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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 ShowKate Koval's Search for Home
In this special episode of The Athletic Women's Basketball Show, Chantel Jennings brings you the story of Notre Dame freshman forward Kate Koval. Kate grew up…
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Best (recent) game, best freshmen
Zena, Sabreena and Chantel discuss what they learned from both teams in No. 2 South Carolina's win over No. 5 LSU, and what they expect moving forward. Then…
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Kelsey Plum, Jewell Loyd blockbuster trade grades
The first domino of the WNBA offseason has fallen as Kelsey Plum and Jewell Loyd are on the move as part of a three-team blockbuster trade between the Aces…
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Rachid Meziane’s journey to the WNBA
Connecticut Sun head coach Rachid Meziane joins Zena, Ben and Sabreena to discuss his path from coaching in France to being in the WNBA. They discuss his…
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Unrivaled debuts and women's college hoops ... gets paid (finally)
First, Zena and Ben share all their impressions from the debut weekend of Unrivaled. Ben was in the arena and provides all the sights and sounds. They discuss…
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The Launch of Unrivaled
In anticipation of Unrivaled tipping off its inaugural season, Ben and Sabreena connect with two of the league's stakeholders, Chelsea Gray and Luke Cooper, to…
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Final Four contenders ... or not?
UCLA, South Carolina, USC and Notre Dame certainly look the part of Final Four-worthy teams. So, Zena, Sabreena and Chantel take a look outside of the AP…
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Chris Koclanes is Building Dallas Wings' new foundation
Sabreena and Ben are joined by recently-hired Dallas Wings head coach Chris Koclanes. They discuss Chris' journey from working as a financial advisor in New…
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Bold Predictions for the NCAA in 2025
Will Paige Bueckers turn pro? Will Tennessee make the Elite Eight? Will new super teams emerge in college hoops? Zena, Sabreena and Chantel each make bold…
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2024 Year-End Superlatives
Celebrate the end of 2024 with a look back at the best of this year in women's basketball. Zena, Sabreena, Chantel, and Ben reflect on the best games they saw…
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What are we expecting from women’s basketball in 2025?
It’s a holiday mailbag episode! The full crew of Ben, Chantel, Sabreena, and Zena answers your questions about what to expect for the rest of the NCAA season…
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"Cardboard Pictures of Strangers"
Zena and Sabreena welcome Annemarie Farrell to the podcast to dive into the world of women's sports trading cards. Annemarie, who runs the women's sport card…
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NCAA Power Conference Preview
With conference play underway, Zena, Chantel, and Sabreena break down what to expect in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC. They give their favorites to win…
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The Future of the Connecticut Sun with Morgan Tuck
Zena, Sabreena, and Ben chat with Morgan Tuck, the new general manager of the Connecticut Sun. They talk about Tuck's path to a WNBA front office after being…
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South Carolina reasserts itself and Champions Classic takeaways
Zena, Chantel, and Sabreena break down a jam-packed weekend in college basketball, starting with the inaugural Champions Classic as UConn made a statement as a…
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Inside the Golden State Valkyries Expansion Draft
In this bonus episode, Ben and Sabreena dive deep into the Golden State expansion draft. They talk with general manager Ohemaa Nyanin and head coach Natalie…
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Lynne Roberts: The Sparks' New Head Coach for the Right Reasons
New Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts joins Ben and Sabreena to detail her basketball career and the various odd jobs she took en route to becoming a head coach…
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Trust Scale: Which Teams Should You Believe In?
