to the WNBA and all points in between. New episodes drop Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
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Episodes
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Everything You Need to Know about WNBA All-Star Weekend
Ben and Sabreena are joined by The Athletic’s very own Indianapolis-based writer, James Boyd, for a rundown of WNBA All-Star Weekend – complete with…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Future Power Rankings: Best WNBA Teams in 5 Years
Ben and Sabreena dig into the details behind another big reporting project: Future Power Rankings in the WNBA. How might WNBA teams stack up against each other…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
WNBA Player Poll: Trash Talkers, Expansion + More
In our second episode covering The Athletic’s anonymous WNBA player poll project, Zena talks to Ben and Sabreena about the players’ responses to some more…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
WNBA Player Poll: Face of the League in 5 Years
Zena talks to Ben and Sabreena about The Athletic’s anonymous WNBA player poll project – drilling down on the players’ answers to two big questions: Who’s the…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Is Caitlin Clark Really Worth $1 Billion to the WNBA?
Caitlin Clark’s rookie salary in the WNBA is $78,066 per year. But what is she really worth to the WNBA - and to the wider world of women’s sports? Zena talks…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Mock All-Star Draft! + Owning Our Worst Early Takes
The full list of 2025 WNBA All-Stars is set – so it’s time for our first-ever No Offseason Mock All-Star Draft! Ben plays along as Caitlin Clark and Sabreena…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Can the Fever Sustain Momentum? + Layshia Clarendon Interview
On Tuesday night, the Indiana Fever defeated the Minnesota Lynx to become the 2025 Commissioner’s Cup champs. But can the Fever sustain that momentum…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
How More Expansion Will Impact the WNBA + All-Star Starters
It’s official: starting in 2028, Cleveland will be home to the newest WNBA franchise – followed by Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia in 2030. Zena, Ben, and…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Paige Bueckers vs Caitlin Clark : How Do They Stack Up?
Assuming Caitlin Clark is back on the court tonight, she and Paige Bueckers will square off for their first matchup in the WNBA. But these two stars have been…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Why the Power Forward Dominates in the WNBA
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena break down a big weekend of games in the WNBA – highlighting the Aces big win over the Fever, the Storm’s victory over an injury-laden…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Why the Fever/Sun Game Blew Up + Early All-Star Predictions
The scuffle between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun has sparked questions about officiating consistency and transparency. Zena, Ben, and Sabreena share…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Caitlin Clark Returns & Angel Reese Shines + The Birth of Ellie
It was quite a weekend in the WNBA – and we’re here to break it down. Zena, Ben, and Sabreena dig into the details of Caitlin Clark’s return on Saturday…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Why the Atlanta Dream is Thriving & the Dallas Wings are Not: Grading New Head Coaches in the WNBA
This season in the WNBA, there are seven new head coaches making their debut (not counting Stephanie White, who has held that title before at the Connecticut…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Sue Bird Joins the Pod! + Money and the NCAA
Ben brings us behind-the-scenes inside the United Center this past weekend, when the Indiana Fever handed the Chicago Sky another big loss – and veteran guard…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Why Overseas Players are Flocking to the WNBA + Too Many Head Injuries
The Commissioner’s Cup is underway – and Zena, Ben, and Sabreena are here to help you understand how the in-season tournament works and which teams and players…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Candace Parker shares finals pick, pride month & new book | interview
One of the greatest of all time, Candace Parker, joins the No Offseason crew to discuss her new memoir and dig into topics affecting the WNBA today like…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Candace Parker on coaching, commentating and coming out + Hardship contracts explained
With two more guards injured on the Indiana Fever, Zena, Ben, and Sabreena discuss the intricacies of hardship contracts and roster spots – and what the…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
How Caitlin Clark’s injury may impact this WNBA season + Rookie Rankings
With Caitlin Clark out the Fever are forced to make adjustments. How will the Fever fare over the next couple weeks without Clark? Zena, Ben and Sabreena…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Buckets, Bigs, Reffing and Rosters: our WNBA Mailbag Episode!
