Recruiting Report: Grant Shivvers (2016)

<p>An intriguing 6-foot-5 wing out of Dallas Center-Grimes, <strong>Grant Shivvers </strong>is a rangy and versatile prospect, who hasn’t yet come close to reaching his full potential as a player.  </p> <p>After a summer with Iowa Battlers 17U, and a year of varsity on a state tournament qualifier under his belt, he has seen some -- albeit slight -- interest roll in.</p> <p>“My coach said a few colleges have looked at me, but just mostly D3 so far,” said Shivvers. “Honestly I don&#39;t know what schools.”</p> <p>The lengthy prospect says his summer with Iowa Battlers was beneficial for him, and most importantly he learned to become a more physical player.</p> <p>“They helped improve my confidence and taught me to be more physical when attacking the hoop. I formed great bonds with the players as well, and loved spending time with them on and off the court,” he said. “I think I did my best in passing and moving the ball around and then cutting and moving without the ball.”</p> <p>With great size and length, Shivvers is able to play nearly all positions at the high school level, but projects as more of a wing at the college level.</p> <p>“Its hard to describe my position, I say I&#39;m a wing but I play big for high school ball because I&#39;m the tallest, but I also can bring the ball up and push on the fast breaks,” said Shivvers. “I like to describe myself as more of a slasher. My strengths as a player is my length and sharing the ball, always looking for my open teammate.”</p> <p>Last season with the Mustangs, Shivvers came off the bench and averaged 2.3 points and 3.3 rebounds, he also chipped in with just north of a steal per game. This season he looks to have a much-increased role.</p> <p>“My role at DCG will be to rebound, put up a consistent amount of points per game and play as hard as I can for as long as I can,” he said. “It&#39;ll be different from last season because I&#39;ll be starting, and I wasn&#39;t asked to score a lot last year, just go in and play hard as my coach told me.”</p> <p>“My goals for this season are to make it back to state. I also think it&#39;d be cool to get my name out there a little and get recognized by colleges. Overall I wanna have a year to remember and just to have fun playing in front of our whole school and fans.”</p>