Inkster's Crystal Bradford strikes international chord on basketball court Now, she'll take her game up a level, competing for the United States in the World University Games, which begin Saturday and run through July 16 (the women's basketball tournament is Monday-July 15) in Russia. It shows that you can come from a mid-major, a school from a smaller conference and still live the dream, said Bradford, a 6-foot guard who caught the eye of Oklahoma and Team USA coach Sherri Coale after scoring 36 in a 78-73 NCAA Tournament loss to the Sooners last season. http://houstongreenscene.org/green-houston-events/032359-yyg-jordan-7-cardinal
I knew (Coale) remembered me from the NCAA Tournament game, but that didn't get me a spot. I had to earn it. A lot of great players were at the camp. ... I told myself to just go out and showcase my talent. Bradford, one of 32 players invited to try out for the 12-member squad, obviously showed enough. She was selected for the team along with Baylor's Odyssey Sims, Tennessee's Ariel Massengale, Louisville's Shoni Schimmel, Oklahoma's Aaryn Ellenberg; California's Reshanda Gray, Connecticut's Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Bria Hartley, USC's Cassie Harberts, LSU's Theresa Plaisance, Nebraska's Jordan Hooper and Duke's Tricia Liston. They were asking Reshanda, Who is this lefty that's been under a rock all this time?' Bradford said.
These other players were from bigger http://www.chinaautor.com.cn/bbs/ schools and just http://forum.friendsbonding.com/showthread.php?443166-n83452-761-Jordan-2-Melos&p=955209#post955209 didn't know about me. In fact, Bradford made such an impression that the coaching staff has talked about better ways to utilize her talents. Coale, for one, can't wait to see her take the court this weekend. Crystal's such an incredible athlete, and she can really get on the offensive glass from the perimeter, Coale said of Bradford, who had 14 rebounds (nine offensive) and seven steals against Oklahoma in the tournament. She's a bit of an anomaly. She can do what most people can't.
She's such a hard matchup. She's gifted and gives us ways to do a lot of different things. I told my assistant, Do you think we need some isolation plays for her?' I mean �� you can't stop her.