Drelen Nero Drelen Nero 6'2" | SG Edmond Santa Fe | 2024 State OK made an impact on both end of the court. On defense, he played great interior defense and came away with a steal. After coming away with that steal, he turned it into an assist. On the glass, he grabbed one rebound after another, making sure that the opposition did not have a chance at second chance points. Multiple times he scored in traffic, including going one for two from the free throw line. He left his mark in this game with his interior presence and rebounding. It was a great performance by him, going beyond what the box score indicates.

A physical wing-forward, Nero is strong, aggressive and deceptively bouncy with his rim rattling slams.  Along with doing the dirty work on defense and as a rebounder, Nero is an effective scorer around the rim, with the occasional ability to even work out to the free throw with a jumper or two. On the gridiron, Nero is a physical off the ball linebacker, who’s defensive work should also translate back to basketball with his new school, Edmond Memorial.

Edmond Santa Fe knocked off Yukon 56-46 on Tuesday night and junior Drelen Nero Drelen Nero 6'2" | SG Edmond Santa Fe | 2024 State OK continued his breakout season with a double double in the win. He finished with a game-high 21 points and also grabbed 12 rebounds in the win. Nero is averaging over 15 points per game and is a big part of the Edmond Santa Fe turnaround in the month of January. The Wolves have been arguably the most snake-bitten team in the state this season with injury after injury but they are starting to hit their stride at the right time. After starting the season 1-7, Edmond Santa Fe has rattled off four wins in their last five games and despite missing some of their best players, the Wolves are turning into a team that you won’t want to play when the playoffs roll around.

In one of the more surprising games on Thursday, regardless of tournament, Edmond Santa Fe stunned Choctaw 47-42. But watching the game from start to finish, it didn’t feel like that much of an upset. The Wolves jumped out early and often and put Choctaw in a 13-0 hole that they just could not climb out of. And leading the way in a balanced scoring attack was junior Drelen Nero Drelen Nero 6'2" | SG Edmond Santa Fe | 2024 State OK , who finished with 15 points to lead the Wolves in scoring. Nero did a little bit of everything and he was a constant presence on the offensive side of the floor. Santa Fe has been so riddled with injuries this season so it was nice to see Nero and the Wolves come out and get a big win.