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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
Was Caitlin Clark's First Week a Success? And why are the Aces Under Investigation Again?
The first week of the 2024 WNBA season has come, and gone. Zena, Ben and Sabreena breakdown their takeaways from the first week of play from around the league…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Opening Night Reactions And A Look At The Overall Growth In The WNBA
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena discuss what the WNBA's record-breaking opening night means for the league as a whole before diving into what we learned about each…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
WNBA Kickoff - Charter Planes, Power Rankings, and Preseason Award Predictions
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena comb through the big news heading WNBA tip-off, including travel upgrades and a potential expansion team in Toronto. They then preview…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Preseason Takeaways, Training Camp Cuts, and Who is Golden State’s New GM?
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena break down the latest news heading into the start of the regular season, including what we learned from preseason games, the WNBA’s…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
What will Candace Parker's legacy be? And is there a new transfer portal winner?
In what has been a busy week in women's basketball, Zena Keita, Ben Pickman and Sabreena Merchant discuss the potential new winner of the college basketball…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Transfer portal winner and losers: Iowa, Stanford, Maryland and more
With just a few days to go until the transfer portal closes, Zena, Ben and Chantel discuss the college teams that have had the best (and the worst) times with…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
WNBA Draft Reaction: What Were the Biggest Surprises, Steals and Memorable Moments?
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena break down the most anticipated WNBA Draft in history. Ben shares stories from on the ground in Brooklyn. They also dive into the…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
WNBA Draft Preview: Will Caitlin Clark Immediately Star for the Fever?
Zena, Ben, and Sabreena go deep on the WNBA Draft. They outline the projected outcomes of the lottery picks, highlight players who could go higher than…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Coaching carousel: Can Tennessee succeed under Kim Caldwell?
Zena Keita, Ben Pickman and Chantel Jennings discuss the new Tennessee coach, Kentucky’s hiring of Kenny Brooks, Tara VanDerveer’s sudden retirement and the…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
South Carolina’s the national champion. Will Dawn Staley win it again in 2025?
Sabreena Merchant, Ben Pickman and Chantel Jennings reconvened the morning after the national title game to discuss how the Gamecocks — with an entirely new…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Iowa-South Carolina national title game: Who wins it all?
From Cleveland, Ben Pickman, Sabreena Merchant and Chantel Jennings preview the national championship match up between the nation's two top teams — South…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Final Four Predictions: Will Iowa make it back to the national championship?
From Cleveland, Sabreena Merchant, Ben Pickman, Grace Raynor and Chantel Jennings gather for another floor episode of the podcast. They discuss Iowa’s chances…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Final Four breakdowns: Iowa, UConn, South Carolina, NC State
Zena Keita and Sabreena Merchant break down the Elite Eight games from Portland, explaining how UConn managed to get to Cleveland with four first-year players…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Setting the Sweet Sixteen Table
Zena and Sabreena preview what they're looking forward to in Portland while Chantel and Ben set the scene for what to expect in Albany. Tune in for breakdowns…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Sweet 16 Preview and Predictions
The tournament field is now merely sixteen, after four days of tightly-contested games. Sabreena and Ben touch on the madness that was, and wasn't, before…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
A March Madness Pre-Tournament Mailbag
The NCAA Tournament is about to begin and Sabreena, Chantel and Ben put the final touches on previewing the field. They discuss the impact of Elizabeth…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Selection Sunday Reactions
After Selection Sunday, Zena, Ben, Mark and Sabreens discuss notable snubs, toughest regions and teams that have a potential to make a Cinderella story…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
March Showcases Progress and Parity in Women's Hoops
Zena, Ben and Chantel check in ahead of Sunday's selection show to discuss the parity we've seen in the women's game, and how that was especially evident…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
End of an era for the Pac-12
Zena and Sabreena go deep on the final Pac-12 tournament and what it means for the NCAA Tournament prospects for USC, UCLA, and Stanford. Then, Mark joins Zena…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
THE ATHLETIC ALL ACCESS - USC's Coach Lindsey Gottlieb
USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb joins the show to discuss her unique start in college coaching, recruiting JuJu Watkins while building the Trojan program and how…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Breaking Down Bracketology
After another confusing top 16 seed reveal, Zena brings on Mark and Sabreena to discuss the mechanics of bracketology. They get into the thought process behind…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Athletic All-Access: Ohio State's Cotie McMahon
Zena, Sabreena and Chantel sit down with Ohio State sophomore and Big Ten champ Cotie McMahon to discuss what she has learned since early enrolling at Ohio…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
It’s That Time—Who’s the Conference POY?
