LONDON, Ky. (LEX 18) — From playing basketball in first grade against eighth graders to raising an NBA draft pick, Stacey Reed Sheppard's journey has come full circle in the place she's always called home.

The former University of Kentucky basketball standout has deep roots in Laurel County, where her story began as a young girl who lived to go to church and play sports. Now, she and her family are giving back to the community that shaped them.

"The plan God has brought us from, and where we are now, it's a story only He could write," Stacey told LEX 18.

Stacey's basketball journey started early at East Bernstadt Elementary School. "I was able to do some things in first grade that not most normal first graders were able to do, and it was a passion from early on, and I always worked at i

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