The Her Hoop Stats Podcast: WNBA & NCAA Women’s Basketball

Dano and Ice are back and joined by Jamie Steyer Johnson, radio analyst for the Iowa State Cyclones to talk all things Iowa State and the big 12 conference. https://twitter.com/jsteyzhttps://www.ten12network.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

WNBA Free Agency is on the horizon so it's time for the 4th annual Her Hoop Stats WNBA Mock Free Agency! Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones are again headlining free agency with Nneka Ogwumike, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Natasha Cloud. The HHS Crew linked up with some of the best minds in the WNBA media including Sabreena Merchant of The Athletic, Kevin Pelton of ESPN, and Nekias Duncan of WNBA.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin discuss the new ESPN media deal, go over Calvin's top ten list for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award for best SG, and recap some wild games from the weekend.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin recap three big games from the past week and then take a look at two teams to watch in conference play!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin discuss the WNBA lottery and 2024 draft, recap the biggest games from the weekend in college basketball, and look ahead to some upcoming games to watch.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin discuss the parity in college basketball, look at the the NET rankings release and how they stack up the the Her Hoop Stats rankings, and preview some upcoming ranked games to watch.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chapters: 0:00 Hello Everybody4:00 Gamecocks18:40 LSU and Angel Reese30:50 Juju WatkinsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin discuss their takeaways from the Thanksgiving Tournaments and look ahead to the biggest ACC/SEC Challenge matchups.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Calvin is joined by special guest Mark Schindler to break down the upcoming Thanksgiving tournaments in women's college basketball.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin discuss the shakeup at the top of the NCAA women's basketball AP poll and recap the Iowa/Virginia Tech, Maryland/South Carolina, and Indiana/Stanford games. They wrap up by taking a look ahead at this week's biggest matchups.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin discuss the freshman fire to start the season, recap the three big ranked matchups from Monday, and preview the upcoming ranked games for the rest of the week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The ACC features some of the best women's basketball players in the country like Georgia Amoore and Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech, Deja Kelly of North Carolina, and Olivia Miles of Notre Dame. The Hokies are looking to win consecutive conference titles for the first time ever with UNC, Notre Dame, Miami, Louisville and Florida State chase them. Christy Winters Scott and Gabe Ibrahim breakdown the conference ahead of the season and provide commentary on every team in the ACC. 0:00 Hello Everybody! 4:00 Virginia Tech 11:30 Notre Dame 22:23 North Carolina 31:00 FSU 36:00 Miami 42:00 Louisville 50:00 Everybody elseSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Calvin Wetzel and Jacob Mox discuss the process of narrowing down the watch lists for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year and Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year awards as well as who to keep an eye to win it on and who could play or coach their way onto a future list.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The season is less than a week away! Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce take a wide lens on the upcoming year nationally, looking at all the major teams and players as the race to the Final Four in Cleveland begins.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin preview UConn's season including Azzi Fudd announcing her return for 2024-25, then they discuss the top transfers and top games to watch in the first week of the college basketball season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ben Golliver joins Dice it Up to talk about his Washington Post story on Iowa superstar, Caitlin Clark, and the impact she has had on the sports world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The women's college basketball season is right around the corner and the Courtside crew is getting ready by previewing the BIG Ten conference. Caitlin Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes come into the season as favorites to win the conference, but Indiana, Ohio State, and Maryland are nipping at their heels. With potential NCAA cinderellas like Michigan, Nebraska and Illinois in the wings, the conference is packed with talent and every team gets mentioned. Timestamp: 0:00 Hello Everybody!6:30 WBB in a good place13:40 Who are the Favorites?19:30 Iowa28:00 Ohio State37:45 Indiana45:17 Maryland59:00 Power Rankings1:03:00 Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan1:10:00 Everybody ElseSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin recap game 4 of the WNBA Finals and the Las Vegas Aces' championship parade, discuss whether A'ja Wilson is and/or will be the goat, and take a look ahead to college basketball season including Calvin's experience at Missouri Valley Conference media day followed by a preview of what to expect for Caitlin Clark and Iowa as well as Angel Reese and LSU.