Back this week to bring you another great edition of ‘Are We Live?’. We enjoy connecting with current and former players across the country so why not head down to the ‘Sip and tap in with one of the greatest basketball players to ever come out of the state of Mississippi! This outstanding hooper comes to us from Crawford, Mississippi where she played her high school basketball at East Oktibbeha County High! There she completely dominated as she averaged 29.8 points per game and 11 rebounds as a freshman! Following that up with a 32 point, 14 rebound a game sophomore season she put the country on notice that she’s the real deal! Multiple 40 point games as a junior and a 50 ball as a senior solidified her as a 2008 McDonald’s All-American selection and Gatorade Mississippi Player Of The Year! After a stellar high school career, she went on to garner a Division 1 scholarship to attend Rutgers University to play for the legendary C. Vivian Stringer! Competing in the talented Big East conference, this hooper was a back to back All-Big East 2nd Team selection and finished her collegiate career as a 1,000 point scorer! To culminate an extraordinary career, she was selected 28th overall in the 2012 WNBA draft by the Los Angelos Sparks! After playing a season in LA, she went on to play professionally in Australia, Germany, Israel, and Mexico! The now CEO of Sykes Serenity LLC, tap in for Ep. 84 as we welcome Ms. April Sykes to the show! Great conversation ahead, don’t miss it!