LOUISVILLE, Ky. — From battling to win on the basketball court to a battle to beat cancer. In Dec. 2023, duPont Manual senior Davis Randle was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer.

What You Need To Know

  • Davis Randle was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer in December 2023

  • He spent six months in and out of the hospital going through chemotherapy treatments

  • Davis was able to put on his jersey one last time for senior night
  • Davis Randle said he still has a long road ahead but is planning to go to college to be a veterinarian.

“Well, first I was in shock. It was kind of hard to believe, but yeah, it was sad knowing I won’t be able to do the things I used to do, knowing how much time I was spent in the hospital and knowing I will lose my hair,” said Randle.

Ever since he was in the second grade, basketball has been a passion. He never thought his junior season would be the year his life would change forever.

“I couldn’t run like, usually I was a pretty fast guy, but I couldn’t really move how I wanted to. And that’s when I was like, okay, hold on. We had to go to the doctor,” said Randle.

His parents Danielle and Mitchell Randle didn’t think it was it was anything serious.

“We took them to the doctor. They said it was Osgood-Schlatter’s, they thought it was jumper’s knee, they thought it was growing pains. And we were like, okay, ice it and get out there, until he came out from practice one day and he was just like, ‘I have this knot on my knee that I haven’t had.’ The results came back, and they said that it was cancer,” said Danielle Randle.

Davis would spend the next six months in and out of the hospital going through chemotherapy treatments. During that time, he continued to be around the game he loves.

“It was hard to watch basketball at first. It was just hard to hear about it. But I feel like I overcame and, actually started coaching middle school basketball as a way to be in the game without actually playing the game,” said Davis Randle.

The Randle family said it is family, friends, faith and basketball that keep them all going. On Wednesday, Davis put on his jersey one last time for senior night.

“Honestly just get back to it made me a little bit emotional, like just doing the small stuff, like warming up with the team that had a little different because I ain’t been able to do it for, what, two years,” said Davis Randle.

His parents said Davis was in his element when he was on that court.

“That’s what he loves. So it was good to see him. As much as he has fought to be here, we are happy that he was given this moment tonight because he deserves it. And he has worked so hard to fight and be healthy as possible, to be able to participate tonight. So it was all for him and it was worth it,” said Danielle Randle.

“As a show of resilience, I want people to be motivated by it. That’s why I like if I can get through this, you should be able to get through a lot,” said Davis Randle.

Davis Randle is currently coaching with his dad at Stewart Middle School. He hopes he can continue to inspire others through his strength that they too, can beat cancer. It was a big night for the Manual Crimsons. They beat Fern Creek 90 to 58.

Davis Randle said he still has a long road ahead but is planning to go to college to be a veterinarian.

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