Athlete of the Week
Name: Kam McDaniel
School: Spring Creek
Sport: Boys’ Basketball
Year: Sophomore
Parents: Adrian and Brittany McDaniel
Hometown: Goldsboro
McDaniel ranks No. 1 among Neuse Six 2A players with eight assists per game and sixth in scoring at 13.2 points per game. He pulls down 3.7 rebounds each outing on the hardwood. McDaniel follows a quote from the late Kobe Bryant, “The moment you give up, is the moment someone else wins.”
Gators head coach Tray Harris said, “[Kam] is a very calm player when it comes to controlling the game. [He’s] a great listener and player that always lets the game to come to him, but when it’s time for him to take over, he does just that.”
