
Jenn Hatfield
Managing Editor, Washington Mystics and Ivy League Beat Reporter at The Next
Managing editor, Washington Mystics beat reporter and Ivy League beat reporter @TheNextHoops. Also have a day job.
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1 week ago |
thenexthoops.com | Jenn Hatfield
UConn won a national championship in April by leaning on three stars: guards Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd and forward Sarah Strong. But the Huskies also relied on a point guard from the Ivy League, Kaitlyn Chen, to steady the team. The graduate transfer from Princeton started all 40 games for the Huskies in 2024-25 and averaged 6.9 points, 3.4 assists, 1.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game.
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1 week ago |
thenexthoops.com | Jenn Hatfield
WASHINGTON — The Washington Mystics opened training camp on April 27 with the youngest and least experienced team in the WNBA. Their average age was 25.4 years old, nearly three full years younger than the Indiana Fever. And they’d played an average of 58.4 regular-season games, which is less than two full seasons. That was less than half the average experience that the Las Vegas Aces (139.7 games), Fever (139.0) and Seattle Storm (120.7) had.
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2 weeks ago |
thenexthoops.com | Jenn Hatfield
Washington Mystics rookie guard Georgia Amoore injured the ACL in her right knee in practice on Tuesday, the team announced on Wednesday. Get unlimited access to women’s basketball coverage and help support our hardworking staff of writers, editors, and photographers by subscribing today. Join todayAlready a member? LoginThough the Mystics did not specify the extent of the damage to Amoore’s ACL, a tear would sideline her for the entire 2025 WNBA season.
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2 weeks ago |
thenexthoops.com | Jenn Hatfield
WASHINGTON — Shakira Austin knows what her detractors have said about her. She knows they think her ego outpaces her production on the court. They think she’s “delusional” about how good she can be. Get unlimited access to women’s basketball coverage and help support our hardworking staff of writers, editors, and photographers by subscribing today. Join todayAlready a member?
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2 weeks ago |
thenexthoops.com | Jenn Hatfield
Entering her second WNBA training camp, McKenzie Forbes knows a lot more about what to expect than she did as a rookie. But there have also been new challenges this time around — like figuring out how to get her car from California to Texas. Get unlimited access to women’s basketball coverage and help support our hardworking staff of writers, editors, and photographers by subscribing today. Join todayAlready a member?
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