The WBB Now Podcast with Hamilton Neill: Recent Episodes
Hamilton Neill
Join host Hamilton Neill for all of the latest news and updates in the fast growing world of women's college basketball.
On this exciting return episode of WBB Now, we are talking all about the WNBA. In our first segment, we detail the dominance of the 19-2 Las Vegas Aces, already, through one half of the season, one of the greatest in teams in WNBA history.
To wrap up the show we shift our attention to the surging Dallas Wings. The team has won their last four games, have taken six of their last seven, and just knocked off the superteam New York Liberty, and oh by the way, they beat the Aces before the All-Star break.
The month of March has arrived and so has the madness in women's college basketball.
On this return episode, we recap the ACC, SEC, Pac-12, Big Ten and Big East conference championship games.
ACC: (3) Virginia Tech 75, (4) Louisville 67
SEC: (1) South Carolina 74, (3) Tennessee 58
Pac-12: (7) Washington State 65, (5) UCLA 61
Big Ten: (2) Iowa 105, (4) Ohio State 72
Big East: (1) UConn 67, (2) Villanova 56
On this episode of The WBB Now Podcast, we talk all about the UConn women's basketball squad with two player profiles highlighting Nika Muhl and Amari DeBerry.
Muhl, a junior point guard from Croatia has become a breakout star for the team through the first five games of the season. Shje currently leads the nation in assists per game at 10.8, whil averaging 4.5 points and playing elite-level defense.
DeBerry, a sophomore post player has struggled to find the floor thus far, mirroring her experience as a freshman last year. The Williamsville High School (NY) product could become the latest highly rated recruit to leave the Huskies. Lexi Gordon (2018), Mikayla Coombs (2019), Saylor Poffenbarger (2021) and Mir McLean (2021) are some recent examples.
On this episode of The WBB Now Podcast, we talk about two of the nations top seniors now headed to schools, as Juju Watkins has signed with USC and Hannah Hidalgo has pledged to Notre Dame.
Watkins is the top-ranked recruit in the class of 2023 and chose the Trojans over South Carolina and Stanford. This past season she averaged 24.5 points as she led Sierra Canyon School (CA) to a state championship.
Hidalgo is ranked fifth overall in the 2023 class, and she chose the Fighting Irish over Duke, Michigan, Stanford, UCF and Ohio State.
On this fifth episode of The WBB Now Podcast, we are looking exclusively at women's college basketball recruiting as two elite recruits have joined South Carolina's 2023 haul:
Milaysia Fulwiley: 5'6 PG / No. 13 - espnW 100 / W.J. Keenan High School (SC)
Chloe Kitts: 6'2 F / No. 17 - espnW 100 / Faith Christian Academy (FL)
They are joined in the Gamecocks incoming freshman class by four-star recruits Tessa Johnson (G) and Sahnya Jah (W).
On this episode of The WBB Now Podcast we break down the top women's college basketball matchups from Monday evening.
In Storrs, Connecticut, the fifth ranked UConn Huskies defeated No. 3 Texas by a score of 83-76. Azzi Fudd led the Huskies with a career-high 32 points to go along with 4 assists.
Aubrey Griffin (14), Lou Lopez-Senechal (12) and Aaliyah Edwards (11) were also in double-figure scoring. Geno Auriemma's team is now 2-0 on the season and will next face No. 10 NC State on Sunday.
The 11th ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers dropped their second game to a ranked opponent as they fell 79-67 to No. 12 Indiana in Knoxville.
Mackenzie Holmes and Sarah Scalia led the Hoosiers with 16 points each. Also in double-figures were Chloe Moore-McNeil (15), Sydney Parrish (13) and Grace Berger (13).
On this episode of The WBB Now Podcast, we break down the latest headlines regarding women's college basketball recruiting.
We begin the show by talking about the UConn Huskies as the program has added Egyptian forward Jana El Alfy to their 2023 recruiting class.
She is joined in the incoming freshman class by five-star guards KK Arnold and Ashlynn Shade, and four-star wing forward Qadence Samuels.
St. John's College HS (DC) point guard Kyndal Walker has earned an offer from the Kentucky Wildcats.
The four-star prospect holds other offers from Maryland, UCF, Illinois, Mississippi State, St. John's and Florida among others.
On this second episode of The WBB Now Podcast, we break down all of the latest action in women's college basketball with some game recaps and previews.
The seventh-ranked Louisville Cardinals scored their first win of the 2022-23 season with a 87-68 triumph over Cincinnati on Monday night. Hailey Van Lith paced the Cards with 28 points to go along with 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
No. 14 Ohio State hosted fifth-ranked Tennessee for a heavyweight showdown on Tuesday night, with the Buckeyes prevailing 87-72. Taylor Mikesell led the winning group with a stellar 25-point performance.
Other matchups covered include UConn/Northeastern (Nov. 10th), NC State/Elon (Nov. 10th), Creighton/South Dakota (Nov. 10th), Oklahoma/SMU (Nov. 11th) and South Carolina/Maryland (Nov. 11th).
On this episode of the WBB Now podcast, we break down all of the latest news in the world of women's college basketball recruiting.
The UConn Huskies are now recruiting class of 2025 four-star point guard Kelis Fisher. The program recently extended a scholarship offer and hosted her for a visit to campus.
The Maryland native plays at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, and is currently ranked 22nd in her class according to espnW.
Coach Kelly Graves and the Oregon Ducks have added four-star wing Sammie Wagner to their 2023 recruiting class.
The Ronald Reagan HS (TX) star has now committed for the third time as she was previously committed to Baylor and Texas. She is joined in the programs 2023 cycle by fellow four-star's Sofia Bell (wing) and Sarah Rambus (forward).
The Duke Blue Devils recently hosted a pair of five-star prospects for visits, as forward Joyce Edwards and point guard Hannah Hidalgo were on campus.
Edwards is ranked second in the class of 2024, while Hidalgo is the fifth rated player in the class of 2023 according to espnW.