Backyard Buckets Basketball

Adily Martucci led the charge for the Quinnipiac Women's Basketball teams historic Sweet 16 run in 2017, and is one of the winningest players in program history. She discusses her basketball journey, how she handled moments of adversity and was able to stay motivated even when she wasn't getting playing time. 

Time Stamps
Intro - 1:00 
Upbringing, AAU, Recruiting Process, Why Quinnipiac?

Making The Most of a Redshirt Season 8:30

Teammates That Made an Impact on Adily - 9:50

Freshman Weight Room Summer Workouts 14:10

Gaining An Advantage! - 16:25

Hardest Conditioning Workouts - 21:10

Coach B's Impact on Adily (QU Strength Coach) - 28:00

Team Unity In Moments of Adversity - 31:20

Grinding For Playing Time - 33:20

Adily's Breakout Season & Biggest Moments - 40:00

Advice To Players Redshirting or Sitting Out - 51:40

Advice To College Freshman - 53:00

Life After College Basketball - 54:00

Part 1 of a 3 part series with Bel from the Hoop Laude YouTube channel. Discussing some of the sacrifices that need to be made in order to put yourself in a competitive setting to be successful and get necessary exposure, that will benefit you and your basketball career in the long term.  

In this episode I chat with a girls high school basketball team and give them my best advice and tips for everything regarding college basketball. I introduce them to my story and then get into Q&A at the end. Apologies for the choppy audio at some points but this discussion needs to be heard! 

I discuss 3 more factors to consider during the recruiting process that are not directly related to basketball. The importance of getting a feel for the environment, the proximity and location of the school from your home, and lastly the academic piece and why they might not necessarily need to be the ultimate factor in your decision. 

Repost from my YouTube channel Q&A a couple months back. Answering the most commonly asked questions I get around college basketball and what it's like to be a student athlete at the Division 1 level. Hope you enjoy!

I discuss the importance of doing your research before committing to a school. Watching the team play and figuring out whether or not you fit that style is a crucial part of the recruiting process. Make sure you are aware of that coaches philosophy and where they see you contributing to their team. Also, knowing how many players on the roster are in your position can be another factor that may influence your decision. Hope you enjoy the episode!

I discuss the importance of building relationships with not just one member of a coaching staff whether that be an assistant or the head coach. You want to be sure that you have established connections with all coaches on staff to ensure that they value not only your ability to play basketball, but you as a person as well. This is a crucial step in the recruiting process.

In today's episode I talk about the process of finding your role on a team. I give 5 of my best tips on how you can find a role, embrace it and make the most of that opportunity. Starting over at a new program or team, or even switching positions can be overwhelming but try to look at it as a new found opportunity to enjoy the process of becoming a better player and person. 

The first episode of the new podcast! Get to know me and my story in the introductory episode as I discuss my path to and through four years of Division 1 college basketball at Quinnipiac University.