Ben, Zena and Chantel take stock of some current top teams to discuss how much they truly trust that group to get the job done. Is it: In UConn we trust? Or…
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LA as the epicenter of women's hoops
Zena, Sabreena and Chantel discuss the best weekend of women's hoops since the 2024 Final Four, recapping the USC-Notre Dame and UCLA-South Carolina games…
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Unrivaled is Changing Women’s Basketball with Clare Duwelius
The upstart 3x3 winter basketball league will begin play this January. Recently-hired general manager and EVP Clare Duwelius joins Zena and Ben to discuss why…
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Five surprises in women's college hoops
Zena, Sabreena and Chantel discuss five of the biggest surprises they've had through the first two weeks of the season. They discuss TCU's big win over NC…
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Chicago Sky turn the page with Tyler Marsh, WNBA Draft Lottery preview
Ben and Sabreena chat with new Chicago Sky coach Tyler Marsh about making the jump to head coach and what to expect from Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso in…
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Dynasty building in a new era of women's basketball
With four recent Final Four teams on the floor in Charlotte this past weekend, Ben, Zena and Chantel look at what it takes to build a dynasty in women's…
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WNBA coaching carousel: where are the candidates?
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena’s discuss The Athletic’s recent series of stories on the wave of WNBA coaching firings. They discuss why so many WNBA teams made…
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Early Challenge for South Carolina, Plus USC and UCLA take on Paris
Zena and Chantel break down the opening games of NCAA season, focusing on the close contests in Vegas and Paris. They discuss the bright performances of key…
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Indiana Fever's New Era with Stephanie White, Kelly Krauskopf
In a bonus podcast episode, Sabreena and Ben are joined by new Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White and president of basketball and business operations Kelly…
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Is it Paige or Juju's Year? - NCAA Women's Hoops Preview
Zena and Chantel turn the page from the WNBA to the NCAA and walk through a refresher of the emerging talent in the NCAA. While Paige Bueckers and Juju Watkins…
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12 Burning WNBA Offseason Questions
Before turning to the women’s college basketball season, Zena, Sabreena and Ben wrap up the 2024 WNBA campaign and begin looking forward to next year. They…
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WNBA Coaching Carousel Shockers, CBA Future?
Zena, Ben, Sabreena start the show with some sights and sounds from the New York Liberty's championship parade before breaking down the latest in the WNBA…
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Liberty prevail in Game 5, Reeve 'cries foul'
The Liberty outlasted the Lynx in Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Finals. Zena, Sabreena and Ben break down the thrilling conclusion to the series, discussing how New…
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Ionescu’s Game 3 magic, Game 4 preview
Sabrina Ionescu’s game-winning 3-pointer with a second remaining moved the New York Liberty 40 minutes from their first WNBA title. Zena, Sabreena and Ben…
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WNBA Finals Game 1 and 2 Reaction
The first two games of the WNBA Finals have passed and the series is tied 1-1. Zena, Sabreena and Ben recap the first two games of the series from Brooklyn…
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Five Key Factors for the WNBA Finals
Ben and Sabreena are both in Brooklyn for the start of the WNBA Finals, and in a rare joint pod appearance, they run through a top five list of what they are…
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Lynx-Sun Game 5 Predictions, Aces Obit, and Too Early Finals Preview
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena recap what has been an impossibly close series between Connecticut and Minnesota and make predictions for Game 5. They also reflect on…
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WNBA Semifinals Surprises
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena take stock of the WNBA semifinals after two games. They discuss Sabrina Ionescu’s knack for the big moment, if the Aces can make a…
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Coaching Vacancy Shockers & Semifinals Reactions
The WNBA coaching carousel is spinning as the Los Angeles Sparks and Chicago Sky have made changes. Zena is joined by Chantel, Sabreena and Ben to discuss why…
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WNBA semis preview + the league's hate speech issue:
Zena, Ben and Chantel sit down to briefly reflect on the first round, discuss the league's response to ongoing hate speech and internet harassment, and…
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WNBA Playoffs: Which series are headed to game 3?
Ben, Sabreena and Chantel — who were in New York, Connecticut and Minnesota for the first day of the WNBA playoffs — recount their own experiences from…
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WNBA Playoff Primer
Ben Pickman and Sabreena Merchant break down every upcoming WNBA playoff series and make their title picks. Can any underdogs make it to the second round? Are…
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Best Season Ever?
