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15-year-old ABQ hooper draws major college offers

Tamaiah Gary, daughter of former Lobo Dairese Gary, has her eyes set on the WNBA 鈥斅燼nd opening a bakery

Tamaiah Gary, 15, is a 6-foot-2 post with ABC Prep and holds eight college basketball offers.
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Tamaiah Gary, a highly touted 15-year-old basketball player from Albuquerque, has two dreams 鈥 one to play in the WNBA, and one to open her own bakery.

鈥淛ust stay hungry,鈥 she said, referring to her hoop dreams.

Tamaiah plays for Albuquerque Basketball Club, a prep school that aims to develop local talent in New Mexico. ABC Prep takes its teams to some of the nation鈥檚 toughest tournaments.

The ABC girls鈥 head coach is Dairese Gary, a former four-year University of New Mexico basketball player and Tamaiah鈥檚 dad.

Dairese was a star for the Lobos, finishing his four-year career No. 13 on the program鈥檚 all-time scoring list and fifth all-time in assists. In his 2010-11 senior season, the 6-foot-2 point guard led the team in both scoring (14.1 points per game) and assists (5.5). He was an All-Mountain West performer in 2010 and 2011, his final two years of college. 

Tamaiah was born in 2010, in Dairese鈥檚 junior year 鈥 the same year as the Lobos鈥 magical 30-win, Mountain West championship season that culminated in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.

鈥(Tamaiah would always be) dressed out in the little Lobo stuff ... having her at my senior night it meant a lot, gave me something extra to play for,鈥 Dairese said.

Fast-forward to 2026 and Tamaiah is now the same height as her dad.

Coming off a freshman season in which she averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds and three assists per game, Tamaiah is ranked second among New Mexico women in the 2029 recruiting class according to PrepGirlsHoops.com, and is among the 72 players nationwide listed on the site鈥檚 national watch list for the Class of 2029. She already holds eight college offers, including from Texas Tech, Alabama and UNM.

Tamaiah describes herself as a three-level scorer; her dad would say that she can post up, step out and she can shoot the three, but admits that she needs to be more consistent with her shooting.

鈥淪he's a matchup nightmare for a lot of people,鈥 Dairese said.

To get to that point, Tamaiah said she鈥檚 sacrificed a great deal.

鈥淪ometimes you have to, you know, make the sacrifice to, instead of going out today, I鈥檓 going to go to the gym, and I鈥檓 gonna put shots up, or I鈥檓 gonna go to the gym and work out 鈥 but it鈥檚 most definitely worth it,鈥 she said.

Tamaiah has been around basketball since her eyes first opened.

鈥(I am) a competitor in anything I do. I feel like growing up around basketball has played a big part in that.鈥 she said.

Tamaiah Gary posts up against her dad and coach, former UNM Lobo Dairese Gary, at the ABC Prep gym in Albuquerque on Friday.

Her dad, of course, has played a role in her development. But so has her mom, Christina Gary, who is her strength and recovery trainer. 

Tamaiah has three siblings, one older and two younger. The younger ones also help her reach a goal, though not on the court.

鈥淢y little sister and little brother have been helping me lately in the kitchen, so just a little bonding activity that we do," Tamaiah said.

In the short term, Tamaiah wants to show out with ABC.

鈥淚 feel like getting Albuquerque more out there is the goal and showing people that just because we're from New Mexico doesn鈥檛 mean we can鈥檛 play,鈥 she said.

In the long term, Tamaiah wants to play in the WNBA.

鈥淚 do want to play in the W. I want to be able to make enough to be able to support my family, because they鈥檝e sacrificed a lot for me.鈥 Tamaiah said.

Post-WNBA, she has her heart set on opening up a bakery.

鈥淭o have my own bakery (is the dream),鈥 she said. 鈥淏asketball can only go for so long, so just have something to fall back on."

She knows that her career aspirations are high, but says she's willing to work to make it happen.

鈥淣ot getting satisfied with everything that I鈥檓 getting now, because I know there are other people still working,鈥 she said. 鈥淪o I鈥檒l just stay hungry and keep my head down and keep working.鈥

Isabella Campbell is an intern with the New Mexico Local 近距离内射合集 Fellowships and Internships Program, which places emerging journalists in newsrooms across New Mexico. Learn more at . She can be reached at icampbell@abqjournal.com.