Description
Ivory Latta joins the podcast and speaks with Navin about the times she was told that she was too short to make it to the WNBA, how she used that as motivation to work even harder to achieve her goals, and how that never give up motto came to be.
Guest Bio
Ivory Latta (born September 25, 1984) was drafted 11th overall by the Detroit Shock in the 2007 WNBA Draft. A 5’6″ (1.68 m) guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She is the all-time leading scorer in South Carolina high school basketball history (men’s and women’s) with a total of 4,319 career points.
Ivory was drafted by the Detroit Shock with the 11th pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft. She had the second-best 3-point field goal percentage in the WNBA for the 2007 regular season. Ivory played for the Tulsa Shock from 2010-2012, and joined the Washington Mystics in 2013. In 2013, she was selected to the WNBA All-Star Game for the first time.
Latta serves as an ambassador for the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation and is involved with fundraising campaigns for PDF and generating awareness about Parkinson’s disease, and enlists other professional athletes to support the cause
Guest Social Media/Contact info
Instagram – babyivey12
Twitter – @ivorylatta12
Resources
“Despite the Height” – Ivory Latta
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