In this episode, Mahi sits down with Haley Jones from the Atlanta Dream. Haley details her journey to the W, including winning an NCAA championship, and shares her thoughts on the upcoming Golden State WNBA team. She also offers insights on seeking internal validation and overcoming imposter syndrome during her time at Stanford. Check out the She C…

This edition of the podcast features sports journalist and production assistant for NBC Bay Area, Ashmere Prasad. She shares her experience studying journalism at the University of Oregon and sheds light on her current role with NBC. Ashmere also shares her experience as a South Asian in sports media and learning to report for multiple sports. Chec…

This edition of the podcast features Mia Mabanag, a guard for North Central University Women’s Basketball. Mia shares insight into her first year of college basketball and what made her a successful contributor to the team, averaging 10 points per game. She describes learning to channel her nervousness into hard work and reflects on playing high sc…

In this inspiring episode of the podcast, Mahi sits down with her teammate and UC Merced Women’s Basketball Commit: Sarina Nagra. Sarina explains her intense college basketball preparation and reflects on her memorable high school career. She also reveals where she draws her competitiveness from and how she became a back-to-back North Coast Section…

In this episode, I sit down with Shayna and Nina Mehta, two Indian-American ballers who made waves on the Brown University basketball team. The sisters share their experiences growing up as basketball players and getting recruited to play college ball. They also share tips on balancing their time as pre-med students and Division 1 athletes and advi…

This episode features a Mississippi College Women’s Basketball Commit and a long-time friend and teammate of mine: Nia Coleman. Nia details her experience transitioning to a point guard from a forward, her recruiting process, and winning the North Coast Section Championship last season. She also explains what makes a good leader and her goals for t…

This episode features award-winning sportscaster, AJ McCord. She explains how the women in her life made her a football fan and how sports can connect so many people together. McCord also reflects on her experience reporting on a variety of sports with KOIN-6 and her experiences reporting on Sabrina Ionescu. Check out the She Can Ball Socials! Inst…

Today’s episode features Gabby Rones: a guard for the University of Nevada, Reno Women's Basketball Team. She shares the struggles she faced with the recruitment process during the COVID-19 pandemic, but how she persevered and received a D1 scholarship offer. Gabby also provides insight into how she faces adversity and gives advice to athletes who …

In this episode, Mahi talks to ESPN's Renee Washington. She talks about her amazing journey in sports of being a D1 soccer player, coach, motivational speaker, and sports reporter. Renee emphasizes the importance of diversifying one's experiences and how she learned to adapt to new environments. Additionally, she talks about founding her own non-pr…

This episode features lead researcher at Stanford’s Female Athlete Science and Translational Research Program (FASTR), co-founder of the Some Work, All Play Running Group, and co-host of the Happy Runner podcast: Megan Roche. She talks about how she balanced school and academics during her time at Duke University as a neuroscience major and a membe…

This episode features NBA Hall of Famer, Chris Mullin. He describes his exposure to basketball growing up in Brooklyn and how transformative his coaches were to his playing career during his youth. Mullin also reflects on his experience playing for Coach Carneseca at St. Johns and going back to coach there later on. Lastly, he talks about his curre…

This episode features Meghan McPeak the play-by-play announcer for the Washington Mystics and Capital City Go-Go, the G-League team for the Washington Wizards. During our conversation Meghan explains her experience playing college basketball in Canada and her journey to becoming a journalist. She emphasizes the importance of networking and building…

This episode features the Head Girls Basketball Coach at Montverde Academy, Coach Special Jennings. She details her experiences playing college basketball for Xavier to becoming a coach. She talks about coaching some of the nation’s top-ranked players and provides insight into Montverde’s schedule traveling all over the country. Coach Jennings also…

This episode features the Play-By-Play Announcer for the Philadelphia 76ers: Kate Scott. She describes her journey from her early passion for broadcasting in high school to announcing professional sports games. Kate also explains how she preps for reporting games and how she learned to announce different sports. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com…

This edition of the podcast features Kayla Padilla, a guard for the University of Pennsylvania’s Women’s Basketball Team. She discusses balancing an Ivy League education while playing D1 basketball and her experience studying at the #1 business school in the country, Wharton. She also talks about starting Sideline Post, a platform for college athle…

This episode features the Courtside Reporter for the Golden State Warriors: Kerith Burke. She reflects on her experience with the Warriors for the past 4 years and being with the team through all the ups and downs. Kerith also provides insight into formulating post-game questions, describes her favorite interview moments, and shares what it’s like …

