Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast. This week’s interview is Marquita “Kita” Waller, guard with Capitol Bascats Düsseldorf in German women’s basketball. Waller talks about helping the club jump from Germany’s sixth division to first division in five years - with Waller starting with the team in the fifth division and earning promotion after each season.
Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three
2:40 - Story we are watching - The magical ride of Frutti Extra Bursaspor continues as the Turkish club reached the 7DAYS EuroCup Final by knocking off MoraBanc Andorra. The only thing that stands between Bursaspor and a spot in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is the winner of Wednesday’s other Semi-Final between Valencia Basket and Virtus Segafredo Bologna.
4:10 - Young player of the week - Nikola Jovic played at the ABA U19 League Final Four and played a major role in Mega Mozzart Belgrade winning the title. He had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists against Igokea and then picked up 9 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in the final against SC Derby.
5:20 - Up-coming event we are watching - Friday is the start of the Basketball Champions League Final Four in Bilbao. The Semi-Final matchups are Hapoel U-NET Holon vs Lenovo Tenerife and MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg vs BAXI Manresa.
Before we get into the talk with Kita Waller, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast interview with Slovenian guard Ziga Samar of Fuenlabrada in Spain which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.
7:25 - Sneak preview of interview
Marquita “Kita” Waller, guard, Capitol Bascats Düsseldorf, 14:00
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Taking The Charge: Kita Waller of Capitol Bascats Düsseldorf