Taylor Lilley-Wild: Giving women confidence through ball

Talkin' Ducks

English - March 17, 2021 02:00 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MB
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Former Oregon women's basketball player Taylor Lilley (Now Taylor Lilley-Wild) joins this week's podcast to discuss her Oregon career, what the U of O meant to her, and her new career as the women's basketball coach at Oaks Christian High School in California.

1:50 Talking about the challenges of managing a team during COVID times.

6:50 Why she chose Oregon.

11:10 How coaches she played for have impacted her life.

14:55 Differences between playing in the WNBA vs internationally.

22:25 Do you go back to your previous experiences at Oregon when you coach?

25:00 Says she uses her husband's coaching brain as well.

34:10 Talking about the success of the Oregon Ducks under Kelly Graves.

35:30 Talking about Matthew Knight Arena vs. Mac Court.

38:20 Talking about her daughter that is due at the end of August.

40:00 How important is it for you to have your daughter grow up seeing her mom pursue her passion?

42:00 How many pairs of basketball shoes does your daughter have right now.

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