Caleb Daniels (born May 17, 1999) is an American professional

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player for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the

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. He played

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for the Tulane Green Wave and

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High school career

Daniels attended St. Augustine High School in

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. He averaged 20 points per game as a junior. As a senior, he averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds per game, leading the Purple Knights to the Division I semifinals. Daniels was selected to the All-Metro team by The Times-Picayune. He was named to the second team all-state in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 5A, and he was voted Most Valuable Player in the Catholic League. In April 2017, Daniels committed to playing college basketball for Tulane over offers from

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, Texas State,

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, VCU, and

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. He was the

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of his class, and his speech spoke of a brotherhood at the high school and quoted

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College career

Daniels averaged 6.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game as a freshman. On March 9, 2019, he scored a career-high 36 points in a 82–79 loss to

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. As a sophomore, Daniels averaged 16.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, although Tulane finished 4–27. Following the season, he declared for the

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and worked out for the

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. Daniels ultimately opted to transfer to Villanova, citing a pickup game against

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as the deciding factor, and sat out the 2019–20 season as a redshirt. In early January 2021, Daniels was one of two Villanova players who tested positive for

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, forcing the program to shut down for two weeks. He averaged 9.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game as a redshirt junior. In April 2021, Daniels was diagnosed with

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and was instructed to avoid most basketball activities. Over the summer, he only practiced free throw shooting and his heart was monitored. By September, no abnormalities were detected by MRIs and stress tests, and Daniels was cleared to resume normal basketball activities. In part due to lack of conditioning, he was relegated to a sixth man role going into the season. On March 1, 2022, Daniels scored 20 points in a 76–74 win against ninth-ranked

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. After returning for his super-senior season, Daniels averaged 14.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2023–present)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Daniels joined the Miami Heat for the

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and on August 11, 2023, he signed with them. However, he was waived on September 27, 2023. On October 30, he joined the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Tulane , 30 , , 0 , , 18.3 , , .429 , , .396 , , .800 , , 2.2 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , .3 , , 6.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Tulane , 30 , , 30 , , 33.9 , , .445 , , .346 , , .687 , , 5.3 , , 3.3 , , .8 , , .3 , , 16.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Villanova , style="text-align:center;" colspan="11",

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, style="text-align:left;", Villanova , 25 , , 24 , , 25.8 , , .414 , , .386 , , .792 , , 2.2 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , .0 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", Villanova , 35 , , 3 , , 27.6 , , .424 , , .373 , , .853 , , 3.8 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , .2 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Villanova , 34 , , 34 , , 33.6 , , .394 , , .332 , , .858 , , 4.5 , , 2.5 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 14.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 154 , , 91 , , 28.1 , , .420 , , .358 , , .780 , , 3.7 , , 1.9 , , .6 , , .2 , , 11.6

Personal life

Daniels is the youngest of three sons of Connie and Roland Daniels. His oldest brother R. J. played basketball at

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, while older brother Marcel played at

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before transferring to Southern University at New Orleans.

References

External links

Villanova Wildcats bioTulane Green Wave bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Daniels, Caleb 1999 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from New Orleans Shooting guards Sioux Falls Skyforce players St. Augustine High School (New Orleans) alumni Tulane Green Wave men's basketball players Villanova Wildcats men's basketball players