The Women’s Hoops Show

Women’s hoops is on the rise and we’re here every step of the way. On every episode of The Women’s Hoops Show, host Jordan Robinson is joined by another women’s basketball expert— players, coaches, commentators, and retired legends. Together, Jordan and friends cover the ups and downs of the WNBA season, and dive into what’s happening in college hoops, the new Unrivaled league, and the shifting landscape of the sport. With new episodes year-round, consider this your home for extensive coverage on all of the big moments in women’s basketball. The Women’s Hoops Show is an Audacy original podcast.

The Women’s Hoops Show is a sports podcast hosted by Audacy, with 171 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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  Olivia Miles & Cheryl Reeve Win WNBA Awards as Lynx Face Elimination Game

  Sep 29, 202655 min

  The No. 1 seed Minnesota Lynx are already on the brink of elimination! Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty delivered a shocking Game 1 upset, spoiling a milestone week where Olivia Miles was unanimously named WNBA Rookie of the Year and Cheryl Reeve won her record 5th Coach of the Year award. Join Jordan Robinson and Autumn Johnson on The Women's Hoops Show as they break down everything we learned from the opening games of the playoffs, including: A’ja Wilson’s 38-point takeover against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever Atlanta’s defensive dominance over Washington Golden State’s blowout win over Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings Plus, we dig into the latest WNBA awards, and which teams are in the most trouble heading into Game 2.

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  Who Makes the WNBA Playoffs? Seedings, Rebuilds & 2027 Draft Class w/ Sheryl Swoopes

  Sep 22, 20261h 20m

  The WNBA playoff field is officially set, but the bracket is in complete chaos! Hall of Famer Sheryl Swoopes joins Jordan Robinson on The Women’s Hoops Show to break down the tight seeding battles entering the postseason. We analyze Minnesota and Golden State battling for the #1 seed, Atlanta and New York fighting for home-court advantage, and the wild race between Indiana, Washington, and Dallas. Plus, we turn to the teams heading into the offseason to ask: what comes next? We break down the LA Sparks under GM Ariana Andonian, Portland and Toronto building for Year 2, Connecticut’s transition to Houston, and what a tough season in Seattle revealed about Flau'jae Johnson, Dominique Malonga, and the Storm's future. Stick around for a look ahead to the 2027 WNBA Draft and the sweepstakes for JuJu Watkins!

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  Team USA Wins GOLD!+ The WNBA’s Most Important Week Ever?

  Sep 15, 20261h 17m

  Team USA is back on top of the basketball world after defeating France 97-79 to win its fifth straight FIBA Women’s World Cup and 12th gold medal overall. We break down how the Americans erased a 14-point deficit, the veteran performances from Breanna Stewart, Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray, Caitlin Clark’s momentum-changing moments off the bench and the second-half adjustments that ultimately overwhelmed France. Then, attention turns immediately back to the WNBA for what could be the most consequential week of the regular season. The eight playoff teams are set, but almost everything else remains up for grabs. With just four games remaining, seeds 3 through 8 are separated by only three games, home-court advantage is still on the line and a handful of head-to-head matchups could completely reshape the playoff bracket. We look at the biggest games, tiebreakers and questions facing every contender as the postseason approaches. Plus, Napheesa Collier is finally back in the Lynx lineup. Minnesota was already one of the WNBA’s best teams without her, so does adding an MVP-caliber player make the Lynx the clear championship favorite—or will they have to prove they can finally turn regular-season dominance into a title?

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  Cathy Engelbert Retires, Team USA Heads To FIBA Knockouts + Referee Pioneer Violet Palmer

  Sep 8, 20261h 10m

  Cathy Engelbert is stepping down as WNBA Commissioner at the end of 2026, closing the book on one of the most consequential—and complicated—tenures in league history. We break down the massive growth the WNBA experienced under her leadership, from soaring franchise valuations and expansion to new media rights, charter flights and transformational player salaries, while also examining the strained player relationships, controversies and criticism that came to define the latter part of her tenure. Then we head to Berlin for the FIBA Women’s World Cup, where Team USA gave everyone a scare with a 55-52 win over Italy before responding in a big way with a dominant 105-64 victory over Czechia. We discuss what went wrong against Italy, what changed against Czechia, the impact of Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Jackie Young, Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, and whether France may be emerging as Team USA’s biggest threat heading into the knockout rounds. Plus, Jordan Robinson sits down with basketball officiating legend Violet Palmer, the first woman to referee an NBA regular-season game. Palmer talks about breaking barriers, what fans misunderstand about officiating, handling players and coaches, how referees are trained and evaluated, the growing role of replay and technology, freedom of movement, and what it takes to make calls at the highest level of basketball.

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  FIBA World Cup Preview: A’ja Wilson OUT, Caitlin Clark’s Debut + DeWanna Bonner to Dream

  Sep 1, 20261 hour

  The 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup is officially here, and we’re breaking down everything you need to know before play tips off in Berlin! Team USA enters as the heavy favorite, but they’ll do so without A’ja Wilson. What does her absence mean for the Americans, and what should we expect as Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese and several other stars make their World Cup debuts? We preview Team USA’s roster and chances, the biggest international contenders, and the WNBA players representing countries around the world. Plus, last episode we left DeWanna Bonner’s future as a cliffhanger. Now we know: she’s officially an Atlanta Dream player. Our own Autumn Johnson caught up with Bonner as she begins the next chapter of her career. We’ll also explain why the WNBA is pausing its season for the World Cup, which teams could be helped or hurt most by the break, and what it could mean for the playoff race when the league returns.

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