Posts by Howard Megdal

Howard is the founder of The Next and editor-in-chief.

UConn celebrates again. (Photo via screenshot)

The inevitability of UConn should be prized — Rebecca Tillett talks Saint Louis run — Must-click women’s basketball links

March 8, 2023

The IX: Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal, Mar. 8, 2023

Maddy Siegrist at midcourt during a Villanova game vs. Seton Hall, Feb. 27, 2023. (Howard Megdal photo)

A Maddy Siegrist Monday — Brenda Frese talks Maryland surge — Must-click women’s basketball links

March 1, 2023

The IX: Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal, Mar. 1, 2023

NBA All Star Game 2023 logo. (Via NBA Media Central)

Let’s rethink how WNBA players participate in NBA All Star Weekend — Hear from Indiana’s Teri Moren — Must-click women’s basketball links

February 22, 2023

The IX: Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal, Feb. 22, 2023

Lauren Park-Lane speaks to the media after scoring 39 points in Seton Hall's 89-82 win over DePaul on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (Howard Megdal photo)

What Lauren Park-Lane tells us about the future of the WNBA — Sports Reference adds women’s college hoops — Must-click women’s basketball links

February 15, 2023

The IX: Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal, Feb. 15, 2023

Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis celebrates after the Aces won the 2022 WNBA Championship series against the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Sept. 18, 2022. (Photo credit: Chris Poss)

How the league’s players, front offices and owners view the Las Vegas Aces investigation — Podcast, links and more

February 8, 2023

The IX: Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal, Feb. 8, 2023

Where WNBA news breaks, sometimes. (Howard Megdal photo)

Inside the way WNBA free agency news breaks — Nneka Ogwumike talks — Must-click women’s basketball links

February 1, 2023

The IX: Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal, Feb. 1, 2023

Satou Sabally, Greg Bibb, Latricia Trammell and Arike Ogunbowale. (Photo via Dallas Wings)

Efficiency and a bet on the top pick for Dallas Wings — Geno Auriemma talks UConn — Must-click women’s basketball links

January 25, 2023

The IX: Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal, Jan. 25, 2023

Tipoff between Columbia and Princeton at Jadwin Gym, Jan. 6, 2023. (Howard Megdal photo)

Let’s make sure we understand the quality of the Ivy League — Columbia talks big win at Princeton — Must-click women’s basketball links

January 11, 2023

The IX: Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal, Jan. 11, 2022

The Los Angeles Sparks need to let their new front office work — Hear from Tennessee’s Kellie Harper — Must-click women’s basketball links

January 4, 2023

The IX: Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal, Jan. 4, 2023

Mohegan Sun Arena, Dec. 18, 2022. (Howard Megdal photo)

Scenes from a Mohegan Sun doubleheader — Bill Fennelly, Emily Ryan talk Iowa State win — Must-click women’s basketball links

December 21, 2022

The IX: Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal, Dec. 21, 2022