Is basketball a popular sport in Bosnia?
Soccer is the primary sport people watch. But basketball is second. Men’s basketball is especially popular. But women’s basketball is popular if your town’s team is good. Why did you start playing? I started playing because I loved basketball. Then a coach saw me play and invited me to play competitively. I pursued it so I could succeed and come to the U.S. How did you end up at Xavier, ultimately? If you want the truth, I didn’t think any U.S. coaches would ever call me, because I didn’t have anyone in America to send them tapes. So in my mind, the possibility was 0.01 percent. I barely dared dream about it. But my friend’s father was president of my team in Bosnia, and he sent tapes featuring his daughter. Some U.S. college coaches saw me playing in the background on those tapes, and they called me. So I was lucky. Was it a surprise, then, when coaches started contacting you in Bosnia? I first told everyone, “Someone’s playing a joke on me!” And my mom also thought some of my friends
