BADGERING
MICHAELA CRALL
A 6-foot-3 forward from Olathe, Kan., freshman Michaela Crall joined the Badgers following a high school career that included a league championship and
a pair of all-state honors. Crall also was a member of the MoKan Eclipse AAU
team, where she earned all-star team honors at the 2012 U.S. Junior Nationals
following the Eclipse's National Division championship run.
"Being a Badger has been incredible. My teammates are fantastic. I love the
coaching staff. The fans are crazy. When walking around town, people say,
'Oh, you're on the basketball team, that's so cool,' Stuff like that's incredible. I love it."
What has been your favorite part about being a Badger?
"My favorite part about Madison is just the atmosphere of the town. I
came from a pretty big town, too, but just being here, everyone just
loves the Badgers. It's fantastic."
What's your favorite part about Madison?
"I just really want to contribute minutes to the team
and help the team in any way I can."
What are your personal goals for your freshman season?
What are your expectations for the rest
of the season?
"Once we come together, I think we are going
to be really good and do some great things,
so I'm really excited about that."
"My teammates are hilarious. Being around them, they make everybody
so comfortable to be around and they're just a great time."
What's your favorite part about your teammates?
"Growing up, Tara VanDerveer and Pat Summitt are two great coaches I
looked up to. I just love basketball and I'd love to coach it."
What makes you want to be a basketball coach?
"I think it would pretty close to how Coach (Bobbie) Kelsey coaches. Really
calm, but very intense and she knows what she wants her girls to do."
On what her style of coaching would be:
QUICK Q'S WITH MICHAELA
My teammates
Favorite thing about UW basketball?
Going 27-1 at home in high school
Best basketball achievement?
My parents and sister
Who are your role models?
Collegiate head coach
Fantasy job/career?
Chocolate
I can't live without:
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VARSITY January 9, 2014
