Written by Dave Dulberg, USC blog contributor
In the first half of the USC women's basketball team's hard-fought 71-70 loss at Texas A&M, senior guard Jacki Gemelos went down with an apparent left knee injury with a little over three minutes to play in the first half.
It has now been confirmed that for the fifth time in Gemelos' battle-tested career at USC, she will undergo ACL reconstruction surgery.
Gemelos' journey back to the court was an inspirational one to say the least. A native of Stockton, CA, Gemelos was a 2006 McDonald's All-American and the No.1 ranked recruit when she came to USC.
However, through the first three and a half years of her Trojan career, Gemelos was sidelined with multiple knee injuries. In 2009-2010, she returned mid-season and played in 11 games (averaged 7.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game).
In her first full season on the floor in 2010-2011, Gemelos shined in cardinal and gold. She led the conference in three-point percentage (42.4%), was third on the team in scoring (12.4 points per game) and second in three-point baskets made (52).
This season, Gemelos was named to the Neismith Award Early Season Watch List and averaged 11.0 points, a team-leading 7.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game before her injury on Sunday.
Now a graduate student at USC, Gemelos says she plans to have surgery on her left knee in January with the hopes of making yet another remarkable comeback to the court.
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