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Analyss Benally (Navajo) of Wichita Falls will play Division I basketball for San Jose State. (Courtesy Brian Benally)

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Analyss Benally (Navajo) of Wichita Falls will play Division I basketball for San Jose State. (Courtesy Brian Benally)

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Photo: Navajo Hooper Compared to Steph Curry Signs to Play College Ball

By:

ICTMN Staff

1/15/16

This week’s featured image shows Analyss Benally, a Navajo student, who just began her senior year and has already committed to play Division I ball at San Jose State. She dreams of playing in the NCAA Tournament for a coach who has compared her ability to reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Steph Curry, of the Golden State Warriors.

But first, the 17-year-old wants to earn First Team All-State honors and win a Kansas State 5A girls’ basketball championship.

Benally, who stars at 5-1 Wichita Heights, knows what will be expected of her.

“The thought of being a role model excites me,” she said. “I just hope I don’t let my people down.

This image was featured in this week’s Indian Country Today Media Network newsletter.

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