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Summer Hemphill to return to UB women’s basketball team

By Rachel Lenzi | Published March 30, 2020| Reprinted from the Buffalo News | (Photo credit: Harry Scull Jr.)

Summer Hemphill will return to the University at Buffalo women’s basketball team for a final season.

A forward and a Cardinal O’Hara graduate, Hemphill missed all of the 2019-20 season with a knee injury, which she sustained during the preseason, and underwent surgery during the season. A UB athletic spokesperson confirmed that because Hemphill did not play in any games this season, she did not need to apply for a medical redshirt from the NCAA.

“Thank you to the Buffalo community for your support, thoughts and prayers during this season!” Hemphill wrote in a message the UB women’s basketball program posted on its Twitter account on Monday. “I have been working hard to become better and stronger than ever! Without your support and the support of my family, coaches and teammates, this journey and all its obstacles would have been difficult to overcome. Thank you and I can’t wait to see you all next season!”

Hemphill was the 2019-20 preseason Big 4 women’s basketball player of the year and was named to the preseason All-MAC East Division team. Hemphill averaged 14.5 points and 10.3 rebounds points in 26 games as a junior in 2018-19.