Episode 16: Katie Kolinski of Lafayette WBB

We spoke with Katie about her basketball playing career, her time with Syracuse Men's Basketball, the impact Kobe Bryant made on her life, coaching full time through a pregnancy, player advocacy, and more.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 00:58 Basketball beginnings  04:27 Takeaways from SU MBB coaching staff  6:24 Roles as a manager and GA  9:48 Different types of gym rats  12:44 What makes the Cuse zone different  14:14 Julie and the Boeheim family  16:32 What is Coach Boeheim like  19:03 Coaching players that don’t play like you  24:50 UB Director of Ops  26:30 Assistant Coach at Lafayette  28:17 Covid cancelling the season  30:00 Recruiting  33:21 Learning about the history of the program  34:33 Being pregnant during the pandemic  37:16 Speaking out on social justice  39:15 WNBA players sitting out season for change  41:38 Mentoring while being mentored  43:12 Support of Cuse nation  44:27 Do you feel like you have made it