Kerry ladies star Paris McCarthy is on a basketball scholarship at East Tennessee State University.
ONE YEAR INTO her senior intercounty career, Paris McCarthy has already experienced the glory of a Lidl National League title and a TG4 All-Ireland senior final appearance.It was an immense season for Kerry and, in the early weeks of 2023, it’s what keeps the fire lit in the Dome at East Tennessee State University.
“The American football posts are a bit narrower and it’s a bit different because they’re a bit higher, too. I have to kick a bit higher and that’s why I kick into the soccer goalpost instead. “With basketball here, I have not seen America at all, I have only been in basketball courts. We went to Las Vegas and we have gone to New York playing but you don’t see anything, it’s strictly business,” said McCarthy, whose team has a record of 13 wins and three losses this season.“At the moment it’s about getting used to the basketball here first before I could think about WNBA.
The momentum continued into the summer months, where victories over Galway and Westmeath ensured they finished top of the pile in Group 3 of the TG4 All-Ireland group series. “So in every game a lot of people thought the other team was going to win but we always came out on top because of what we brought to the table as a team.
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