“She’s going to be a great teammate, she’s going to find a way to impact the game and make everybody else around her better.”
David Yapkowitz
David has been with The IX Basketball team since the High Post Hoops days when he joined the staff in 2018. He is based in Los Angeles and covers the LA Sparks, Pac-12 Conference, Big West Conference and some high school as well.
Posted inBig Ten, Features, NCAAW
Michigan leaning on freshmen as conference play comes into focus
Greta Kampschroeder: ‘Don’t feel like you have to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders’
Posted inBig Ten, Features, NCAAW
How USC has bounced back since Notre Dame loss
USC has rattled off five consecutive wins
Posted inACC, Features, NCAAW
Defense powers Notre Dame to undefeated start
The Fighting Irish locked down USC on Saturday in their biggest test to date
Posted inBig Ten, Features, NCAAW
UCLA prepared for high expectations this season
The Bruins were active again in the portal attracting high-profile transfers Janiah Barker, Charlisse Leger-Walker and Timea Gardiner
Posted inBig Ten, Features, NCAAW
How JuJu Watkins, Kiki Iriafen plan to meet USC expectations
No. 3 preseason ranking doesn’t intimidate Lindsay Gottlieb’s group
Posted inFeatures, Mid-Majors, NCAAW
2024-25 Big West Conference preview
Breaking down the Big West rosters and predicting who will come out on top
Posted inFeatures, Los Angeles Sparks, WNBA
2024 WNBA season preview: Los Angeles Sparks
Youth movement is underway for the Sparks
Posted inFeatures, Los Angeles Sparks, WNBA
Sparks land talented duo with WNBA Draft lottery picks
Two new franchise cornerstones are coming to town.
Posted inACC, Features, NCAAW
Confidence never wavers for Aziaha James
The junior guard buried Texas with a barrage of 3-point shots