Leena Patibandla took on basketball at a young age, initially playing on a "Little Tikes" basketball hoop and later picking up a controller and playing the NBA2K video game series.
Leena Patibandla was a four-year varsity standout at Massillon Jackson High School and at one point dunked a tennis ball using her 6-foot frame and 6-6 wingspan.
Leena Patibandla said she gets her height from her father, Vas, who was a gifted tennis player. Leena found success in track and field and volleyball, utilizing her natural gifts to excel in all three sports.
Leena Patibandla, left, takes great pride in her Indian culture and has enjoyed sharing it with her Wisconsin teammates. She said the Badgers celebrated Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, and her teammates were awed to see her in the traditional Indian saree.
Leena Patibandla took on basketball at a young age, initially playing on a "Little Tikes" basketball hoop and later picking up a controller and playing the NBA2K video game series.
Leena Patibandla, left, takes great pride in her Indian culture and has enjoyed sharing it with her Wisconsin teammates. She said the Badgers celebrated Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, and her teammates were awed to see her in the traditional Indian saree.
Leena Patibandla said she gets her height from her father, Vas, who was a gifted tennis player. Leena found success in track and field and volleyball, utilizing her natural gifts to excel in all three sports.
Leena Patibandla was a four-year varsity standout at Massillon Jackson High School and at one point dunked a tennis ball using her 6-foot frame and 6-6 wingspan.
