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

Our Final Four is set! South Carolina, NC State, Iowa and UConn descend upon Cleveland with a national championship on the line. On the season's penultimate Gauer Hour presented by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce recap everything from a historic regional final weekend in the sport, from the games (they were great!) to... not games (seriously? The three-point line?). They also dive into the now-vacant Tennessee job opening and some of the difficulties that could arise from it. Then they preview both Final Four matchups and run through the four potential national championship game scenarios.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 biggest headlines from March Madness so far before breaking down the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight and previewing the Final Four.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're down to 16. After a comeback-laden but chalky first two rounds, Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce break down everything that happened over the weekend on the women's side, on and off the court, from results and late-game drama to Kenny Brooks leaving VT for Kentucky. Plus Rob gets sidetracked and goes on not one but two tangents for those who want to complain about officiating and/or want neutral sites for the first two rounds for "fairness". We wrap it up with some Sweet 16 and potential Elite 8 previews, all on the latest Gauer Hour presented by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.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 break down the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and preview the Sweet 16.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Finally, the beloved bracket is here. On the latest Gauer Hour presented by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Rob & Megan largely have no issues with the field of 68. They do, however, think the committee could have gotten much more creative. They go region-by-region to breakdown the potential bracket busters, who isn't getting respect (are we really doing this "12-seed FGCU" thing again?) and, ultimately, who will cut down the nets in Cleveland. An hour of straight tourney talk to get you set for the weekend.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Calvin and special guest Dani Bar-Lavi break down each region of the NCAA Tournament bracket, including their upsets to watch for and favorite first round or potential later matchups.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Selection Sunday is less than 72 hours away. On the latest Gauer Hour presented by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce run through all of the takeaways from conference tournament week among the high-majors. USC is legit, legit, Virginia Tech... not so much. Rob has to (again) apologize to Nebraska for letting his guard down in a key moment. And after a wild weekend in Greenville that saw South Carolina win the SEC, Gamecock beat report Payton Titus (@PETitus25) of The State joins us to talk about the #1 team in the country.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 the wild week in conference tournament action, including South Carolina's crazy path to an SEC title and the electric swan song of the Pac-12. Then they preview the upcoming week of conference tournaments and which teams you should be keeping an eye on.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New name, same great content! On the first re-branded Gauer Hour with Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce, they go in-depth on all of the high-major conference tournaments, pick winners for each (shockingly, they had very similar picks, because they always do). And they detail how the injuries to Elizabeth Kitley, Mackenzie Holmes and Molly Davis impact their respective teams as their statuses for this week and beyond remain unknown.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 Caitlin Clark's announcement that she will declare for the WNBA draft as well as her senior day game, break down each power conference tournament bracket, and look back on the first week of the AU season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sleep later. It's March, and we've got a ton to get to. All of the high major conferences have their regular season champs already, so our weekend focus is on bubble teams - who NEEDS a win, who could use a win, who can get away with a loss? Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce break it down, plus break down the final top-16 reveal by the NCAA Tournament selection committee and react to the news of Caitlin Clark's impending departure to the WNBA. And we have a guest! Ohio State HC Kevin McGuff jumps on to talk about the red-hot Buckeyes before they head to Iowa City on Sunday for a top-10 showdown with the Hawkeyes.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 chat with ACC Senior Associate Commissioner for Women's Basketball Jackie Carson on her role in her first year with the league and the top storylines in the ACC this season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The regular season ends in nine days?! We reset all of the major conferences on this week's WBB show. While Megan is off galivanting in the Big Easy, Calvin Wetzel joins Rob Joyce on this week's College Sports Now to hit on all of the major events from the last week - Indiana finally notching a marquee win, the craziness from Oregon State-UCLA, then the Bruins walloping Utah and more. And they get you primed for the conference races heading into March. Plus... Calvin can down 30 pancakes in the right scenario??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 Steph vs. Sabrina shootout, go over some bracketology, and preview the biggest games to watch in college basketball this week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A busy CSN! The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee had its initial reveal of the top-16 seeds. Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce give their takeaways from the announcement and recap all the games from the last week... and Rob gives a public mea culpa to Nebraska. Then the head coach of the Oregon State Beavers, Scott Rueck, jumps on to talk about his team's 20-3 start as the Beavs continue to climb the national rankings. We finish up with a quick preview of the weekend ahead, as a ton of bubble teams find themselves in "must-win" scenarios.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the latest CSN, Megan and Rob break down a hectic week on the hardwood, including a ton of Thursday night ACC action (is Virginia Tech truly the team to beat now?), some games with important bubble implications (hey Alabama) and talk about who on Earth will be a 1-seed next month. Plus we talk Caitlin Clark's legacy as she is set to become the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history, preview South Carolina-UConn on Sunday and more!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 all the WNBA free agency happenings and the explosive scoring performances of JuJu Watkins and Caitlin Clark.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Another week, another #2 ranked team loses, just one of many top-15 teams to take an L in the last week. Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce run through it all: we give love to Oregon State and Notre Dame, Megan names a few mid-majors vying for at-large bids, Rob is all the way out on two preseason national championship favorites and we preview another hectic weekend across the Pac-12. Plus, we're joined by the radio voice of the NC State Wolfpack, Andrew Sanders (@AJSandersPxP) to discuss last night's win over North Carolina and the season as a whole that's seen the Pack live in the top-5 after starting the year unranked.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After Ice was the sideline reporter at Ohio State's win vs Iowa, we had to chat to with Buckeye guard Jacy Sheldon about the season, her teammates, which WNBA players she loves to watch, and her future basketball aspirations.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 chat with Gonzaga guard Brynna Maxwell about her career and what makes her Bulldogs dangerous.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the latest edition of CSN, Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce break down all of the craziness of the past week, including three of the best games of the season to date: South Carolina over LSU, Utah over UCLA and Ohio State beating Iowa. We discuss whether the Gamecocks have locked up the overall number one seed already, there's a clear favorite in the Big 12... and not so much in the ACC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dano and Ice are joined by Texas Longhorn guard Shay Holle to talk all things Texas and the Big 12. She gives an update on guard Rori Harmon, talks about what it's like playing in her hometown of Austin, and playing for Coach Vic Schaefer.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 are joined by Ari Chambers to discuss WNBA free agency, the ACC and other stories around college basketball, and Ari's journey in women's sports journalism.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you played on the road at some point in the last week, you probably lost. Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce breakdown all the craziness of the last week. They recap all of the upsets, try to figure out who the best team is in both the ACC and Big 12, Megan teaches us the ways of the bracketologist, they preview another loaded Pac-12 slate and more!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 the week's biggest games, including Kim Mulkey's puzzling decision at the end of Auburn's upset of LSU and JuJu Watkins' misleading efficiency stats in USC's win over UCLA. They finish by previewing some big upcoming matchups, starting with Ohio State's crucial week against Maryland and Iowa.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The CSN duo is back! Rob & Megan recap the first two months of the hoops season and run through it all - every contender in every conference, the good, the bad, all of it. An hour of talking straight ball. The first of our weekly shows that will run each Friday through the end of the season.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! Part 2 features some of the biggest names in the WNBA such as Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne, Candace Parker and Brionna Jones. 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.

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.