Can Women’s Basketball Apply a Winning Formula From Other Sports?

What a weekend in women’s college hoops! Zena, Chantel, and Sabreena kick things off with an association-wide roundup, breaking down Vanderbilt’s first loss of the season to SEC rival South Carolina, Iowa’s dominant victory over Ohio State, and the teams making impressive pushes at this stage of the season.We then take a moment to acknowledge the tragic events in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Turning back to the court, the conversation shifts to Indiana football’s historic win under Coach Curt Cignetti. They examine how investment, coaching, transfer portal strategy, and culture came together to form a championship formula—and discuss how women’s college basketball programs can adopt a similar blueprint, highlighting teams already on that path.Finally, we wrap things up with a question: Is there a “hot seat” in women’s college basketball?REFERENCES: Aaliyah Chavez, Oklahoma stun South Carolina in overtime victory by Sabreena MerchantWomen's college basketball rankings: Is Duke's 11-game winning streak legit ... or a quirk? by Sabreena Merchant South Carolina cruises past Vanderbilt, ending Commodores’ undefeated season by Chantel JenningsRight now, ‘nothing feels right’ in Minneapolis. An NBA basketball game is no exception by Jon KrawczynskiWe want to hear from you! We’re asking you to fill out a quick survey about you and your podcast habits by going to theathletic.com/survey26. Three lucky entries will win $100 worth of Amazon vouchers!__No Offseason is a part of The Athletic Podcast NetworkEmail us: [email protected] up for the No Offseason newsletter!YT: @No-Offseason IG: @tanooffseasonTikTok: @no_offseason Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.