Kiki Iriafen

We’re baaaack! The college season is right around the corner, and we’re jumping right into things with one of the hottest players out of the transfer portal this summer – Kiki Iriafen! After graduating from Stanford in just three years, the L.A. native is coming home to finish her college career at USC.

1. Transfer process, RIP Pac-12, USC’s women’s basketball legacy (3:05) 🔀❤️💛
2. Scouting Report: Raegan Beers, Deja Kelly, Talia von Oelhoffen, Hailey Van Lith (14:00) 📋😯
3. Playing against Brooke Demetre, Rayah Marshall, JuJu Watkins in HS (20:10)⛹🏾‍♀️⛹🏾‍♀️⛹🏾‍♀️
4. Stanford, freshman year horror stories, breakout junior year (25:10)🌲📈
5. New USC team chemistry, UCLA rivalry, Vibe Check (38:15)⚔️✨✅

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
I'm super sad about the PAC twelve.

Speaker 2 (00:02):
I know, I'm.

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Just going to say I think we had the most competitive,
the best conference ever. But I'm excited for like a
new challenge. I think it's just a new beginning for everything,
new school, new conference. I'm excited to kind of show
like what West Coast basketball looks like, because I feel
like people always hate on West Coast basketball.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
We don't get enough for the like points behind it, Right,
what's the evidence.

Speaker 1 (00:25):
What's the facts? Come on exactly exactly. I'm excited to
show the world kind of what West Coast basketball is like.
Kind of bring that La swag. It will definitely be
a lot more eyes. But I'm excited just kind of
to continue promoting women's basketball on a bigger stage.

Speaker 2 (00:41):
Welcome back to Sometimes I hope today We've got a
special special superstar on the podcast, Quick Humbo Brag, three
time PAC twelve Champ, TAC twelve Most Improved Player last season,
drop a career high forty one points, also join the
thousand point club, and the hottest thing out of the
transfer portal this summer none other than my friend and

(01:02):
former teammate Kiki iriyaf In. Thank you so much for
coming on the podcast.

Speaker 1 (01:06):
Thank you for having me.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Hey Jay, Oh my gosh, such a long winded intro.
You you deserve it, though, what are I feel so.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
Honored to have you on? Honestly, thank you, thank you
so much.

Speaker 2 (01:17):
We have new season here on the podcast that calls
for a new icebreaker here. So, what was the first
concert that you ever went to?

Speaker 1 (01:24):
First concert? Okay, I was in fifth grade and there's
a band called Five Seconds of Summer and the first
ever Yes, And what's crazy is I wasn't even a
fan on My friends were fans, and I lied the
whole time that I was a fan. So we went
to this concert and I knew no songs, so the
night before I stayed up memorizing every single song so

(01:45):
that they wouldn't blame me at the concert.

Speaker 2 (01:47):
Jesus frigs, you're out there doing all the lyrics. I
can see you doing that, but I get I guess.
I hope you enjoyed the concert once you went. Yeah,
it was great, Okay, wonderful, wonderful. Well, jumping into things here,
it will just start with the landscape of what's going
on transfer to USC and let's just let the people
know that You got your degree early from the Stanford University,

(02:09):
so you're a grad transfer, so you're the ultimate student
athlete basically. So what was that like? Graduating early, extra courses,
all those different things. How did that come about?

Speaker 1 (02:18):
Yeah, it definitely was very challenging. I was taking twenty
two units during season, so like I applied for extra
units in season, and then my supring quarter was like
book twenty units just to make sure I could finish,
so I ended ride at one eighty units. It was difficult,
but I think, you know, I had a lot of
support around me, so it wasn't too challenging. I also think,
like during season, like I'm in a routine that it's

(02:41):
easy to like, okay, practice class, homework, repeat, So it
wasn't too hard in like getting my homework done. But
I am glad that this whole process is over and
I'm fine. I'm finally somewhere.

Speaker 2 (02:52):
Yeah, now you're back to the normal ones. I mean,
and just for people to understand, we usually take what
twelve to fifteen units a quarter or so twenty two
was insane, So huge congradulations with that. But any who,
you had an amazing three years at Stanford. So what
motivated you to enter the transfer portal.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
Yeah, it definitely wasn't an easy decision. Like it's something
that like I went back and forth on after our
last game. I was like do I do this? Do
I not? Do I do this? Do I not? I
talked to so many people, but then I also had
to just like block out everything and be like, what
decision do I want to make? What decision will I
be happy with? And I think a big fact was like, yes,
I got my degree, but like I'm the oldest child,

(03:31):
I want to be able to come home play in
front of my family. I'm from Los Angeles, so I
have a younger sister who plays basketball, So being able
to come back and support her, have my parents come
to my games, my high school, like just my whole
village that helped me get to where I'm at. For
them to be able to come and see me play,
it's something that's super huge and I don't think anywhere
else could really replicate that. And then just from like

(03:51):
a basketball standpoint, like I've done my school, so I'm
kind of ready to like go all in with the
athlete part and kind of just prepare myself to become
a pro and so I can have like a more
seamless transition to the W and I felt like USC
had the tools in place. Of course I have to
do the work as well, but like you had the
tools in place to help me get ready for more
of like a pro style offense. So I just thought

(04:13):
AS seem as the place to be.

Speaker 2 (04:14):
Yeah, best of both worlds is what it sounds like.
And I think it's so special what you talked about
with all the younger siblings that you have and how
much they look up to you, just from me being
able to see them on the sidelines and they idolize you,
and so for you to be around and beyond that,
just being a hometown kid coming back to LA, what
does that mean you to represent in such a high
fashion and now joining Juju, who's another LA Hooper just

(04:36):
the two of you guys, and there's so many LA
Hoopers on that team actually with Rant, Marshall, Fisher, Clarice,
like the religio just goes on and on. So you
guys are an LA team representing USC. So what is
that like to kind of have that hometown energy with
you guys?

Speaker 1 (04:49):
Yeah, I think it's huge. As you mentioned, a lot
of us like it's super funny because like we all
kind of grew up playing against each other and now
we're on the same team, so it's something super special.
But like we're kind of all from all of la
so for us to be able to bring our respective
communities to these games and have them cheering for us,
like already know the citdiums are going to be packed,
not just because of what we can do on the court,
but because of who we are and who we mean

(05:10):
to the places that we're coming from. So I think
it's just huge. I think that's like a huge thing.
Of course playing for my family, but playing for the
city I grew up in, and I think there's again,
there's nowhere that can replace that. So I'm really excited.
And just the fact that it's not just me, but
it's like a multiple of us that are home kind
of hometown heroes. It's something that's super amazing and one
of a kind.

Speaker 2 (05:29):
It's really a full circle moment for all of you.
I'm sure growing up years with each other's biggest competitors,
always going ahead to head all these different things, but
like now for it to be a lot of your
senior years and you have a few young players as well,
but just kind of have that full moment where now
you guys get to be teammates, pushing to go to
a Final four, pushing for a Natty, all these different things.
And I mean now being in the Big Ten, like
now showing kind of the Midwest and East Coast what

(05:51):
that LA basketball style is. So what are you looking
forward to moving into the Big Ten. What do you
think the different playing styles, different tendencies, how those things
are going to mesh.