Zena and Sabreena break down the player of the year races across the power five conferences (plus the Big East). While some leagues have a clear-cut favorite…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Athletic All-Access: Notre Dame's Niele Ivey and Hannah Hidalgo
Notre Dame head coach Niele Ivey and freshman Hannah Hidalgo join Sabreena and Chantel to discuss the biggest storylines from South Bend this season. Ivey and…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Bracket breakdowns and an exciting finish in college hoops
Mark Schindler is back to join Zena to take a look back on the week in women's basketball. With the NCAA tournament on the horizon, Mark explains how brackets…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Athletic's All Access: Virginia Tech's Elizabeth Kitley and Georgia Amoore
The Queens of Cassell join Chantel, Sabreena, and Zena to discuss their role in turning Virginia Tech into a must-watch team. Liz and Georgia share the origins…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
A Super Week from NCAA to Team USA
Zena, Chantel and Sabreena are back together to break down several headlines from the past week, touching on Oregon State's recent rise, Nebraska upsetting…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Athletic All Access: Iowa AHC Jan Jensen
While in Iowa City, Chantel sits down with Iowa associate head coach Jan Jensen to discuss Caitlin Clark as she nears the Division I scoring record, Iowa's…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
NCAAW's Scoring Dominance on Full Display
Zena and Ben cover several hot topics in women's basketball, including the history-making offense of Caitlin Clark and JuJu Watkins, speculation on Clark's…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Athletic's All-Access: Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon
Becky Hammon joins Ben and Sabreena to relive the 2023 Las Vegas Aces title run. Hammon shares how the team dealt with the super team expectations, the grind…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
What A Weekend in Women's Hoops
Zena and Chantel recap the biggest game of the regular season (South Carolina-LSU) and examine what UConn's loss to Notre Dame might mean in the college hoops…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Athletic's All Access: Greg Bibb, President, CEO and Partner of the Dallas Wings
Greg Bibb, the team president, CEO, and a partner of the Dallas Wings, joins the show to talk about the life of a front-office executive during free agency. He…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
After all the Upsets, Tara Makes History
It was a week full of upsets in college basketball. The Athletic's Zena Keita and Ben Pickman break down the results that caught their eyes over the past week…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Athletic's All Access: Tara VanDerveer and Kiki Iriafen on the Journey to the All-Time Wins Record, Plus DeWanna Bonner on Her Jersey Retirement
As Stanford Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer closes in on the all-time college basketball wins record, The Athletic’s Chantel Jennings, Ben Pickman and Zena…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Conference Play is Heating Up!
No one’s having more fun this college season than Iowa State and their five fabulous freshmen. Except maybe USC and the Trojans’ ever-growing crowds in L.A…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Athletic's All Access: Brooke Wyckoff and Ta'Niya Latson
Florida State coach Brooke Wyckoff and guard Ta'Niya Latson join the podcast to discuss the depth of the ACC, how both have grown as leaders in their…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Legal Battles Against the NCAA Could Impact College Basketball’s Future
A handful of prominent lawsuits the NCAA is facing could impact the future landscape of college athletics. The Athletic’s college football and basketball…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
NCAAW’s Media Deal - Money, Madness or Both?
The NCAA reached an eight-year agreement with ESPN worth $115 million annually to televise 40 college sports championships, including women's basketball…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The End Of Year Women's Hoops Mailbag
The whole team gets together to discuss some reader-submitted questions as they close out 2023. Will Caitlin Clark be on the Olympic team (should she be)? Is…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Longhorns' Madison Booker and Rori Harmon Join the Show!
