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BY JUSTIN H. WILLIAMS
ifth-year senior guard Devon
Daniels isn't afraid to speak
up when his teammates need a
push in the right direction.
Now in his fourth season at
NC State and his fifth playing
college basketball at the Power
Five level, the 6-5, 200-pounder
provides a mature option in head coach
Kevin Keatts' youthful group of guards that
includes three freshmen.
"Every team needs a couple of those
players," Daniels said. "A lot of guys don't
like to ruffle the feathers, so they'll try to
go around the point. I just try to provide a
dose of reality.
"If my teammates need help making reads,
I ask them what they're seeing, then as an
older guy I'll tell them what the right read is."
Daniels isn't the only upperclassman
guard on the 2020-21 roster. He's also
joined by senior Braxton Beverly and red-
shirt junior Thomas Allen, a transfer from
Nebraska that sat out last season.
But Daniels doesn't see himself simply
as a leader to the younger players, he's also
known to talk things through with some of
the experienced guys.
A transfer himself, Daniels knows how it
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Daniels ranked fourth on the team in scoring (12.7 points per game) and third in rebounding (5.3 boards per contest) last year, and will be counted on
to produce even more this season as one of just three seniors on the Wolfpack roster.
PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN
SENIOR
LEADER
Fifth-year Guard Devon Daniels Provides Experience
And Versatility To A Young Wolfpack Backcourt
