Deja Kelly on being recruited by UNC and Duke & the NIL era | Courtside Club w/ Rachel DeMita

Rachel DeMita hangs with UNC hoops star Deja Kelly talking about being recruited by North Carolina and Duke, playing in the NIL era and playing with acrylics!
0:00 Introductions
0:35 Welcome to Courtside Club with special guest: Deja Kelly
1:12 Being recruited by North Carolina & Duke
2:42 What other schools did you consider playing at?
3:35 Who are your role models in women’s hoops?
5:00 Being able to express yourself on the court
6:15 Playing ball with acrylic nails
9:30 Halftime - start, bench, cut: UNC legends, WNBA legends and more
12:53 Being a collegiate athlete in the NIL environment
14:00 How Deja learned to grow her social platforms
15:30 Team dance routines on TikTok
19:20 What’s next in social media and women’s hoops?
21:00 How can women’s hoops grow?
22:30 What are your goals at UNC?
23:45 Where to find Deja Kelly on social media
24:50 Buzzer Beaters
31:30 See you next week!
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[@WhatIsaysGoes]

Love her game! Deja!!!!!!!

[@Jrbettis]

Hoop Trending questions and collegiate comparisons are nice to reveal. Can't wait for the March Madness bracket episode!

[@WhatIsaysGoes]

25! Player off the year coming up!

[@TheOaklandAthletics1989]

Did the dishes today. While sitting in a chair. 100% brain power achieved.

[@jadenabdul-rahim9068]

You got it

[@etg2231]

💪🔥

[@nelfoster4301]

D.kelly need too have her own woman's reality basketball 🏀 college Broadcasting TV show...Soul"Cool

[@3DThoughts]

She can be one of the greatest if she works hard like the mamba

[@larryhinton991]

She is already great and she don’t have to live to your stupid idea of great just her own ideas and standards

[@3DThoughts]

@@larryhinton991 with a name like larry I can't even take u serious. Old ahh name .. ur a delusional kid with no father..

[@WhatIsaysGoes]

Duke vs NC is excellent!!!!!

[@nilepeterson3117]

Goat 🐐

[@RobertHorry1956]

I hope the new Shazam movie will be good 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@TerrenceLoyd-ve9td]

✌️❤️🤗

[@Phori859]

Ain’t she the reason the men’s team sucks?

[@WhatIsaysGoes]

LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WhatIsaysGoes]

Cutie!!!!! WOW 😳😳😳😳

[@bobbyblanco5351]

She's fine but smashing our players ain't cool ! U messin my boys up gurl!! All y'all need to worried bout sum money 💰

[@CarlaJenkinsTV]

Look this interview is only happening because she was dating Mikey Williams when she lived in California. She's not Aliyah or Caitlin so...

[@nilepeterson3117]

Be my girlfriend