Ready or not, the Washington women’s basketball team’s first season in its new conference begins in earnest this weekend.

College basketball seasons now involve conference games in early December. That wasn't generally the case 20 years ago, when conferences were smaller. USC women's basketball beat Oregon in a conference game in early December.

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team achieved a minor milestone last week that spoke to the state of Badgers hoops one-third of the way through the season. They received votes in the USA Today Coaches poll.

The Huskies are reportedly finalizing a deal to hire former Purdue coach Ryan Walters to replace outgoing defensive coordinator Steve Belichick.

The Washington Huskies are reportedly drawing closer to finalizing their new defensive coordinator. 247Sports' Matt Zenitz reported Friday morning that former Purdue head coach Ryan Walters is finaliz

But the expectation is that Steve Belichick will be following his father Bill to North Carolina after UW’s bowl game next week (and his buyout drops to $0) which is why the Huskies are reportedly “working to finalize a deal” with former Purdue head coach and Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters.