Te-Hina Paopao’s heart was set on transferring to TCU.
After Oregon missed the 2023 NCAA Tournament, she entered the transfer portal as a junior seeking change. Mark Campbell, a former Ducks assistant and the new Horned Frogs coach, had recruited Paopao to Oregon years earlier, and they thrived together before he left for another job after her freshman season. She thought she had a plan. A reunion was forthcoming.
Advertisement
But as Paopao was driving to an early morning class last spring, she received a call from her high school coach, Terri Bamford. “Hey, South Carolina wants to talk to you,” Bamford told Paopao. “Dawn Staley wants to call you — like
→ Continue reading at The New York Times Sports
