One and One Podcast

Maddie Plank

June 27, 2023 Bridget B.
One and One Podcast
Maddie Plank
Show Notes

Maddie Plank is a current player on the Davidson College Women's Basketball Team. Prior to joining Davidson in 2022, she played at Princeton University from 2019-2022.  She talks about growing up as the oldest of four in Briarcliff Manor, New York, being passionate about basketball from a young age, great high school success, and the recruiting process that led her to Princeton. Maddie discusses getting injured her Freshman year and missing the season, Covid-19 cancelling the remainder of the 2020 season, and her decision to take a gap year in 2021. She details her adventurous cross-country cycling trip with Princeton Men's Basketball player Charlie Bagin, which included going East Coast to West Coast, stopping at cool sights along the way, meeting interesting people, and becoming best friends. Maddie talks about getting back to campus in 2022, the success Princeton had in the Ivy League and their run in the NCAA Tournament. Then, she explains her difficult decision to transfer after the season, why she chose Davidson, winning the gold medal in the 2022 Maccabiah Games and her experience in Israel as a Jewish American, this past season at Davidson, and her hopes for the upcoming 2024 season.