'Best play I've ever seen in any sport': UCLA coach impressed by viral volleyball star

After watching Houston volleyball prima Kate Georgiades clang into a array to support a rally going successful her team's triumph implicit South Dakota successful the NCAA tournament, UCLA Bruins manager Mick Cronin decided to connection her a job.

Georgiades, the American Athletic Conference libero of the twelvemonth successful 2021, went viral connected Friday nighttime aft a clip showed her risking wounded by leaping implicit a array to get the prevention for her earlier she jumped backmost into the play to get different prevention and assistance the Cougars people a point.

Following his team's 65-56 triumph implicit Oregon connected Sunday, Cronin said Georgiades could person a grad adjunct relation connected his unit if she "ever wants to assistance manager basketball."

Prior to Saturday's practice, Cronin showed the clip to his team. He highlighted her effort successful her team's triumph implicit South Dakota connected Friday arsenic an illustration helium wants his players to follow.

"I've got guys who won't instrumentality a charge," Cronin said. "She's each retired Pete Rose. All retired connected that table. It's the champion play I've ever seen. In immoderate sport."

Georgiades has been a standout for Houston aft transferring from TCU aft her freshman year. Houston, a 5-seed this year, bushed Auburn connected Saturday to beforehand to the NCAA regionals, wherever the Cougars volition look top-seed Stanford connected Thursday.

Cronin said Georgiades' play should triumph an ESPY.

"Not lone did she bash it, she got up and finished the play," Cronin said.