That puts her at a disadvantage in the SEC, the nation s toughest women s league. But you d never know by her stats. Like Wilkes, she has an impressive resume. McElhiney was the USA Today Player of the Year in Tennessee at Gleason High, where she led her team to the Class A title. And she has lots of spunk.
Spunk is almost a prerequisite for small players.
A lot of big kids don t go get the ball the way smaller ones do. A lot of times smaller players have bigger hearts because things haven t come as easy. The latter is out with an injury, but Menees has been a strong presence off the bench defensively. Look at Spud Webb. He was 5-7 and he played in the NBA forever.