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Game 25 – St. Andrew’s (RI) 99 vs. GB Academy (Czech Republic) 101  2OT

St Andrew’s (99) – #11 Anthony DeThomas (8), #33 Luke Michalski (26), #45 Ryan Weiss (19), #5 Raphy Tawil (14), ##42 Graham Einkenberry (6), ##4 Christophen Bianco (12), #21 Amir Panagiotis (4), #3 DJ Dixon (2), #30 Braeden Bryne (3)

GB Academy (101) – #4 Miks Zviedrans (5), #6 Tomas Valentiny (38), #7 Theo Alexandersson (6), #8 Witold Czerenciewicz (2), #9 Benjamin Navratil (5), #10 Kristijonas Strackaitis (9), #14 Toms Linens (21), #15 Oliver Stafanovic (19)

Game 26 – The Newman School (MA) 76 vs. Helsinki Basketball Academy (Finland) 50

Newman (76) – #10 Luka Toews (19), #0 Wyatt Nausadis (2), #2 Khalil Badru (11), #5 Kasean Shilingford (4), #13 Hudson Geremia (21), #12 Reggie Grodin (2), #34 Collins Onyejiaka (9), #23 Sam Morris (8)

Helsinki (50) – #37 Olavi Suutela (17), #3 Jalani Towa (10), #20 Kalle Kuhalampi (4), #8 Christian Blomfelt (5), #7 Jonas Kaivos (2), #19 Matias Karlin (5), #23 Samu Adler (7)

Game 27 – Brimmer and May (MA) vs. Lee Academy (Maine) 68

Brimmer (53) – #1 BJ Dawan-Abdullah (2), #3 Winston Legentus (31), ##4 Bryce Dortch (7), #10 Cole Gaffney (2), #11 Owen Haglund (4), #14 Ladanion Payne (3), #13 Cam Thornton (2), #30 Ryan Sserunkuma (2)

Lee Academy (68) – #1 Tyrell Green (8), #2 Landon Varos (2), #3 Drazen Sinigoj (9), #5 Wilbur Meija (11), #15 Jason Gibbs (6), #34 Amadou Doumbia (22), #40 Mamadou Kane (4). #10 Alec Mercer (3), #4 Noah Meyer (2),

Game 28 – South Kent School (CT) 65 vs. Great Futures Prep (WA) 57

South Kent (65) – #2 Luke Razi (1), #3 Oliver Jones (4), #13 Nate Guerengomba (14), #23 JoJo Wallace (19), #4 Kevin Odih (11), #5 Jacob Hogarth (8), #1 Badara Daakite (2), #21 Clemson Edomwonyi (3)

Great Futures (57) – #1 Ravjeet Randhawa (2), #2 Tait Spencer (27),  #3 Myles Moore (1), #4 Xavier Santana (8), #6 Lucius Fox (2), #12 Eesher Sarai (9), #35 Mouhammed Diao (8)

Game 29 – Bradford Christian Academy (MA) 77 vs. Macduffie School (MA) 55

Bradford Christian (69) – #2 Jayden Colon (10), #3 Antonio Pemberton (9), #4 Warren Keel Jr. (18), #5 Umari Seney (15), #7 Owen Crowley (4), #10 Sean Ngenga (3), #11 George Turkson (10), #14 Jordan Summer (1), #24 Kur Teng (1), #25 Anthony Troncellito (2), #15 Collin Charbanneau (5)

MacDuffie (55) – #1 Rayan Sablon (3),  #3 Tahlan Pettway (13), #5 Dayn Campbell (13), #10 Jake Lemelman (9), #11 Javon Perry (8), #32 Isaac Nyakundi (6), #23 Johnny Bol Akot (1), #24 Asiatic Allah (2)

Game 30 – St. Thomas More (CT) 60 vs. Drive Academy (Finland) 65

St. Thomas More (60) – #3 Shamiere Green (2), #5 Tyler Betsey (26), #10 Will Davies (2), #11 London Jemison (3), #12 Izaiah Pasha (10), #15 Roy Igbwe (1), #23 James LaFrance (8), #24 AJ Rodriguez (8)

Drive Academy (65) – #20 Tom Guma (3), #12 Nantii Ruuhilahti (6), #33 Okku Federiko (16), #51 Aaron Ekwere (8), #14 Abdullah Amzil (15), #25 Lual Machol (5), #32 Garang Machol (8), #1 George Vassilakis (2), #35 Brunel Medzou (2)

