The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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60 ■ THE WOLFPACKER BASKETBALL PREVIEW 2017-18 PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN ■ Devon Daniels 24 • G So. • Battle Creek, Mich. • 6-5 • 200 Analysis: Like C.J. Bryce, Daniels will sit out this season while redshirting to satisfy NCAA transfer requirements. He arrived at NCSU after playing one season for Utah. Career Highlights: Started 26 games and played in 29 as a freshman at Utah … Was fourth on the team in scoring (9.9 points per game), and second in assists (78) and steals (25) … Shot 57.1 percent from the field, second best among Pac-12 freshmen and eighth overall in the conference … Had a career-high 24 points in a win over Washington … Played his last high school season at Prolific Prep in Napa, Calif. … Before that, attended Kalamazoo Central and averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game his last season there. Coach's Corner: "We wanted to find a transfer who had either two years or three years to play, who had put up good numbers in a high-major con - ference or Power Five conference. We found Devon, and we recruited him. I found out he was from Michigan, and people don't know this but my first job ever I spent at a small school — Southwestern Michigan Community College." — Kevin Keatts Personal: Son of Pete and Tiffany Daniels … Has a sister … Was a three- sport star at Kalamazoo who also played football and ran track. STATISTICS Year G-GS MPG PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 2016-17* 29-26 26.9 9.9 4.6 2.7 57.1 40.0 71.9 * at Utah Ten Questions With Devon Daniels What's your biggest pet peeve? Somebody driving slow, I hate that. If you could pick your NBA team, which one would you play for? Best fit, it doesn't matter. Anyone in the league. Who is your favorite non-basketball athlete? Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. Who is the best basketball player of all time? LeBron James. When did you first dunk a basketball? Eighth grade. If you do not see me on the basketball court, where would you most likely find me? In my room watching Netflix. Who is the funniest player on the team? Darius [Hicks]. In a few words, what was your first impression of coach Kevin Keatts? Winner. If you knew you could have only one last meal, what would it be? Fried catfish. Is there was a race on the team to see who was the fastest player, who'd win? Me.