MILWAUKEE -- This was supposed to be the year Tori McCoy finally got to play basketball at Marquette.
The plan in May 2017 when she transferred from Ohio State was to suit up in blue and gold this fall following a redshirt season.
For now, basketball is on hold.
A rare kidney disease led doctors to diagnose McCoy in December with end-stage renal failure. She gets dialysis treatments three times a week. Her physicians have determined that the best chance for long-term survival is to have a kidney transplant.
Initially reluctant to talk about her condition, McCoy is now speaking out following a lengthy medical evaluation process this past spring.