Sometimes I Hoop

This week we bring you the 2x All-Star, AP Most Improved Player, and WNBA fashion icon … Satou Sabally! Haley and Satou reflect on the regular season, what changes heading into playoffs, and Satou’s unique basketball journey from Gambia, to Germany, to Oregon to Texas!

1. Career-high 40 points, playoffs, MVP race (1:10)
2. Gambia to Germany, basketball roots, goal to play in college (8:30)
3. Playing at Oregon, WNBA Draft, bubble season (11:50)
4. Playing overseas, Olympic goals, Most Improved Player (23:40)
5. Natasha Howard, Arike Ogunbowale, Nyara Sabally (29:05)
6. Being a voice for the players, CBA, Vibe Check (34:15)

About Our Host:

Atlanta Dream rookie 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 bring you the All-Star vet for the Atlanta Dream … Cheyenne Parker! Haley and Cheyenne discuss the playoff push, Cheyenne’s journey from mid-major to No. 5 draft pick, and her recent impact on the Dream franchise.

1. Breakout season, A’ja’s 53 piece, WNBA Awards (1:30)
2. Basketball roots, mentors, High Point and Middle Tennessee (6:30)
3. Draft process, playing with Elena Delle Donne, Cappie Pondexter, Tamera Young (21:30)
4. Overseas confidence, underdog mentality, Chicago to Atlanta (28:50)
5. Coming back from pregnancy, growing the WNBA, Vibe Check (35:00)

About The Show:

Atlanta Dream rookie Haley Jones has been a force in women’s basketball, on and off the court. Now she’s jumping behind the mic to give us an inside look at the women who are changing the game in the paint and beyond. Haley will welcome a who’s who of the women’s game to talk about the biggest news in hoops and their experiences on the court, all while bringing fans behind the scenes of women’s basketball with the most promising and charismatic young stars. It’s a whole Vibe. PERIOD.

About Our Host:

Atlanta Dream rookie 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 bring you the 2x WNBA Champion and defensive menace making noise on the LA Sparks … Jordin Canada! Haley and Jordin discuss the upcoming WNBA Awards, what it was like to play on legendary Seattle teams, and Jordin’s new role on the LA Sparks. 

1. WNBA landscape, leadership role, Commissioner’s Cup (1:48) 🏀🏆
2. Award predictions, HS hoops in LA, putting UCLA back on the map (3:24) ⛹🏾‍♀️🗺️
3. Drafted to Seattle, rookie year and a ring, playing overseas (13:20) ⛈️💍🌍
4. 2020 breakout season, joining Jordan Brand, passion for singing (38:55) 👟🎤
5. Signing with the Sparks, “The Wise Ogwumikes,” Vibe Check (1:06:20) ✍🏾🧠✅

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This week we bring you a 2x All-Star and reigning Rookie of the Year who is getting buckets for the Atlanta Dream … Rhyne Howard! Haley and Rhyne reminisce on their shared experience of having their moms for coaches, Rhyne’s rise to success from University of Kentucky to the WNBA No. 1 pick, and playing together this season on a playoff contending team. 

1. WNBA landscape, playing for Mom, prom queen Rhyne (1:35) 👩🏾👸🏾
2. Hooping at Kentucky, drafted No. 1 to the Dream, ROY(12:52) 1️⃣🏅
3. Coach T, Cheyenne Parker and Allisha Gray, mindset shift this season (22:00) 🗣️🧠 
4. Coverage of women’s sports, expansion of the league, SLAM cover (31:45) 📰🏀
5. Jordan Brand athlete, Divine Nine, Vibe Check (37:20) 👟👭🏾✅

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This week we bring you the 3x WNBA champion and 2x All-Star who is currently tearing it up in Dallas … Natasha Howard! The duo discuss the iconic Lynx dynasty, Natasha reveals what it was like sharing the court with legendary players in Minnesota and Seattle, and she explains how her role changed when she got to Dallas.

1. Mindset shift into playoff push, welcome-to-the-league moment, rookies dressing as grandmas (1:00) 🧠😤👵🏾
2. Florida State, Ta’Niya Latson, WNBA rookies getting better and better (8:15)☀️👧🏽🏀
3. Three rings, Lynx dynasty, Seattle and Sue Bird (15:20) 💍🐺⛈️
4. The bubble, adjusting to Dallas, starting 5 of all her teammates (25:45) 🫧5️⃣
5. Expansion of the league, coverage of women’s sports, Vibe Check (32:25) 🗺️📸✅

About Our Host:

Atlanta Dream rookie 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’re back with a college hooper who made some noise in the transfer portal this off-season. She ranked fourth in NCAA scoring this past season, averaged a double-double at DePaul and she’s LSU’s newest Tiger … Aneesah Morrow! Haley and Aneesah dig into the upcoming college hoops landscape, Aneesah’s determined journey from Simeon to DePaul to LSU, and what the future could look like for this budding superstar!