The 31st edition of the She Can Ball podcast features the Special Assistant to the Head Coach of the Dallas Mavericks: Shannan Lum. She describes her journey from growing up in the Bay Area, working with Chris Mullin at St. John's University, coaching for both Cal and Stanford women’s basketball, to the NBA. Shannon also describes her experiences b…

This episode features the Vice President and Coordinating Producer of the NBC Olympics: Rebecca Chatman. She describes her journey at NBC from being an intern to becoming a producer for the Olympic Games. Rebecca also discusses her experience watching the Olympics evolve over her 23 years of producing them. Lastly, she provides insight on the prepa…

Today’s episode features North Carolina State WBB Alumni and Professional Basketball Player: Dominique Wilson. She talks about adjusting to making basketball her profession and turning it from her passion to her job. Dominique opens up about the difficulties she faced during that process and reveals how lonely it can be as an athlete. She also disc…

The 28th edition of the podcast features Clair Steele, a point guard for Lehigh Women’s Basketball. She expands upon her time at Miramonte—playing with legends like Sabrina Ionescu and being a 4-time state champion. She also discusses playing for Coach Kelly for a majority of her life and what makes him a special coach. Lastly, Clair reveals why sh…

The 27th edition features Shelly Boyum-Breen, the author and creator of the Shelly Bean the Sports Queen Book Series. Shelly discusses her background in sport, from playing with the neighborhood boys, to starting her own non-profit to help girls get involved with sports, to even working for the Minnesota Lynx. She also talks about her inspiration b…

This edition features the Assistant Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers: Phil Handy. Coach Handy dives into his experience training Gigi Bryant, explains misconceptions people have about professional athletes, and reveals what it is like coaching Lebron James. He also provides insight into his approach to training and discusses why he is so passionate …

This episode features Celia Newman, founder of the She Got Game League, Elite Level Prep, and co-founder of Up-Next sport consulting. Celia shares her secrets to successful entrepreneurship and how she grew her companies to a larger scale.

Today’s episode features Taycee Wedin of the Saint Mary’s Women's Basketball team. She discusses her mothers impact on her basketball career and shares her high school shooting routine that allowed her to break the Oregon all-time girls 3-point shooting record. Taycee also provides insight into her transition from high school to college and reveals…

Babson Women’s Basketball Commit, Anika Chinthakunta, joins the 23rd episode of the podcast. She talks about her journey of playing basketball at a championship level high school to getting recruited to play college basketball. Anika also reflects on playing with some of the best players in the nation during her basketball career at Archbishop Mitt…

Ceo and Founder of Complete Performance Mental Coaching Rebecca Smith joins the podcast to discuss the mental aspect of basketball. We discuss returning to play after an injury or long break, a secret to dealing with high pressure situations, and how to get into the “zone” when you play. Rebecca also talks about the importance of not comparing your…

Author Emily Willams joins the podcast to discuss the release of Lady-thletes, a book on all the trials and tribulations of female athletes. On the episode, she talks about her experiences coaching AAU Girls Basketball and her approach to teaching. Emily and Mahi also discuss the importance of playing multiple sports for young athletes, keeping gir…

Today’s edition of the podcast features Duke Women’s Basketball Alumni: Becca Greenwell. She discusses her amazing basketball career from playing varsity basketball in 7th grade to her memorable senior year at Duke. Becca also talks about overcoming injuries and having to retire her basketball prematurely, but talks about how it helped her explore …

The 19th episode features the starting point guard for the Connecticut Sun: Jasmine Thomas! She discusses playing overseas, being drafted to the WNBA, and reveals why she established the WNBA partnership with the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Check out the August Gill Apparel Website and use the code "shecanball" for 10% off your purchase until 3/13: https:…

Our episode today features the Director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota: Dr. LaVoi. We discuss her research on girls quitting sports in their teenage years, how female athletes are portrayed in the media, and the importance of same-sex role models for girls in sports. Follow the She Can Bal…

Today’s podcast episode features 3 members of the Unlimited Potential Basketball Training Company: NBA/WNBA trainer Packie Turner, Former D-I athlete Ruta Savickaite, and professional women’s basketball player Oderah Chidom. We discuss how athletes can self-train during the pandemic, what distinguishes the players who make it to the next level vers…

Today’s episode features the 12th Harlem Globetrotter, former WNBA player, and motivational speaker: Joyce Ekwowmadu! Joyce talks about her experiences at Texas State University and how instrumental those were to her successful career. She also shares what it was like to be a female Harlem Globetrotter and what she learned from her time with them.…

