South Carolina freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley caught the attention of Magic Johnson and Kevin Durant after a coast-to-coast layup went viral.
On the opening day of college basketball, a player appearing in her first collegiate game took the basketball world by storm.wowed hoops fans on Monday with a coast-to-coast layup late in the second quarter of South Carolina's 100-71 win over the
I'm watching the women's basketball game between South Carolina and Notre Dame right now and I just saw the best move in all of basketball including the pros like LeBron, Steph, KD, Victor, and Jokic. Everyone must see the coast-to-coast, behind-the-back move by freshman guard..." looked like she was confused whether to pick me up or not pick me up," Fulwiley told ESPN's Holly Rowe after the game.
"So I was just like 'all right.' I just felt like I was in high school, and that was my favorite move when I was in high school, so I just did it. Then I saw the defender coming up and so I had to fake like I was dishing it to Kamilla because she was being dominant and then I just laid it up."Fulwiley, a 5-foot-10 freshman from Columbia, South Carolina, earned high praise from Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley as"generational" before she arrived on campus.
Fulwiley joined four other Gamecocks in double figures, finishing with 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting . She also had six assists and six steals."I think it's really just the practice, the days where I wasn't doing so good and the days where I was doing good," Fulwiley told Rowe after her impressive debut."I just made sure to stay positive and make sure I knew what I'd be able to do when I get out here on the court, and how things would turn out well for me every time.
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