ESPN hires former referee Dee Kantner as women’s college basketball rules analyst
Kantner officiated 26 Final Fours and 16 national championships.
Kantner officiated 26 Final Fours and 16 national championships.
NBC Sports unveiled its college basketball broadcast roster for 2025-26.
LSU's Flau'jae Johnson, who had an existing NIL deal with the league, is also continuing her partnership.
Staley has driven change in women's basketball coaching salaries and payouts to NCAA tournament teams, and seemingly has her sights on a new, bigger target.
Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo, LSU's Flau’jae Johnson and USC's Kiki Iriafen are the featured players this time around.
"I can tell you the product has never been better, and the games have never been better."
For the fourth year in a row, there will be a Bird & Taurasi Show altcast for the Women's Final Four and title game.
Two conference title games drew over one million viewers, while two others set viewership records.
The network is up 3% versus last year and 44% versus two years ago.
Who are the stars and teams that will take centerstage in the NCAA women's basketball tournament?
'There's a lot more parity, which I think, makes it more fun.'
South Carolina-LSU will now take place on Friday at 5 PM and will no longer follow 'College GameDay'.
"Announcers … what are you doing?"
The women's college basketball broadcasts here will include spotlights on key moments in the Kings' lives.
However, the women's payouts will be substantially less, commensurate with the media rights value attributed to the tournament.
"Flips it up and in!" "Oh my goodness!" "The Seton Hall Pirates keep the Faith!"
The game ranked as the second most-watched women's college basketball game ever for the network.
"Women’s college basketball continues to drive an unprecedented level of excitement and engagement."
'What makes them so special is that they have 13 players you have to scout for.'
The Big East has fully unveiled its media deals.