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Chantel Jennings

Minneapolis

Senior women's basketball writer at @TheAthletic | Previously: Knight-Wallace Fellowship, ESPN, The Michigan Daily | [email protected] | she/her

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  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Chantel Jennings

    It's transfer portal season, which means that every college basketball staff across the country has someone refreshing the portal constantly to see which players have entered their names. The NCAA transfer portal started in 2018, but everything changed in 2020, when the NCAA's Division I Council granted a blanket waiver for players to become immediately eligible upon transferring from a Division I school. Previously, players had to sit out a season.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Chantel Jennings |Ben Pickman

    South Carolina sophomore guard MiLaysia Fulwiley plans to enter the transfer portal, a source with knowledge of the transfer told The Athletic. Fulwiley, a South Carolina native, will have two full seasons of eligibility remaining. Since arriving on campus last fall, Fulwiley was seen as one of the biggest stars in women's college hoops, producing highlight-reel like plays from game 1.

  • 1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Chantel Jennings |Ben Pickman

    South Carolina sophomore guard MiLaysia Fulwiley plans to enter the transfer portal, a source with knowledge of the transfer told . Fulwiley, a South Carolina native, will have two full seasons of eligibility remaining. Since arriving on campus last fall, Fulwiley was seen as one of the biggest stars in women’s college hoops, producing highlight-reel like plays from game 1.

  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chantel Jennings

    The 2024-25 season is officially in the rearview, and the WNBA season is fast approaching. At The Athletic, we'll continue to cover women's college hoops through the offseason as so many storylines continue to emerge and change the landscape of the sport. How will the portal impact teams and conferences? How will financial changes develop in the sport? What hiring trends might we see? Here are seven big questions we'll be tracking over the next few months while we eagerly await the 2025-26 tip-off:1.

  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chantel Jennings

    TAMPA, Fla. - Back in September, Geno Auriemma quit his job as UConn's head coach. Left the gym, got in his car and wrote his resignation letter in his head on his way home as he wound through the Connecticut roads. My guys don't hear me anymore. I'm not getting through to them. They're too stubborn and I've been too stubborn. I'm not going to practice anymore. I'll call in sick tomorrow (and every day after that). I'm done. I'm out.

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Chantel Jennings @ChantelJennings
21 Mar 25

RT @ScottDochterman: Long in the works and published today: At a ‘crisis moment,’ women’s college basketball officiating needs a way forw…

Chantel Jennings
Chantel Jennings @ChantelJennings
20 Mar 25

As the sport hits new highs and breaks records, the state of women's college basketball officiating feels more important than ever. What are the issues? And, what comes next? "This is a five-to-10-year fix. And we're nowhere close to starting that." https://t.co/o3Mm1ECUQG

Chantel Jennings
Chantel Jennings @ChantelJennings
14 Mar 25

I've been off Twitter for a while (it has been lovely) but have decided to come back to social media during the NCAA Tournament. Haven't decided fully if I'll be here or at bluesky (probably not both), but you can follow me there at @chanteljennings.bsky.social.