Cate Reese was caught in a whirlwind. Just days after learning that she had not been selected in the 2023 WNBA Draft, the former Arizona star was deciding where her next basketball steps would take her. Once it was decided, there wasn’t much time to waste.
“I packed up my room in Tucson in one day,” Reese said.
After getting everything safely to Texas, she was on the way to join a team that had already started playing games.
It’s something her former coach could relate to. Arizona head coach Adia Barnes spent 13 years overseas, often in countries where she didn’t speak the language.