Sometimes I Hoop

This week, Texas point guard Rori Harmon joins the show fresh off her return from injury. Rori delves into the challenges and — silver linings — of watching from the sidelines, as well as her important leadership role with the Longhorns and what excites her most about stepping into the SEC for her senior season. Rori Harmon is a hooper to keep your eye on – don’t miss!

1. Target on Texas, Notre Dame matchup, Madison Booker flowers (5:10) 🎯💐 
2. Backcourt duo blind-rank, joining the SEC, South Carolina (13:00) ⛹🏾‍♀️🔥
3. Scouting Report: Georgia Amoore, Raven Johnson (18:50) 📋🤫
4. Basketball roots, talented HS class, Choosing Texas (24:10) 🌱🧡
5. Being a freshman point guard, ACL recovery journey, coaching from the bench (36:55) ❤️‍🩹🗣
6. NIL, evolution of Rori’s game, Vibe Check (52:25) 💸✅

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Atlanta Dream guard Haley Jones is an NCAA national champion, All-American, and No. 6 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft. Listen as she welcomes top players to the mic to dissect basketball’s biggest storylines, celebrate top performances, and give flowers to the players growing the game. 

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This week we sit down with a reigning champion – South Carolina’s Sania Feagin! Sania takes us through her years playing for Dawn Staley, the mindset of the South Carolina team, and what she’s bringing to her senior season.  

1. Natty celebrations, Forest Park HS jersey retirement, 3x3 gold medal (1:30) 🥳🥇
2. Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC, being the No. 4 recruit in HS, modeling her game after A’ja Wilson and Blake Griffin (5:52)💪🏾⛹🏾‍♀️
3. Learning from Aliyah Boston and Kamilla Cardoso in the post, 2023 Final Four loss to Iowa (14:55)🤓💔
4. Last summer’s slow start, clicking in the first game vs. Notre Dame, close Sweet 16 game vs. Indiana  (19:15)😅😮‍💨
5. Championship Game mindset, Raven Johnson flowers, Vibe Check (29:15)💐✅ 

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Atlanta Dream guard Haley Jones is an NCAA national champion, All-American, and No. 6 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft. Listen as she welcomes top players to the mic to dissect basketball’s biggest storylines, celebrate top performances, and give flowers to the players growing the game. 

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Arizona’s gritty guard, Jada Williams, joins the show as she steps into her sophomore season with the Wildcats! From dominating as a teenager, to becoming one of the first high school athletes to sign an NIL deal, to sharing her passion for basketball on social media, Jada has always embraced the spotlight. Now, she’s focused on making her mark in college hoops – so tune in!

1. Team bonding UNO games, playing near KC this year, backcourt rankings 😱 (2:07)
2. USC / UCLA rivalry this year is fire, blowing up on social media at a young age, moving from Kansas City to San Diego 🔥 (8:00)
3. California HS basketball culture, choosing Arizona, breakout game vs. Stanford 🗣️ (15:45)
4. Off-season work, Helena Pueyo flowers, NIL, Vibe Check 💪🏽 (37:30)

About Our Host:

Atlanta Dream guard Haley Jones is an NCAA national champion, All-American, and No. 6 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft. Listen as she welcomes top players to the mic to dissect basketball’s biggest storylines, celebrate top performances, and give flowers to the players growing the game. 

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This one’s for you, Hawkeyes! Lucy Olsen joins Sometimes I Hoop in a conversation about her journey to becoming one of the most dynamic scorers in the college game and what she’s bringing to her senior season.

1. Transfer portal process, Lisa Bluder retirement, advice from Caitlin Clark (1:20) 🔀💡
2. Conference shake-ups, Hannah Stuelke, Lucy’s mid-range game (6:55) 🤯⛹🏾‍♀️
3. Villanova recruitment, Maddy Siegrist’s dominance, 2023 tournament run (16:15) ✍🏻🔥 
4. Playing against UConn, becoming a vocal leader  (24:45) 😤🗣️
5. The Jan Jensen era, Iowa’s sold-out season tickets, Vibe Check (35:35) 🎟️✅ 

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Atlanta Dream guard Haley Jones is an NCAA national champion, All-American, and No. 6 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft. Listen as she welcomes top players to the mic to dissect basketball’s biggest storylines, celebrate top performances, and give flowers to the players growing the game. 

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From hooping on the big stage at the Final Four to being named Kelsey Plum’s “Dawg of the Class” this summer, NC State’s Saniya Rivers is just getting started! The WNBA prospect joins the show ahead of her last season of college basketball.

