Native American Athletes in the Women’s 2021 NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament

The NCAA announced the 64-team field for the Women’s NCAA Division 1 Tournament on the ESPN Selection Show yesterday.

First-round play will take place March 21-22 at the Alamodome, Bill Greehey Arena on the campus of St. Mary’s (Texas), Frank Erwin Center (Texas), University Events Center (Texas State) and the UTSA Convocation Center. Second-round play will shift entirely to venues in San Antonio, with the Alamodome, Bill Greehey Arena and the UTSA Convocation Center playing host March 23-24. The championship will shift to the Alamodome for all remaining rounds, with the Sweet 16 games played March 27-28, Elite Eight games held March 29-30.

The 2021 Women’s Final Four will be played April 2 and 4 at the Alamodome. National semifinal games on April 2 will tipoff at 6 and 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.  National Championship game on April 4 will begin at 6 p.m. ET.

Yesterday, we featured the Native American men athletes who will be competing in the NCAA’s March Madness tournament. Today, we reveal the women that will be competing below.

NCAA March Madness

NAME: Chelsea Dungee
TRIBE(S): Cherokee Nation
UNIVERSITY: University of Arkansas/SEC Conference
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 5-11
HIGH SCHOOL: Sapulpa High School
HOMETOWN: Sapulpa, Oklahoma

Related:
https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/sports/dungee-earns-spot-on-wooden-award-national-ballot/article_d08ab846-859c-11eb-b6ea-0f0825b7de92.html

NAME: Brice Calip
TRIBE(S): Muscogee (Creek) Nation
UNIVERSITY: Missouri State University/Missouri Valley Conference
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 5-8
HIGH SCHOOL: Sapulpa High School
HOMETOWN: Sapulpa, Oklahoma

Related:
https://twitter.com/MvskokeRez/status/1370791514222247940/photo/1

NAME: Lexy Keys
TRIBE(S): Cherokee Nation
UNIVERSITY: Oklahoma State University/Big 12 Conference
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 5-7
HIGH SCHOOL: Sequoyah Indian School
HOMETOWN: Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Related:
https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/keys-named-jim-thorpe-high-school-player-of-year/article_63333f44-1294-5edd-80d6-2659438fc0ba.html

NAME: Aspen Williston
TRIBE(S): Choctaw Nation
UNIVERSITY: University of South Dakota/Summit League
POSITION: Center
HEIGHT: 6-4
HIGH SCHOOL: Broke Bow High School
HOMETOWN: Broken Bow, Oklahoma

Related:
https://goyotes.com/news/2020/12/31/womens-basketball-younger-brothers-choctaw-nation-inspire-williston-following-tragic-loss.aspx

HOMETOWN TIES IN OKLAHOMA: Back in 2015, both Chelsea Dungee and Brice Calip were teammates at Sapulpa High School in Oklahoma. Dungee was named the Gatorade Player of the Year and 1st team All-American that year and Brice was named 2nd team All-American that same year as well. How good is Sapulpa High School girl’s basketball for Native Athletes? the No. 1 girl’s prospect in Oklahoma, for class of 2023, is current sophomore guard Stailee Heard (Creek/Seneca) who just helped lead Sapulpa to its fourth State Championship gold ball in school history.