>> JASMYN COOPER, THANKS FOR JOINING US.

HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?

>> I'M GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU?

>> FANTASTIC.

YOU WERE THE HIGHEST RATED RECRUIT IN THE COACH JACK ERA SHE COMMITTED TO AS I FRESHMAN.

WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO SYRACUSE?

>> I THINK COACH JACK WAS THE BIGGEST THING.

WE HAD ONE PHONE CALL AND ON THAT PHONE CALL SHE OFFERED ME, BUT IT WASN'T THE OFFER THAT OBVIOUSLY SPARKED THE CONNECTION.

IT WAS KIND OF WHAT SHE WAS TELLING ME.

SHE WAS SAYING A LOT OF THINGS THAT SHE WANTED TO DO AND GROW, NOT ONLY AS ME AS AN ATHLETE BUT ALSO AS A YOUNG WOMAN.

I THINK THAT WAS THE BIGGEST THING.

SHE HAD THIS HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT AND RECRUITMENT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WAS UNMATCHED THROUGHOUT THE REST OF MY RECRUITMENT.

>> AND HERE WE ARE, WINDING DOWN YOUR FIRST YEAR.

I BET IT FEELS LIKE TIME HAS FLOWN.

HOW HAVE YOU ENJOYED THIS FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE FOR YOURSELF?

>> IT'S AWESOME.

STARTING FROM THE SUMMER TO PRESEASON, NOW NON-CONFERENCE AND IN CONFERENCE, IT HAS FLOWN BY.

FRESHMAN YEAR, DEVELOPMENTAL YEAR, UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM.

GETTING MY FEET UNDER ME.

BUT OVERALL, I HAVE HAD GREAT UPPER CLASSMEN, RETURNERS, EVERYBODY HELPING THROUGH THE PROGRESS A GREAT BLEND OF UPPER CLASSMEN AND UNDERCLASS MEN.

NEW AND RETURNERS.

HOW DO YOU FIT INTO THAT GROUP?

>> I THINK BEING A NEWCOMER AND UNDERCLASSMAN IS SOMETHING TO ADJUST TO WHEN YOU ARE COMING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CAPTAIN AND THE OLDER PERSON BUT BEING ABLE TO RELY ON THE OLDER ONES AND THEN THE NEWCOMERS, BRINGING THEM TO THE TEAM, HAVE BEEN GREAT ROLE MODELS FOR ME.

>> COACH JACK, AMAZING THE DEPTH SHE HAS BUILT WITH YOUR TEAM.

IT SEEMS LIKE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, ANY OF YOU CAN PLAY.

HOW MUCH OF A STAY READY APPROACH DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR GAME?

>> I THINK IT'S 24/7, 110% OF THE TIME.

LIKE YOU SAID, THERE IS SUCH VERSATILITY UP AND DOWN THE ROSTER.

AS A FRESHMAN YOU HAVE TO STAY READY, WATCHING THE GAME FROM THE BENCH, BEING READY WHEN YOUR NAME GETS CALLED IS A BIG THING.

AND DOING THE EXTRA CONDITIONING AND THAT HELPS YOU STAY CONFIDENT IN YOUR PREPARATION TO STAY READY.

>> WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THE SEASON, EITHER PERSONALLY, INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY?

>> I THINK THE START OF ACC PLAY WAS DEFINITELY AWESOME.

GOING TO SMU AND GETTING THAT FIRST ACC DUB WAS AWESOME EXPERIENCE AS A FRESHMAN AND PROBABLY OUR MERCY HEARST GAME WHERE THE CHILDREN CAME, IT WAYS FUN GAME.

>> SCHOOL DAY.

NOTHING QUITE LIKE IT.

TAKE ME THROUGH THE JASMYN COOPER OFF DAY.

THERE IS NO GAME.

THERE IS NO PRACTICE.

NO CLASS.

WHAT DOES THAT DAY IN YOUR LIFE LOOK LIKE?