Speaker 1 (06:01):
One thing, I will say, I'm super sad about the
PAC twelve. I know, I'm just gonna say, I think
we had the most competitive, the best conference ever, and
like you build relationship with all these girls, So it's
like kind of sad to lose that. But I'm excited
for like a new challenge. I think it's just a
new beginning for everything, new school, new conference. I'm excited
to kind of show like what West Coast basketball looks like,

(06:22):
because I feel like people always hate on West Coast basketball.
We don't get enough else.

Speaker 2 (06:28):
Like points behind it, right.

Speaker 1 (06:30):
What's the evidence, what's the facts come on exactly exactly.
I'm excited to show the world kind of what West
Coast basketball is like kind of bring that La swag.
We'ress gonna be on Fox a lot, so there'll definitely
be a lot more eyes. But I'm excited just kind
of to continue promoting women's basketball on a bigger stage.

Speaker 2 (06:46):
Yeah, for sure. And I mean what you said about
the PAC twelve dissolving, Like we had final four teams
every year and more than just basketball, like in every sport,
and so it's crazy to think that now it's dissolved.
But I think with the way that PAC twelve network
was set up and not have in the national media coverage,
now they're going to see all of that same talent
on different teams, but really gonna have to witness it firsthand.
And I feel like that happened last year a lot

(07:08):
with Oregon State, like pushing to an lait eight. People
had seen them all year. They're like, oh, who's Reagan
Beeer's who's tu La. We're like, we've been known like
their buckets. So I'm really excited for you guys to
join the Big ten showing what you got and just
really hoop. But talking about you joining us and just
the history and all the legends that have come through
their Cheryl Miller Tina Thomps, and Lisa Leslie, Cynthia Cooper.

(07:31):
The list goes on and on. How does it feel
to be tapping into a legendary program like that? Just
with so many Hall of Famers, so many go to
the game.

Speaker 1 (07:40):
I think it's you can't even describe it, Like words
can't describe how it feels to play for a program
with such legendary players. Like I were number forty four
and that number is retired here Cynthia Cooper's number, and
I'm allowed to wear this year. I'm already I got
to go ahead. During my transfer process, I thought about it.
I was like, wait, forty four. I was like me

(08:00):
just I'm like, guards don't wear forty four. But I'm like,
let me just see. And I was like cool, Like
out of all people, it's cool wing like she was.
I was like, oh, is this really gonna stop me
from going here? That I can't wear forty four? I'm like,
what other number would I wear? Like the number four
was already taken and I'm like what would I do?
And like my parents are trying to like like it

(08:20):
could be a rebrand for one year, like you can
go it's like a new Kiki, I'm like, no, I'm
forty four, Like that's me. I'm like, oh my gosh,
Oh my gosh. And then actually one of the coaches
reached out to me and was like, Kiki, like what
number do you want to wear here? And I was like,
oh my gosh, does that mean I can't have forty four?
And I just asked. I was like, is it possible
I can wear forty four? And they're like, we figured
do you want that? And forty four works? Like you

(08:42):
got her blessing Da da da dah. I was like,
oh oh, Like I was like yes, like it's meant
to be because I was like, am I really not
gonna wear forty four for my last year? Like I
don't know, yeah wear so no, Yeah, it all worked out.

Speaker 2 (08:57):
I was like They're like, oh, if it's perkiky anything,
we'll get you forty four.

Speaker 1 (09:04):
I felt definitely very value, very honored. Yeah, these legends
like they pour into us. They want to succeed. You know,
Miss Cheryl Miller, she's always at all of our games,
like front row. I actually saw her at the All
Star and we were talking a little bit. But she's great,
Like number one supporter Lisa of course, Like I think
it's just amazing to kind of have them and they're
still around and they are always pouring into our program,

(09:26):
always uplifting us, and I feel like that's something that
you don't really see everywhere, But I just think how
hands on they are is something that's going to really
help help us. They've been to where we want to go,
They've done what we want to do, so kind of
having that mentorship is something that's super special for me.

Speaker 2 (09:40):
I mean that's so amazing. Also for somebody to allow
you to wear the retired number, that just speaks volumes
to how good you are to you, which is so
excited is your star and so you know, having them
come to practices reach out like that, that just must
be so amazing because like somebody like you, like you
just want to soak up all that knowledge and I'm
sure all your team do so to get to play

(10:01):
in front of them, play for that history, it's amazing.
But talk to me about who you've e been watching
the WNBA this season and which players have really been
impressing you.

Speaker 1 (10:11):
Yeah, I think everybody knows that it's just kind of
my favorite player, So I've really been tapped into her
and I finally got to see her in person for
the first time when the aces with the sparks, and
I honestly just it looks so effortless for her. I
know it's not like it's not easy, but it just
looks very effortless. And the way she's able to get
to her spots is something that I really noticed. But overall,

(10:32):
on the w what I noticed is like pick and
roll is huge, Like being able to guard pick and rolls,
especially as a big like I can't just sit and help.
So I feel like those are some things that I'm like, Okay,
I got to pick up on that. And then honestly,
just coming in as a rookie, I'm like, let me
just do all the little things, like not focus on
like I have to score, I have to do whatever.
It's just like, can I bring that intensity? And I
feel like that's something that Angel does really well. It's

(10:53):
just like she's very tenacious on the glass, like does
all the little intangibles, which is why you see her succeed.
So I feel like focusing on the little things will
help bring out the bigger things rather than coming in
being like I need to score, I need to be
the man, I need to do ABC, and I'm kind
of just knowing what my role is and just honing
in on that.

Speaker 2 (11:10):
Oh you are so wise.

Speaker 1 (11:12):
Wow, kigs what Wow, I'm growing up growing.

Speaker 2 (11:17):
Up right before my eyes. This is crazy. Well, just
talking about like you obviously do have the little things,
but you also have so many things that make you
great and make you stand out, which is why you're
the hottest thing out of the portal. Why are you
going to be a star this year? And so what
are you most excited for moving into obviously this season,
but beyond translating to the W what parts of your

(11:39):
game do you think are just gonna like come out
out of the gates you're running, You're gonna be just fine.

Speaker 1 (11:44):
I think defense, That's something that I've been honing in
on this like this summer with USC, Like coach b Like,
she's just been defense. Defense, defense. So I think I
can do a lot more to you know, I do
things offensively, but I think I can I can make
it more of an effort defensively, So blocking altering shots
things like that. So being more of a threat defensively
something that I'm working on and that I think will

(12:06):
be something that can translate over to the W. And
then of course my three point shot. I've been working
on it. It's going to come out this season. We're
going to see it, so kind of just being a
three level score is what I'm trying to work on
a lot more this summer.

