Balancing Act: Karly Weathers, Nurse & Basketball Star

0:00On March 20, Carly Weather stands out as a senior forward for the Alabama Women's Basketball team, juggling Division I competition in the SEC. With a full nursing degree program, she leads the Crimson Tide into the NCAA Tournament facing Rhode Island on Saturday at 1.30pm Central Time on ESPN News, all while set to. Graduate in May. Her weekly routine pushes limits, starting with games on Sundays, followed by a 12-hour nursing shift on Mondays from 6.30am, plus shorter. Shifts on Tuesdays and clinical days to hit 180 required hours per semester. Row trips, practices, and three final classes feel the rest, yet she earned SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year honors by season's end. Weather's draws motivation from her athletic family, where her dad pitched 18 Major League Baseball seasons, including a World Series win with the Bassa. Yankees, her mom scored 2,000 points as a Hall of Famer in College Basketball, her

1:00brother pitches for the Yankees now, and her sister leads. Her team deep in NAIA play, she focuses on carving her own path amid that legacy. To manage the load, she caught up on extra clinical hours during the break after the SEC tournament, prioritizing rest, nutrition, and her mantra of, staying present in the moment. That mindset keys her fueled for both passions, knowing nursing offers lifelong stability. As Alabama eyes a deep tournament run, weather's embodies the grit of chasing dreams on and off the court, proving balance is possible with determination.