Dvdaya Swimmer
Dvdaya Swimmer
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Dvdaya Swimmer
Dvdaya
Swimmer
5'4" | PG
Cherokee | 2026
State
NC
was showing off her ball handling pushing the tempo the other direction getting to the rim or finding her open teammates. She showed her tough defense getting the ball deflecting passes and grabbing steals. She knows how to see the court finding her teammates underneath the basket.
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Thursday’s 2A state championship clash would be the final time for Swimmer in a Cherokee uniform. Swimmer was the third of the Braves with a double-digit point performance as she added 10 to Cherokee’s total. She played 31 of the contest’s 32 minutes and displayed her effectiveness in getting her teammates in position to make plays – as evidenced by the five assists she dished out. Swimmer also collected a steal. She is one of three seniors that are part of Cherokee’s graduating class of 2026. She is also a multi-sport athlete as she has played basketball in volleyball in addition to her basketball accolades.
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Dvdaya Swimmer
Dvdaya
Swimmer
5'4" | PG
Cherokee | 2026
State
NC
is so effective making her cuts to the basket flashing to the block and using shot fakes to get the open lane banking it off the glass. She gets her hands in the way on defense picking the pocket of her opponents. Her ability to find her open teammates inside the paint was so fun to watch. She hit a big time shot in the fourth quarter tying up the ball game again making sure her opponents knew they weren’t going to run away with the game.
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Dvdaya Swimmer
Dvdaya
Swimmer
5'4" | PG
Cherokee | 2026
State
NC
has earned back-to-back MVP awards in the state championship games, and she’s sure to continue performing at a high level for her senior season. She’s a special point guard controlling the tempo of the game, finding ways to make the sharp pass, and knocking down her shot. She doesn’t just focus on offense as her defense stands out with her ability to be aggressive knocking the ball away and jumping in front of passing lanes to grab the steal.
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Dvdaya Swimmer
Dvdaya
Swimmer
5'4" | PG
Cherokee | 2026
State
NC
is a back to back state championship coming home with team hardware and individual hardware both years. While she can score from anywhere on the court, she’s aggressive on defense being able to pick the pocket of her opponents to push the other direction. She does well anticipating what her opponents are going to do jumping in front of passes and creating some plays off of turnovers.
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Dvdaya Swimmer
Dvdaya
Swimmer
5'4" | PG
Cherokee | 2026
State
NC
was doing well moving with and without the ball finding her teammates, hitting them in stride on the way to some points, and she even did a nice job cleaning up the glass putting the shot back up. She didn’t back down from hands in her face banking it off the glass. Her ability to draw opponents towards her to wrap the pass around them hitting her teammates’ hands was impressive. She’s quick with the ball which is what makes her hesitation move so effective throwing off her opponents. She had a nice pass from the top of the key whipping it to the opposite block for two points for her teammate. She even showed off her range knocking it down from deep. Her on ball defense frequently led to turnovers as well.
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Gosh, if you love watching hoopers, you’ll love watching this kid go. She’s not just a hooper, she’s a competitor. She does everything through the lens of “We over Me”, and puts the team first. And in the championship game for Trotters ’26 Williams she was fantastic. She had huge bucket after huge bucket on the way to 15 points, while also doing a great job of facilitating for others. This group has won the TN AAU Championship 3 straight years. They are no joke!
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So darn smart. Just a winning player. Made the right pass every time. You want her on your team because she’s your coach on the floor. Knows the correct reads vs a press.
Went coast to coast to the rack when nobody picked her up. Got cooking in the 1st half, and they ran away with it. I’m not sure she was the most talented player on the floor, but made the biggest difference. They continued to press her…and it made them pay.
The kid is just special.
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Read EvaluationMindy McCarthy | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Cecily Swimmer came right out to play scoring the first bucket of the game on a fast break. She was grabbing steals on the other end picking the pocket of her opponents and immediately pushing them up the court for some points. She sees the floor so well finding her open teammates cutting to the basket. She was constantly moving all over the court making sure she’s a problem on defense and can easily get to the ball on offense.
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Daya is a fierce and fiery competitor. Her speed is elite, and her IQ is off the charts. She canrnhandle with both hands, score with both hands, score at all three levels and defends at a highrnlevel. It isn’t uncommon for her to lead our team in rebounding either…she is all over the courtrnmaking winning plays. At Cherokee HS Daya is a four-sport athlete. Participating in volleyball,rncross country, basketball, and track. During her freshman year she was State Champion in crossrncountry, she was an All-Conference player for the Lady Braves basketball team that made a deeprnrun in the tournament to the Elite 8 as a Freshman and she was All-Conference as a Sophomore.rnShe also won the State Championship in the 800 meter. She holds the school record in the 1600rnmeter at 5:17 and also holds the school record in Cross Country. As a sophomore she was oncernagain All State in Cross Country and state runner-up. This kid competes with a passion thatrnhonors her Native American heritage.
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