On episode 197 I am delighted to be joined by Oklahoma Sooners forward Emma Tolan.

Emma rejoins the podcast following her first interview on episode 175 following her announcement to join the Sooners on scholarship. She is one of the many Irish girls putting Irish basketball on the world map and one of two Irish players in the SEC this season. If you haven't listened to that episode go back and learn about her basketball journey which is key context for this episode... From the Virginia Show center with give or take a max capacity of 600, to the Lloyd Noble Center with over 10,000 people.  “Going from the wee show center in Virginia out to that big of a stadium is a bit mad to think about”

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While in this episode we catch up on her life since June, how she has settled in Norman Oklahoma, the style of basketball, life as a college athlete in the SEC and more.

Since recording this interview Emma has gone to feature in multiple games averaging 13.8 minutes in her first year of college basketball. She is an outstanding player and role model for all Irish basketball players.

Follow Emma here:

https://www.instagram.com/emma_tolan1/

Follow Oklahoma Women's Basketball

https://www.instagram.com/ou_wbball/

Follow her ESPN profile here to keep up with her stats https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5311586/emma-tolan

This is Spotlight Her — where we celebrate the athletes, the journey, and the game.

The Spotlight Her series is a collaboration with Basketball Ireland  supported by sport ireland   

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Recorded using Samson Q2 microphone, Edited using GarageBand

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