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Sydney Benally
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Sydney Benally Season 2025-2026

PositionGuard
Height5-9
ClassFreshman
HometownAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Previous SchoolSandia High School
Sydney Benally dribbles up the court during a BYU women's basketball game against Utah.

BYU Highlights

  • Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
  • 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

    • 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

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

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
  • The 25th Navajo Nation Council recognized her on July 20, 2026, for her contributions to the Navajo Nation and her achievements on and off the basketball court.
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