Kentucky GOAT and Former WNBA Player A'dia Mathies Exclusive Interview - Episode 180

About this episode

A'dia Mathies shares her journey from Louisville to becoming a standout player at the University of Kentucky and her experiences in the WNBA.

One of the best basketball players to ever touch the Kentucky Basketball program joins the ELab Panel ! A'dia Mathies tells us what it was like growing up in Louisville,KY but choosing to attend the University of Kentucky for Hoops. A'dia will give us an exclusive look into the brain of one of the most prolific scorers in SEC history! #adiamathies #kentucky #losangelessparks Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:38 Who put the ball in your hands! 04:30 Playing Varsity as a 6th Grader 15:30 Offers for College 20:30 Arriving at Kentucky 32:57 Being a lottery pick in the WNBA 38:57 LA Sparks 43:27 Kentucky Reminiscing 46:18 Levels in the WNBA 51:34 How do you want to be remembered? 54:55 Did you live out your hoop dreams? 1:03:43 The Shizz vs The John Wall 1:05:18 A'dia Wants To Pod !

People in this episode

Host: Ej Silvels

Guest: A'dia Mathies

Topics covered

• basketball
• WNBA
• Kentucky Basketball
• sports career
• interview

Keywords

• A'dia Mathies
• Kentucky Basketball
• WNBA
• LA Sparks
• SEC history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Kentucky, WNBA, LA Sparks

Places: Kentucky, Louisville

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