Chantel Jennings

Chantel Jennings

Sr. Writer, Women's Basketball

Chantel Jennings is The Athletic's senior writer for the WNBA and women's college basketball. She covered college sports for the past decade at ESPN.com and The Athletic and spent the 2019-20 academic year in residence at the University of Michigan's Knight-Wallace Fellowship for Journalists.

Chantel Jennings is The Athletic's senior writer for the WNBA and women's college basketball. She covered college sports for the past decade at ESPN.com and The Athletic and spent the 2019-20 academic year in residence at the University of Michigan's Knight-Wallace Fellowship for Journalists.

Team USA's biggest advantage in Olympic win over Japan: It has A'ja and Stewie

Team USA's biggest advantage in Olympic win over Japan: It has A'ja and Stewie

Team USA started its Olympic run with a breezy win over Japan that showed just how tough its big advantage will be to overcome.

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How Nigeria, with no WNBA players, upset mighty Australia for first Olympic win since 2004

How Nigeria, with no WNBA players, upset mighty Australia for first Olympic win since 2004

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As Team USA women go for eighth straight gold, one question lurks

As Team USA women go for eighth straight gold, one question lurks

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Meet Carol Callan, the backstage architect of the U.S. women's basketball dynasty

Meet Carol Callan, the backstage architect of the U.S. women's basketball dynasty

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Tales of Diana Taurasi as an Olympic rookie: Fierce, funny, 'off-the-wall loud'

Tales of Diana Taurasi as an Olympic rookie: Fierce, funny, 'off-the-wall loud'

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Should USA Olympic roster spots favor veterans like Alex Morgan and Diana Taurasi?
Should USA Olympic roster spots favor veterans like Alex Morgan and Diana Taurasi?

Team USA selected 42-year-old Diana Taurasi, but Alex Morgan won't appear in Paris with the USWNT. Good moves? Or bad decisions?

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How South Carolina's Joyce Edwards turned rejection into a good thing
How South Carolina's Joyce Edwards turned rejection into a good thing

Edwards, the No. 3 recruit in the Class of 2024, was cut from Team USA's U-16 and U-17 teams. Now she's one of the best players.

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Who will be Team USA's starting five? An Olympic women's basketball mailbag
Who will be Team USA's starting five? An Olympic women's basketball mailbag

Answering your questions on the U.S. starting five, Chelsea Gray's status, Team USA's toughest opponent and more.

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Paige Bueckers aims to make this her final season at UConn ... and to go out with a bang
Paige Bueckers aims to make this her final season at UConn ... and to go out with a bang

"I think we have a better chance of winning when I'm aggressive,” Bueckers said of the mindset she's bringing into her final season.

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Olympic women's basketball mailbag: Submit your questions
Olympic women's basketball mailbag: Submit your questions

Submit your mailbag questions to Chantel Jennings.

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U.S. women's basketball Olympic roster breakdown: Experience leads hunt for eighth straight gold
U.S. women's basketball Olympic roster breakdown: Experience leads hunt for eighth straight gold

Expect A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart to be Team USA's leaders at the Paris Olympics.

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Caitlin Clark left off U.S. Olympic team; A'Ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi headline roster
Caitlin Clark left off U.S. Olympic team; A'Ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi headline roster

Seven of the 12 players have Olympic five-on-five experience and two more have 3x3 experience, so there will be only three first-timers.

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Cameron Brink, Rhyne Howard headline U.S. 3x3 women's Olympic basketball team for Paris 2024
Cameron Brink, Rhyne Howard headline U.S. 3x3 women's Olympic basketball team for Paris 2024

Brink (Los Angeles Sparks) and Howard (Atlanta Dream) are currently WNBA players.

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UConn coach Geno Auriemma gets 5-year extension, becoming highest-paid women's basketball coach
UConn coach Geno Auriemma gets 5-year extension, becoming highest-paid women's basketball coach

Auriemma will be compensated $3.34 million for the first season with a $200,000 raise each year.

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Why Kenny Brooks feels right at home in Kentucky
Why Kenny Brooks feels right at home in Kentucky

After building Virginia Tech into a winner, Brooks will work to do the same for Kentucky women's basketball.

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Life after Caitlin Clark: How Iowa and Jan Jensen plan to keep the same winning blueprint
Life after Caitlin Clark: How Iowa and Jan Jensen plan to keep the same winning blueprint

Will an expanded recruiting footprint help Iowa sustain success in this era of transition?

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Stanford to rename basketball court after Tara VanDerveer, winningest coach in NCAA history
Stanford to rename basketball court after Tara VanDerveer, winningest coach in NCAA history

The university will unveil the court at a home game in November.

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Will Caitlin Clark make the Team USA Olympic roster? Our picks for the 12 spots
Will Caitlin Clark make the Team USA Olympic roster? Our picks for the 12 spots

History tells us it's likely to be a mix of vets, superstars and young players. Who will make the cut for Paris? Here are our picks.

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Women's basketball transfer winners and losers: Where did USC, Iowa and UConn land?
Women's basketball transfer winners and losers: Where did USC, Iowa and UConn land?

Star players were on the move this offseason. Which teams benefited most?

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Raegan Beers commits to Oklahoma, Talia von Oelhoffen to USC: What the Oregon State transfers bring
Raegan Beers commits to Oklahoma, Talia von Oelhoffen to USC: What the Oregon State transfers bring

The majority of Oregon State’s roster entered the transfer portal due to the Beavers heading to the West Coast Conference.

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Candace Parker's goodbye, without cheating the game, herself or her fans
Candace Parker's goodbye, without cheating the game, herself or her fans

Parker went out as she always was — a winner, an incredible teammate and an advocate for the game.

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Women's basketball transfer portal rankings: Where will Raegan Beers go?
Women's basketball transfer portal rankings: Where will Raegan Beers go?

The transfer portal is filling up. Who are the top names?

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Tennessee still elite? Geno Auriemma nearing retirement? Women's college basketball mailbag
Tennessee still elite? Geno Auriemma nearing retirement? Women's college basketball mailbag

Chantel Jennings answers your college hoops offseason questions.

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Women's college basketball mailbag: Submit your questions
Women's college basketball mailbag: Submit your questions

Submit your mailbag questions to Chantel Jennings.

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Tara VanDerveer set the standard for women's basketball excellence
Tara VanDerveer set the standard for women's basketball excellence

College basketball's winningest coach has announced her retirement. She leaves as one of the most important figures who grew the game.

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