Rigo PlascenciaReading: 3 min.
Three examples with the verification of the phrase from the famous Disney-Pixar movie: “A great artist can come from anywhere.”
During the Grand Ball and the finale of the NIT (National Invitational Tournament) We have seen that basketball talent comes in all shapes and sizes, from anywhere, above all, to surprise us.
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Caitlin Clark led to her first women’s championship at Hawkeyes de Iowa passing over the undefeated until the Final Four and reigning champions, the Gamecocks de South Carolina.
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LSU by the hand of Angel Resee overcome adversity in the last period to defeat the Hokies de Virginia Tech.
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In it NIT a young man barely 1.78 meters tall by name Tylor Perry leads North Texas to victory.
Clark the key player for Iowa
From start to finish #22 of the Hawkeyes took control and led her team to victory, in fact, at the end of the game when there were a few minutes left and the South Carolina team looked like it would escape with the victory, it was there, where the best player in the NCAA she showed her quality scoring the final 13 points to seal the win and lead Iowa to its first final in women’s program history.
Clark this season added 11 triple-doubles, something that few can boast in basketball, this means having double digits in three different categories, in this case she is an expert in laying out assists, recovering rebounds and, most importantly, scoring points.
With sports DNA
Speaking of highly talented players, we cannot forget the key of the LSU Tigers (Lousiana State) Angel Reese once once more she contributed a double-double in the game and contributed in the last period with 10 key points and rebounds so that the victory went in her favor, she comes from an origin where the sport is part of the family tradition.
First of all, his cousin Jordan Hawkins of the Huskies from Connecticut, who by the way is also in the final four, plus his brother, Julian, is a player for the Terrapins from Maryland, and his other brother Mikael Hopkins he is a player of the A league from Italy. As if that were not enough, his parents played at the collegiate level, his mother who has the same name participated with UMBC and her dad, Mike with Boston College.
This defines that Reese’s roots are 100% basketball.
Talent can come from anywhere
The story of Tylor Perryit’s incredible, a player who never received an offer of big programs in the NCAA, First of all because of his size, with only 1 meter and 78 centimeters in basketball you are a small player, but that did not matter to him, in fact from his early years his mentors asked him not to stop dreaming and working for his goals .
In 2012, his cousin Chad Whitfield He was assassinated and that affected Perry a lot because in addition to the blood relationship, he was his coach and mentor. Being the turning point of his career, Tylor began to specialize in 3-point shots, taking advantage of his elusiveness and aim that would give him the opportunity to reach the schoolboy.
It was North Texas who would offer him an opportunity, and this for a player from a town like Fort Coffee, Oklahoma, a population that does not even reach 1,000 inhabitants, but yes, they all gathered to see their prodigal son on television and take to Mean Green from North Texas to their first championship NIT.
Tylor Perry he was the second best scorer with 20 points, making 3 triples at key moments and distributing play, finishing his career with North Texas with more than 1000 points, more than 180 free throws, and added more than 600 points this season.
The most attractive thing is that last year he also fought until the end to take his team to extra time once morest the Cavaliers from Virginia, but it was not enough, and this 2023 basketball gave him the opportunity to achieve his goal.
That is why these three examples with the verification of the phrase from the famous Disney-Pixar movie, Ratatouille; “A great artist can come from anywhere”, applying it to sport, a great athlete can be found anywhere.
