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Duke Women Get A Late Surprise Addition

Having an extra point guard is rarely a bad thing

By JD King
An elite girls basketball team at Royal Crown Academic School is attempting to build a power squad to make a run at all the prestigious U.S. tournaments and have apparently attracted a film company to document their season for a Netflix piece. The team fea
TORONTO, ON- SEPTEMBER 16 - Highly recruited Shayeann Day-Wilson will attend Syracuse University. An elite girls basketball team at Royal Crown Academic School is attempting to build a power squad to make a run at all the prestigious U.S. tournaments and have apparently attracted a film company to document their season for a Netflix piece. The team features Shayeann Day-Wilson and Latasha Lattimore, two of Canadas most highly recruited womens basketball players, both of whom have committed to Syracuse University in 2021. in Toronto. September 16, 2020.
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Well you don't see this every day: Kara Lawson added a promising late commit when Shayeann Day-Wilson chose Duke.

You don’t get Top 50 recruits in August very often.

She originally committed to Syracuse but like just about everyone else bailed after the problems surfaced with former coach Quentin Hillsman, who has resigned.

Eighteen players or recruits have opted out since February.

According to the Duke Chronicle, the 5-5 Day-Wilson, a native of Canada, “Day-Wilson is an offense-minded point guard with an advanced handle, and can score comfortably both downhill and pulling up from outside. She sees the court well too, though the knock on her is that she can be a bit wild—particularly on the defensive side.“

Lawson played for the late Pat Head Summit, who would certainly know how to teach a young player discretion. We’re guessing Lawson will too.

We only got a brief glimpse of her style last season due to Covid so we’ll know more about everything by the time ACC play gets going. Certainly she has a solid roster now, having worked the transfer market like a much more experienced coach.

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