Purdue returns incoming sophomore forwards Lana McCarthy and Kendall Puryear. Puryear averaged 7.2 points and 3.7 rebounds ...

Mikayla Blakes of Vanderbilt women's basketball was named the USBWA Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Year, the organization announced Tuesday. Blakes will be honored at the Final Four.

Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes (1) celebrates after defeating Tennessee at Memorial Gym in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. / Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ...

Mikayla Blakes may not be able to score any more baskets, but she’s still scoring. The Vanderbilt freshman postseason awards continued to grow with, arguably, Blakes’ biggest award yet. Blakes ...

Vanderbilt fought back from that deficit to force overtime, but Mikayla Blakes, Khamil Pierre and Leilani Kapinus all fouled ...

Mikayla Blakes’ latest honor is her biggest yet. The Vanderbilt guard was Tuesday named the winner of the 2024-25 Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Year Award by the U. S. Basketball ...

Vanderbilt also boasts a road win over Alabama. Freshman Mikayla Blakes has been one of the most electric players in the country and broke the NCAA freshman single-game scoring record as well as the ...

Mikayla Blakes and Khamil Pierre have established themselves as two of the premier players in the SEC, but the Commodores need more out of their role-players, something that showed in a season ...

Mikayla Blakes led all freshman scorers. She and Khamil Pierre were the highest-scoring duo in the country. Iyana Moore also averaged double figures and was at her best in the Commodores' biggest ...