Antonio Reeves
2021-2022 ( at Illinois State ) Started all 33 games … Averaged 20.1 points , 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game … Had 662 points in 33 games which was the fourth-most in Redbirds ’ history … He was the first Illinois State player to average at least 20 points per game in a season since 2001 … Named to the Missouri Valley Conference Second Team and was a team captain on the ALL- MVC Most Improved Team … Also a member of the All- District 16 team from the National Association of Basketball Coaches … Scored in double figures in 31 of 33 games … Had 18 games with 20 or more points , which was tied for the
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POSITION Guard HEIGHT 6-5 WEIGHT 205 CLASS Senior HOMETOWN Chicago
sixth-most in program history … Finished the season ranking 19th among all Division I scorers with 20.1 points per game … Had a career-high 34 points with five 3-pointers against Valparaiso … Was an efficient scorer , making 47 % of his shots from the field , 39 % from 3-point range and 82 % from the free-throw line . 2020-2021 ( at Illinois State ) Played in 25 games during the season with 24 starts … Averaged 12.4 points per game , second-most on the team and 13th-most in the Missouri Valley Conference , and ninthmost among returnees for the 2021-22 season … Scored in double-figures 19 times during the year , including each of the last five games … Scored a career-high 27 points at Drake , making 8-of-16 shots from the field , 3 of 5 from long range , and 8 of 9 from the charity stripe … For the year he made 110-of-259 shots ( 42.5 %) from the field and 33 of 108 ( 30.6 %) from beyond the arc … Pulled down 82 rebounds ( 3.3 per game ) with 36 assists ( 1.4 per game ) and also had nine steals … His season-high of seven rebounds came in the season opener against Ohio State … Scored 20 or more points three times … Had 21 against Evansville , notched 27 points in the series opener against Drake , and also 20 points in the series finale against Drake . 2019-2020 ( at Illinois State ) Was named to the MVC All-Bench Team … Averaged 7.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game during the season … Played in 31 games with a trio of starts … Scored in doublefigures 10 times during the season , including a season-high 17 points against Missouri State … Had 16 points against Missouri State and against Drake … Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds against Drake … Had two assists in seven games … Made 81-of-211 shots from the field during the season , and 33 of 105 from beyond the arc . High School : Was a three-star prospect out of Simeon High School in Chicago … Averaged 21.7 points , six boards and three assists per game … Was an All- City Second-Team selection … Began his high school career at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix … Played for Mike Bibby at Shadow Mountain and the squad went 25-2 overall and captured a state title … Averaged 14.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game during the state title season … Had a 3.0 grade-point average . Personal : Born Nov . 20 in Chicago … Parents are Dawn Coulter and Anthony Reeves … Has four siblings , Anthony Marshall , Alexis , Malik and Angelic … Major is family consumer science education … He chose No . 12 because he ’ s been wearing it since his freshman season … Father is his life ’ s greatest influence … Lists Bad Boys as his favorite movie … Pregame playlist consists of hip hop music … Favorite former UK player is Tyler Herro … Off the court talent is drawing .
Grant Darbyshire
High School : Served as a captain for Sycamore as a senior and helped lead the team to the Greater Miami Conference championship … Team amassed a 20-3 record , which was the
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POSITION Guard HEIGHT 6-2 WEIGHT 190 CLASS Freshman HOMETOWN Cincinnati
best in school history this past season … Were also district runners-up after getting off to a 9-0 start , the best in school history … Shot 43 % from 3-point range as a junior and had 14 points and six boards against Middleton on Senior Night … Also participated in soccer and baseball for Sycamore … Was a summa cum laude graduate and was also a National Merit Scholar Commended … Fourtime All Conference Academic Team member … Was a member of the National Honor Society , the Spanish National Honor Society , a Student Ambassador and a member of the Sycamore Athletic Leadership Team … An Honor Roll student . Personal : Born April 15 in Florence , Kentucky … Parents are Dana and Gregg Darbyshire … Has five siblings , Bryce , Lola , Cash , Jeff and Cove … Most memorable basketball moment was winning the GMC league title while playing with his younger brother , Bryce … Father played basketball at Kent State and Miami ( OH ), grandfather , Lynn played football and competed in track at Florida State and Miami ( OH ) … Favorite food is chicken and waffles … Lists Karl-Anthony Towns as his favorite basketball player … Off the court he likes to play pickleball and can also speak Spanish … Favorite movie is Happy Gilmore and favorite TV show is Family Guy … Lists his dad as the most influential person in his life … Chose Kentucky over Kansas , Cincinnati , College of Charleston , Xavier , Indiana and Miami ( OH ).
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