US Edition‘Old’ Frogs have TCU women in NCAA Sweet 16 after roster was rebuilt with experienced transfers
- TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball star Hailey Van Lith, after helping her team defeat her former team Louisville and advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history, opened up about her past struggles with mental health, including suicidal thoughts, during a post-game press conference.
- Van Lith's openness stems from her experiences dealing with media and social media stardom at a young age, which contributed to her mental health challenges during her time at Louisville and LSU.
- Van Lith, who is 23 years old and in her fifth season of college basketball, has achieved significant success, including multiple Sweet Sixteen appearances with different teams, a Big 12 Championship with TCU, and a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Games, but she revealed that she was once heavily medicated and felt trapped despite her on-court achievements.
- Van Lith shared, "When I was younger and in college, I was suicidal, I was heavily medicated, and I felt trapped," but now expresses gratitude and credits her faith in God for helping her overcome those struggles and find a love for life.
- TCU Coach Mark Campbell praised Van Lith's courage in sharing her story, emphasizing the impact she is having on others facing similar challenges, and Van Lith's journey highlights the importance of mental health awareness, particularly for young athletes in the public eye, as she continues her career with a Sweet Sixteen game against Notre Dame at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
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‘Old’ Frogs have TCU women in NCAA Sweet 16 after roster was rebuilt with experienced transfers
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — These old Frogs have taken TCU deeper than it has ever been in March Madness. TCU’s roster has been rebuilt through the transfer portal since Mark Campbell became their coach two years ago, when the Horned Frogs were coming off a 1-17 record in Big 12 play. Now with 11 transfers, eight of them who had previous NCAA Tournament experience, they are in the Sweet 16 for the first time after sweeping the Big 12 regular season…
'Old' Frogs have TCU women in NCAA Sweet 16
These old Frogs have taken TCU deeper than it has ever been in March Madness. TCU’s roster has been rebuilt through the transfer portal since Mark Campbell became their coach two years ago, when the Horned Frogs were coming off a 1-17 record in Big 12 play. Now with 11 transfers, eight of them who had previous NCAA Tournament experience, they are in the Sweet 16 for the first time after sweeping the Big 12 regular season and conference tournamen…
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU standout guard Hailey Van Lith says it was difficult, but she's glad to have shared publicly about mental health struggles she says she dealt with early in her basketball career. Van Lith said Wednesday…
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TCU’s Hailey Van Lith glad to have shared publicly about mental health issues she dealt with in past
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU standout guard Hailey Van Lith said that while difficult, she is glad to have shared publicly about mental health struggles she said she dealt with early in her basketball career.
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