Dresean Knight:
A 6-11 forward/center from Birmingham, Alabama, Knight joins the Manatees after graduating from Minor High School in Adamsville, Alabama.
As a member of the Tigers, Knight averaged his senior year over 14.4 points, 15.2 rebounds and 7.4 blocks per game while leading them to the AHSAA 6A State Tournament his last two years.
Quaivontay "Quai" Hammonds:
A 6-8 wing and local product from Bradenton, Hammonds joins the team from Palmetto High School. Prior to playing basketball, Hammonds played football for the Tigers as a quarterback before parting ways from it. He would get enrolled after passing his GED exams to help him.
This is Hammonds' first time playing organized basketball, but he will sit out this season to maintain his two years of eligibility.
Elijah "Slim" Terry:
A 6-7 wing from Enterprise, Alabama, Terry joins the Manatees after graduating and spending his last two years of varsity at Enterprise High School. As a player for the Wildcats, he averaged 13.6 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.
During his junior year, Terry averaged 11.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, two assists and 1.4 steals per game while leading the team to the semifinals of the AHSAA 7A State Championship.
His senior year was his highlight year as he averaged 15.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game before winning the AHSAA 7A State Championship against James Clemens by a score off 66-64.
Isaiah "Ziggy" Josue:
A 6-4 guard from Miami, Josue joins the team after transferring from Porterville College (CCCAA) in Porterville, California with one year of eligibility remaining.
As a player for the Pirates, Josue averaged 11.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game while leading them to the Northern California Regional Tournament. Additionally, he was named the Central Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a member of the All-CVC First Team.
Prior to Porterville, Josue played at Mater Academy Charter School in Hialeah Gardens where he played three years of varsity for the Lions before continuing to play at postgrad level at Combine Academy. As a player on the Lions, Josue averaged 10.1 points per game and lead them to regional finals of the FHSAA 6A State Tournament.
Recently, Josue competed in the JUCO Showcase in Atlanta where he averaged nine points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.
Kasheem Grady:
A 6-6 shooting guard from Lawerenceville, Georgia, Grady joins the Manatees after graduating from Mount Pisgah Christian School in Johns Creek, Georgia. As a member of the Patriots, Grady helped them to winning the 2021 GHSA Boys Basketball State Championship where he secured the game-winning steal and made the game-winning shot. In his senior year, he averaged 14.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game.
Josh Ijeh:
A 6-10 forward from Milton Keynes, England, Ijeh graduated from Milton Keynes Academy before enrolling at SCF. He was a member of Team Birmingham (UK NBL 2 D3) where he averaged 8.6 points, 11.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks for them.
Skylar Wicks:
A 6-6 combo guard from Jersey City, New Jersey, Wick joins the Manatees as a transfer from Missouri State University with one to two years of eligibility remaining. He is the first player under the Parks era from an NCAA DI university, the first NCAA transfer since 2018 (Deandre Osuigwe from DII Nyack College, 2018-19) and the first NCAA DI transfer since Devon Hodges (2012-13, Bradley University).
As a member of the Bears, Wicks played in six games during the 2020-21 season where he averaged one point 0.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game before redshirting the following season and transferring.
Prior to Missouri State, Wicks played his sophomore year of highs school at DePaul Catholic School in Wayne, New Jersey where he averaged five points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game before transferring to Surge Christian Academy in Clearwater where he averaged 15.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.
Malyk Rebetez:
A 6-3 guard from Lausanne, Switzerland, Rebetez joins the Manatees after graduating from Tennessee Prep Academy in Memphis, Tennessee before heading to DME Sports Academy in Daytona Beach.
During the summer, Rebetez played for the U20 Swiss National Team and participated in the FIBA U20 European Championship where the team earned a bronze medal by defeating North Macedonia in the third place game. He averaged 11.8 points, five rebounds and 3.8 assists per game during the tournament.
Malik Banks:
A guard and local product from Bradenton, Banks joins as a walk-on after graduating from Southeast High School where he will redshirt to maintain his two years of eligibility.
While with the Seminoles, after spending his freshman year on JV, Banks played three years of varsity where he averaged 8.7 points (487 points total), 2.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 steals per game. His senior year was his highlight year as he averaged 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game while leading the Seminoles to the regional finals of the FHSAA 5A Boys Basketball State Tournament.
Sean Lefrense:
A 6-2 shooting guard and local from Port Charlotte, Lefresne joins the Manatees as the other walk-on player. He graduated from Port Charlotte High School in 2021 where he averaged 5.7 points and 0.8 rebounds per game with the Pirates. His senior year was his most productive as he averaged 4.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game while helping them to regional semifinals at the FHSAA 5A State Tournament.
Parks bring back five returners from last season: Cobey Harraway, Ametri Moss, Ronnail Tape, Mason Cooper and Zach Smith.
Harraway finished his freshman campaign last season averaging 10.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game in 27 games played (18 starts). The Seattle native was an All-Southern Conference Honorable Mention and recently competed in the JUCO Showcase in Atlanta where he averaged 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.
Despite battling a current injury, Moss returns after finishing last season 10.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while earning All-Southern Conference Second Team Honors.
After beginning the season on the bench, Tape became the starting big man after the departures of Djordje Gobovic and Kwo Agwa. He averaged 3.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
Both Cooper and Smith redshirted last season to maintain their eligibility and look to make their debuts this season.
Scouting Daytona State:
The Falcons are coming off of finishing last season 11-19 overall with a 3-12 record in the Central Conference. They are currently lead by Joey Cantens, who enters his second season with the Falcons after spending time as an assistant coach for Florida Gulf Coast University. They bring back one key returner in Ky Stattmann (13.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game), while Cantens brings in six transfers (five from NCAA DI) to join.
Series History:
Overall, the Manatees are 1-6 against the Falcons. Last season, the Manatees split the series winning the first game by a score of 93-77 before losing the second game 73-72.
How to Keep Up:
The game will be livestream on Daytona State College YouTube Page and fans can keep up with the Manatees on all social media platforms
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