Jacki Gemelos won't let injuries hold her back

The Los Angeles Times reports:

That first night, she awoke startled. Just a bad dream, she thought.

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Then Jacki Gemelos came to. "This was real," she told herself, "It happened."

Earlier that day, Dec. 18, she lay crumpled on a court, crying, the ligament that provides stability in a knee was torn, again, her life unstable, again, and her USC basketball career over.

"It's a shame people really didn't see this kid play at her peak," said former USC coach Mark Trakh, who recruited her. "She was really something."

In 2006, Gemelos was the No. 1 girls' basketball recruit in the nation, a guard who averaged 39.2 points per game and was considered a blend of Magic Johnson and Pete Maravich.

USC Coach Michael Cooper thought she was good enough to bypass college and play in the WNBA.

Unfortunately, she played just 57 games in three seasons for the Trojans because of four torn anterior cruciate ligaments, two in each knee.

"Maybe I wasn't even meant to play college basketball," Gemelos said.
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