Speaker 2 (12:20):
All right, Well, I'm really excited to see the three
ball in action, even more than last year. I want
to see pull up threes. I want to see coming
off of boss porn threes. I don't care dagger threes.
I want threes from you, and I'm really excited about it. Okay,
I got you, please please before we move into your
basketball journey and some stuff bout the transfer portal. Is

(12:41):
my question of the day. And I know you missed
my questions me and Jordan's questions from my ask all
the time. So a question for you. I don't know
if I asked you this before, but what is the
biggest animal you could be in a fist fight in
their terrain?

Speaker 1 (12:56):
Okay, First of all, I'm a lover, not a fighter,
So that's ours you.

Speaker 2 (13:00):
Guys have, So you don't start. You're ready to go,
don't start. Biggest animal? Yeah, like no weapons, you're taking
it in the fisty.

Speaker 1 (13:09):
Oh my goodness. So I'm scared of animals, so that
limits my options. Yeah, I'm gonna say.

Speaker 2 (13:18):
You're strong. I will give you something good do I
want to say?

Speaker 1 (13:21):
Okay, what's your answer?

Speaker 2 (13:24):
You're ready?

Speaker 1 (13:24):
Why don't I want to say kangaroo?

Speaker 2 (13:27):
You're about to be boxing a kangaroo?

Speaker 1 (13:30):
Why don't want to say kangaroo? And I could see
you boxing one though. I'll try, but I don't know
if i'd win. Yeah, but what's your I will put
my money in.

Speaker 2 (13:38):
Your Mine's a giraffe. I feel like I would just
take out the legs. It's gonna be my second one, right,
just take out the legs and then keep it pushing it.

Speaker 1 (13:45):
Okay, wait, I changed my answer. I'm gonna say a
deer because I could also take out the legs.

Speaker 2 (13:52):
All right, bro, whatever whatever? Next next topic? Here you go,
moving into the transfer portal. I want you to give
me your scanner report on some of these players that
have been in the trench of portal. Big names, new conferences,
new teams. Let's get into it. Starting with Oregon State,

(14:13):
our girl, Reagan Beers moving to Oklahoma. How hard is
it to guard Reagan? What is she like, what is
she going to bring to the Big twelve.

Speaker 1 (14:19):
I'm just gonna say, if she gets in that paint,
it's over. Let her score. If you if you try
to guard her, you're gonna bow her and you're gonna
be sitting on that bench. So if she's in the paint,
let her score. I'd say try to keep her out.
She's very strong, she's a great I think she's the
highest percentage of field goal from returning this season. But
she can finish super super well. So she's she's hard

(14:40):
to guard, and I'm glad I don't have to guard
her anymore. But yeah, no longer the conference.

Speaker 2 (14:45):
Yeah, goodbye, bye bye. Alright with you? Okay, well another
Big ten team. Here we go, Daja, Kelly, you and
c to Oregon. What is that going to be like
her coming to organ I didn't see that happening, by
the way. I know. I thought she was like miss
you and see and I said, I.

Speaker 1 (15:00):
Thought it was gonna be like surprised, like wait, I'm
coming back actually, but.

Speaker 2 (15:03):
Yes, that's what I thought too. Okay, but what do
you think because Orgon has kind of had a bit
of a downacebell these past few seasons, so what is
she going to bring to that team.

Speaker 1 (15:10):
I think that's what Oregon needs, Like she's a spark
that they need. As you said, like they've they've had
the greats like we've seen Sabrina saw too, all of that.
So I think Aja will kind of bring that spark
back at Oregon kind of like get them back on
track to where they've been. But I think she'll be
great for them. You know, she does what she does,
and yeah, I think I think Oregon would be good.

Speaker 2 (15:29):
Yeah, I think so too. I think that they're bringing
in some good pieces as well as you guys with
your new teammate, Tvo Talia. Talk to me about Tulia
because we've always known her from like an opponent standpoint. Wow,
So now for her to be your teammate, what are
you most excited about getting played with her?

Speaker 1 (15:44):
So we're not only teammates, we're roommates. So we lived together.
Oh my god, this girl is ten out of ten.
She's like probably one of the hardest workers I've ever seen.
She's in that like we have seven am workouts and
then we work out at eight am, and then she's
still in the gym. She'll come home, go back to
the gym, like she's in the gym twenty four to
seven like artist workers ever, and like she's really like

(16:06):
intentional about what she does on the court and things
like that she can shoot, she can pass, like she
does it all and like these are things some of
the things. I'm like, I'm sorry, we're gonna say. I
feel like they could have used her a little bit better.
I'm like, oh my gosh, CEO, like you have all
this in your bag, Like, oh my gosh, she's super
exciting to play with, like she's a threat to score.
But then also she knows how to pass out of
screens and things like that. So I'm super excited for

(16:27):
everyone to kind of see this dynamic that we have
going on, but not a ten person a ten player.

Speaker 2 (16:32):
Oh I'm so excited to see it. I feel like,
you guys are gonna be such a great deal. There's
so many different matt like do thos that can be
put together with your team, you do you want to
pick it, roll tvo. The list really just goes on.
So I'm really excited to see that. And then my
last trance we're going to talk about is Hayley Vanlidth
to TCU gonna be playing with our girl, Aggie gonna
go crazy. Oh my goodness, I'm so excited to see

(16:53):
that because TCU is really reloading, like they brought in
so many good pieces, and I feel like her like
that's the thing that they need to really push them
over the edge. So talk to me about Heley going
to TCU.

Speaker 1 (17:05):
I agree. I think even last season they got great
pieces and they were like on the rise, like undefeated,
and then a lot of injuries kind of happened. So
I think this is a good spot for her to
kind of like, you know, get back to who she is,
get back to HBL. But I think is gonna be
really good. I think they're gonna be in the tournament.
They're gonna be a top competitive team. I know they
played South Carolina this year, I guess and I've talked

(17:25):
about it, but I know she's super excited and I
think TCU is definitely a sleeper team that people should
be on the lookout for.

Speaker 2 (17:32):
I couldn't agree more. I feel like they were last
year than all the injuries and having the walk on
tryouts and things.

Speaker 1 (17:38):
That was what can we talk about that for a
quick second?

Speaker 2 (17:42):
What please give me the scoop give me the Aggie team.

Speaker 1 (17:45):
First of all, it was all over my TikTok, so
I set her everything and she's like, girl, this is
like real life. Like actually yeah, Like they had a
bunch of people come in and try out, and then
I think a few girls made the team and that
some of them. I think maybe one or two walk
ons are still on the team for this season. So yeah,
they definitely like did their thing. But I was like,
this is not real life like you guys. Actually it's crazy,
but that's what it came down to. So that's what

(18:07):
they had to do.

Speaker 2 (18:08):
Taking it back to the roots for a minute. Grew
up in La hometown hero basically five star recruit by ESPN,
two time Los Angeles Player of the Year. McDonald's all American.
Talk to me about growing up in La, which there's
so many La Hoopers that come out. I feel like, so,
were there anyones that you really modeled your game after
that you went to their games to kind of watch them,

(18:30):
different things like that, any role models.

Speaker 1 (18:32):
What's really crazy is I didn't really start getting into
basketball until eighth grade.

Speaker 2 (18:35):
Oh you did tell me?

