USA teammates celebrate Lanie Grant’s high school graduation in Mexico

Posted Jul 19, 2024
Most high school graduates enjoy a ceremony with their classmates, but Lanie Grant’s path was different, and so was her ceremony. Grant reclassified after earning Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year honors her junior season at James River High School in Midlothian, Va., so that she could join the UNC women’s basketball program next season. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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