Originally from Dallas, Jefferson started playing basketball when she was six, with her brothers in the family’s backyard. Growing up, her future was anything but certain: Jefferson describes her environment as one where college wasn’t much of an option due to cost. For her, college became a real possibility only in the eighth grade, when she did well at a tournament with her Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team and “got all these letters,” including one from UConn...
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