Sydney Benally Season 2026-2027
#2PositionGuard
Height5-9
ClassSophomore
HometownAlbuquerque, New Mexico
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BYU Highlights
- Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week on Dec. 1, 2025
- U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Island Division All-Tournament Team
- Career-high 18 points, including 15 in the second half in 64-60 win over Virginia Tech
- Matched career-high in games against No. 8 TCU and Alabama A&M in the WBIT First Round
- Career-high 11 assists in first collegiate game, a 91-57 win over Coastal Carolina
- Scored 15 points, with four made threes and dished three assists in BYU's three-point win over Kansas to advance to the WBIT Championship game
BYU Freshman Records
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- 1st: Assists (148), Games Played (38), Games Started (38)
- 2nd: 3-Point Field Goal Attempts (202), Minutes Played (1,108:28)
- 3rd: Turnovers (109)
- 5th: Assists Per Game (3.90), Field Goal Attempts (330)
- 7th: Assist-to-Turnover Ratio (1.36:1), 3-Point Field Goals Made (51)
- 8th: 3-Point Field Goals Per Game (1.38), Minutes Per Game (29:10), Steals (51)
- 12th: Sydney Benally (1.42)
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Before BYU
- 88th-ranked player in the class of 2025 by ESPN HoopGurlz
- Two-time New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year (2024 & 2025)
- 2024-25 McDonald’s All-American nominee
- Two-time Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI) Champion and MVP
- First female NABI Embassador
- Two-time 5A District 2 Player of the Year (2024 & 2025)
- Back-to-back New Mexico 5A State Champions (2024 & 2025)
- ABQ Journal All-Metro Team (2024 & 2025)
- Averaged 20 points on 50.8 percent shooting, 5.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.2 steals per game during her senior season (2024-25)
- First female NABI Embassador
- Also recruited by Princeton, Northwestern and UNLV
Personal
- Daughter of Dineh Benally and Joyce Arviso-Benally
- Has two sisters, Kaiyah and Saige Benally
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Grew up taking care of farm animals and currently cares for horses, dogs, and turtles
Freshman2025-2026
Guard
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