Ted Juneau, the basketball coach at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas, travels throughout Indian Country in search of potential stars.
Juneau can only make one or two big trips a year. And he doesn't have much to offer students at the federally-funded school.
But Haskell offers a unique opportunity for some Indian players who wouldn't otherwise get a shot at playing at the college level.
"Pretty much after high school on the rez, it's a dead end after that," Vince Chavez, a member of the Chemehuevi Tribe told the Associated Press. "If you come here and you try to better yourself, it's going to be better for you in the long run.''
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