The Big 12 Player of the Year has shined for TCU this season, averaging 17.7 points per game on offense and shooting 45.9% from the field.

TCU standout guard Hailey Van Lith says it was difficult, but she's glad to have shared publicly about mental health struggles she says she dealt with early in her basketball career.

Shortly after helping No. 2 seed TCU reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history with an 85-70 win over No. 7 seed Louisville, Horned Frogs star Hailey Van Lith opened up about her extensive mental health struggles going back several years to when she was a phenom recruit.