In the words of basketball coach Richard Mathis, Todd Daniels was one of the most dedicated players he’s ever coached.
"On defense, he was a really good on-the-ball defender. When he made a mistake on offense, he went into super high gear to get that ball back," said Mathis.
Daniels, who played at West Marion High School in Foxworth, was a two-year starter at point guard for the Wildcats. He stood 5-foot-9. Mathis says he was a good ball handler, really good 3-point shooter and 90 percent free-throw shooter.
"Todd was a high school qualifier with some Division I offers," said Mathis. "He could have gone to a lot of other places. But he wanted to come here to play and play himself up."
Daniels played at PRCC from 1996-98.
The 1996-97 Wildcats got off to a 7-3 start, then lost three in a row, before beginning a wild run for the next year and a half going 40-11 and winning the state championship in 1997-98. That team would finish 27-5, the most wins in school history.
Daniels’ freshman year the Wildcats were 20-10 and lost the state finals to Northwest. He averaged 16.4 points as a freshman. 
The next season, he averaged 15 points and nine assists. In the state championship victory over Northwest, he scored 29 points.
"Todd’s numbers dropped off a little his sophomore year because teams were guarding him a lot harder," said Mathis. "Despite that, he continued to distribute the ball better and that resulted in wins."                                                                                                                                              Daniels was named both All-State and All-Region during his time at PRCC.
He went on to play at Louisiana Monroe for two years. He would later earn a master’s degree from Webster University.