Hoop Dreams
Sweets Underwood and Jasmine Ware Find Success and Friendship on UCSB Women’s Basketball Team
At the conclusion of basketball practice, Sweets Underwood donned a pair of earrings. “I have to get my sexy on,” UCSB’s senior forward said. Watching her intently was Jasmine Ware, a first-year guard for the Gaucho women. The two players have developed a relationship on the court and beyond.
“We’re both goofy kids who love to laugh and have a good time, but we know when it’s time to get serious,” Underwood said. One of those times will be Friday, December 21, at 3 p.m., when the Kentucky Wildcats, ranked No. 7 in the nation, tip off against the Gauchos at the Thunderdome.
Another serious time occurred when Underwood approached Ware at the team’s study hall. “I knew a bit of information about her,” Underwood said. “I came up to her and said, ‘Jas, we have more in common than what you think,’ and she’s like, ‘Yeah, I do know,’ and right then and there we started talking about our experiences growing up.”