1. Dawg of the Class, losing to SC in the Final Four (2:20) 🦴😲
2. SC rematch, ACC additions, UNC rivalry (8:15) 🔂⚔️
3. Scouting Report: Ta’Niya Latson, Hannah Hidalgo, Olivia Miles (12:20)📋🥶
4. Choosing SC and Dawn Staley, transfer portal, Sixth Player of the Year (18:50) 🔀🏆
5. NCAA Tournament party crashers, Coach Wes Moore (28:30)🥳💥
6. NIL talk, Aziaha James flowers, Vibe Check (34:45) 💸💐✅

About Our Host:

Atlanta Dream guard Haley Jones is an NCAA national champion, All-American, and No. 6 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft. Listen as she welcomes top players to the mic to dissect basketball’s biggest storylines, celebrate top performances, and give flowers to the players growing the game. 

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Champions only this week! South Carolina’s Raven Johnson hops on the pod to discuss her basketball journey and what it’s like playing for one of the most competitive programs in women’s basketball. Last season was the Revenge Tour. This season … the Repeat Tour.

1. Championship celebrations, Kelsey Plum’s Dawg Class, SEC additions (1:45) 🏆🐶
2. Scouting Report: Sarah Puckett, Flau’jae Johnson (9:00) 📋😮‍💨
3. Playing HS hoops with Ta’Niya Latson, getting recruited by Dawn (10:10) ⛹🏾‍♀️⛹🏾‍♀️
4. “The Freshies,” Final Four loss to Iowa, taking over as a leader (17:30) 😩➡️💪
5. Building a new team last summer, NCAA Tournament, NIL (25:00) 🧱💸
6. Repeat Tour loading… Vibe Check (45:10) 🔂✅

About Our Host:

Atlanta Dream guard Haley Jones is an NCAA national champion, All-American, and No. 6 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft. Listen as she welcomes top players to the mic to dissect basketball’s biggest storylines, celebrate top performances, and give flowers to the players growing the game. 

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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)⚔️✨✅

About Our Host:

Atlanta Dream guard Haley Jones is an NCAA national champion, All-American, and No. 6 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft. Listen as she welcomes top players to the mic to dissect basketball’s biggest storylines, celebrate top performances, and give flowers to the players growing the game. 

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With the WNBA Draft right around the corner, we’re joined by Ohio State superstar and soon-to-be draftee, Jacy Sheldon! Haley and Jacy look back on the Buckeyes’ impressive Big Ten Title and No. 2 seed, the special bond between Jacy’s sister, Emmy, and her Ohio State family, as well as what the three-level scorer will bring to her new WNBA team. Tune in!

1. OSU’s incredible season, Big Ten on the rise, draft outfit (1:38)❤️💃🏽
2. That championship game, the promise of next season, Haley’s Question of the Day (8:50)🤯🏆
3. Transfer portal madness, basketball roots, choosing Ohio State (15:30)🔀
4. Overcoming injury, staying for a fifth year, Coach McGuff (26:10)🤕🙌🏽
5. Teammate flowers, Emmy, moving away from home, Vibe Check (3:30)💐✅

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Heading into the Sweet 16, we welcome Oregon State’s fearless leader –Talia von Oelhoffen! Haley and Talia break down this weekend’s matchups, OSU’s statement-making tournament run, and the future for this young Beavers quad. Tune in!

1. OSU’s first two rounds, changing roles this season, Sweet 16 matchups (3:00)
2. Sleeper teams and players, Pac-12 scouting reports, Haley’s Question of the Day (13:00)
3. Early hoops, choosing Oregon State, Haley and Talia first impressions(26:00)
4. Trusting the process at OSU, this year’s success, defensive prowess (42:30)
5. Raegan Beers, Timea Gardiner, Vibe Check  (57:30)

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March Madness is off and running, and we’ve got another freshman superstar on the show, none other than the ACC ROY and DPOY – Hannah Hidalgo! The duo gets into Hannah’s incredible rookie season and Notre Dame’s tournament potential. Tune in! 

1. Notre Dame finishing the season stronger, ACC Tournament (2:00)
2. March Madness, Notre Dame’s region, Hannah’s approach to her first March (5:00) 
3. Hannah’s basketball roots in Jersey, dominating AAU, the insane talent in her class  (16:00)
4. Choosing Notre Dame, her relationship with Skylar Diggins, running the offense as a Freshmen (19:30)

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