Category: Special Series
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Ep. 23 Alex Simmons | Basketball
Real talk with Alex Simmons: We chat about growing up in Tennessee and a strong family environment, how her 8th grade year decided her future. The transition to college hoops, the standard of winning at UT and the underlying question of what to do next. The toll of her injuries and that lonesome year in…
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Ep. 22 Harlyn Wyatt | Basketball
Real talk with Harlyn Wyatt: We chat about growing up in Atlanta, the influence of her grandmother and her legacy. The transition to college hoops and the underlying question of what to do next. The grit and grind that got her to Las Vegas and then Gardner Webb. The easy decision to come to Memphis,…
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Ep. 20 Josh Cooperwood | Basketball
Real talk with Josh Cooperwood: We chat about growing up in Nashville and the influence of Memphis on his life and career, his calm demeanor and how it fuels his belief in himself and others. The years in Israel and the pro circuit, his daughter and her role in his 5th quarter start. How…
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Ep. 18 Nadiria Evans | Basketball & Track
Real talk with Nadiria Evans: We chat about growing up in Florida and the joy of running. Discovering basketball and the injury that derailed her senior year. The culture shock of college, the accolades of track & field and her unknown future. The reality of life in her 5th quarter, learning to fail and…
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Ep. 16 Whitney Bays | Basketball
Real talk with Whitney Bays: We chat about life in West Virginia and her early start in basketball, playing pickup ball with the guys and her dream of playing in the WNBA. We talk injuries, the triple losses and her comeback story of redemption at Purdue and later in Huntington WV. The light of her…
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Ep. 13 LaKaitlin Wright | Basketball
Real talk with LaKaitlin Wright: Growing up in small town Georgia, the legacy of sports in her family, the discipline of her mom as a coach and her own dual role as player and daughter. The collegiate level of hooping, her diploma and the daunting decision of what to do next. The realization of her…
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Ep. 11 Keke Mckinney | Basketball
Real talk with Keondra “Keke” McKinney: Playing ball from age 3 and the clear path for success. The legacy of a sport and determination to succeed. Achieving her goals at Kentucky, yet pushing herself to see more, do more. The road to Memphis and what’s next. McKinney comes to Memphis after spending last season at…
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Ep. 9 Shelby Gibson | Basketball
Real Talk with Shelby Gibson: Her southern roots and her early years playing soccer, the chance she took on a playing a sport she knew nothing about, life at Ole Miss and the home she found at Alabama, her career-ending injury and the fight she lost when she inevitably found her 5th quarter passion in…
The 5th Quarter Podcast with Sandy Adams 