You’ve got questions; we’ve got answers! Zena, Ben, and Sabreena get together to chat through your inquiries about the 2025 WNBA season and beyond. What makes…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Diana Taurasi on Paige Bueckers + retirement plans
Retired WNBA star Diana Taurasi sits down with Ben Pickman as she shares her thoughts on Paige Bueckers adjusting in the WNBA, upcoming CBA negotiations and…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
How the new CBA will reshape the WNBA + Diana Taurasi Interview!
It’s the story hovering over this entire WNBA season: the CBA, or collective bargaining agreement, is being renegotiated. Whatever document comes out on the…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Caitlin Clark’s Flagrant Foul Sparks Controversy + Way Too Early Half-Baked Takes
The 2025 WNBA season is underway, and off to an intense start. Zena, Ben, and Sabreena talk opening weekend - including Paige Bueckers’ big debut and the…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
2025 WNBA Predictions: MVP, Champion, All-WNBA, and more
The 2025 WNBA regular season is finally here and in this episode, we’re sharing our predictions for how we think the year will shape out. We tell you who we’re…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
How Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever could take the crown
It’s our big Indiana Fever preview pod! Zena, Ben, and Sabreena break down everything you need to know about the upcoming WNBA season for Caitlin Clark and the…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
WNBA Rivalries, Sneaker Drops, and Tunnel Style + Paige Bueckers’ Stylist Brittany Hampton interview
In this episode, we’re stepping off the court and into the culture – to discuss all the ways in which the WNBA, and women’s basketball in general, impact our…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
What’s in store for the Golden State Valkyries? + Future of WNBA Expansion
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena check in on the first few preseason WNBA games, then turn their attention to the league’s first expansion team in over 15 years: the…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Is the Las Vegas Aces dynasty over? Can the Minnesota Lynx become champs? + more on the WNBA Western Conference
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena turn their attention toward the Western Conference of the WNBA, and ask some pressing questions about the upcoming WNBA season. Is the…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Can the New York Liberty repeat? How far can the Indiana Fever go? + more burning questions for the WNBA Eastern Conference
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena get together to answer some burning questions about the teams of the Eastern Conference for the 2025 WNBA season. Can the Liberty…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Dallas Wings Preview + Paige Bueckers Spotlight
With No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers headed to Dallas – plus a whole host of other roster and coaching changes, the Wings are set to have an interesting…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The WNBA’s Most Intriguing Players + NCAA Transfer Portal Updates
Chantel stops by to chat with Zena about all the action happening inside the NCAA Transfer portal – the biggest names on the move, the schools set to benefit…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
WNBA's new era + Washington Mystics GM Jamila Wideman interview
With the retirement of players like Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Candace Parker, and Elena Delle Donne – and the ascension of a new crop of talent in Caitlin…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Paige Bueckers goes #1 + WNBA draft winners and losers
Zena talks to Sabreena and Ben – who was in person at the event in NYC – about the 2025 WNBA Draft: the biggest winners and losers of the night, the most…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
2025 WNBA pre-draft predictions + players to know
Zena is joined by Ben and Sabreena to talk through all the insider info you need to know ahead of Monday night’s WNBA draft. In addition to some Draft 101…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
2025 NCAA Offseason: Power Rankings, Star Players + The Transfer Portal
As the offseason for NCAA women’s basketball gets underway, it’s never too early to speculate on who the big teams and star players will be for the 2025-2026…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
UConn Wins the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship
Zena, Ben, Chantel, and Sabreena are together in Tampa to discuss the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball C hampionship game: UConn’s decisive victory over defending…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The 2025 Women’s NCAA Title Game Preview
The whole crew is in Tampa to break down the games of the Final Four and look ahead to the championship game tomorrow. They tell you everything you need to be…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Great NCAA Women's Final Four Debate of 2025
The 2025 Women’s NCAA Final Four is upon us - and we’re bringing you everything you need to know about the impending match-ups – debate style. Sabreena and Ben…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The 2025 Women’s Final Four is set + What’s up with NCAA decision-making
Zena is joined by Ben and fellow writer for The Athletic, Grace Raynor, to talk through the games of the Elite Eight. Then, Sabreena and Chantel come into the…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Lowdown on the Elite Eight