>> TYPICAL OFF DAY, WOULD I DEFINITELY SAY SLOPING IN.

PROBABLY GOING TO BREAKFAST AND THEN DOING SOME EXTRA EFFORT WITH COACH MATT, GETTING SOME SHOTS UP.

THEN HONESTLY RELAXING THE REST OF THE DAY.

MAYBE DO SOME RECOVERY AND THEN JUST PREPARING FOR THE NEXT DAY OF PRACTICE OR THE GAME.

>> GOT ANY SHOWS YOU ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW, ANY MOVIES YOU LIKE?

ANYTHING THAT TAKES YOUR MIND AWAY FROM THE GAME A LITTLE BIT?

>> I HAVE BEEN BIG ON STRANGER THINGS.

>> FINAL SEASON, RIGHT?

>> FINISHED THAT SEASON.

IT WAS AMAZING.

CRAZY, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, PROBABLY SOME CRIME DOCUMENTARIES.

THAT'S A BIG THING I LOVE SO JUST DOING THOSE ON NETFLIX.

>> ONE OF COACH JACK'S GO TO SLOGANS IS CAB, CHARACTER DAPS AND BASKETBALL.

TELL ME ABOUT THE ACADEMICS FOR YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING?

>> I'M PLANNING TO STUDY PSYCHOLOGY.

THEY DON'T HAVE CRIMINOLOGY HERE AT SYRACUSE BUT THAT WAS SOMETHING IS THAT I REALLY WANTED TO STUDY.

BUT TAKING THE MORE BROADER MAJOR LIKE PSYCHOLOGY AND NARROWING THAT IN MY LATER YEARS IS SOMETHING I WAS WICKED EXCITED FOR.

>> AND YOU MENTIONED THE TRUE CRIME DOCS YOU LIKE TO WATCH AS WELL.

SO MAYBE A FUTURE AFTER BASKETBALL SOMEWHERE IN THAT WORLD DO YOU THINK?

>> THE DREAM IS TO BE IN THE FBI , BE A CRIMINOLOGIST.

BUT WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I ALSO LIKE THAT YOU SAID YOU WERE WICKED EXCITED ABOUT IT.

IS WICKED YOUR FAVORITE BOSTON SLANG?

I ALWAYS ENJOY TALKING TO THE NEW ENGLAND ATHLETES ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE BOSTON SLANG.

>> IT'S SO NATURAL.

IT'S SECOND NATURE TO ME JUST SAYING WICKED, HONESTLY.

SO MANY PEOPLE SAY IT, TOO.

BUT IT'S WICKED FUN TO USE THE WORD WICKED.

>> WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?

WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO PUT IN ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO, BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT?

>> I WOULD SAY SOMETHING THAT MOTIVATES ME IS HONESTLY MY YOUNGER SELF.

YOUNGER SELF HAS SUCH BIG DREAMS AND BIG GOALS AND REFLECTING ON THAT AND REALIZING YOU ARE LIVING THAT REALITY IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T LET UP FROM MY YOUNGER SELF AND FOR MYSELF NOW TO KEEP GROWING.

>> WHAT WOULD YOU 15 TOY YOUR YOUNGER SELF.

YOU HAVE A YOUNG COOP LOOKING UP TO THE OLDER COOP.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO HER?

>> YOU MADE IT.

JUST KEEP GRINDING AND WORKING AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE WORK WAS NOT DONE FOR NOTHING.

>> WHAT EXCITES YOU THE MOST ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS GROUP FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON AND YOUR FUTURE HERE AT SYRACUSE?

>> I THINK I'M EXCITE TOAD GET MY FEET UNDER ME.

WE HAVE GOALS SET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON.

TRYING TO ACHIEVE THOSE AT THE END AND FOR ME, I WOULD PROBABLY SAY, LIKE COMMITTING TO THAT FOUR-YEAR PLAN, BEING HERE FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR, SENIOR YEAR AND JUST KEEP WORKING.