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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyNan, post: 4865550, member: 4"] Gandy came to the U.S. in August 2022. By December, she was starting. [I]In December, the team lost a starter to injury and [Coach] Gnapp promoted Malou-Mamel. She had improved just as fast, if not faster, than any player he’d seen in his three decades of coaching. Malou-Mamel took advantage of the new role and blossomed. She became more than just a rim protector and learned how to get out of opponents’ double teams in the post. Gnapp was so impressed that he kept Malou-Mamel in the starting five even when the previous starter came back from injury. She finished her sophomore season, her first in the U.S., averaging 7.5 points and 6.9 rebounds in 27 games. "She’s the kid that’s the reason why you love coaching," Gnapp said. "This year we had a lot of good players, so it was hard to give everyone the minutes they wanted and especially Gandy at the beginning. But she was a kid that never complained, just worked hard every day. So, that’s why we love coaching. … She impacted me by just making me love coaching even more[/I]." [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/article/gandy-malou-mamel-huskies-ireland-18261044.php[/URL] [/QUOTE]