Brent Brilhante still remembers when a scrawny, unknown boy, about to enter seventh grade, walked up and stuck his hand out to greet him during the Decatur Golden Gator’s summer basketball camp in 2011.

“He was like, ‘Hi, my name’s Stef’fun Singleton, and I’m going to be a star player,’ ” recalled Brilhante, who was a Decatur assistant coach at the time. “I was shocked a kid at his size and build [at the time] could be so confident. I was just like ‘OK, let’s see what you got.’ ”

What Brilhante saw blew him away. Singleton, who reached Brilhante’s hip bone at the time, proved to be faster than the other players, and his ball-handling skills proved to be better than the rest. Six years later, and Brilhante is the head coach of the Todd Beamer Titans, and that scrawny unknown is his senior point guard.

On Dec. 6, Singleton’s predictions on being a star player came to fruition when he netted 40 points during the Titans’ 67-64 loss to Enumclaw. Singleton’s performance set the school record for most points scored in a game.

As a point guard, Singleton is always thinking about what’s next: the next play, the next drive, the next pass. Having his name etched into high school history is no different.

“It’s a great feeling knowing nobody’s ever done that. I can’t wait to have kids now,” Singleton said. “I can bring them here and show them that I have the [current] scoring record and show them that hard work really pays off.”

Singleton’s basketball career with the Titans was built on hard work.

As a confident freshman in 2013, Singleton was under the impression he would play a significant role in Brilhante’s offense — but that wasn’t the case.

When his sophomore year rolled around, Singleton expected the same, but again, that didn’t happen.

“He hit a couple little bumps here at the start,” Brilhante said. “We had some other good scorers at that spot, and it was hard for him to find his niche.”

Finally, Brilhante handed the keys of his offense to Singleton in 2015, and he didn’t disappoint.

Singleton finished third on the team, averaging 11 points and four assists per game.

With his scoring and passing at its pinnacle, Singleton helped lead the Titans to the playoffs. Beamer defeated Spanaway Lake in the regional round, but the Titans’ playoff run ended after back-to-back losses to Olympia and Emerald Ridge.

“Playing on a big stage like that was huge,” Singleton said. “It made me hungry to get back there. I didn’t want to take any time off, just wanted to get back to work.”

Playing with both of his AAU programs during the summer, Singleton upped his scoring average from 11 points per game his junior year to near the top of the league at 23.2 points per game this season.

He put the league on notice during the Enumclaw game.

The senior had 20 points by halftime, and Singleton scored all 40 shooting 56 percent from the field.

Singleton said how the Hornet defenders were playing allowed him to drive to the basket or pull up for jump shots throughout.

Brilhante said watching Singleton’s performance that night transported him back to his days as a Decatur assistant.

“He reminds me so much of Michael Hale, just no fear,” Brilhante said. “Stef’fun takes the ball to the basket and just takes a beating every night, but it doesn’t stop him. Players like that are rare.”

Singleton followed up his record night with a 21-point performance in the Titans’ 66-58 win on Tuesday over Auburn Mountainview, despite not scoring in the first quarter.

Singleton admitted the Enumclaw performance wore him out. He usually plays all 32 minutes, but Singleton asked Brilhante to take him out of the Mountainview game with a minute left in the third quarter before returning for the final quarter.

“I would have liked to try for 41, but I was tired,” Singleton said. “I wasn’t at my best, so I really wanted to find Richie [Frazier], and help him have a big night.”

For Singleton, the all-time scoring record is the second of two mementos Singleton collected in his four years with Beamer basketball.

The first was a tattoo on his right forearm. The design spells out his last name and is accompanied by a couple of red stars, a symbol of his first words to Brilhante back when he was a skinny middle-schooler.

Now, six years later, Singleton has the numbers and accolades to back it up.

“Whoever is going to get him is going to get a special, special basketball player,” Brilhante said. “He has a high basketball IQ, and he’s a special scorer. I’ve coached some really fast players, but I’ve never seen anyone this fast.

“Stef’fun’s unbelievably quick with the basketball,” Brilhante continued. “He’s so deceiving. He’ll get by you and get to the rim anytime he wants. A lot of guys settle for jump shots, and Stef’fun won’t. That’s something you can’t teach.”