Sierra Moore has played professional basketball on four continents, in countries as various as Argentina, Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia. She’s currently playing for Polonia Warsaw in Poland.
She spoke to Swish Appeal about her far-flung basketball experiences, beginning with AAU ball and her time as a collegian at Duke (2012-13) and Penn State (2014-16). She also shared some of her other passions, including mentoring younger players and cooking chili. Highlight from our chat include:
On her first experience as a pro, in Argentina:
I didn’t know where you could buy a SIM card to put in your phone, so you could speak to to your family and your friends when you’re just walking around. You had to be at your place with wi-fi and that was the only time you could speak to them. And you would wait all day until you got home. It was a big adjustment because you’re on your own. And when I was there, nobody spoke English. I knew Spanish, I wasn’t bilingual at the time, but I knew a little bit of Spanish. It was okay, but [they don’t speak] the Spanish that I was taught. It’s also hard when you’re around people that don’t speak the same language as you the whole entire day and the only language that you guys…
