UNC’s Kayla McPherson Left the Game. Now She’s Back And Coaching Up Her Former Teammates
Posted Dec 4, 2025
Kayla McPherson, the UNC guard and one-time hotshot recruit, announced her medical retirement from basketball 20 months after playing her final game in Dec. 2023. After seven operations on both knees across the last four years, McPherson’s playing days were over. Today, McPherson is back in the gym with the Tar Heels, but in a different role.
(Chapelboro.com)
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