Welcome to Most Valuable Betches, our inaugural showcase of the most dynamic female athletes shaping sports and culture. As the unfashionably-late (but still appreciated) hype for women’s basketball reaches a fever pitch, we’re bringing you in on the up-and-coming NCAAW talent dominating both the game and our FYPs in 2025. These 10 MVBs are the type of girls you wish you were in college — confident and self-assured, funny as hell, handing lucrative NIL deals with ease, and showing out in tunnel fits that put your “jeans and a going out top” to shame.
JuJu Watkins
Paige Bueckers
Azzi Fudd
Flau’jae Johnson
Kiki Iriafen
Aneesah Morrow
Jada Williams
Hailey Van Lith
Te-Hina PaoPao
Lauren Betts
