NEW ORLEANS — As Tamika Catchings finished the photos and autographs that followed the latest stop on her Legacy Tour Basketball Clinic, she said she plans to bring her event back to Xavier University of Louisiana next summer.
XULA and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation were the local sponsors of the Legacy Tour Clinic, a second-year event that Catchings — a legendary player for the University of Tennessee, USA Basketball and the WNBA's Indiana Fever — brought to every WNBA city in 2017 and to new destinations this year such as New Orleans, Tampa, Fla., Sunnyvale, Calif., Knoxville, Tenn., and Fort Wayne, Ind.
The two-hour free clinic was filled to capacity Thursday with local youth. Assisting Catchings with drills and games on the floor of the Convocation Center were XULA student-athletes and coaches.
The clinics evolved from Catchings's annual summer camp in Indianapolis. "The coolest thing with these clinics is going to different cities and seeing the different talent," she said.
"One of the biggest differences from last year is being able to have more student-athletes from local colleges involved," Catchings added. "It's great to see young kids interact with the student-athletes, and I'm sure some are seeing Xavier University for the first time. So that can go a long way to help support Xavier."
Catchings emphasized four things: have fun, hustle, listen and never say, "I can't." She also urged every clinic participant to write down a goal and tape that paper to a bathroom mirror. For those whose goal is to play professional basketball, she advised them to include a second goal.
"Amazing time today," Catchings wrote on her Twitter page. "Great group with lots of talent!"
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