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Durant Area Basketball Players to Watch Unsung Heroes and Underclassmen to Watch – Presented By Stuteville Chevrolet of Durant

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Basketball

Boys

Eli Eaves – Atoka

Eli is a versatile player that can guard all spots on the floor and offensively has one of the best midrange games.

DJ Dill – Caddo

DJ is a very special player. He can score in bunches and is a ball hawk on defense. He was Bryan county conference MVP last year as a freshman.

Nick Crouse – Durant

Crouse will lead the Lions this season, both on and off the court. 

KAMDYN DOUGLAS – COALGATE

K.D. is definitely what makes us go offensively and defensively.

G’Mariyon Wallace – Hugo

A quiet young man that simply gets the job done 

Ethan Wilkerson – Silo

He is going to be a special player. Already getting interest from D1 and D2s as a Sophomore.

Cole Simpson – Tushka

Shot forty-two percent from the three-point line last season. Put in a lot of work to better his game and be a bigger force this season.

Girls

Hannah Vanderburg – Atoka

Quick and athletic point guard. Handles the ball well and good outside shooter. 

Emily Robinson – Caddo

A great kid and an equally outstanding player.

AUBREY MANION – COALGATE

Expected to give  Lady‘Cats a consistent scorer this year

Rylan Lain – Durant

​​A savvy point guard that can score at all three levels and a scrappy defender

Kaydrin Scott – Hugo

Kaydrin is a combo guard with low post skills, she can hit the middle range pull-up. 

Tiani Ellison – Silo

An outstanding player that is already being recruited by North Texas and Tulsa. 

Kali Madden – Tushka

Hard-working, with knowledge of the game that makes the team better.

UNSUNG HEROES

Basketball

Boys

Cam Carroll – Atoka

Cam is that kid that does whatever is asked of him, does it to the best of his ability, and cares more about the team than himself. 

Kolton Neptune – Caddo

Kolton has been a post player for the last three years. He gives us rebounding and strength inside that often goes unseen. 

AUSTIN LYNCH – COALGATE

A really good shooter that should be showcased more this year.

Hunter Wall – Durant

Wall is a hard worker that goes above and beyond to help the team be successful. 

Kyler Proctor – Silo

Very good basketball player and is also an outstanding baseball player.

Girls

Anna Ritter – Atoka

Addy Thomas – Caddo

Addy is a four-year starter who often does the dirty work or guards the opponent’s best players. She has been a big part of her team’s success.

Addie McLemore – Durant

Does a lot of things that don’t show up on a stat sheet and consistently draws extra defenders from opponents

Ryleigh Pierce – Silo

Extremely hard worker, only going to get better.

UNDERCLASSMEN TO WATCH

Basketball 

Boys 

LJ Lafever – Atoka

LJ is a guard that has the chance to do good things this year if he continues to develop his ball-handling ability.

Carson Culbreath – Caddo

Carson has made a big jump this summer going into his sophomore year. He is expected to have big minutes this year.

Jalon Saxon – Durant

Saxon has a lot of potential this year and could be a key player over the next few years. 

Trevion King – Hugo

Travion has good ball-handling skills and plays well in transition

Girls

Emma Hardison – Atoka

Emma is a great kid that should see some playing time this season.

Jaycie Nichols – Caddo

Jaycie will out hustle anyone around, she will be able to guard high level players as a freshman

Maya Dodson – Durant

Maya brings energy to the court and her teammates feed off of that.

Ashia Jordan – Hugo

Ashia is a shooting guard with point-guard handles.

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