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Ryneldi Becenti
1996 - Basketball - Navajo
DATE OF BIRTH: August 11, 1971

  • BIRTH PLACE: Fort Defiance, Arizona
  • TRIBE: Navajo
  • EDUCATION: Window Rock High School, Window Rock, Arizona
       Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, Arizona
       Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
  • SPORTS DATA: Basketball

ACHIEVEMENTS:
  • 1986-1989 Arizona high School All-State
  • 1987-1988 Arizona High School Player of the Year
  • 1988-1989 High School All-American
  • 1990-1991 Junior College All-American
  • 1991-1993 All Conference Pac 10 Team
  • 1992-1993 All-American Honorable Mention Arizona State University
  • 1993 Bronze Medal winner as member of USA team in World University Games
  • 1994 Professional Basketball – Sweden
COMMENTS:
  • Ryneldi Becenti was a two-time honorable mention All-America honoree while also becoming one of only three Sun Devils to earn All-Pac-10 first team honors twice in a career. Following two successful seasons at Scottsdale Community College, she took to the hardwood with the Sun Devils and in two seasons, recordi

    Women’s basketball pioneer found SCC at right time, made Navajo Nation proud

    By Doug Carroll

     

    Oh, the places Ryneldi Becenti has been since she began dribbling a basketball as a 5-year-old girl on a dirt court on the Navajo Reservation.

    She has been to cities and towns across the country. Sweden. Greece. The WNBA. Even the children's TV show "Sesame Street."

    Along the way, she earned associate's and bachelor's degrees, played for her basketball idol and a U.S. national team, had her number retired twice, made a half-dozen halls of fame and was featured in Sports Illustrated magazine.

    She proved herself to people who thought she was a boy, to others who peppered her with racial insults, to coaches who doubted she could handle good competition and to a father whose scrutiny of her ability was relentless.

    She rallied the Native American population of Fort Defiance, Ariz., behind her play and she inspires Native children to this day, conducting free basketball camps for them and sharing her remarkable story.

    The journey is uniquely hers, but Scottsdale Community

    Ryneldi Becenti stats

    Ryneldi Becenti Player Bio

    Ryneldi Becenti is a basketball player born on August 11, 1971 in Fort Defiance, Arizona. Her height is five foot ten (1m78 / 5-10). She is a point guard who most recently played for Phoenix Mercury in WNBA.

    SeasonTeamLeaguePtsRebAstGPW-LMINFG%3%1%OrDrRebAstStlToBlkFoPtsEff
    97-98
    Phoenix Mercury
    WNBA 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0-1 8.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

    Ryneldi Becenti has a career high 1 steal (1997)

    Boxscore glossary

    Basketball stats abbreviations

    • MIN: Minutes played
    • 2M-2A: Two-points field goal made, attempted
    • 3M-3A: Three-points field goal made, attempted
    • FG%: Field goal percentage
    • 1M-1A: Free throws made, attempted
    • 1%: Free throw percentage
    • Or: Offensive rebounds
    • Dr: Defensive rebounds
    • Reb: Total rebounds
    • Ast: Assists
    • Stl: Steals
    • Blk: Blocks
    • Fo: Personal fouls
    • Pts: Points scored
    • Eff: Efficiency

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