Athlete of the Week

Name: Tateyawna Faison

School: North Duplin

Sport: Girls’ Basketball

Year: Junior

Parents: Tina Ammons

Hometown: Mount Olive

A soft-spoken and modest athlete, Faison participates in multiple sports at Duplin County’s smallest rural school. The 5-foot-10 center ranks No. 8 among Carolina 1A scorers with 9.6 points per game. Faison snared a career-high 19 rebounds against Union as a sophomore.

Rebels head coach John Oliver said, “She’s improved a lot. She’s starting to learn that once the ball is rebounded, she needs to fly down the court because she’s usually the tallest person on the court. [And] I want to see more of that. She rebounds pretty good, but sometimes she’s slow about getting to the spots [on box outs]. I’m trying to teach her to watch the ball. I think she’s going to be [even] better next year.”