188. Maurtice Ivy on Her Nebraska Athletics Career and Promoting Equity in Sports

Maurtice Ivy was a record-breaking basketball player as a student
at Central High School in the 1980s. She went on to play for the
Nebraska Cornhuskers women’s basketball team, where was the first
player in Husker history to surpass the 2,000-point barrier. Her
jersey was retired in in 2011. She was inducted into the Nebraska
Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020.


Today, Ivy is pursuing her doctorate degree in educational
leadership at Doane University. She’s also the founder and CEO
ofIvy League Youth Sports Academy, which provides sports coaching
and mentorship to adolescent girls in Omaha.


In this conversation, Ivy and Michael Griffin discuss Ivy's
career, how the landscape has and hasn’t changed for Black women
in sports, and her aspirations for the next generation of
athletes.