The wait is finally over. Women’s college basketball fans, rejoice. The 2022-2023 season tips off tonight, and we’ll have plenty of basketball to watch, discuss, enjoy and marvel at for the next six glorious months. Preseason polls, predictions and rankings are out. And I thought I’d join the fun by throwing a preseason 12 Questions column into the mix, before all the action begins.
So, let’s get into it. You know the drill for my 12 Questions column: I address questions about the women’s college basketball landscape, teams and individual players while providing the best possible answers based on stats, game results, individual and team play, and gut feelings. Agree. Disagree. Discuss. That’s what makes talking about women’s college basketball so much fun. If you have questions you’d like me to address in the next column, drop them in the comments.
1. Will South Carolina repeat as national champions?
Winning back-to-back NCAA titles is no easy feat. Since 1982, only USC, Tennessee and UConn have done it. But No. 1 South Carolina has the talent, the deep bench, and the coach to get it done. Dawn Staley not only has a stacked roster, she has the best player in the country dominating both ends of the floor in Aliyah Boston. Though the lack of a true point guard…
