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Former #UNC star Alyssa Ustby on how giving 110% in practice made her better in games
Jul 8, 2026
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Alyssa is one of the most decorated
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players in the history of the women's
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basketball program at the University of
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North Carolina. Four times all ACC,
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twice first team all ACC, and the owner
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of the only triple-double in women's
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history at the University of North
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Carolina. Thanks for joining us, Alyssa.
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>> Hey guys, thanks for having me. Excited
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to be here.
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>> Yeah,
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I'm so happy that you were were able to
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come on
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with us. I mean, I've I've covered the
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women's program for several years
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and you're the more entertaining players
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I was able to cover. Just uh
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the the grit and the determination and
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ability [laughter] to mix it up inside,
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somehow come out of traffic with a
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rebound. Uh it was just amazing and
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uh last season team could have used some
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of those intangibles. So, I'm glad
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you're here. Uh
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How did you How did you become that sort
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of all-around player? I mean, you got to
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have the ability, but I I think it comes
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with has to come with some mentality on
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top of that.
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>> Yeah, I think there's a healthy balance
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of both, a little bit of mentality and a
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little bit of skill and to be able to
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attain the skill of being a consistent
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rebounder, you have to practice it. So,
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every single practice I show up, whether
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it's a summer practice, in season, I'm
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giving 110% because I know that I'm
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training a habit. And so, those habits
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are just displayed on game day and
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they're really impressive to the people
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that see me on game day, but to my
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teammates and to my coaches, like, "Oh,
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this is what Alyssa always does." And
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so, I take pride in always doing that
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because I know that's how to you form a
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habit.
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