Warren County guard Corban Felton is stepping into his senior season with more than a decade of basketball experience and a clear vision for how he wants to lead the Pioneers.
Felton has been playing basketball nearly his entire life. Felton said he picked up his first memories of the game at two years old, joined a junior league by five, and never stopped competing. Felton said those early years shape the way he plays now: With a team-first mindset and a point guard’s instinct to elevate everyone around him.
“[My favorite part of being a point guard is] definitely getting my teammates involved, making a good pass,” Felton said. “Cause I mean, it may look good for them but it makes me feel accomplished that, you know, our team’s involved, and getting the whole team involved, it feels like the whole team’s doing what we do.”
Felton is one of six seniors on this year’s roster, giving Warren County a veteran core as it tries to build on last season’s 20-8 record and district championship run. As a junior, he averages 6.1 points, 2.9 assists, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.1 steals. Felton said every night, his approach does not change.
“I was never the biggest person so I always had to figure a way to score on my own or get other people involved,” Felton said. “But that’s what I do now, is just get other people involved and attract all the attention, get everybody else [involved.]”
Felton enters the season fresh off a strong junior campaign that included a 12-point, five-rebound outing against Spring Hill and multiple double-digit scoring nights. Now, Felton said he is expected to anchor the Pioneer offense, push the tempo, and serve as the connector for a group with high expectations. Felton said returning to the Dalt feels natural to him.
“It’s really exciting,” Felton said. “I’m just glad to be back with the guys.”