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We had a BigTenSky meetup!

Rutgers plans to hire Gary Redus II as its next women’s basketball coach Rutgers is planning to hire LSU assistant coach Gary Redus II to be its next women’s basketball coach.

Rutgers will hire LSU’s Gary Redus as its next head coach: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

A bar chart showing the percentage of wins coming from 5 different styles of play for the most versatile NCAA Division I WBB teams.

A month or so ago, I wondered if there was a way to measure *how* #ncaawbb teams win. Turns out that there are several statistical approaches for this, and I used some of them to create a versatility score. New in the @herhoopstats.com newsletter:

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YouTube video by The IX Sports Ohio State takes WCHA title with win over No. 1 seed Wisconsin

Ohio State is the 2026 WCHA Final Faceoff champion. The Buckeyes knocked off No. 1 seed Wisconsin 2-1 in the championship game Saturday. Reid Lemker from @theicegarden.bsky.social breaks down the final result.

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Iiiiiiinteresting update here. It’s UNC, not Maryland or Minnesota, that gets bumped from the top 16. Hope is still alive!

UCLA women’s basketball pummels Iowa, wins back-to-back Big Ten tournament titles No. 1 seed UCLA dominated the Big Ten tournament title game, rolling to a 96-45 win over No. 2 seed Iowa Sunday. The Bruins went undefeated in Big Ten play.

"I just knew we were going to win.”

UCLA ran the table in the Big Ten tournament just like it did in the regular season. The revenge tour continues in the NCAA tournament | @latimes.com

www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/...

Big Ten Tournament: UCLA downs Iowa in dominant showing | The IX Basketball There were a lot of players who made an impact in the record victory for UCLA, but Sienna Betts highlights the future beyond this year.

On its way to a historic blowout win in the Big Ten title game, UCLA showed glimpses of the team's future, while the team's own focus is glued to ensuring the Bruins make the most of what they have now. @thomascostello.bsky.social has more.

UCLA Smashes Iowa, Wins Big Ten Again Holy moly that final score! FIFTY-ONE POINTS!

Full tournament finals recap!

* Great game from Sienna Betts and also everyone
* Favorites and least favorites from the tournament
* Bracketology updates
* Hockey bracket
And more!

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Does West Virginia winning the Big 12 knock Maryland out of hosting 😬

They are dismantling it right in front of my face!

I have a lot of favorite stats from this game but here's another one:

Lauren Betts only played 24 minutes. In those minutes, she was +35.

This is extremely cool

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UCLA women's basketball pummels Iowa, wins back-to-back Big Ten tournament titles No. 1 seed UCLA dominated the Big Ten tournament title game, rolling to a 96-45 win over No. 2 seed Iowa Sunday. The Bruins went undefeated in Big Ten play.

Quick story from UCLA’s dominant Big Ten championship win | @latimes.com

www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/...

I did write about her yesterday!

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Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez and Charisse Leger-Walker are doing their famous dance routine while wearing championship hats, shirts and medals. Now that is a flex

On the All-Tournament Team:
G Kiki Rice (UCLA)
G Chance Gray (OSU)
F Lauren Betts (UCLA)
F Ava Heiden (Iowa)
F Hannah Stuelke (Iowa)

Same ballot as I put in

KIKI RICE wins the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player award.

And her teammates look *thrilled* for her.

Sienna Betts matched her career high in points, rebounds and assists.

The 51-point margin of victory is the new record for a win in a Big Ten Tournament championship game.

UCLA:
Kneepkens - 19 pts, 3 ast
Rice - 15 pts, 8 ast
S. Betts - 14 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast
Jaquez - 12 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast
L. Betts - 10 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast

IOWA:
Heiden - 15 pts, 4 reb
Deal - 11 pts

FINAL SCORE: #1 UCLA 96, #2 Iowa 45

Holy moly!

She just tied a career high!

I tell you, Sienna Betts looks GOOD today

UCLA has set a Big Ten championship record with 30 assists in this game. Kiki Rice leads the way with nine

Angela Dugalić made her second behind-the-back pass in the span of a minute. Kiki Rice missed the shot on the first one, but this one perfectly hit Rice in transition for a clean layup.

UCLA leads by 44.

This sounded like a hot take to me and then I checked and UCLA had *17* quad-1 wins -- soon to be 18 -- to UConn's 8

END Q3 - UCLA 67, Iowa 36

UCLA is dominating every aspect of the scoreboard. Actually, they have fewer rebounds (they also have 15 fewer missed shots).

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