ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Bishop Kearney High School Senior Ly’Asia Wilson's day has always been all about basketball.

"[It's a] little chaotic," Wilson laughed.

Growing up on the court with her basketball family, she’s always had her eyes on the prize.

"I have aspirations to be, you know, to just be able to go to the league, or play overseas, which I have no problem doing," Wilson said.

The high school senior sits at 5'4" tall.

"That’s my brother. I don’t know why he got all the height. He got, like, all the height. He’s like six, I think, six foot, six foot one? And I’m stuck here at five three, five four," she said.

 However, just like her role model, her height has never seemed to stop her.

"Of course I was. Of course I was. I was watching it. You should have seen me. She got picked," Wilson laughed.

Dyaisha Fair is a Rochester Edison Career and Technology High School alum. From there, she played Division 1 basketball for the University at Buffalo as well as Syracuse University. Her most recent accomplishment is getting drafted to play in the Women’s National Basketball League for the Las Vegas Aces. Fair is 5'5" tall.

"My gosh, I was so happy for her. You know, especially coming out of Rochester. You don’t see a lot of people like that coming out of Rochester, you know, going to big stages like that. So it was really huge. I was super duper excited for her. I was really, really happy just to see that success," Wilson explained. "I don’t even know. It was just like a bunch of emotions. Just watching, but my first thought was, like, she did it. And I don’t know, it was just an amazing feeling."

Her whole family joined her to watch the WNBA draft, turning it into a family-bonding event. Wilson’s father brought her to her first game to see Fair play back when she was only in high school.

"He was like, 'Yo, like she’s a beast.' So we’ve been doing it from high school, you know? And I’m pretty sure she made it known to everyone here in the area, you know that she was like that. So you had to respect her. And I’ve always looked up to her starting my basketball career," Wilson explained. "My dad was majorly happy. My mom was very proud of her to be able to see that. And you know it was just, for us to see that, it was just an extremely proud moment. She was happy. My father was family. My whole family watched the draft with me just to see her get drafted. So it was kind of a big deal. And we were really really proud of her to see her accomplish her dreams."

Since being in the stands, Wilson has had the chance to practice under the same trainer as Fair, as well as being challenged on the court by her. Her trainer, Jamar Gray, says the two female athletes play very similarly.

"It motivates me. The next day I came in the gym and I was like, I was super happy to get in the gym. But it motivates me, especially you know kind of like similar situations. We’re short, a lot of people underestimate that," Wilson said.

Being a Rochester local, she’s been able to watch her idol overcome all the obstacles that were thrown her throughout her high school career, and beyond.

"It really shows her focus and determination," Wilson said. "You don’t let the outside stuff that goes on around you. You don’t let that get to your circle. You don’t let that get in your head. You know, you stay focused on yourself because you have dreams and aspirations. You simply don’t fall in that. So it really just shows how she was just focused and determined to get to the point that she is now."

Those are lessons Wilson learned from as she, too, has needed to overcome obstacles to achieve her goals.

"I had a huge setback," she said. "I tore my ACL, you know, that was huge. Major setback for me physically and mentally. But with the circle that I have now helping me to get here [and] be able to inspire kids younger than me and be able to go to college. My recruitment process has been a blessing. First of all, if I could describe it in any way, it’s just been a huge blessing. It’s been major for me to be able to just have that opportunity, especially after tearing my ACL. Some people give up. It’s a lot, mentally. It takes a toll on you mentally, still. And that was about two to there years ago for me, but still mentally, it’s a long process. So just being bel to have that opportunity is great."

Since then, she’s scored six scholarship offers. She’s hoping for big things, just like her role model.

Fair was recently honored by Rochester Mayor Malik Evans for being a role model for city residents. He even challenged her to a shoot-off.

"It feels good to know that I’m a role model," Fair said. "I'm somebody that anybody and everyone here can count on or look to see that she was able to do it, so I can too. And I think that, when you have doubts or when people have the doubt that they don’t know what’s next for you and you keep your faith, or you keep believing, you, that’s something that you know can take you a long way in life."

And still, Wilson keeps her eyes on the prize.

"It just takes a lot of hard work," Wilson said. "It comes from a lot of sacrifices. And it comes with confidence. You got to have heart. You got to be able to do this, and it comes with a lot of distractions. You got to make sure you stay focused. You got to make sure that you’re staying determined [and] on top of your stuff. And not only that, it’s academic-wise too. So that’s very important. People underestimate that part of the process, but grades are important and being able to handle your stuff and your books and being able to come out here and work, it comes with a lot."