Recruiting report: Daniel Farris (2017)
ST. LOUIS — After leading Vashon to a Missouri Class 4 state championship, Daniel Farris is quickly earning a reputation as one of the state’s premier guards in the 2017 Class. A pass-first point guard, Faris controls the tempo of…
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Continue ReadingST. LOUIS — After leading Vashon to a Missouri Class 4 state championship, Daniel Farris is quickly earning a reputation as one of the state’s premier guards in the 2017 Class.
A pass-first point guard, Faris controls the tempo of the game, but can put the ball in the basket when needed, as evidenced by his team-leading 13.3 points per game average. At 5-foot-11, 170-pounds, Farris led the Wolverines with 41 3-pointers this season and shot nearly 55 percent from long distance. He averaged 5.8 assists per game and chipped in 3.9 rebounds.
In the Class 4 semifinals, it was Farris who came up big for Vashon, scoring a game-high 22 points on 8 for 14 shooting in an overtime win over Sikeston. Then he backed it up with another 22-point performance in the championship game against Lafayette as the Wolverines won, 69-58.
“Playing in Columbia felt really good, not just for us but for the community and for the school district,” Farris said.
Still Farris says he game has room to grow as he eyes his senior season and a college career.
“The things that I am going to focus on this offseason is getting stronger and faster and becoming a better leader,” he said.
Farris is playing for St. Louis Gateway, a program that has a rich tradition and has produced numerous Division I players over the years.
“Competing in the offseason is important because you play a lot of competition and you want to know where your game is at compared to people around the wold and what you need to improve on,” Farris said.
He currently holds an offer from Eastern Illinois, and has drawn interest from several other NCAA Division I programs, including Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri State, Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.
Farris said he looks up to North Carolina guard Marcus Paige and tries to implement his shooting ability in his own game, and says the biggest influence on his game is an uncle.
“The biggest influence on my basketball career is my uncle Anthony Lee,” Farris said. “He makes sure that I’m getting my work in on and off the court and if I have any problems I would talk to him.”