Notre Dame star Hannah Hidalgo returns to the Courtside Club! We talk national-title goals, a Team USA gold summer, her evolving off-season grind, and how she manages rising NIL opportunities without losing focus. She reflects on watching Sonia Citron thrive as a WNBA rookie, the rivalry vibes with UConn, and how Coach Ivey keeps the Irish tight through wins and losses. Hannah also opens up on faith, family, and long-term dreams in media/broadcasting—plus a bold prediction: Notre Dame will shock a lot of people with its new pieces. What you’ll learn in this episode: - How Hannah structures an off-season day: weights, skill work, classes, recovery, and film - Specific skill targets: left hand, deeper 3-range, off-the-dribble shooting - What Team USA tryouts/camp are really like - Thoughts on Sonia Citron’s WNBA rookie season - Locker-room culture under Coach Ivey, handling pressure & social media - Schedule circle games: UConn, USC, Ole Miss Let me know what you guys think in the comments! #NotreDame #collegebasketball Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 00:43 – Welcome back to Courtside Club 01:00 – Off-season fun in Aruba + training 02:55 – Off-season training focus 04:40 – Team USA tryouts and winning gold 06:44 – Playing with Maddie Booker + future team-up hopes 08:16 – Joining Unrivaled 09:21 – Dream 3-on-3 11:44 – Hannah on former teammate Sonia Citron's breakout year 12:53 – UConn still elite without Paige 15:20 – Goals for the 2025-2026 Notre Dame season 16:46 – How Coach Ivey resets the group after wins/losses 17:24 – New-look Notre Dame roster 18:59 – Olivia Miles transferring 20:05 – Hannah's NIL partners 21:13 - Mitigating outside noise and handling pressure 23:05 – Hannah's Major: Film, Television & Theatre (FTT) 24:05 – Studying Kyrie Irving and modeling her game after his 25:23 – Bold prediction: “We’ll shock a lot of people” Subscribe to #CourtsideClub now 👏: Spotify 🔗: https://spoti.fi/3QyFchC Apple 🔗: https://apple.co/3QyFqoY INSTAGRAM 📸: http://instagram.com/rademita/ TIKTOK 📹: https://www.tiktok.com/@rademita TWITTER 💬: https://twitter.com/RADeMita