Bouncing back: How sport helped Mimi Troy overcome the grief of her mum’s death

Since her warrior mum died of cancer, Mimi hasn’t played basketball competitively since

202x20 supporter Marrianna Troy with her father Kelvin after the launch of Chapter 4 of the 20x20 campaign. She says, ‘With all the business and hectic schedules of our lives now it can all feel a bit uncontrollable, but I realised that one thing you can control is how you treat your body.’

Basketball is deeply embedded in Marrianna Troy’s DNA.

Her New Jersey-born dad Kelvin is one of Irish basketball’s most cherished adopted sons.