Oluchi Okananwa Archives - IX Sports

Zoe Brooks is facing toward the speaker and looking directly at them. She is wearing her red N.C. State jersey.

ACC, Features, NCAAW

Zoe Brooks is ready for her closeup, and other NC State-Maryland takeaways

by Martin HeintzelmanOctober 28, 2025October 28, 2025

Plus: Oluchi Okananwa impresses for Maryland

Big Ten, Features, Locked On Women's Basketball, NCAAW, Podcasts

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Brenda Frese talks Terps

by The IX BasketballMay 6, 2025May 7, 2025

Frese: ‘At some point, the hardest part is just making sure you stay true to your culture’

Duke guard Oluchi Okananwa smiles as she is interviewed by ESPN after a win in the NCAA Tournament.

ACC, Features, NCAAW

Takeaways: How Duke knocked off North Carolina to advance to its first Elite Eight since 2013

by Hunter CruseMarch 29, 2025March 29, 2025

Oluchi Okananwa: ‘Playing under Coach Lawson, she’s created this culture where we want to play defense’

Duke Blue Devils head coach Kara Lawson smiles and makes a number-1 sign with her hand as her teammates lift her in celebration.

ACC, Features, NCAAW

Sights and sounds from an ACC Tournament triumph for Duke

by Lauren RouseMarch 10, 2025March 10, 2025

Lawson: ‘We were the worst team in the ACC. Now, five years later, we’re at the top’

A collage of seven pictures of top WNBA draft prospects: In the middle, UConn guard Paige Bueckers screams in celebration while clenching her fists and flexing; surrounding her, from top-left clockwise: Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo holds the ball while looking into the distance; South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley jumps in midair higher than every other player on the court to release a floater; Stanford big Kiki Iriafen holds the ball above her head in midair to release a jump shot over the extended arm of a defender; Texas A&M big Janiah Barker looks down; Texas wing Madison Booker leans over and yells in celebration, while teammates yell in random directions in celebration as well; JuJu Watkins holds the ball over head to release a free-throw.

Features, NCAAW, WNBA

Who are the top WNBA draft prospects in college basketball?

by Hunter CruseApril 23, 2024November 2, 2024

The future has never been brighter

South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley gets a step on her defender and elevates for a right-handed layup.

Features, NCAAW

The nastiest, filthiest, most lethal handles of the 2023-24 college season

by Em AdlerMarch 3, 2024March 3, 2024

Yes, JuJu Watkins and MiLaysia Fulwiley show up a lot

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