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Las Vegas Aces are the 2023 WNBA champions! Vegas won the first back-to-back championship in the WNBA since 2002, even with two starters out due to injury. A'ja Wilson won Finals MVP after a wonderful performance. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim breakdown everything about Game 4 from Wilson's amazing game to Alysha Clark stepping up defensively to Breanna Stewart's rough shooting night. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin recap game 3 of the WNBA Finals and look ahead to game 4 before handing out their player of the week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After the New York Liberty bounced back at Barclays to take game 3 of the WNBA finals, Dano and Ice discuss where they see the series now, what worked for the Liberty in Game 3, how the Las Vegas Aces can win if Chelsea Gray is unable to play, and give predictions for game 4 on Wednesday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin discuss Chicago's hiring of Teresa Weatherspoon, WNBA expansion, and the first two games of the Finals before looking ahead to game 3 and giving their player of the week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Las Vegas Aces are on the brink of a championship after blowing out the New York Liberty in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim dig into every aspect of this beatdown from Vegas's defensive effort and Chelsea Gray's wizardry to how the Liberty can get back in the series. They also discuss Caitlin Clark's possible entrance into the WNBA draft next season, Teresa Weatherspoon getting the Chicago job, and the WNBA expansion to San Francisco.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Atlanta Dream Forward, Naz Hillmon joins Dice it Up to talk about having 2 seasons under her belt, the culture of the Atlanta Dream, spending the offseason in Australia, and touches on the WNBA Finals matchup.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces have fulfilled the preseason predictions and made it to the 2023 WNBA Finals. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim dive into the Finals matchups, each team's potential x-factor, A'ja Wilson vs Breanna Stewart, and make picks for Finals MVP. They also discuss WNBA expansion rumors including potential teams in San Francisco and Portland. Chapters: 0:00 Helloo Everybody4:00 X-Factors 35:00 A'ja vs Stewie51:00 Stewie's best team56:18 MVP picks1:01:59 ExpansionSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin recap the WNBA Semifinals, look ahead to the Finals, and give some love to their player of the week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin discuss the two semifinals in the WNBA playoffs, the questionable MVP votes, and the All-Rooke Team.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The final four of the WNBA have separated themselves. The New York Liberty, Las Vegas Aces, Connecticut Sun, and Dallas Wings now have a shot to make it to the Finals and win a championship. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim dive deep into the matchups of Liberty-Sun and Aces-Wings to pick who will the series. They also discuss the brutal end to the Washington Mystics' season. Chapters: 3:00 Washington-New York20:00 Connecticut-Minnesota31:00 CT-NYL preview48:00 LVA-DAL previewSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin discuss the Aces/Sky series, preview game 3 between the Sun and Lynx, make picks for WNBA Most Improved Player and MVP, and discuss A'ja Wilson's new book (preorder here: https://t.co/4MTiWtQFVP)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The New York Liberty put away the Washington Mystics and the Dallas Wings completed a monster came back against the Atlanta Dream to get within a game of the second round. The Courtside Crew of Christy Winters Scott and Gabe Ibrahim breakdown both games in great detail, discuss what the losing side needs to force a third game, and predict what will happen. They also get into the Connecticut Sun-Minnesota Lynx and Las Vegas Aces-Chicago Sky series. Chapters: 0:00 Hello Everybody! 2:00 Liberty-Mystics33:00 Wings-Dream 1:06:00 Sun-Lynx1:07:00 Aces-SkySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin discuss the big contract extensions signed by several impending free agents, preview the WNBA playoffs, and make their picks for the Sixth Player of the Year Award.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin discuss the WNBA's charter flight situation, who should win Executive and Coach of the Year, and the battle for the final playoff spots.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's episode of Dice it Up features a conversation with the Father-Daughter coaching combo from the University of Texas. Head Coach Vic Schaefer and Assistant Coach Blair Schaefer talk about their evolving relationship, what makes working and coaching in Austin great, the 2022 season in review, and look ahead to the 2023-2024 season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin discuss the Aces/Liberty matchup and season series, the race for the last two playoff spots, and this weekend's upcoming Liberty/Sun matchup.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Crina and Calvin discuss the Las Vegas Aces' recent vulnerabilities, the playoff outlook for the Connecticut Sun and the Dallas Wings, and take a look at an unexpected team playing its best basketball over the last month.