Former two-time Daily Journal Player of the Year in basketball (1986-87), DeTeena "Teena" Bender, 41, died Thursday after a lengthy illness.

She averaged 22 points and 14 rebounds per game during her high school playing days at Baldwyn High School. She went on to play four seasons (1988-91) for Ole Miss and was the Lady Rebels' team captain her senior season.

She was working in Baldwyn as a paralegal at the time of her death.