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Rice Owls signee Gabby Ozoude just learned how to play basketball

Special to espnW

Courtesy Nick Falzerano

Gabby Ozoude learned how to shoot by watching Michael Jordan videos, but that didn't help her understand the meaning of phrases like "in the paint" or "set a pick."

When Gabby Ozoude showed up for her first varsity basketball practice six months ago at Bellbrook (Ohio) High, her teammates didn't need to break out their deerstalker hats or magnifying glasses to detect that something was different.

"Our coach would say, 'Hey, Gabby, get in the paint,'" said Claire Fryman, a junior center. "Gabby would say, 'What's the paint?