Hailey Van Lith has been a big-time player in the basketball community. Over the years of her decorated basketball career, the young athlete has had several opportunities to represent the country, ultimately winning laurels along the way. It is never easy to be legendary in any sport, often taking years to achieve at the highest level. Hailey, on the other hand, has worked her way through success since her childhood, and her hard work paid off pretty well.
She holds the name of several awards and records as well. When Hailey Van Lith played for Cashmere, she recorded a mind-blowing quadruple-double. This is an extremely rare case that happens once in a blue moon. Besides this, she has represented the USA during the U-17 and U-19 FIBA World Cup as well as the U-18 3×3 FIBA World Cup. Van Lith won the gold medal every time. And, with her success, her parents are probably very happy.
Hailey Van Lith has entered the transfer portal! This season at Louisville she averaged:
🔥 19.7 PPG
🔥 4.5 RPG
🔥 3.2 APG
🔥 1.5 SPG@wslam @haileyvanlith pic.twitter.com/HzAnaMIoFn— SLAM University (@slam_university) April 8, 2023
She was born to Corey and Jessica Van Lith on September 9, 2001. Both her parents are very successful business people. They are the owners of Van Lith Development and Excavations and have been running the business for several years. Corey also owns a furniture business in Washington, their hometown. Hailey’s inspiration most likely flowed from her parents. They are very supportive of their daughter’s journey in sports too, which is important to keep an athlete’s mind motivated.
Hailey Van Lith was trained by her father as a child
Hailey Van Lith certainly got the right amount of training. Many of us would think she probably trained under a professional. She did indeed train under a professional, who happened to be Corey. He happened to play basketball for the University of Puget and was very good at what he did. He played between 1994 and 1997, much before Hailey was born. Corey also served time as a high school varsity coach for the Wenatchee Panthers in Washington.
Hailey Van Lith and her parents are in tears. pic.twitter.com/A7TzAZbp6w
— Tyler Greever (@Tyler_Greever) March 29, 2022
Growing up, Hailey Van Lith and her father would practice basketball together and work out for at least three hours every day. It is said that Corey is a massive fan of the sport of basketball and he planted the seed that sprouted into a massive tree. The father and daughter duo also attended the Mamba Academy where Hailey trained with the late Gianna Bryant‘s team. Soon, Hailey would take off into a highly successful basketball career.
Corey, on the other hand, went on to start selling a furniture and home-building business with his wife Jessica. Both of them are extremely proud parents and Hailey most definitely has a bright future ahead of her. She is a very good scorer of the ball and manages to provide her hand in defense as well.