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Reoccurring guest and basketball genius Sabreena Merchant of the Athletic comes back to Dice it Up with Dano and Ice to discuss all the potential first round matchups of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs. Could someone upset the Las Vegas Aces or New York Liberty in the first round? Probably not, but we can dream.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The two best teams in the WNBA, the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty, played three games in the past two weeks. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim dove deep in the matchups, even breaking out the coach's whiteboard to talk Xs-and-Os of the potential Finals preview. They also discuss the Mystics getting healthy, Ariel Atkins signing an extension, and if the Dallas are contenders or pretenders. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Diana Taurasi added another achievement to her GOAT resume by becoming the first WNBA player to reach 10,000 points. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim go in-depth on Diana's record, the emotions around it and who could break her record in the future. They also discuss the massive matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty as well as the Washington Mystics finding silver linings through their injuries. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s episode of Dice it up we are joined by media personality Maria Marino of Action Network to talk the ins and outs of her sports media career, working with the UConn Huskeis, and the growth of womens basketball. We end the show giving out some bold WNBA predictions.Follow Marina on twitter / x at @mariacmarino See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Every WNBA team took the court on Sunday so the Courtside Crew got together to breakdown the unstoppable Las Vegas Aces, A'ja Wilson's MVP case, whether the Dallas Wings are legit, the Washington Mystics' struggles, how the Atlanta Dream can break through, and everything else WNBA. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on Dice it Up, Dano and Ice are joined by Her Hoop Stats analyst Dani Bar-Lavi to discuss the Dallas Wings potential rise to contender status, and break down the MVP race and of course share some laughs.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The WNBA enters the second half of the regular season with a ton of intriguing storylines. The Courtside crew of Christy Winters-Scott (Monumental Sports) and Gabe Ibrahim break down Jewell Loyd's fantastic year on a last place team and the situation in Chicago with James Wade leaving as Dwyane Wade enters the Sky organization.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From the bright lights of Las Vegas, Aaron Barzilai, Alford Corriette, and Dano Mataya recap everything that happened at All Star weekend from Sabrina Ionescu's near immaculate shooting performance on Friday to Jewell Loyd's record breaking All Star Game. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The great folks from the 6th Podcast of the year join Dice it Up to discuss the Mount Rushmore of 6th players of the year. We also hand out awards for least and most valuable vibes halfway through the season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The WNBA All Star game is just a couple of weeks away so the Her Hoop Stats Podcast brought together Richard Cohen of HHS and Kevin Pelton of ESPN to debate which players should be selected as reserves. They discuss which players should have been selected as starters and broke down a number of different players having great seasons including Alyssa Thomas, Ezi Magbegor, and Candace Parker. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cathryn Naiker and Freddie Rivas of the Pick Up WNBA podcast join Dice it Up to talk all things WNBA in Canada. Cathryn and Freddie are comedians and entertainers from Toronto and give great insights on the league's chances in Canada along with some laughs this episode. Check out their podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pick-up-a-wnba-podcast/id1572216219See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dano Mataya is joined by LA's best Sabreena Merchant from the Athletic to level set the first 25% of the 2023 WNBA Season. Who has surpassed expectations? Who has not lived up to the preseason hype? What are Sabreena's views on the frontrunner for Rookie of the Year, Aliyah Boston? Who is leading the race for the 2023 MVP?Follow Sabreena on Twitter at @sabreenajm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's early in the WNBA season but Seattle's Jewell Loyd, Dallas's Satou Sabally, and Chicago's Marina Mabrey have stepped up in a big way for their teams. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim go LIVE on Courtside to break down those players and much more from the WNBA world. They get into Indiana's win over the scorching Mabrey and the Chicago Sky and Atlanta's crazy victory over Connecticut.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Courtside crew is back to discuss the Las Vegas Aces going undefeated to start the WNBA season, Aliyah Boston's impressive start to her career, the New York Liberty superteam so far, and how the Chicago Sky have looked early on.Chapters: Aces 1:30Liberty 13:51 Sky 28:00Fever 37:30College News 52:00See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Connecticut Sun play-by-play caller Brendan Glasheen joins Dice it Up to discuss the changes in culture over the years in Connecticut with new head coach Stephanie White. Brendan gives an inside look on the vibes around the team and how the pieces are fitting together.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.