))
McDonald's All- American & Player of the Year Jacki Gemelos: A Story of Tragedy To Triumph
Manage episode 258337631 series 2586741
Content provided by Xavier Marquise Brown. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Xavier Marquise Brown or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Jacki is a professional basketball player with stops all over the world. Jacki was widely regarded as the most recruited player in her high school class, with some of her accolades being:
Jacki finished her high school career at St. Mary’s High with 3,162 career points after averaging 39.2 points, 8.9 assists, 6.5 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game as a senior.
2006 McDonald’s All-American
2006 WBCA All-American
2006 Miss Basketball of California.
2006 National Player of the Year by MaxPreps
Runner-Up Player of the Year by Parade and Hoopgurlz.com
Stockton Record Player of the Year all four years
USA Today First Team selection in 2006 and Second Team in 2005
After enrolling at USC, Jacki underwent injuries and had a total of 5 ACL Injuries in 6 years, but through it all stayed true to who she was and what she believed in and was drafter in 2012 to the Minnesota Lynx. She continues to play basketball overseas and shares her story on this edition of the Basketball&Barbells Podcast.
Support her clothing line!
website: https://www.jackigemelos.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jacki23/?hl=en
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bballbarbell/support63 episodes
Share