Speaker 1 (18:36):
Yeah, yeah, So I didn't like grow up like oh
going to a game or whatever, but by default, like
I was a Sparks fan, so Candice Parker and Lisa
Leslie like idols in my house. But like I never
really went to any w games or any college, Like
I didn't go to USC or UCLA or anything, So
there was no one that I really modeled my game
after until honestly, I want to say, my freshman year
of college and I was like, oh, Angel Wlson's kind

(18:59):
of cool. And then I was like, hey, let me
take let's take some things, or like I've always had
like NBA guys that I've like looked up to, but
I was never like, oh, let me model my game
after like Lebron or Kobe or anything like that. Like
Kobe was who I grew up watching, but I was
never like, oh, let me take this or take that.
It was just more so like watching it as a fan.
So I feel like, honestly, my playing style is kind
of a mix of like Mumbo jump but whatever I've

(19:21):
I've been taught, like things that I've seen now like
that I'm older, I feel like I see the game
from a different perspective, Like I'm not just like, oh,
I'm doing a drum, Like okay, how could I see
the defense coming and I'm making a counter like I'm
actually reading the defense, Whereas before, like you know, my
freshman year, I was just running and throwing things up
like that's what I was doing. Whereas like now I
feel like I'm like.

Speaker 2 (19:40):
Wait, you were still in buckets.

Speaker 1 (19:41):
Oh I tried. But now I'm like slowing down, Like
the game is a little bit slower for me, which
I think has been super helpful and allowing me to
get to my own spots. But yeah, there's no one
that I really grew up watching, which I'm kind of
sad about, but hopefully for the next generation and like
for my kids too, there's people that they can look
up to.

Speaker 2 (19:57):
Well yeah, and I feel like that next generation player
is already looking up to you, like you are now
in that position that you weren't really looking at, which
I think is so cool to now be a part of.
But coming out of high school, you guys had a
really strong class who were some of the top players
that you remember going head to head.

Speaker 1 (20:11):
With well Brook So Brooke, our Standford teammate. Brooke and
I were always head and head. So the two years
that I didn't win Player of the Year, she won it,
so it was okay, We're always back and forth. My
last ever high school game like was against Brooke and
modern days they ended my high school career, which she
always bragged about to this day. She was queen, like

(20:32):
queen of Southern California was Brooks. She's that girl. She's
still that girl. So going against brook all the time
was super challenging. Going against Raya Marshall, who's now my
teammate shot blocker, Like, I was scared to go into
pay against her because that balls getting swatted. So I'm
glad that we're teammates now, like everything is coming full circle.
I played against Clarice, who's really strong and physical in
the post. Now we're teammates. I played against Juju. I

(20:56):
want to say my junior year we played against each
other when she was at one word and like that
was super fun game. But yeah, I think, honestly, I'm
gonna give love to all my LA girls. I feel
like playing in California was super tough, super difficult, and
I mean, Tapelia basketball is always super good even with AAU.
We have like one hundred million California teams.

Speaker 2 (21:12):
Seriously, there's like four in LA and uybl or.

Speaker 1 (21:15):
Something, yes, and then even the Bay too. There's so
many teams sudging California in general, like probably were the
most the most fun games I've played, but alsome the
most competitive games I've played as well too.

Speaker 2 (21:25):
Yeah, I agree. I feel like like the state championships
is so hard because like the South, I feel like, honestly,
the South may be a little bit stronger than the North,
but like the North has a good top but listen, listen,
the northern top teams are really good, but like there's
definitely like the one through eight pool maybe stronger, but
then like you win your Southern section, it's like, damn,

(21:47):
now I gotta go play the Southern teams. I'n't even
played them before. Like there's so much talent in Calli
and all the different AU teams, high school teams, it's
just spread out, which is insane. But talking about your
high school experience, telling about your recruiting process, your number
nineteen year class, very high, McDonald's all American, all those things,
But what was your recruiting process, Like how easy was

(22:09):
it for you to narrow down these schools? Tell me
all about it.

Speaker 1 (22:12):
Yeah, I feel like it's hard for me to say
no sometimes, especially as like I think I got my
first offer maybe when I was a freshman, so like
as a how old was I fourteen? Like fourteen year
old up until seventeen, Like, it was really hard for
me to be like, sorry, I'm not coming, Like I
didn't want to hurt these people's feelings, even though they're
like every call, yeah, everything, ever all I'm like, I
don't want to hurt this old man woman's feeling. Like

(22:34):
I felt so bad.

Speaker 2 (22:36):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (22:36):
So like I feel like, for like a lot of it,
I kept talking to schools way longer than I needed
to when I knew I wasn't going to go there,
So I feel like it was difficult because I didn't
know how to say no. And then I also wasn't
someone who wanted my parents involved, because I was like
they were involved in the process, but I wanted to
be the one to be like, hey, coach, thank you,
but no, I didn't want my parents doing that for me.
So I feel like that made it stressful on my end.

(22:58):
But once I got to my senior year, I was like,
I want this to be done, so I kind of
just I literally spent one day called every thank you, no,
thank you, thank you, no, thank you and kind of
went I did and I was like, thank you so much.
And what the worst part that sucks is like when
first of all, they I never call them, so they're
also like hey, Kiki, like what's going on? And they
start having a whole conversation and I'm like, damn, like

(23:20):
we've already talked for thirty minutes and I'm about to
be like, yeah, no, thank you.

Speaker 2 (23:23):
I'm actually whole conversation was a waste.

Speaker 1 (23:27):
What's going on? Yeah, but I don't know how to
say no, so I'm just like uh huh uh huh.
They're like, oh, so one, can we get you on
a visit? I'm like so yeah. But I think once
I got to my senior year and I kind of
narrowed it down to my five schools, so it was
like UCLA, Stanford, Notre Dame, Yukon, Baylor, I was kind
of like okay, and it was kind of easier. I
knew what I wanted any what I was looking for,

(23:49):
and I ultimately decided on Stanford, you know, best of
both worlds academic, athletically, still in California, not too far
from home. But honestly, I think my process towards the
end was really easy. All the coaches were super standing, respectful.
I mean, yeah, that's kind of how it goes. But
I think towards the end it was less stressful than
it was at the beginning. I just talked to anybody,
and everybody, yeah, any school I said. I was like, okay, yes,

(24:10):
I'll come. So no.

Speaker 2 (24:12):
I think that's such a common experience because when you're
so young, you don't really understand that it's a business
at the end of the day, and that these coaches
here know more than they say yes. So like when
you say no, it's hard, but at the end of
the day, it's helping them because now they can put
their efforts towards somebody who wants to go to that school,
and there's no hard feelings about it. But I think
it's so hard when you get to those final five

(24:33):
schools and like you're so close with all these coaches,
you've been talking there for years. I remember like crying
calling people no. I was like, I'm so sorry, like
I love you, but I just can't come.

Speaker 1 (24:42):
It's so hard.

