After an accomplished career at Virginia Tech, where she ranks second in career games played (154), fifth in games started (121) and third in 3-pointers made (293), Cayla King is now playing for the Southwest Slammers in the Australian NBL1 semi-pro league.
She recently spoke to Swish Appeal about her college career, relationships with former teammates Georgia Amoore and Elizabeth Kitley and living and playing in Australia. Some highlights from the conversation include:
On the influence of her Dad’s coaching on her game:
On our AAU team, him and our other coaches, they were never the type to let a kid know how many they scored after a game. A lot of praise came from defense and rebounds, and doing the little things, like passing the ball, moving it around, being a leader on the team. I think a lot of our girls on that same team had a lot of success growing up and going to college and being a player that does a lot of the little things that sometimes don’t show up in the stats. But I think from a young age we were taught how to play all-around basketball, and I think that definitely benefited me growing up, going to college, and now overseas.
On former Virginia Tech teammate Georgia Amoore:
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