Today’s episode features the starting forward for the USC Women’s Basketball team: Jordan Sanders! She discusses going to graduate school and her inspiration to pursue social work. Jordan reveals why she decided to take a year off her final college basketball season at UCI, opens up about mental health struggles, and finding balance as a D1 athlete…

This edition of the She Can Ball podcast features the strength and conditioning coach for the Atlanta Dream: Jamal Baptiste! He describes his experiences coaching professional athletes and the differences between coaching for the NBA and WNBA. Coach Jamal also reveals the most efficient way for players to warm up before workouts and explains the id…

The 13th episode of the She Can Ball podcast welcomes the social media manager for Bleacher Report, journalist, and model: Arielle Chambers! She explains what made her study at Oxford University and how she created and organically grew HighlightHER, Bleacher Report’s all-women platform, from 0 to 86k followers. Arielle speaks about the moral values…

Today’s edition of the She Can Ball podcast features a former ESPN host, current host of the Brownprint podcast, and co-host of the show “Cari and Jemele (Won’t) Stick to Sports.” Cari Champion found her love for journalism at age 7 and further developed her passion as she studied English at UCLA. She talks about her crazy journey from being a one …

The 11th episode of the She Can Ball podcast features Imani McGee-Stafford, a center for the Dallas Wings, mental health advocate and aspiring lawyer! Imani sheds light on the topic of sexual assault. As a survivor of sexual victim herself, she knows first hand how traumatizing that experience can be and is working to create change in that area. Im…

This episode features forward for the Atlanta Dream: Monique Billings! We discuss her collegiate career at UCLA along with her experiences playing professional basketball overseas and the WNBA. She also exposes her secret to rebounding! Finally, Monique explains how to perfect your pregame routine and the importance of WNBA visibility as a form of …

Today's episode of the She Can Ball podcast features Hernando Planells! He talks about his experiences coaching at the NBA-G league and with Duke Women’s Basketball. Coach Planells sheds light on lessons that are applicable both on and off the court. He also reveals the advantages of coaching at the NAIA level, an under discussed level of collegiat…

Today’s episode of the She Can Ball podcast features former WNBA player and Stanford All- American: Coach Val Whiting. She shares her journey from being the last seat on the bench to playing college basketball at Stanford University. She also opens up about struggling with depression during her WNBA career. We talk about her rise to fame on TikTok …

Raychel Shannon joins the She Can Ball podcast to inform athletes about how they can use nutrition and recovery in sports to maximize the efficiency of their workouts. We cover what athletes should be doing pre-workout, post-workout, and on rest days. She also discusses her journey, from playing D2 college basketball to playing professional oversea…

This edition of the She Can Ball podcast features a professional women’s basketball player: Brooke McCarty- Williams. She describes her experiences playing at the collegiate level for UT Austin and in the WNBA with the Dallas Wings. Brooke covers her secret to confidence, finding a balance between competition and rest, and overcoming setbacks.…

This episode features a D1 athlete of the San José State University women’s basketball team, Danae Marquez. She was destined for greatness from high school. There, she led her team to their first CIF Open Divison Championship. Today we discuss her physical and mental transition from high school to college, being an undersized guard, and the future …

The fourth episode of the She Can Ball podcast features Natalie Chou from the UCLA women’s basketball team. This McDonald All-American succeeded amidst all odds, helping the U.S. FIBA Women’s Basketball Under-17 Team win a world championship in 2014. From an early age, Natalie developed a love for basketball. In this episode, we talk about role mod…

Today’s edition of the She Can Ball podcast features Coach Kori Peloeé. She is the strength and conditioning coordinator at William Jessup University. During our conversation, Coach Peloeé dives into aspects of performance such as nutrition, stretching, and recovery. She believes that these factors are overlooked by many young athletes. Her story a…

Coach Patty Medina is the founder of the non-profit, Hooper Mentality, a charitable organization that provides mental training, life skills coaching, and leadership workshops during basketball camps and clinics around the world. She is a two-time NCCAA West Region Coach of the Year and has been coaching basketball at all levels for 16 years. Despit…

This episode features Coach Tet, the Assistant Coach of Women’s Basketball at William Jessup University. He shares insight about his journey from being surrounded by strong women as a child to becoming a women's basketball coach at the collegiate level. We can all learn from his persistence, authenticity, and passion for the game! Check out his Ins…