Brazil’s Kamilla Cardoso named ‘most outstanding player’ of NCAA tournament

South Carolina beat Iowa by 11 points Sunday night to claim the NCAA March Madness Championship title. Senior center Kamilla Cardoso led the team to victory with a career-high 17 rebounds. She was born in Brazil and moved to the United States at 14 years old to pursue basketball. It’s likely she’s headed to the WNBA. Host Carolyn Beeler has more. 

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