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TCU Horned Frogs’ female basketball star Hailey Van Lith, spoke of her difficulties with her mental health when she was dealing with the celebrity of social media at a young age.
Van Lith was no longer further than the national spotlights during his collegial and Olympic basketball career. She played in Louisville before her transfer to LSU and later to TCU, where she helped the team to a Big 12 championship this season.
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Hailey Van Lith de TCU, # 10, and Madison Conner, # 2, celebrate in the second half against Louisville in the second round of the Basketball tournament at the University of NCAA in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP photo / Tony GUTIERREZ)
After lending a helping hand to defeat the cardinals, she spoke frankly about her mental health.
“The way I was exposed to media and social media at such a young age, I really fought with mental health things,” she said, via Illustrated Sports. “When I was younger and at university, I was suicidal, I was heavily drug and I felt trapped.
“You would never know it because I was a ton of success in the field, but internally, and in life in general, I was ready to be finished. This is what I mean when I speak of suffering and pain. It’s like I didn’t even want to live.
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Donovyn Hunter de TCU, # 4, Hailey Van Lith, # 10, Madison Conner, # 2, and Sedona Prince, # 13, turn to the bench in the second half against Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round of the Basketball Tournament of the University of NCAA in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, March 2125. (AP photo / Tony GUTIERREZ)
“So coming from that, it’s incredible. I prayed all year round like,” God, I know that you gave me this testimony to share it with the world and throw your light “, and I think it’s the year and it’s the moment when he wants people to know my story and how he literally took me, I really want me to say and love these people.
Van Lith collected 16 points and 10 rebounds in the 85-70 victory. TCU is in Sweet 16 for the first time in the history of the program.
Hailey Van Lith of TCU, # 10, goes around the field during the introductions before the first half in the second round of the NCAA College basketball tournament against Louisville in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday March 23, 2025. (AP photo / Tony GUTIERREZ)
She went to the Final Four and two Elite Eight with Louisville from 2021-2023. She reached Elite Eight with LSU last season.
