I met Coach Mike Ekanem during the DFW Fall Finish and after we exchanged pleasantries it occurred to me I hadn't really seen a lot of his team, primarily due to time restraints when we happened to be at the same event. I had caught bit's and pieces here and there but this time I made it a point to see what was happening and I was in for a pleasant surprise. They simply get after it on the court and with several outstanding players on hand, their team sometimes makes it look too easy.
With players from across South and Central Texas including some of the top 2013's like Chamaya Turner, Jasmine Goodwine and Moriah Mack, this team has several next level players, in fact one of their 2012's, Monet Neal from San Antonio Taft High School, already committed to Houston Baptist. Another player, Tabatha Richardson-Smith , above, recently transferred to Bay City and will have no problem using her 6'0 frame to become a scoring machine somewhere. If you're asking the question, is this the same Sophia Young as the 4-time WNBA All Star, the answer is yes, but you probably already knew that. What you probably didn't know is Coach Ekanem also has doubled as one of the strength and conditioning coaches for both San Antonio pro basketball teams,the Spurs and Silver Stars, just a little GPR trivia for you. Like Ray Caldwell's "She's Ballin", Mike also keeps you up to date on the "haps" around the Alamo City with his site," RiverCityHoops" and both can be found under the links section on this blog.
