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No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show

No Offseason is The Athletic’s show for all things women’s basketball. Hosts Zena Keita, Chantel Jennings, Sabreena Merchant, and Ben Pickman bring you the stories that matter the most and the insider info you need from the sport that never stops – served up alongside exclusive interviews with the biggest names in women’s hoops, from the NCAA to the WNBA and all points in between. New episodes drop Tuesday and Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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56:28

The Athletic All-Access: Geno Auriemma

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/02/21

Sabreena and Chantel sit down with UConn head coach Geno Auriemma. They discuss how much the women's basketball landscape has changed in the 40 years since he arrived in Storrs, how building a program is different than maintaining a program (and what he misses about that building process), how freshmen players have become more adaptable to the college game and which of his pre-NIL players would've most thrived during the NIL era. Then, in this addition to Zena's love letter she discusses a few of

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57:21

A shake up in the top six

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/02/18

Zena, Sabreena and Chantel look back at a week that changed both the AP top-6 and their own perceptions of the women's basketball landscape. They discuss UCLA's first loss of the season, UConn finally looking like a title contender against a quality opponent, South Carolina's rough loss at home and how Texas' win over LSU pushed the Longhorns to the No. 2 overall spot in the AP. In a year that has been huge for women's hoops, this past week provided all sorts of excitement and drama.-Follow Zena on

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65:36

A shake up in the top six

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/02/18

Zena, Sabreena and Chantel look back at a week that changed both the AP top-6 and their own perceptions of the women's basketball landscape. They discuss UCLA's first loss of the season, UConn finally looking like a title contender against a quality opponent, South Carolina's rough loss at home and how Texas' win over LSU pushed the Longhorns to the No. 2 overall spot in the AP. In a year that has been huge for women's hoops, this past week provided all sorts of excitement and drama. -Follow Zena

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54:19

Notre Dame's Olivia Miles and Maddy Westbeld, plus...

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/02/14

Taking a quick break from leading the No. 2 Fighting Irish, Miles and Westbeld stop by the pod to share stories from this season, their individual injury recoveries and their beloved cat, Bean. Then Zena does a "love letter to the bigs" where she discusses a few players around the NCAA that have been exciting to watch. Finally, Ben breaks down the Unrivaled 1-on-1 tournament ahead of the finals, which will see $200,000 go to the winner.-Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita -Follow Ben on X:

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46:04

Notre Dame's Olivia Miles and Maddy Westbeld, plus...

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/02/14

Taking a quick break from leading the No. 2 Fighting Irish, Miles and Westbeld stop by the pod to share stories from this season, their individual injury recoveries and their beloved cat, Bean. Then Zena does a "love letter to the bigs" where she discusses a few players around the NCAA that have been exciting to watch. Finally, Ben breaks down the Unrivaled 1-on-1 tournament ahead of the finals, which will see $200,000 go to the winner.-Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita-Follow Ben on X:

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72:01

Taking stock of historic programs

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/02/11

In a season that has maybe more contenders than ever, Ben, Zena and Chantel take a look at the three programs — UConn, Tennessee and Stanford — that have most shaped women's college basketball and are in unique positions this season. They examine how each program impacted the sport, where they stand in the national landscape this year and what to expect from them moving forward. Then, they ponder which programs are posed to join these three as sport-builders. -Follow Zena on X:

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1:03:46

Taking stock of historic programs

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/02/11

In a season that has maybe more contenders than ever, Ben, Zena and Chantel take a look at the three programs — UConn, Tennessee and Stanford — that have most shaped women's college basketball and are in unique positions this season. They examine how each program impacted the sport, where they stand in the national landscape this year and what to expect from them moving forward. Then, they ponder which programs are posed to join these three as sport-builders.-Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita-Follow

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74:42

All-Access with Cal's Charmin Smith and Marta Suárez...

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/02/07

Zena and Sabreena chat with Cal head coach Charmin Smith and fifth-year senior Marta Suárez about the surprising success of the Golden Bears in their first year in the ACC and the culture that this eclectic group has developed in Berkeley. Then, Chantel and Sabreena dive into some other teams that have exceeded expectations in 2024-25, with a heavy dose of SEC programs. Finally, Ben gives a quick recap on the latest moves in WNBA free agency.-Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita -Follow Ben on X:

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1:06:27

All-Access with Cal's Charmin Smith and Marta Suárez...

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/02/07

Zena and Sabreena chat with Cal head coach Charmin Smith and fifth-year senior Marta Suárez about the surprising success of the Golden Bears in their first year in the ACC and the culture that this eclectic group has developed in Berkeley. Then, Chantel and Sabreena dive into some other teams that have exceeded expectations in 2024-25, with a heavy dose of SEC programs. Finally, Ben gives a quick recap on the latest moves in WNBA free agency.-Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita-Follow Ben on X:

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37:32

Will the Big 10 have Two No. 1 seeds?