Rori Harmon and Madison Booker, two stars of the undefeated no. 5 Texas Longhorns, join Chantel and Sabreena to share some behind-the-scenes stories about…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Checking In: Transfer Tiers and the Undefeated Club
We're going deep in the Pac-12 this week, as Zena and Sabreena discuss the remaining undefeated teams on the West Coast, specifically what to make of…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Talkin’ Money with Napheesa Collier
Zena has a real conversation about money and financial literacy in the world of women’s basketball with 3x WNBA All-Star, Olympic Gold Medalist, and NCAA…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
WNBA Draft lottery reaction and major conference previews
The Indiana Fever won the Caitlin Clark draft lottery and the Los Angeles Sparks, with pick No. 2, feel pretty good, too. Plus, we take a look at the top six…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
"Here comes the Caitlin Clark WNBA Draft Lottery, with Fever GM Lin Dunn"
Indiana Fever general manager Lin Dunn joins the podcast to talk about the Fever's outlook heading into the WNBA Draft lottery. Dunn shares some stories from…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Put Some Respect on These Names!
Sabreena and Zena chat about this week's Power Rankings and give some love to teams and players that haven't shared enough of the spotlight despite their…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Cori Close, the Uncommon Coach
Zena sits down with UCLA Bruins Head Coach Cori Close to talk about what makes UCLA a special place to be, the importance of leading with transparency and…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Hindsight is 20/20: Three teams that have exceeded expectations already
South Carolina has a high-powered offense that rivals its elite defense, NC State has found a clear identity around elite guard play and Stanford has a dynamic…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
NCAAW Making Rankings A Tough Task
After another chaotic week of upsets, Zena and Sabreena break down the latest power rankings and what goes into ordering teams at this point in the season…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Charmin Smith, A Woman of Many Talents
Zena chats with Cal Berkeley's Head Women's Basketball Coach, Charmin Smith on her fascinating journey from playing at Stanford to playing in the WNBA to now…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
First week surprises, plus bold season-long predictions
A rare in-person conversation between Chantel, Ben and Sabreena breaking down the three biggest shockers from the first week of action. Then, a three-pack of…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Freshman Are NOT Freshmen
From Paris (where South Carolina's Milaysia Fulwiley and Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo showed out) to Cali (where USC's JuJu Watkins impressed) — some of week…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Nicole Auerbach Talks Conference Realignment & WBB
In a true crossover of The Athletic's extensive coverage, Senior College Sports Writer Nicole Auerbach joins to discuss the historical context of NCAA…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Intriguing college women's basketball players to watch
College basketball season is upon us and we take a look at some of the most intriguing women's players to watch. Zena is joined by The Athletic's women's…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Transfer portal shifts, R.I.P Pac-12 and defending Caitlin Clark
How will teams defend Caitlin Clark? Can UConn push forward after a season of injuries? R.I.P. to the Pac-12. And a first for a NCAA regular season game to be…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
It Will Be An Eventful Offseason
As we dive into the WNBA off-season, Zena is joined by The Athletic's women's basketball writer Lyndsey D'Arcangelo to discuss free agency players returning…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Recapping the Aces’s Super Squad Season
A day after Las Vegas’ championship parade, Zena and Sabreena celebrate the 2023 Aces season. They start with the preseason coronation of the “super team” and…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Big Energy, Big Game!
It was close game, a great game and an exciting game but wasn't the best played game. .Despite being down two starters the Las Vegas Aces responded well in…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
The Liberty take game 3 of The Finals as Aces lose Chelsea Gray to injury
Zena, Ben and Sabreena have the latest on the WNBA Finals. The Liberty avoided a sweep with a Game 3 win and are right back in the series. Meanwhile, the Aces…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Las Vegas Aces Take A Commanding Series Lead
Zena and Ben talk over the domination by the Aces over the Liberty in the WNBA finals. A look at the lagging defense by the Liberty. What is it going to take…
- No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show
Game 1 Was Quite The Affair
Zena, Ben and Sabreena talk about the star studded event of Game 1 of the WNBA finals. How the environment impacted the game. A look at the Aces and the…