1. Transfer portal, narrowing 35 offers to USC, South Carolina and LSU (1:10) 🔀⚖️🐯
2. Is LSU a superteam, meshing with new players, conference debate (4:00) 🦸🏾‍♀️🗣️
3. Mom as a coach, playing at Simeon, recruiting process (13:50)👩‍👧🏆📝 
4. DePaul freshman and sophomore year, NIL, Vibe Check (20:50) 🏀💸✅

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Sometimes I Hoop is BACK! We’re more than halfway through the W season, so it’s time to check in with our favorite hoopers. This week we bring on the walking BUCKET out of Minnesota, 3x All-Star, SuperMom and Lynx captain … Napheesa Collier! Haley and Phee talk through this season’s big storylines, Phee’s comeback from pregnancy, her basketball journey from Missouri to UConn to Minny and all the hoops in between!

1. Underrated players and teams, Sylvia Fowles, conference debates ⛹🏾‍♀️🗣️
2. Rookie year pains, training camp, welcome to the league moments 😰🏋️‍♀️
3. Basketball roots, starting her own AAU team, committing to UConn 🌱🏀🐕
4. March Madness vs. WNBA playoffs, NIL, transfer portal rules 📺💸🔀
5. Adding Diamond Miller and Dorka Juhasz, returning from pregnancy, SLAM cover 💎🤰🏽📸
6. 2020 Olympics, playing overseas, Vibe Check 🌎✅

About Our Host:

Stanford guard Haley Jones is an NCAA national champion, All-America, and team captain in her senior season. Listen as she welcomes top players to the mic to dissect women’s college basketball storylines, big performances, and each guest’s career on and off the court. From rankings and upsets to NIL and TikTok, this podcast will take you all the way to the 2023 NCAA championship.

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Today we welcome UCLA’s leading scorer for the past three years and the friend who is nothing but INTENSITY when it’s game time — but just the nicest person you’ll meet off the court … Charisma Osborne! Haley and Charisma look back on the last four years playing against each other in the PAC-12, Charisma’s recent decision to stay at UCLA for a fifth year (let’s go!!!!!), and the memories from USA basketball that brought the two together in friendship.

1. Championship game and the Internet frenzy (4:00) 🏆💬
2. Sleeper teams, best conference debate (8:58) 💤💤
3. AAU, USA Basketball, choosing UCLA (13:20) 🇺🇸🏀 
4. Film horror story, team evolution, tournament run as underdogs (26:03) 🎥😅
5. NIL and Vibe Check (35:40)💸✅ 

About Our Host:

Stanford guard Haley Jones is an NCAA national champion, All-America, and team captain in her senior season. Listen as she welcomes top players to the mic to dissect women’s college basketball storylines, big performances, and each guest’s career on and off the court. From rankings and upsets to NIL and TikTok, this podcast will take you all the way to the 2023 NCAA championship.

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This week we’ve got a certified BUCKET on the pod! She’s the Big East Player of the Year, led the country in scoring this season and became the all-time leading scorer in Villanova history (men or women, might we add) with 2,896 points – Maddy Siegrist! Haley and Maddy dive into the WNBA draft process, that wild NCAA championship game, and Maddy’s record-breaking career on the whole. Tune in and catch these two at the WNBA draft on Monday, April 10. 

1. WNBA draft process and draft night outfit (1:15) 💃🏽🏀
2. Championship game reactions, standout players this season, playing against UConn (6:30) 🏆
3. Favorite games of the season, shoutout to college basketball fans, best conference debate (14:21) 🗣️🗣️🗣️
4. Basketball roots, choosing Villanova, freshman year injury (19:50) 💙
5. Film session horror story, 50 point game, modeling her game after Delle Donne (25:53) 5️⃣0️⃣❕
6. NIL and Vibe Check (34:15) 💸✅

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We’re dunkin’ on you this week!!! Sometimes I Hoop is back recording from Stan U with a key member of the Funky Four … Fran Belibi! Fran and Haley discuss their four years playing at Stanford, coming up through USA Basketball, and some of their funniest (and most traumatic?) memories together. Tune into this ever-so-entertaining duo as we head into Final Four weekend!

1. Ole Miss upset and somber locker room hugs 🥲🫂 (2:00) 
2. Adjusting to post-tournament life, best game senior year, what is a NARP? 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️ (7:38)
3. Four unique years of college basketball, memory lane, that time the Navy Seals came through 💪🏾😅 (13:30) 
4. Funky Four origin story and best conference debate 4️⃣⛹🏾‍♀️ (22:24)
5. USA Basketball, choosing Stanford, Vibe Check 🇺🇸🏀✅ (26:54)

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