Women’s College Basketball Is BOOMING: Staley, Close & Schaefer on What’s Next

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Women’s basketball is exploding and we linked up with three of the best coaches in the country to break it all down: Dawn Staley, Cori Close, and Vic Shaefer. Matt and Stak get a real inside look at how South Carolina, UCLA, and Texas operate at the highest level and how NIL has reshaped recruiting across the board. Dawn also opens up about her interview with the Knicks and what really happened behind the scenes. The future of the women’s game is shining brighter than ever and this roundtable is a full masterclass on where the sport is headed. #allthesmokeproductions #ncaawbb #AllTheSmoke Follow Matt: https://www.instagram.com/matt_barnes9/ Follow Stak: https://www.instagram.com/_stak5_/ 00:00 - Intro 01:39 - All coaches falling short of the Final 4 last season 07:43 - Transfer portal 19:50 - Growth of women’s basketball 23:52 - UCLA women’s basketball rise with Cori Close 25:35 - NIL changing recruiting 35:26 - Youth basketball system 42:56 - Dawn Staley interviewing with the Knicks 46:05 - Advice for high school players aspiring to play college basketball Listen on audio: Apple - http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-smoke/id1483638752 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cdge5G5apw1LsC8jGcl4j Follow ATS on social: Instagram - https://instagram.com/allthesmoke TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@allthesmoke X - https://x.com/allthesmokeprod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/allthesmokeproductions/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@allthesmoke Watch our other shows: KG Certified - https://www.youtube.com/@KGCertified All The Smoke Fight - https://www.youtube.com/@ATSFight Morning Kombat - https://www.youtube.com/@MorningKombat Ring Champs - https://www.youtube.com/@RingChampsPodcast Forgotten Seasons - https://www.youtube.com/@forgottenseasonsnba