Women's college basketball shattered television ratings and set NCAA Tournament attendance records in 2024. I also experienced some substitutions.
Caitlin Clark, who led Iowa State to new heights, transitioned from college basketball this spring and was drafted first overall by the WNBA's Indiana Fever. But in women's college basketball, stars like Paige Bueckers, Azzie Fudd, JuJu Watkins and Hannah Hidalgo proudly took over the baton.
There will be no shortage of storylines in the college game this season, many of which have yet to be fully written.
Can Connecticut close an eight-year title gap, the Huskies' longest since Geno Auriemma won his first championship in 1995? Or will South Carolina become the first team since UW to win back-to-back championships? And who will win National Player of the Year?