Ahead of the final week of the 2024 WNBA regular season, Chantel, Ben and Sabreena discuss A'ja Wilson reaching the 1,000-point mark and if her season is the…
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Angel Reese Injury + 4 Burning Questions
A discussion on the impact of Angel Reese's injury, her season and what it means moving forward for her, the Sky, and their Playoff hopes. Then Zena leads…
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WNBA Award Debates
It's awards season in the WNBA! Zena, Ben, and Sabreena go through their criteria for each of the six individual trophies (ROY, MIP, DPOY, 6POY, COY, and MVP)…
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WNBA Race to the Bottom
Zena and Sabreena dive into the bottom of the WNBA standings as the lottery race heats up in the final weeks of the season. They get into the organizational…
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How does Dearica Hamby's case impact the WNBA?
It's trade deadline day in the W, but Zena and Sabreena get into why that doesn't mean much in this league. Instead, they focus on the lessons learned from…
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The Race to WNBA Playoffs Begins
With the Olympics over, Zena and Ben pick up where the WNBA left off, discussing which teams were on top before All-Star Weekend and which teams are poised to…
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Team USA Survives, and a Look Ahead to 2028
Chantel, Ben and Sabreena recap a thrilling gold medal game between Team USA and France. They discuss the scene from Paris, Cheryl Reeve’s lineup decisions and…
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What stands in the way of Team USA's eighth-straight gold medal?
Ben and Chantel break down Team USA's Olympic journey and analyze the final three teams that could stand in way of Team USA bringing home its…
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Team USA Lineup Roulette & the Future of 3x3
Chantel joins from Paris to discuss Team USA's performance through the group stage with Zena and Ben. They talk about Cheryl Reeve's lineup decisions and if…
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Team USA wins Olympic opener as other traditional powers fall
Zena Keita and Sabreena Merchant are joined by Chantel Jennings who is in France with Team USA. Chantel describes the scene around Lille, where the basketball…
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Team USA Olympic preview
Zena and Sabreena are joined by Chantel Jennings to preview all-things Team USA at the Paris Olympic Games including how the group is preparing for success…
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Who was WNBA All-Star Weekend’s biggest winner?
Zena, Sabreena and Ben recap a busy All-Star Weekend in Phoenix. They discuss everything that went on, from the Orange Carpet to the Friday night festivities…
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How does the history of the WNBA All-Star Game prepare us for this year's version?
Zena Keita, Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman preview this week's WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix by looking back on the history of the event. What can we take…
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Who's leading the Rookie of the Year race?
Zena, Sabreena and Ben discuss the 2024 All-Star rosters, breaking down everything from Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese playing together, the dynamics caused by…
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What’s behind the Minnesota Lynx’s success? Plus USA Basketball early Olympic preview
Zena, Ben and Chantel breakdown the Minnesota Lynx’s Commissioner’s Cup victory and dive into the franchise’s stellar first half. Then, they discuss how…
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A Deep Dive into the Commissioner’s Cup final + the Cameron Brink injury
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena check in on the top teams in league by previewing the Commissioner’s Cup final. They then take a look at the bottom of the standings…
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Are Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese a True Rivalry? Plus, Las Vegas Aces/Liberty Rematch and worries for the Dallas Wings
It's a rivalry-themed episode, as Zena, Ben, and Sabreena first get into a burgeoning WNBA rivalry between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, and the Indiana Fever…
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Should USA Basketball Have Selected Caitlin Clark? Plus Liberty/Mercury Heating Up
Zena, Sabreena and Ben discuss the reasons behind the Liberty's early-season surge, if there are reasons to be worried about the Aces' recent struggles and how…
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Kamilla Cardoso's Debut Plus--Are the Connecticut Sun really the best team in the W?
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena discuss the hot start for the Connecticut Sun and if they've reached their ceiling. They then breakdown the potential importance of the…
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EMERGENCY POD: Caitlin Clark, McAfee and the state of WNBA Media with Marcus Thompson
Zena hosts an emergency pod with Athletic NBA Writer Marcus Thompson to break down the tense WNBA-based exchange on ESPN's First Take between Stephen A. Smith…
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The Athletic All-Access: Seimone Augustus
The four-time WNBA champ, three time Olympic gold medalist and recently named LSU assistant coach stops by the pod to discuss her return to Baton Rouge, her…