Speaker 2 (24:44):
But I feel like you never know where the coaches
are going to end up. They could be moving schools,
or whatever. So like the fact that you did it yourself,
it speaks volumes to your character and people are going
to remember that. Like I know, I don't even go
to UCLA. They weren't even my top five. But like
me and Corey have such a great relationship. She's like,
you ever need anything. I'm like, girl, I got you,
of course the best. So it's crazy how that business works.

(25:05):
But getting into Stanford your freshman year, talk to me
about your first days on campus. Oh my gosh, first impressions, Geeki,
tell me of me and.

Speaker 1 (25:15):
You, Oh my gosh. Okay, I think we've talked about
it a little bit, but I thought you didn't like me.

Speaker 2 (25:20):
I remember.

Speaker 1 (25:22):
I was like, oh my gosh, she doesn't. And also
like you're like Queen Stanford, like Stanford, is you like
your Stanford woman's basketball. So I'm coming in. I'm like, Okay,
I hope this girl likes me, like she's Stanford face
to Stanford. And I was just like, oh, she doesn't
like It was never anything like you didn't say anything
to me that. I was like, oh, she's mean, like nothing.
I was like, oh, she's not rocking with me. That's

(25:42):
literally what I thought, And I was like, ah, sad.

Speaker 2 (25:45):
I remember talking to Jordan about it because I think
we didn't move into you that year, but it was
like later in the summer and I remember talking to
her and I was like, so was it GEK, does
she don't like me or something. She was like, She's
like she thinks the same thing. I was like, oh
my god, no, So then I remember like, yeah, close
to whatever whatever. I feel like something about me and

(26:06):
you is, even in those times where we thought we
didn't like each other and never talked about it, I
feel we always had such a great on court chemistry
and like from your freshman year, just like pick and rolls,
but this time you got in the game, I was like,
get a bucket. Play.

Speaker 3 (26:20):
We were like this, Like when we played anything, we
were We're like that, And I feel like that was
so cool because like even though your freshman year, I
don't remember averages, were playing time, all these different things,
but I remember whenever you got in the game, it
was like immediate impact you came.

Speaker 2 (26:36):
In, I was like, oh, drag go set a screen
roll to the ram, like let's get her some toches.
And I feel like that same impact it just continued
to grow and seeing you last year forty one points,
thirty points, most improved player, like all these different things
like you've always been that way, which is so cool.
I'm gonna give you more flowers a damn this so
we can get back into this.

Speaker 1 (26:56):
Thanks.

Speaker 2 (26:56):
You talk to me about getting to Stanford those first
few practices. Was it what you expected? Just kind of
the whole vibe.

Speaker 1 (27:04):
Yeah, well I was super nervous one because it's like
I'm going to college. But then two, y'all just came
off of winning a Natty, So I'm like, y'all are
the big dogs, like come on and like nobody can
touch you guys. So I'm like, okay, how am I
going to integrate into this system? We had so many
post players like.

Speaker 2 (27:20):
Yo, I'm like how do I?

Speaker 1 (27:22):
How do I break into this thing? So I was
just like, oh my gosh. But I think our first
practice it was like still work, which I think was
super nice because I was like, okay, relax, like just
make a layup and get in line, like it's okay,
start with that, exactly.

Speaker 2 (27:36):
Make the layup.

Speaker 1 (27:38):
But I think the summer is like super super helpful
because any nerves or jitters I had we got it out.
I got super close to all of you guys, like
we all live in the same dorm, so like, I
think that really helped a lot and allowed me to
just like play freely and not be so caught up
in like, my gosh, you can't make mistakes, someone's going
to say this about me, blah blah blah blah. I
think we also had like great leadership, like we had
like six seniors or whatever, and then like, of course

(28:00):
you were a captain as well. So I feel like, yeah,
you guys also did a great job allowing me to
feel comfortable. I'm like, you got it, Like who cares, Like,
just keep going, keep playing. So I feel like you
guys pouring into me at a time where I didn't
have the most confidence in myself was super huge and
a lot of me to like continue going and then
go into my sophomore year and then go into this year.
But I kind of feel like I needed like those
moments where I was like okay, like kind of like learning,

(28:22):
like I have to take a backseat and learn, like
let me learn what college is about. And I feel
like that's something as a freshman, like you kind of
go and expecting like oh, I'm gonna do this and this.
The reality is it's very few players that are able
to go in and do that, especially like Stanford was stacked,
and my freshman year like super super stacked. So I
feel like as a freshman kind of taking the role
of like, let me learn, let me sooke up as

(28:43):
much as I can, rather than going in and being
like I'm going to be the man and ABCD. So
in hindsight, I'm like, I'm grateful for my freshman year
because I think I did learn a lot and it
helped to build me into who I am now. But
it was it was it was tough at times.

Speaker 2 (28:56):
Yeah, no freshman year's tough. But I feel like especially
at a place like like like Stanford where every year
the team's backed, so it's really hard to figure out
where you fit in all these different things. The system
we were running that year with the Princeton office like
that takes forever to learn, like all the different pieces
to it. It's hard and academically, like there's a lot
going on, and I know our summer schedule was like insane.

(29:17):
We have torny workouts, individuals, team da da dad. I
don't know, looking back, I don't know how I survived,
because oh my god, I could not do that. Today.
I feel like I'm eighty years old. Talk about your
freshman year. Did you have a horror story? Maybe? I
know I have many film horror stories, just of turnovers

(29:41):
and whatnot. In Tara asked me, But I don't know
what that was. But you know, do we have any
horror stories, funny moments that you remember from your freshman year?

Speaker 1 (29:49):
Okay, horror story? It was we played Tennessee or we
were going to play Tennessee. And I love Tara, love
her a queen. But it was a point when and
she was like she told me probably first, like Kiki,
I just want you to you know, I was rushing
my shots. I was, but she's like, I want you
to just, you know, set a screen and roll rebound.
Don't worry about scoring at all. And I was like, damn,

(30:11):
like I can't even score. I was like sad about it,
but I was like whatever. Then she called the whole
team and she was like, everybody, when Kiki gets on
the block, give her a look, but don't pass the ball.

Speaker 3 (30:20):
I remember this.

Speaker 1 (30:22):
I was like, oh, I know, She's like, I don't
know you and passed the ball, She's gonna screen and
a rebound, and I was like, damn, I don't know
how to play basketball anymore. So I feel like that
was something that was kind of horrific. But then the
next game Tennessee, I played well. I was like you had.
I was like, okay, cakes, But yeah, that buildt in
character for sure. My freshman year.

Speaker 2 (30:43):
Yes, freshman year is full of character buildings. I said
for everybody, it really is. It really it really tests
you because it's like, wow, like I need to work
on this and he's that, but also like still keeping
that internal confidence in what you bring. I totally that's
like a forgotten memory that I had. I remember sitting
there meeting and looking around and you're like, damn, no,

(31:04):
that was crazy. But moving into your sophomore year, you
would have insane. I feel like every year in college
you've had a crazy jump just in your confidence, your skills,
all these different things. And so talking about growing and
improving your game, what do you feel like you have
focused on in these summers because you always have a
huge jump, So what was your focus freshman and sophomore

(31:25):
and then last year, sophomore in junior year to have
those jumps.

