TAMPA, Fla. – March. 18, 2025 – When South Florida women's basketball guard Sammie Puisis shoots, it's like watching an instructional video.
Her footwork is pristine. The shoulders are squared. Her arms have the perfect rotation. The follow-through, down to the deft flick of her wrist, seems just about perfect. Sometimes, the net barely ripples.
The arc of her college career hasn't been quite that smooth — a transfer from her mostly one-dimensional years at Florida State, a nationally prominent rebirth at USF, and a crushing season-ending injury — but all of it provided life lessons.