A basketball life that started in Kindergarten, UTEP women’s basketball player Najala Howell says starting at a young age is what has developed her into the player she is now.
“I was basically born in the gym,” Howell said. “My sister played basketball with my other sister and I would always go to her games and be in there (gym). I always had a passion for it when I started in Kindergarten and I knew from then that it (basketball) was all I ever wanted to do.”
Once Howell reached high school in her hometown of DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto High), she started to develop into the ideal collegiate player.