Speaker 1 (31:27):
Even having I feel like the work remains the same,
like adding some things like definitely the summer I have
more of an emphasis on like my three point shot,
but I think the work remains the same, like getting
to my pull up or getting to my jump shot,
my job jump shot, attacking, Definitely trying to drive right
more because everyone thinks I drive left, but I digress.

(31:48):
But I think the work remains the same. I think
it's my mindset that has changed. So I want to say,
like my summer going to my sophomore year, like I
was working hard, but I didn't understand what I'm doing.
I wasn't like this is a game, this is an
ABC and D. I was just like, okay, I don't
have to work out to work out, that's how you
get better. Whereas my summer going into my junior year,
I was like, no, either I make something shape now

(32:10):
or I'm doing basketball after college. Like there's nothing really
So I was like really intentional about like I'm going
to be aggressive in doing this. Every rep I did,
I was like, no, it's going to be game. Like
I really worked on like my mental and just like
positive self talk, just kind of increasing my confidence and
things like that, and I think that's what helped me
because I played more freely. Like everyone is saying that
I've been doing these things since, you know, freshman year

(32:32):
whatever high school. But I think because I was able
to play more freely, I had more confidence in myself.
I was able to showcase it more consistently than I
had in the past. So I would really say, like
the work was the same, but it's really my mental
that kind of did a one to eighty and was
super super beneficial for me.

Speaker 2 (32:47):
I think, like what you said, like it's been there
the whole time, and I think that's so specially you're
able to find it because you're still so young, and
so for you to able to understand like it's just
a mental switch and having that confidence that you can
do it every single time that consistently, I think that's
what set to you apart last year, and it's going
to continue to do that this season, which I'm so
excited about. And like you're talking about that jump that
you had from jumping up to nineteen points, eleven rebounds,

(33:11):
you're averaging a double double, all these different things, and
then we get into March madness peeks. You know, you
went the little big like you. You at some points
in those games, like obviously you have Tina, you have Cam,
you have handled like all these different weapons. But like
some of those games, it came down to you and
you put the team on your back and you did
what needed to be done. Like dropping forty points, that's

(33:33):
insane and so for you. Oh and you hit your
thousand career point. Let me not just skip over that.
That's crazy. But Iowa State forty one, ot win all
these different things? What did we eat before the game?
Tell me what made it special? You don't owed something
like what was your mindset heading into that game? But
more so in the fourth quarter, in that crunch time

(33:54):
for you to will take over like you did.

Speaker 1 (33:56):
I will say I think my body like wanted to say,
like I was physically I could not go anymore, Like
I was exhausted, like I always cramp up too, So
like I think I was off on the sidelights and
like on the bike jumping off like very dramatic of me,
but very on brand.

Speaker 2 (34:12):
I'm gonna say, what's new new, Very on brand.

Speaker 1 (34:16):
But I think it was just like again back to
the mental I was like I I honestly wanted to
win it more for my teammates than for myself. And
then also the year before, we ended our season at
home against Ole Miss, so I was like, there's no
way two years in a row we lose it back
back back to Like I was like, that is not happening.
So I kind of feel like I just mustard something

(34:37):
like that little extra because like when I missed that
shot to go to overtime, I was defeated. I was like,
come on, five more and five minutes. You're like, it's
just five minutes, but five minutes in basketball is forever.
It's forever. I'm going against a great post player on
the other team to have a great guard as well,
who also had like thirty something points. So it wasn't
easy at all. We were trading baskets. But I wouldn't
even say it was me that like helped win the game.

(34:59):
It was Brooke. Like Brooke hits some tough shots, like
Brook is not scared, Like she hits the shots that
I'd be like, let me pass it.

Speaker 2 (35:07):
She's gonna shot, like no second thought about its defensive place.

Speaker 1 (35:15):
Defensive stopper right there, He's a menace.

Speaker 2 (35:18):
That's what I think.

Speaker 1 (35:19):
She thrives in like crunch time moments, for sure she does.
But I think honestly, in the last five minutes in
the overtime, we all kind of did every little thing,
like all the little things added up to help us
win that game, as opposed to like one person scoring
or anything like that.

Speaker 2 (35:33):
Yeah, no, I think you're clearly right. You guys really
banded together, which was really special to see in those
last few matches, which was so exciting. Let me tell you,
I was stressed. I was watching the game and I
was like, please God, I'm like, can't look stressed out.
It's so different when you're watching, You're like when you're
in the game, you're not stressed, like you're in control
of what's going on exactly. Yeah, I was like, what

(35:55):
what's going on? What are we doing? But just that
jump that you made that we've talked so much about.
Tara called you the most improved play that she's ever coached.
And so when did you feel like obviously the off
season working on your game changing that mindset, but was
there a moment throughout the year. It could have been
preseason in a game where you really felt that shift
in yourself.

Speaker 1 (36:15):
I will say when we played Indiana, so Indiana came
to us, they were ranked higher than us. Nobody get
cared about Stanford and we beat them by twenty and
I performed all in that game, and I was like
I can do this thing. Like that's when the confidence
was like, Okay, you can do it.

Speaker 2 (36:30):
We're right there, We're we're there.

Speaker 1 (36:32):
But I will say like it was once we got
into like conference play and I was like consistent with
these kind of numbers, when I was like, oh no,
I got it.

Speaker 2 (36:41):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (36:41):
And then when we had Tara's night when she got
the twelve O three when she broke the record and
we didn't have CAM and like, Tara talked to me
before the game and she was like I think she
thought I was nervous. She was like, Kiki, like, it's
just the game, Like, don't because everybody's there, like everyone
is expecting nerves Like, hey, it's just the game. Like
there's all these people here because they expect us to
win tonight. But it's Oregon State, who's a great team. Yeah,

(37:04):
and we're we have one of our best players out,
so it's like, oh gosh, what's gonna happen. She's like, Kiki,
like how are you.

Speaker 2 (37:09):
I'm like, alright, I'm good, Like it's just a game.

Speaker 1 (37:11):
I'm fine, Like we'll be fine. And we beat Oregon State,
a really great team, and I think that game kind
of solidified it. So like once we had that moment
again in the tournament when we didn't have Cameron, I
wasn't like, oh my gosh.

Speaker 2 (37:22):
I was just like, okay, just do it.

Speaker 1 (37:24):
Just be the same playerson you were as opposed to
trying to be a superhero. Just continue doing what got
you here. And I think that's kind of like how
my story and journey has been up until now.

Speaker 2 (37:34):
Yeah, I mean, just keep doing what you're doing because
you don't need to change anything. I think that's so
special and something that that you gotta get with times,
like for big games like that, you never want to
get too highed too low, because it's like you got
to find that right level of nerves where you play
your best, and I think when you are beyond that,
then the nerves come in and whatever it may be.

