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Ogoke narrowly made the 2018 FIBAWWC says Hughley

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Last updated: August 22, 2019 7:53 pm
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Published: September 25, 2018
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D’Tigress Head Coach, Otis Hughley has revealed that Sunday’s game hero against Turkey, Sarah Ogoke narrowly made the 2018 FIBA Women’ World Cup in Spain.

Reflecting on Sarah’s performance after she shot the D’Tigress team to its first ever World Cup win against world number 7, Otis said making the call was a tough decision in his quest to get the team properly ready for the tournament.

On why the Celta de Vigo of Spain player who scored 22 points in the game was almost dropped, Hughley said, “She was having trouble making the transition to being able to be who she was within the context of what we do as a group. Playing Afrobasket, FIBA America and Eurobasket was different from playing the World Cup and we were getting these girls ready to play the World Cup and it was a tough transition for Sarah.”

The former Golden State Warriors assistant coach revealed that she forced her way into the team with her shooting ability which paid off against Turkey.

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“There was trouble for Sarah making the top twelve but I said, you know what, she can score, she can shoot we had to keep her.”

Hughley said despite failing to score more than 2 points in the first game against Australia, it was just a matter of time before the points started coming.

“She did not show well but I knew she could score. She just came out of her shell. I knew she could shoot and she came through when we needed. She was the only shooter we had. Other people can score. She was the difference.”

Nigeria will face Argentina on Tuesday at 5:30pm local time.

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TAGGED:2018 FIBA Women's World CupArgentinaCelta de Vigo of SpainD'TigressEuroBasketFIBA AmericaOtis HughleySarah OgokeSpainTurkey
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