Deja Kelly is only 13, but the middle school basketball star already has her college of choice lined up. The San Antonio seventh-grader recently gave a verbal commitment to University of Texas coach Karen Aston, according to the San Antonio Express News. ย
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Deja wonโt be the first one in her family to play for the Longhorns, though; Dejaโs father, Darren Kelly, played for the team from 1999 to 2001. Standing 5 feet 8, Deja said it was her dream to play for the team.
โIt was my dream school because my dad went there,โ she told the San Antonio Express-News. โIโve been putting in the work.โ
Dejaโs mom, Theresa Nunn, backs her choice 100 percent. โWe are confident about the decision,โย Nunn told ESPNW.
Although Dejaโs verbal commitment isnโt legally binding, no one is doubting her commitment to the team. Kelly will be eligible to sign an official letter of intent to enter an athletics contract with the school in November of 2019 as the Longhornsโ newest guard.
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