(37:55):
And so I think for you being able to be
in a big game like that and understand like trusting
the work, trusting your confidence and who you are and
everything done up until that point is so special, and
that's where you're able to go out there and perform
like you do every single night. And I think that
word use consistency was big for you last year, like proving,
oh this is what I do, this is usual, like
this is me literally. So now moving into a new

(38:18):
school senior year, how has the process been so far?
Transferring obviously like new school, that's a big thing, but
bast otherwise, new teammates playing with Now you got two superstars, honestly,
more like you still got TVO, you got real you
got all these special pieces. What has it been like
working on the chemistry with the new team, new staff,
new everything. It's been great.

Speaker 1 (38:39):
I don't even know. I don't know what to compare
it to, but like I couldn't ask for a better
transition at all. Like the whole time after I committed
and I was soo at Stanford, like they're always calling me,
texting me, like checking in on me, like the girls
as well, not just the coaches. And then the second
I got here, like I felt like I belonged here.
I think it helps that, like we grew up playing
against each other, so you always know of each other,

(39:00):
but now you get to like really form those bonds.
So I feel like the chemistry with everybody has been
great from the beginning. I think the coaches do a
great job and like making sure we're doing like developments,
like individual stuff like what is Keiki need like instead
of doing like a whole post player workouts like what
is Keky need? What is Ray need? Because like we
play our positions differently even though we're the same position.
So I really love like that individualized aspect. I think

(39:22):
communication has been very transparent, like what do you what
do they expect from me? What am I trying to
get out of this year? Things like that. But I
think one thing that has been really great has been
like our strength and conditioning, Like coach d is very intense.
We do a lot of running.

Speaker 2 (39:38):
I'll just say i'ven't seen some clips. Can you look strong?
I'm trying?

Speaker 1 (39:42):
But I love lifting like we know that, Like the
weight room is no joke and I love it, Like
I will never under Mary, you're a track star too,
but now what track star? Which I didn't sign up for.
So that's something that I'm getting used to. But in
the long run, I know I'll be I'll be grateful
for this, Like, once the summer set is over, I'll
be like I did that, Like I come to those.

Speaker 2 (40:02):
Eight weeks, so I'm a survivor.

Speaker 1 (40:07):
Exactly running around the court.

Speaker 2 (40:10):
I have week track star kicks. But talking about you know,
making connection with your new teammates coming in, You're a
VET now, which is kind of crazy because I still
think of you as like my little but now you're
a VET, and so what is that like? Coming in?
It's already kind of difficult to set that for yourself,
you know, I mean leader for the young kids. And

(40:31):
then also now you're at a new school. So what
has that transition been like for you? Being a leader
on this team that you're new to, still bringing that
veteran knowledge that you have. So what has that been
like for you?

Speaker 1 (40:42):
Yeah, it's been I wouldn't say difficult, but it's been
kind of challenging to navigate because I'm like, I am
a newcomer, so like I do want to look to,
like Raya Clarice, the people that have been there, like
what is the character of the program, Like what do
you guys do here? But then also being able to
we have seven freshmen, so like that's a lot of people.
Seven like they outnumber us, like yeah, why seven freshmen?

(41:05):
So it's kind of like, how do I also be
a role model to them and like kind of help
them along the way, be the kind of like upperclassmen
that I had in the upper classim that I would want.
So it's kind of like this, like also I need
to be a leader as well. So it's like navigating
this thing but also not trying to force anything, Like
I'm not trying to come in here and be like
this is my team, this is me. No, like something
has been established and I'm just adding to it. So

(41:25):
it's kind of finding like it's like a puzzle, like
trying to find where I fit, where I can like
lead the way I lead, but without like you know,
doing too much, like making it be natural. So I
think that's something that I've navigated all summer, something I'm
still going to continue to work on. But yeah, it's
been something.

Speaker 2 (41:41):
Yeah, it's just something. I'm sure. It's interesting juggling all
these different roles of being a newcomer but also you know,
coming in and you have who you are, like you're
a big person to bring into the team, but also
fitting in with what's already there. So I'm excited to
see how it all play out. But I think it's
great knowing some of the personalities on your team, like
egos is like you guys gonna put all your egos aside.

(42:01):
Not even that you guys have big ones, but like
you guys have bigger team goals than anything individual, And
so I think as long as y'all keep the main
thing the main thing, Like you guys are gonna go
to the final four, you're gonna eat to Nutters for
a Big Ten CHAMPI should like the world. It's gonna
be amazing to see talking about going from the Pac
Dove to the Big ten tiers for the pack tal
of Dissolvings too. I can't believe that actually it's not real. Yeah,

(42:23):
but who are you most excited to match up with
in the Big ten? Maybe player wise or team wise
because you have kind of some familiar faces with Oregon
and Washington and now you get to be part of
the UCLA USC the crosstown rivalry, which will be so fun.
But like Big ten teams, who you guys don't really
get to play a lot. Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana. Again,

(42:43):
what are you looking forward.

Speaker 1 (42:44):
To I think I'm really excited to play Ohio State.
They're a great team to have great players, so I'm
really I think that's one of the biggest teams that
I'm excited to play. And then I think you brought
up the rivalry, which that's something since I've been on
this campus, Like we can't wear blue, Like yeah, I
had cannot wear it to campus, Like they take it
very very seriously and like nothing like the Stanford cow

(43:06):
Like I feel like Stanford cal robbery. We're like laughing
and hugging each other after the game. That's not like that,
Like it's serious. So I'm like, oh my gosh. And like,
of course Lauren Bett's on UCLA. Love her, so I'm
like super excited to play against them, and like, you know,
this will be loved there after the game. I'm sorry,
I'm not gonna be all petty and me and I
can't do that with her, but was ready. It's something

(43:26):
like new, like I've never had a rivalry that's like
this real, like no, like we hate UCLA, like we
don't like them at all. So it'll be something new
and something interesting. But I'm excited for it.

Speaker 2 (43:37):
I'm gonna need to make that game, I'm gonna need
to come and I'll wear like these half and half
it for you and Betty. But no, I think the
matchups are going to be really cool to see, like
all these stars that we never got to see those
cross country matchups. It's gonna be really exciting. And I
feel like the Big Ten has been on the rise
in the past few years with more teams making it

(43:57):
in the tournament doing all these different things. So I'm
really excited to see that. But before we get into
our rapid fires, I just want to give you your
flowers real quick on how amazing you are and how
proud of you I am, because I think it takes
a lot. Obviously, you're extremely bright, being able to graduate
early from Stanford go to USC which is another amazing
academic school. But just who you are beyond the basketball court, Kiki,

(44:20):
You're amazing everybody. I know, everybody's looking up to you.
They're going to soak up every word of knowledge that
you give. I'm so immensely proud of you, and I'm
excited to see a dunk in a game, pull up
three in a game, all American, all these different things.
Final four, I want a Natty from you, they'll tell
any of our other Stanford like, whoa, but I am.

(44:43):
I'm excited to see all these things from you. So
I'm so excited.

Speaker 1 (44:46):
Thank you, hey, James.

Speaker 2 (44:47):
Last section here, we're getting into our vibe check, which
is gonna be rapid fire answers. I do have a
lot of faith in you right now. Like I've had
other guys, Like when Betty was.

