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Christina Foggie played basketball at Vanderbilt University from 2010-2014 and was drafted 24th overall in the 2014 WNBA Draft to the Minnesota Lynx. She is currently back at her alma mater as the Chief of Staff for the Women's Basketball team. She talks about growing up in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, how she got into basketball, AAU highlights, her stellar career at Lenape Regional High School where she became the all-time scorer, and her recruiting process that led her to pick Vanderbilt. Christina describes her great Vanderbilt career where she dealt with concussion issues early on, living in Nashville, playing in the SEC, making the NCAA Tournament all 4 years, the rivalry with Tennessee, breaking the 3 point record at Vanderbilt, and winning the SEC Scoring Title as a senior. She then details what it was like to be selected in the WNBA Draft, her experience at training camp, and her decision to not pursue a professional career overseas. She discusses her career working in athletics, including 6 years spent at St. Joseph's University, her decision to come back to Vanderbilt, what the role of Chief of Staff entails, working with Shea Ralph and her former coach Tom Garrick, and her excitement about the future for Vanderbilt Women's Basketball.