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. 

Introducing: Our Most Valuable Betches 

JuJu Watkins 

Paige Bueckers 

Azzi Fudd 

Flau’jae Johnson 

Kiki Iriafen 

Aneesah Morrow 

Jada Williams 

Hailey Van Lith 

Te-Hina PaoPao

Lauren Betts