ORLANDO - Inspired by her favorite players, which includes four-time WNBA champion Maya Moore, M’lani Vitela fell in love with basketball at an early age. Now 13 and a ninth grader at Lake Nona High School in Orlando, the hoops enthusiast is motivated to work hard, not just on the court but in other aspects of life too, every time she watches them play.
On Saturday, Sept. 14 during the Orlando Magic Youth Basketball Academy’s first ever “Her Time to Play” all-girls clinic, Vitela was able to display that hard work while picking up a few basketball pointers from some of Orlando’s brightest coaches.