SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Maisie Burnham from Portland women's basketball was the featured guest on the debut edition of the West Coast Conference's new “WCC POINTS IN THE PAINT” women's basketball weekly podcast with hosts Mary Murphy and Ann Schatz. 
 
Burnham discussed Portland's perfect play throughout the non-conference portion of the season and the opening week of Conference play, and how the Pilots hope to carry that momentum as WCC league action continues. 
  
Murphy and Schatz also discussed the X factors on the WCC's new affiliate programs Oregon State and Washington State, and what the programs bring to the league. 
 
Full episodes of both the WCC POINTS IN THE PAINT Men’s Basketball Podcast and Women’s Basketball Podcast will be available on the WCC’s YouTube channel, as well as Apple and Spotify podcasts. Fans can also find clips of each show on the WCC basketball X account, @WCChoops, as well as the Conference’s Facebook, Instagram and TikTok channels and @WCCsports with links to the full episode.
 
The WCC has been a multi-bid conference in both the NCAA men’s basketball and women’s basketball tournaments in each of the last five events. At least two WCC men’s teams have earned an NCAA berth in 10 of the last 12 tournaments played. Of the nine WCC men’s teams that received an NCAA bid over the past four seasons, eight of those teams earned a No. 6 seed or better. A WCC men’s team has advanced to at least the NCAA Sweet 16 in each of the last nine tournaments, including two Final Four appearances. At least two WCC women’s teams have earned an NCAA berth in eight of the last 10 tournaments played. At least one WCC women’s team has advanced in the NCAA Tournament in four of the last five events, highlighted by fourth-seeded Gonzaga’s run to the NCAA Sweet 16 last season.