Louisville women’s basketball legend Jazz Covington joins the Off The Walz Podcast for a special episode.
On volume 7 of the Off The Walz Podcast Summer Series, host Brian Trent is joined by Louisville women’s basketball legend Jazz Covington.
Jazz Covington played for Louisville women’s basketball from 2003-2007 under then head coach Tom Collins. After committing to Louisville, Covington quickly become one of the focal points of a prospering program – starting every single game in her freshman and sophomore season.
Jazz and Brian chatted about her recruitment and why she chose Louisville and then re-chose Louisville following coaching changes. Then they dive into Jazz’s upperclassmen seasons and how she was voted a team captain by her teammates and what it was like transitioning to the Big East.
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Don’t miss great discussion on the past of Louisville women’s basketball, playing alongside great teammates, traveling the world playing professional basketball, and why coaching was a natural long-term fit.
Off The Walz Podcast rundown:
- Being recruited by Louisville and what put them over the top
- Expectations coming to Louisville
- Starter expectation
- Starting every game of her career and if the game came easy
- Why she almost didn’t go to play for USA Basketball
- Being voted a team captain
- Transitioning to the Big East
- Playing with a young Angel McCoughtry
- Adapting to coaching changes
- Watching UofL get to the Final 4
- Traveling the world playing basketball
- The first time returning to Louisville’s campus
- Getting into coaching
You can listen to Summer Series Vol. 7 above or download the full episode and all others anywhere you get your podcasts.
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