Speaker 1 (44:55):
On, I was like, I'm so indecisive.

Speaker 2 (44:59):
You're no, no, you're gonna do You're indecisive, but you're
also like, this is why we're doing. So you got it. Okay,
here we go. What's the drill you never want to
see on the practice plan?

Speaker 1 (45:10):
Okay we do. Oh my gosh, it's called speed passing
and Gonzaga passing here. Don't ever want to do that.
You're just running constantly. But with the ball, you make
a mistake, you do it over again. You push ups,
you may have to run, so just running, like if
you haven't heard already, I don't like to run, So
I don't like that.

Speaker 2 (45:28):
Yeah, okay, no, thank you for that game winning shot
or game winning block block block, yeah, and one or
three pointer.

Speaker 1 (45:35):
See I've had so many and ones that I'm gonna
say three pointer.

Speaker 2 (45:39):
Now it's three pointer. You get hyped up off and one.
I love the stop you be yelling.

Speaker 1 (45:45):
I'm trying to bring out a new selly like I'm
doing the kisses.

Speaker 2 (45:49):
Is that what you're gonna is?

Speaker 1 (45:50):
That's gonna be this year? I like it.

Speaker 2 (45:53):
I like you gotta make sure you like I can't run.
I like how you think? Okay, yes, I like it.
What's your off the go to sneaker?

Speaker 1 (46:01):
Ooh, I always wear Jordan's so like a Jordan four.

Speaker 2 (46:03):
Really see. I was gonna say an air Force because
I do remember your visit and your entire family matched
from head to tell. I'm gonna text.

Speaker 1 (46:11):
I'm gonna text your parents and get a picture for
this episode. That was like twenty sixteen though now twenty
four Yes, you.

Speaker 2 (46:19):
Guys came in and you were all matching T shirt,
jeans and air Forces.

Speaker 1 (46:23):
I remember as on the team, we were like, no, friend,
you're that family?

Speaker 2 (46:26):
Yes, yes, okay. Group TikTok Solo TikTok grew more fun, group,
toughest place to play on the road.

Speaker 1 (46:35):
In the Pac twelve it was Oregon State for sure.
They're fans.

Speaker 2 (46:39):
Oh wow, Okay, what about like ever ever like a lot.

Speaker 1 (46:42):
Of South Carolina. I was gonna say South Carolina Carolina.
As a freshman, I was like, and like, do you
remember were like sitting up top you look up and
you could like see somebody looking at you.

Speaker 2 (46:52):
I was like, my gosh, I just remember trying to
talk to you guys, and I couldn't even hear the
words coming out of my mouth.

Speaker 1 (46:59):
Fans show out, Jesus Christ, they show up.

Speaker 2 (47:02):
They really do, they really do, all right, Biggest trash talker.
It could be on your team or something that you
played against.

Speaker 1 (47:07):
Cameron Cameron, and I'm glad we're okay because.

Speaker 2 (47:13):
The hardest player to guard.

Speaker 1 (47:15):
Peely honestly because she's so good inside. But she can
shoot too, so you sag.

Speaker 2 (47:22):
Off boom like.

Speaker 1 (47:24):
That way.

Speaker 2 (47:27):
Crazy, all right, Biggest Flopper with.

Speaker 1 (47:31):
Love Jenna Johnson, Utah, We.

Speaker 2 (47:36):
Love, Yeah, we love all right, Biggest Basketball.

Speaker 1 (47:47):
Honestly, I'm very sweaty, but don't let your sweat touch
my meat, like that will make me.

Speaker 2 (47:53):
Bro with love. Fran the sweatiest person I've ever been
around the way that.

Speaker 1 (48:02):
She would fall changes jerseys like three times in practice,
slip and slide down the course, She's gone, yes, all right,
who's your basketball?

Speaker 2 (48:11):
Go go?

Speaker 1 (48:12):
I'm gonna say kandas Parker, who's your celebrity? You look like,
oh me, there's nobody. It's me. I'm gonna one.

Speaker 2 (48:21):
Next question, Hora or Alta? Oh I know these are
the good ones. These are the questions been waiting for.

Speaker 1 (48:31):
Okay, I'm gonna say Sephora because I've shopped there more.
But Alta is they have like skincare hair, they have
like so many options, but.

Speaker 2 (48:39):
They do I feel like I just have more so
four points, so I end up going there. Okay, Yeah,
but Alta they've really Alta has up their game and
they really have. Okay, So if you have to pick
somebody to be your two on two teammates, but none
of your current USC teammates and this could be like
anybody ever, who do you want your two on two
teammates to be?

Speaker 1 (48:57):
Showing love to my girl Jannaiah, I'm picking.

Speaker 2 (49:01):
Her, Okay. I I thought you're gonna say Asa Wilson
or something, but we're too big and big. Okay, but
keep about your three point skills now, like now you're
basically a guard.

Speaker 1 (49:11):
You're right, okay, But you're not but but you.

Speaker 2 (49:15):
But that's a good big I'm excited to hear go crazy. Okay,
what's your favorite pregame hype song?

Speaker 1 (49:22):
Oh, I don't know if I can say it on camera,
So I'm just gonna go with a clean option. If
it's a Sunday game, it's all gospel only gospel, yes,
and that's all I listened to. So I'm just gonna
go with that. We'll start with that, Okay, love it.

Speaker 2 (49:38):
I'm gonna need your best impersonations of both Tara and
now Lindsay, so we can start with Tara first, and
you're really good at it. So I I'm trigued to
see which one. Tara, Yes, can you be all the time?
I think Tara is just like just a lot of
yelling my name.

Speaker 1 (49:56):
She's just like yeah, like that's that's okay, what are
you doing.

Speaker 3 (50:04):
It?

Speaker 1 (50:04):
Just that's it.

Speaker 2 (50:05):
You are definitely her favorite name. Oh yeah, of course.

Speaker 1 (50:10):
Coach Lindsey, I see, I think it's hard in the summer.
We haven't done a lot of team practices. We've done
mainly like individuals, so I can't give you a read
on coach Lindsay yet.

Speaker 2 (50:19):
But in the future Okay, well, who's the coach you've
been working with.

Speaker 1 (50:23):
I work with coach Dill. He's just emotionally so he's like,
come on, kiky, lock In, come on, Like you think
he's about to cry, He's like, come on, lock In.
I'm like, relax. I missed one layup, but I got
the rebound and night and I made it.

Speaker 2 (50:38):
It's relax. But yeah, well that's a Wrapkeeky. Thank you
so much for coming on. This has been such a pleasure,
miss you. Love you, excited to watch you. Oh and
I did get like my split jersey on or something
for the game this year. So yeah, thank you for
coming on, Thank you for having me.

Speaker 1 (50:55):
This is super fun.

Speaker 2 (50:56):
Thank you so much, and thank you so much everybody
for listening. Stay tuned in for more episodes of Sometimes.

Speaker 3 (51:01):
I Hope.

Speaker 2 (51:04):
This is so fun.

Speaker 1 (51:06):
You're Haley. You're a natural, like actually a natural. H