Ben and Chantel bring listeners behind the scenes in Spokane and Birmingham, and break down the games that took place over the course of the Sweet 16 – hitting…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Sweet 16: Everything you need to know
Zena is joined by Sabreena and Ben to get into the match-ups coming up Friday and Saturday in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA women’s tournament. First up…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
JuJu Watkins’ Injury + Takeaways from Early Rounds of the NCAA Tournament
USC superstar JuJu Watkins’ sustains a season-ending knee injury in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament. Zena talks to Sabreena Merchant, who was in the…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Listener Mailbag: Biggest Surprises? Can UConn Go All the Way? + Coaching Legend Tara VanDerveer
What will be the biggest surprise of the tournament? Can UConn make it back to the championship game? How crazy is it to have Tennessee winning it all? Zena…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
How to Own Your 2025 Women's NCAA Bracket Pool
Zena is joined by Ben Pickman and resident bracketologist Mark Schindler to give you all the top tips you need to own your bracket pool. Then, they travel down…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The 2025 Women's NCAA Bracket is Live
For this special Selection Sunday episode, Zena is joined by Sabreena and Chantel to break down the 2025 Women’s NCAA Tournament bracket. First, Zena and…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Getting Ready for Selection Sunday
Zena is joined by basketball writer and bracket whiz Mark Schindler to discuss all things March Madness: the teams most likely to get in off the bubble, the…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Who's getting that final No. 1 seed?
The major conference tournaments have come and gone, and with it, the picture has only become blurrier about which teams will end up on the top line for the…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Athletic Women's Basketball Show is now No Offseason!
Start with the NCAA, jump straight to the WNBA, throw in a little Unrivaled and Athletes Unlimited, and there is no rest in the world of women's basketball. In…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Texas' Vic Schaefer and Rori Harmon on Award Surprises, Tournament Play, and Baseball Umpiring
Representing the nation's No. 1 team, Texas coach Vic Schaefer and star guard Rori Harmon stop by ahead of the SEC Tournament as the Longhorns look to go into…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Athletic's 2025 Women's Basketball Awards
In this NCAA regular season wrap up episode, the whole crew is back together. Zena, Ben, Sabreena and Chantel sit down to discuss their picks for national…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
All-Access: Vanderbilt's Shea Ralph and Mikayla Blakes
Zena and Chantel chat with the Vanderbilt duo about navigating the ups and downs of a season, Blakes' 55-point record-setting game this season and how the pair…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Emergency Pod: Diana Taurasi Retires
It finally happened. On Tuesday, Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi announced her retirement from the WNBA after 20 seasons. Ben and Chantel react to the news…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
WNBA Draft Prospect Watch
Heading into the final week of the regular season, Zena, Sabreena and Ben discuss which WNBA Draft prospects they have their eyes on. They discuss which…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Athletic All-Access: Geno Auriemma
Sabreena and Chantel sit down with UConn head coach Geno Auriemma. They discuss how much the women's basketball landscape has changed in the 40 years since he…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
A shake up in the top six
Zena, Sabreena and Chantel look back at a week that changed both the AP top-6 and their own perceptions of the women's basketball landscape. They discuss…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Notre Dame's Olivia Miles and Maddy Westbeld, plus Unrivaled’s 1v1
Taking a quick break from leading the No. 2 Fighting Irish, Miles and Westbeld stop by the pod to share stories from this season, their individual injury…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Taking stock of historic programs
In a season that has maybe more contenders than ever, Ben, Zena and Chantel take a look at the three programs — UConn, Tennessee and Stanford — that have most…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
All-Access with Cal's Charmin Smith and Marta Suárez plus NCAA surprises
Zena and Sabreena chat with Cal head coach Charmin Smith and fifth-year senior Marta Suárez about the surprising success of the Golden Bears in their first…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Will the Big 10 have Two No. 1 seeds?
Bracketology with Mark Schindler is back on The Athletic and he talks to Zena about his process in preparing for the big dance. They cover everything from what…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
A'ja Wilson and the Making of the A'One
Zena and Ben take a brief detour from college and professional women's basketball for a special edition of the show. They are joined by Las Vegas Aces star…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
All-Access with Sabrina Ionescu & WNBA free agency winners
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena run through the biggest surprises of WNBA free agency as well as what moves will be most impactful, and share some unreported details…