4 takeaways on Big Ten basketball, including Joe McKeown’s retirement reasons and JuJu Watkins’ off-court role

Joe McKeown announced in March that he will retire after this season, his 18th at Northwestern and 40th overall as a head coach.

Women's college basketball AP Top 25: UConn takes No. 1 spot in preseason poll ahead of South Carolina

Six months after lifting the NCAA Tournament trophy, the UConn Huskies are tipping off the 2025-26 season as the No. 1 team ...

Big Ten expert picks: 2025-26 preview, projected order of finish, preseason predictions, top players

The Big Ten is poised to be the best conference in all of college basketball this year, and here's the data to prove it.

JuJu-less Big Ten prepares for another women’s basketball season with UCLA a favorite

Southern California star JuJu Watkins propelled the Trojans to a Big Ten regular-season title and a second consecutive Elite ...

How top women's NCAA basketball commits fit at their schools

Hall was named the MVP of the U19 FIBA Women's World Cup held in the Czech Republic, where Team USA won gold once again. She ...

UConn tops women’s preseason AP Top 25 ahead of South Carolina, UCLA, Texas, LSU

Oklahoma was sixth, the Sooners’ highest preseason ranking since they were fourth in 2008. Duke, Tennessee, N.C. State and ...

After ESPN snub, Ohio State women's basketball practicing with chip on shoulders

The Ohio State women's basketball team wasn't ranked by ESPN in its preseason top 25 poll, and at Big Ten media day two Buckeyes took offense to that.