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| King James Shooting Stars 2020 |
King James
Head Coach Malcolm Walters is currently in the lab trying to assemble a 2020
team that can compete in the upcoming season of the NYBL. With a solid core of elite players including Isaiah Kennedy (5’8 PG Beavercreek), Grant Huffman (5’9 SG Aurora), Devaonte Blanton (6’2 WF Nordonia) and Darion Henry (6’3 C Cincinnati),
Walters feels real good about his team’s ability to compete against the best in
the country. Both Kennedy and Huffman
pack national reputations, while Blanton is top 10 in Ohio and poised for
national recognition and Henry is well respected statewide. In addition to their
core, Kings James will return Montori
Foster (5’8 SG Warrensville) Marvin
Davies (6’0 PF Orange) and Nicholas
Walters (5’7 PG Orange), all of whom have been with the team since the 3rd
grade.
King James
will be one of five 2020 Ohio based teams participating in the ultra
competitive NYBL this season. The other
teams include: Mid Ohio Pumas, Ohio Basketball Club (OBC), Mansfield Cavs and
SWO Elite. In terms of the pecking order in the Buckeye state, King James is
widely considered the 2nd best team in northeast Ohio behind OBC and
ahead of the Mansfield Cavs. Statewide,
King James may be top 5 good. In terms
of his team’s style of play, Walters emphasizes defense. “We are very
aggressive; our defensive is our offense. We are in your face defensively,”
said Walters.
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| Isaiah Kennedy, DeVonte Blanton, Montoria Foster & Grant Huffman |
Although
statewide recognition is ok, Coach Walters feels that with the addition of the above mentioned key
players, his squad can be elite nationally. “With adding [Isaiah] Kennedy and
[Darion] Henry, we are top 10 in the nation,” said Walters. Walters is equally confident about how is
team will fare in the NYBL this season. “Exciting, we get to play against other
top teams in the country and to see where we stand,” continued Walters. “I hope they [NYBL teams] are getting ready
because we are getting ready for them,” Walter said.
