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Hall High student holds special influence to basketball team on and off the court

Kevin Durr is a senior at Hall High School. He played on the football team, managed the basketball team and track team. But he's more than a team manager to those around him.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - Kevin Durr is a senior at Hall High School. He played on the football team, was the manager of the basketball team, and manager of the track team.

There is definitely a lot on his plate. “I am the best manager at Hall,” said Durr. There is something that makes Kevin standout.

“I get this big ‘good morning Coach Coleman’ every morning. It just brightens my mood,” said Hall High School Men’s Basketball Coach Jon Coleman. “I’ve had Bobby Portis, Tyler Scaife, Anthony “AJ” Walton, well I consider Kevin a hall high great.”

You can find Durr at every practice and every game encouraging his teams. “Get focused. Get ready to play hard,” said Durr. He has even influenced the players. “Sometimes I’ve even seen Kevin try to grab the clipboard and coach,” said Jonathan Coleman, a junior on the basketball team. Last year, the men’s basketball assistant coach Melvin Bullock wanted something different to add to the team. So, he asked for Durr’s help.

“Unknowingly that it would bring so many special things to the program,” said Bullock. During football season he even scored a touchdown. And on Senior Night during basketball season, the team let him play in the game. “Everybody just felt the love because the whole gym just blew up with excitement,” said Carlos Miller, a sophomore on the men’s basketball team.

While Durr gets his team ready, he is also a huge help to his church serving as a junior decan at Independence Baptist Church. It’s the simple lessons in life he has taught the team all without even knowing. “Just be grateful and thankful for every opportunity and situation you’re in and don’t take anything for granted,” said Coleman.

Durr graduates this year and wants to hopefully come back to help the team out.

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