Tahirah Guice

Tahirah Guice (maiden name Tahirah Williams) played for the University of Connecticut Women's Basketball Team from 2005-2009, where she was a member of 3 Big East Championship teams and a member of the 2009 undefeated National Championship team.  Tahirah talks about growing up in a large athletic family in Montclair, NJ, choosing to attend the private high school Immaculate Heart Academy, her very successful career there, and the events which led to her team being disqualified from the state tournament in 2005.  Tahirah also talks about her recruitment, originally wanting to attend Maryland, and how she ended up choosing UConn.  She discusses transitioning from a star in high school to a role player in college, accepting her role, what it is like to play for Geno Auriemma, going undefeated and winning the national title her senior season, and what she's been up to since graduating from UConn.