From the young age of five-years-old early childhood education freshman Kerbie Cash always knew she wanted to play basketball.

While basketball started as a way to connect with her parents. it soon turned into something she was willing to put in the extra effort to compete at a higher level. 

“Both of my parents played basketball, and so I kind grew up playing basketball, and then when I got into high school, I was just like, ‘okay this is something I could do at the next level, and I wanted to,” Cash said.

Basketball has been in Cash’s blood since she was born. Her mother played college basketball at A&M Commerce when it was East Texas State University and her dad played, but not at a college level.

Cash’s most cherished memory came from practicing and getting in the gym with her parents.

“Just growing up, always getting in the gym with both my parents, not one like specific, but just like, that’s definitely how I am the player I am, by them helping me,” Cash said. 

Apart from her parents shaping her into the player she is, she also looks up to them and aspires to be like them.

“I want to be like him [her father], and like his relationship with other people, and is like caring, and then something like my mom, her work ethic and building relationships,” Cash said.

The Wylie native attended Sunnyvale High School before attending Midwestern State University. At Sunnyvale Cash was named the 14-4a most valuable player in her senior year. She averaged 20.3 points, 11.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.6 steals and 0.9 blocks.

While in high school, Cash was being recruited by the previous head coach, Christopher Reay. However, she was wary to commit until head coach Brenita Jackson and assistant coach Kevin Jackson were hired by Midwestern State. 

“I first heard of MSU, when the old coach was here, he was recruiting me, and then the program wasn’t very good, so it was kind of like not at the top of my list,” Cash said. “Then the Jacksons came here and they’re continuing to talk about turning the program around, and so then I was like I want to be a part of that and bring the change.”

Coming into MSU as a true freshman, Cash started all 28 games. She was hesitant at first, not knowing what to expect when it came to collegiate basketball, but with reassurance she realized that she had what it took.

“At first I was kind of nervous about coming in, and I just didn’t know what to expect. The first couple of weeks I was here, the Jacksons were like ‘Kerbie you can do this. Age doesn’t really matter,’” Cash said. “But then I was all into it, and I was like, ‘I can actually do this, age doesn’t really matter.’ I was still as tall as the other girls, like I can do the same things they can do.”

By the end of the season Cash had left her mark in the program in just her first year. She averaged 28.1 points, had a total of 207 rebounds, 53 assists, 45 steals and 7 blocks. These stats proved that Cash was able to compete and give it her all in each game.  She was also named the Lone Star Conference Offensive player of the week for the week of Feb. 3, 2025.

Outside of basketball Cash is getting a degree in early childhood education and plans to follow in the footsteps of her mom and be a teacher. Cash plans to be either a second grade teacher or fifth grade math teacher. 

“My mom is a teacher, and so I’ve always kind of grown up wanting to be a teacher,” Cash said.

But teaching her the plan for after her basketball career is over.

Cash still has a lot of basketball left to play not only in college, but also with wanting to go pro after her time in college is up. One driving force in her life and in basketball is her faith.

“Colossians 3:23, ‘Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the lord not for humans.’ It is just so important to me, like, that my faith is my base. So when things are rocky, like even if I’m not playing good or friendships are rockier, different things, I always know I have my firm foundations and I’m doing everything for the Lord and not for people,” Cash said.