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The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

279. Izzy Higginbottom: A Scoring Star

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Hog Pod, we sit down with Razorback women’s basketball star Izzy Higginbottom to explore her inspiring journey from Batesville, Arkansas, to becoming one of the SEC’s top scorers. Izzy shares how being initially overlooked by the Hogs fueled her competitive spirit and led her to dominate at Arkansas State before returning home to fulfill her Razorback dream. From mental toughness to overcoming challenges as a smaller guard, she reflects on the mindset and skills that have propelled her success. Don't miss this compelling story of perseverance, passion, and scoring prowess.

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0:00.0

I want to know what it was like in the locker room after that win.

0:03.0

Yeah, me and coach neighbors came in and I don't know if you've seen like the trend where like coaches will come in and be all excited and the rest of the team is like quiet for a second.

0:14.0

No.

0:15.0

That's what they did to us.

0:16.0

And then they started pouring water on us.

0:18.0

Oh, that's good.

0:19.0

Yeah, it was a fun little celebration so

0:21.6

everyone just kind of sat there when you walked in and they were like yeah cool and then they were

0:28.2

started going crazy with the water Welcome into the hog pot. I'm Bo Mattingly, and this episode is made possible by our friends at South by Northwest Hospitality.

1:00.0

Izzy Higginbottom has put up some impressive numbers for the Arkansas women's basketball team. Higginbottom goes up, reverse, layup, good and one!

1:04.0

How did Izzy Higginbottom score there?

1:06.0

As an Arkansas native, Izzy always dreamed of becoming a razorback, but she had her own unique

1:11.2

journey to the hill.

1:13.2

That had always been my dream when I was younger, so I was like, why wouldn't I take that opportunity?

1:18.6

Izzy made a name for herself as an offensive threat in high school, scoring an Arkansas

1:23.0

high school record 57 points in a state tournament game.

1:27.1

Hig and Bottom landed at Missouri before transferring to Arkansas State where her game flourished.

1:32.6

Basketball is like 80% mental.

1:35.6

I know the skills that I have, like I know what I can do physically.

1:39.8

What really limits me sometimes is my mind.

1:42.8

At just 5-6, Izzy's size often led to doubts, but she used it as fuel.

1:48.0

I felt like I did have to work a little harder because when you're playing against athletes and like bigger players,

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