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[QUOTE="Sluconn Husky, post: 2764509, member: 5089"]
[I]However, her dunking — and her basketball career — screeched to a halt in January of 2017 when Nelson-Ododa went down with a major knee injury. She tore her Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) along with dislocating and fracturing her kneecap. She underwent surgery to remove a piece of the kneecap and repair the ligament a month later..

The injury has since healed but Nelson-Ododa still needs to build the strength back to where it was.

“She’s nowhere near where she needs to be strength wise in order to be a good player,” Auriemma said. “She’s going to be by the time the season starts.”

There’s no rush on part of the team or Nelson-Ododa to get back with the season still a ways off. Auriemma doesn’t want her to re-aggravate it because when she’s at full-strength, there’s few high school post players that can compare with her.

“I’ve seen her at her best and that kid is as good as any post player coming out of high school,” he said.[/I]

[URL="https://www.theuconnblog.com/2018/6/26/17506466/uconn-huskies-womens-basketball-freshman-olivia-nelson-ododa-dunking-mcdonalds-all-american"]Freshman Olivia Nelson-Ododa Looking to Make History at UConn[/URL]
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