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/02/05

Bracketology with Mark Schindler is back on The Athletic and he talks to Zena about his process in preparing for the big dance. They cover everything from what the NCAA selection committee is looking for in seeding teams to his predicted number 1 seeds to dark horses he thinks could cause waves in this year’s tournament. Listen here and read more on his Bracketology series live on The Athletic site.-Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita-Follow Mark on X: @MG_Schindler Hosted on Acast. See

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45:47

Will the Big 10 have Two No. 1 seeds?

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/02/05

Bracketology with Mark Schindler is back on The Athletic and he talks to Zena about his process in preparing for the big dance. They cover everything from what the NCAA selection committee is looking for in seeding teams to his predicted number 1 seeds to dark horses he thinks could cause waves in this year’s tournament. Listen here and read more on his Bracketology series live on The Athletic site. -Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita -Follow Mark on X: @MG_Schindler Learn more about your ad choices

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28:05

A'ja Wilson and the Making of the A'One

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/02/04

Zena and Ben take a brief detour from college and professional women's basketball for a special edition of the show. They are joined by Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson and Ben Nethongkome, the senior footwear designer for Nike Basketball, to go behind the scenes of how Wilson's signature sneaker came to life.-Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita-Follow Ben on X: @benpickman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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36:20

A'ja Wilson and the Making of the A'One

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/02/04

Zena and Ben take a brief detour from college and professional women's basketball for a special edition of the show. They are joined by Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson and Ben Nethongkome, the senior footwear designer for Nike Basketball, to go behind the scenes of how Wilson's signature sneaker came to life. -Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita -Follow Ben on X: @benpickman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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62:28

All-Access with Sabrina Ionescu & WNBA free agency...

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/01/31

Zena, Ben, and Sabreena run through the biggest surprises of WNBA free agency as well as what moves will be most impactful, and share some unreported details from the offseason thus far. Then, Ben and Sabreena chat with Sabrina Ionescu about being a free-agency spectator and the atmosphere at Unrivaled. -Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita -Follow Ben on X: @benpickman -Follow Sabreena on X: @sabreenajm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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54:13

All-Access with Sabrina Ionescu & WNBA free agency...

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/01/31

Zena, Ben, and Sabreena run through the biggest surprises of WNBA free agency as well as what moves will be most impactful, and share some unreported details from the offseason thus far. Then, Ben and Sabreena chat with Sabrina Ionescu about being a free-agency spectator and the atmosphere at Unrivaled. -Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita-Follow Ben on X: @benpickman-Follow Sabreena on X: @sabreenajm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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55:35

Kate Koval's Search for Home

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/01/29

In this special episode of The Athletic Women's Basketball Show, Chantel Jennings brings you the story of Notre Dame freshman forward Kate Koval. Kate grew up in Ukraine, and moved to the US, solo, at age 15 to pursue her dreams of basketball stardom. Less than a year after she arrived, though, Kate's world was upended again, when her home country was invaded by Russia, rending her family apart in ways she could have never imagined – and forcing Kate, and all those around her, to reconsider the true

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63:50

Kate Koval's Search for Home

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/01/29

In this special episode of The Athletic Women's Basketball Show, Chantel Jennings brings you the story of Notre Dame freshman forward Kate Koval. Kate grew up in Ukraine, and moved to the US, solo, at age 15 to pursue her dreams of basketball stardom. Less than a year after she arrived, though, Kate's world was upended again, when her home country was invaded by Russia, rending her family apart in ways she could have never imagined – and forcing Kate, and all those around her, to reconsider the true

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48:35

Best (recent) game, best freshmen

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/01/28

Zena, Sabreena and Chantel discuss what they learned from both teams in No. 2 South Carolina's win over No. 5 LSU, and what they expect moving forward. Then, taking a cue from the Gamecocks' Joyce Edwards, they analyze the nation's top freshmen this season who have not only impressed but helped raise their teams' ceilings.-Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita-Follow Chantel on X: @chanteljennings-Follow Sabreena on X: @sabreenajm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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56:50

Best (recent) game, best freshmen

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/01/28

Zena, Sabreena and Chantel discuss what they learned from both teams in No. 2 South Carolina's win over No. 5 LSU, and what they expect moving forward. Then, taking a cue from the Gamecocks' Joyce Edwards, they analyze the nation's top freshmen this season who have not only impressed but helped raise their teams' ceilings. -Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita -Follow Chantel on X: @chanteljennings -Follow Sabreena on X: @sabreenajm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:41

Kelsey Plum, Jewell Loyd blockbuster trade grades

No Offseason: The Athletic Women"s Basketball Show ·

2025/01/27

The first domino of the WNBA offseason has fallen as Kelsey Plum and Jewell Loyd are on the move as part of a three-team blockbuster trade between the Aces, Storm and Sparks. In this emergency podcast, Zena and Ben discuss why and how this three-team deal came together and break down the implications of the reported agreement for each team, as well as what the trade could mean for other free agency moves this winter.-Follow Zena on X: @itszenakeita-Follow Ben on X: @benpickman Hosted on Acast. See

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