DAYTON, Ohio — In his decades playing and working in basketball, Damien Wilkins said a common theme he comes across is that of the shy young player. Finding their way, and their voice, on the court comes with time.
Somto Cyril doesn't have that problem.
And he only began playing five years ago.
"I think that's what is the most impressive thing about him: He's picked up things so quickly," said Wilkins, the general manager and head of basketball at Overtime Elite, where Cyril plays. "Just his retention.