Widely regarded as the top recruit in the nation in high school, Gemelos has overcome a number of knee injuries throughout her college career at USC to go on to be drafted in the third round of the 2012 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. Despite her injuries, sustaining 5 ACL tears in 6 years, Gemelos remained one of the most skilled players in the game, won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2011 World University Games, and is a former National Player of the Year and McDonald’s All-American. Jacki continues to play overseas and in 2020 signed with the WNBA’s Washington Mystics.
The Mystics kicked off their off-season by re-signing three reserved free agents.
During a hot summer day in mid-August, halfway through the WNBA regular season, the Connecticut Sun players were relaxing by the pool at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
My whole life, I dreamt of one day playing for the WNBA, the most elite league in the world.