Khaila Prather paused and stared at her home court.
That floor was a place where she spent five years building relationships, creating countless memories and watching the formation of a top Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball program.
“I can’t even think about it right now,” Prather said, fighting back tears.
The building was once known to her as the BankUnited Center. Now her teammates call it the “The Wat.”
But the road to where she is today was not always apparent. Prather, who grew up in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, loved track. She only started playing basketball in high school because of her brother, Craig Prather, Jr.