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

MVB JuJu Watkins

Paige Bueckers

MVB Paige Bueckers

Azzi Fudd

MVB Azzi Fudd

Flau’jae Johnson

MVB Flau'Jae Johnson

Kiki Iriafen

MVB Kiki Iriafen

Aneesah Morrow

MVB Aneesah Morrow

Jada Williams

MVB Jada Willaims

Hailey Van Lith

MVB Hailey-Van-Lith

Te-Hina PaoPao

MVB Te-Hina Paopao

Lauren Betts

MVB Lauren Betts