Swish Attraction not too long ago held an extended (and enjoyable!) interview with Caitlin Bickle, a 2019 NCAA nationwide champion with the Baylor Bears.
The 6-foot-1 ahead/heart who was chosen to the 2023 All-Huge 12 Second Group and 2023 Huge 12 All-Defensive Group is also the most recent member of the Connecticut Solar. In 2023, Bickle was invited to the Solar’s coaching camp. Since then, she labored on her recreation in Greece and now, greater than a 12 months later, will be part of Connecticut’s roster. She’ll even be enjoying for San Martino in Italy subsequent season.
We speak about her time at Baylor, enjoying for head coach Kim Mulkey and with NaLyssa Smith, making the WNBA, her equestrian profession and her tattoos. Some highlights from the interview embody:
On enjoying for Coach Mulkey:
I feel it’s only a complete completely different stage of basketball. I don’t assume individuals actually understand that when you go from highschool to varsity or any stage, , type of up a step, similar to whenever you go from school to professional, it’s all so completely different. I feel simply the expectation of perfection. If individuals even walked in on one in all our practices, you’d be like, “Oh, okay, effectively, that is sensible why they received a nationwide championship.”
On being a pass-first massive:
I feel I like assists greater than I do like scoring like, reality be advised; you possibly can ask anybody from my school workforce. That was my factor, I feel I get extra excited off of that than anything. And so I’ve advised our guards [in Greece], I’m like: “Go!” As a result of if I get it in transition, it’s simpler for me handy it off to somebody or to kick it up forward for an open shot.
A particular thanks to Orlando J. Castaño, Jr. of 4front Sports activities for arranging the interview.
