Who better to ask than Tricia herself:

“I think they’ll remember my rebounding and my communication, but beyond that I have a lot of fun playing and I try to let my teammates know. I just enjoy every minute of it and I think that’s something that you want to remind people of,” Tubridy says.

“We’re here for us—there’s no scholarship, no reason to go to practice everyday except love of the game.”

Her coach agrees, but of course, says the things that Tubridy won’t.

“The fact that she works so hard to be an offensive rebounder even when she doesn’t have the height to do it is a statement about what a blue-collar worker she is,” says Delaney Smith.

“I’m going to miss Tricia as a basketball player and as a person. Some players’ moods go up and down, but not Tricia. You never know when she’s having a bad day, she’s just so constant,” Delany-Smith adds.

“She’s a coach on the floor, and she’s the most verbal of all my players and has done that for four years. She knows the game so well that she has valuable insight to share with the team.”

The icons have their place in the record books. For the rest of us, we can look to the consistency of Tricia Tubridy, knowing that the same work-ethic and adaptability that are available to all of us are what makes her a star.