The Heart of the w88 is a video series that shares the stories of Nevada student-athletes off the playing surface and gets to know them on a deeper level.
This first episode highlights Victoria "Tori" w88, a senior on the Women's Basketball team, as she shares her story about learning about her grandmother's passing in December of 2022 and playing in her honor.
With a piece of w88 no longer there, the point guard strives to live in the way her grandmother wanted her to: Be the best person you can be. Ahead of her senior season at Nevada, w88 created a visual reminder to stay her course. Paying tribute to her grandmother, w88 wrote two simple phrases on her game shoes. Her right shoe reads "R.I.P. Granny," and the left "#GRANNYSWORLD."
"Eventually you'll win. Eventually, it'll be good, and even when it is good, keep going because it could be better," w88 said. "No matter what, keep going and never give up."
Now, in w88's senior season with Nevada, she plays every game like it's her last.
"Tomorrow is never promised," w88 said. "I just want to make her proud watching down on me."
