The wait is over.
After a thrilling, record-breaking WNBA season, women’s college basketball is back.
The 2024-25 season tips off Monday, with the bulk of attention on opening day focusing on Paris, where No. 20 Ole Miss faces No. 3 USC (noon ET, ESPN) and No. 17 Louisville opens against No. 5 UCLA (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2).
Which players will shine brightest this season? What surprises lie ahead? Which teams will make it to Tampa for the Final Four? Can South Carolina repeat or will another program cut down the nets in April?
ESPN’s Charlie Creme, Alexa Philippou and Michael Voepel address the biggest questions heading into the season and, along with Andscape’s Sean Hurd, make their preseason predictions and picks before the games start.
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What is South Carolina’s greatest challenge in trying to repeat?
Voepel: The Gamecocks have had a future WNBA draft lottery pick post player on their roster every season but one since 2014-15. It was A’ja Wilson from then until 2018. From 2019-2023, Aliyah Boston filled that role. Last season, Kamilla Cardoso had the best of her three years at South Carolina. One of the current Gamecocks could reach that level. But right now, South…
