Leah Macy

Leah Macy credits an injury during her junior year of high school for making her an even player. Macy was already a household name in the women's basketball world. She played varsity as a seventh grader and after four years of varsity play she was on track to become a three-time all-state selection and the first Kentucky women's high school player to score 2,000 points and grab 2,000 rebounds in her career. However, she suffered a knee injury during her junior season that sidelined her a significant part of the campaign. “I am very, very competitive," Macy said. "Ever since I was little it was hard to stop me. With this injury everybody has wondered how I settled down. My family was like, ‘Oh gosh. I don’t know how we are going to keep her busy.’ I have taken it well. I have done as much as I could, but I know I have to be patient. This has taught me patience I will need in college. I have learned some valuable lessons out of this that maybe I don’t recognize yet but maybe will in my future.”