World of Basketball with Fran Fraschilla
Ticha Penicheiro - Women's Basketball Hall of Famer
Episode Summary
Fran Fraschilla is joined by WNBA Champion and Women's Basketball Hall of Famer Ticha Penicheiro. The two discuss how she made her way to the States from Portugal in 1994, the comparisons between her and Jason Williams, being a pioneer for women's basketball, and a whole lot more.
Episode Notes
Fran Fraschilla is joined by WNBA Champion and Women's Basketball Hall of Famer Ticha Penicheiro. The two discuss a wide variety of topics, including:
- Ticha on how she developed her style of play
- Ticha on trying moves that she saw on TV in the playground
- Ticha on playing basketball because of her brother and father
- Ticha on the playground being a sanctuary
- Ticha on why basketball isn’t very popular in Portugal
- Ticha on making her way to the States
- Ticha on missing her family
- Ticha on her first week on Old Dominion Campus
- Ticha on how good her English was when she moved to the US
- Ticha on being a tough and gritty player
- Ticha on Jason Williams
- Ticha on the Final Four matchup vs Stanford
- Ticha on her parents watching her play
- Ticha on being a pioneer for women’s basketball
- Ticha on being drafted by Sacramento
- Ticha on what would happen if the Monarchs returned
- Ticha on the Monarchs owners
- Ticha on Kara Lawson
- Ticha on running the point with Kara
- Ticha on playing against Houston
- Ticha on winning a WNBA Championship
- Ticha on her favorite place to play in Europe
- Ticha on Shabtai Kalmanovich
- Ticha on the grind of playing 12 months a year
- Ticha on preparing young players for the grind
- Ticha on team bonding in Europe
- Ticha on the most rewarding thing about her current career as an agent
- Ticha on the Special Olympics
- Ticha on being a Hall of Famer