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.

Mikayla Blakes, a top recruit for Vanderbilt women's basketball, made an immediate impact on the program. Blakes led Vanderbilt to its first win over Tennessee in six years in her freshman season. The ...

Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball earns early Top 25 recognition with Blakes, Pierre, and Moore expected to continue on-court ...

Then Ralph’s phone rang. A FaceTime call that would change everything. Mikayla Blakes, the five-star guard out of Somerset, N.J., was prepared to issue her college commitment the next day in a ...

Vanderbilt fought back from that deficit to force overtime, but Mikayla Blakes, Khamil Pierre and Leilani Kapinus all fouled out late in the game. Without those three, the Commodores couldn't make ...

The Commodores' freshman phenom already has a trophy case full of awards and honors for the 2024-25 season, but will have to make room for another.

The teams traded shots for the first few minutes of overtime. Mikayla Blakes fouled out with less than a minute to go after scoring 26 points with five rebounds. Khamil Pierre and Leilani Kapinus ...

As is No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 11 Murray State. Also watch out for Mikayla Blakes and No. 7 Vanderbilt against No. 10 Oregon. We asked our USA TODAY Sports Network experts which first-round games are ...

The women's NCAA tournament and the sneaky good hoopers are here. However, some other players deserve more shine and are primed to have breakout March Madness runs. Let's look at who could add to ...

Mikayla Blakes, a top recruit for Vanderbilt women's basketball, made an immediate impact on the program. Blakes led Vanderbilt to its first win over Tennessee in six years in her freshman season.