Mater Dei girls basketball player Kaeli Wynn will undergo surgery this week for a dislocated kneecap and will miss the season, her coach and mother Jody Wynn confirmed Tuesday.
Wynn, a 6-foot-1 senior forward who signed with South Carolina last month, suffered the injury during a game in January and reinjured her knee in training in April.
Her playing status for this season had been unclear in recent weeks.
Jody Wynn said Tuesday that surgery was “unfortunately” her daughter’s “only option to return to playing again.”
“(She’ll) sadly be out for her senior season,” the coach said.
Last season, Wynn averaged 17 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists to help the Monarchs reach the Open Division in the CIF-SS and CIF SoCal Regional playoffs.
She was selected first-team All-County as a sophomore and junior.
Mater Dei (5-0), ranked No. 1 in Orange County, plays host to West of Utah on Friday at 2 p.m.
