Benilde-St. Margaret's girls basketball star Kendall McGee takes the court during player introductions before the Red Knights faced Chaska. (Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

It was a great day for Kendall McGee.

She was wrapping up a blockbuster sophomore season, averaging 20 points, six rebounds and three assists per game. She was one of the top recruits in the state.

And, most important, she was playing against Alexandria in the Class 3A semifinals with her team, Benilde-St. Margaret’s.

Then — snap. She planted for a layup, and something went wrong.

No one knew it then, but that was the last step Kendall would take in a basketball game for the next 20 months.

“Us being in state, it’s like an all-time high,” she said. “And then just in one step, I dropped to the lowest point that you could probably get to.”

For more on McGee and her return to the court, click here to read this story on startribune.com.