Sixteen-year-old Devontae Shuler was lying on the ground in the fetal position, waiting for the bus to take him and his Irmo High School varsity basketball teammates to a midweek game more than two hours away. When he arrived at the opposing school’s gym, the high school sophomore spent a little more time on the ground, then some by the trash can, then on the ground again.
He had the flu.
But when tipoff came, illness wasn’t on his mind. It was Shuler time.
Entering the fourth quarter down 15 points, he orchestrated a comeback victory that defended the team’s No.