Most Outstanding Player

Warren Keel Jr. – Bradford Christian Academy

All Tournament Team

Winston Legentus – Brimmer and May School

Jovan Milicevic – Canyon International

Amer Ali – Canyon International

Jaylen Harrell – CATS Academy

Sekou Kourouma – Darrow School

Okku Federico – Drive Academy

Chris Jeffery – Mt Zion Academy

Eternity Eguagie -J Addison School

Tyler Betsey – St Thomas More

Luka Toews – The Newman School

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Washington, D.C. – Georgetown came into this game with an 8-10 record, looking to stop a three game schneid. Unfortunately, they were no match for Butler, as they shot 62% FG and 50% from three in the first half. The Bulldogs led the Hoyas by 12 points at halftime, scoring a lowly 32% from the floor and 27% from deep. As the second half was underway, the Hoyas cut the lead to nine several times, but Butler responded, extending the lead back to double digits. Georgetown eventually fell to Butler 90-66. Butler was simply too physical, had all their starters in double figures while the Hoyas couldn’t get consistent offensive production. Butler guard Pierre Brooks led the team with 20 points and 11 rebounds and DJ Davis finished with 17 points, five dimes and four boards. Georgetown’s Jayden Epps led the Hoyas with 16 points and three assists, Supreme Cook added 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Brooks is a junior who is having a good year for Butler. He averages 17 points and four boards on 48% shooting. Brooks is also efficient from beyond the arc averaging 44%. He made 4-of-6 threes in this game and went 8-of-15 from the floor. He is very crafty and plays in control, he has an overall high IQ. When he has the ball in his hands, he does a good job looking for players in the right spots, though he didn’t record a dime. He created angles to give himself space and while undersized he plays big. Brooks used his body to carve out 11 rebounds, which is the most he’s had this year. He just has an excellent feel for the flow of the game and great court vision. Fellow guard DJ Davis had his fingerprints on this game as well, using his quickness to gain separation on the floor. He was aggressive, driving to the basket and having the wherewithal to stop on a whim for pull up jumpers and runners. He succeeded in transition and was not afraid of contact. Davis made good cuts and came off screens. He shot 50% FG with only one made three, though he has a nice shooting touch.

Georgetown’s guard Epps did not have his best night. He led the team in scoring once again but was very inefficient. He shot 4-for-19 for the night and frankly didn’t play to his strengths. He was very hesitant to drive because there were no lanes for him to get to the basket. When Epps doesn’t get the driving lanes to the hoop, he starts to press and takes bad shots. He was very poor from downtown only making 2-of-13 attempts. Butler overmatched the team with a strong defensive performance and frankly got in his head. He added five turnovers to his stats as well which was a problem since he is the primary ball handler. Epps had a nice night from the charity stripe as he only missed one foul shot. Cook had a double-double in this game and seemed to be the only Georgetown player up to the task. He showed heart and put his arms in the body of the defenders to gain his ground. Cook is very raw but seems to be coming into his role by finishing better and being aggressive.

Butler is now 13-7 on the year and face Villanova next while Georgetown is 8-11 and goes up against Providence on the road. Butler is 8^th and the Hoyas are 10^th respectively in the Big East.

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San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Dons (5-2) took an early 9-1 lead against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-2).  The Gophers were 0-for-5 from the field for the first four minutes of play.  San Francisco’s lead swelled to 11 points with 6:31 on hot three-point shooting from point guard Ryan Beasley who hit a pair of threes and Mike Sharavjamts added another which made the score 26-15 San Francisco.  Mike Mitchell Jr. stemmed the tide with a smooth short corner jumper.  Mitchell’s jumpers proved to be the first steps toward the Gophers comeback as they cut San Francisco’s lead down to eight points (37-29) by the end of the first half.

In the second half, the Dons and Gophers traded baskets for the first three minutes.  Then, the Gophers’ Elijah Hawkins made two jumpers in a row that cut the Don’s lead to four points – 43-39.  Minnesota’s Cam Christie’s three ball cut the Dons lead to just one – 47-46.  But this was as close as the Gophers would get. Sharavjamts made a jumper to push the lead back to three points. The Gophers could not keep pace and succumbed to a rash of turnovers and missed shots.  Despite Christie and Mitchell being above average three-point shooters the Gophers insisted on getting the ball to their bigs Dawson Garcia (19 points and 6 rebounds) and Pharrel Payne (15 points and 6 rebounds) who scored almost exclusively in the paint during the second half.   San Francisco pulled away to win the contest 76-58.

USF’s Jonathan Mogbo, (So,. Forward) scored 28 points with 10 rebounds and three assists.  Mogbo’s chiseled frame is perfect to dominate mismatches and he’s a versatile defender who scores efficiently, shooting 76% from the field.  t the rim.  Mogbo scored exclusively at the rim, he could be an interesting NBA prospect if he can establish at least some three-point shooting effectiveness.

USF’s senior guard Marcus Williams scored 20 points.  While he was 0-of-3 from 3, he effectively pushed the tempo and scored in a variety of ways – jumpers, layups as well as free throws.

Senior forward Dawson Garcia is the hub of the Gophers scoring.  Garcia has a nice touch around the rim and even stepped out and nailed two threes.  However, at 6’11” he averages just 1.1 blocks per game.  The Gophers will need Garcia to make a much bigger defensive impact if the they are going to make any noise in the Big 10 come conference play.

Minnesota’s freshman forward Cam Christie scored seven points on 3-of-7 shooting (1-3 3PT).  Cam is the younger brother of Max Christie, the Lakers 2022 NBA second round draft pick.  For a freshman Christie looked smooth and completely comfortable.  He had three turnovers but with time and experience he showed glimpses of a high ceiling with his shooting and shot creation. 

Minnesota’s Mike Mitchell Jr., a transfer from Pepperdine, scored nine points with six rebounds and four assists.  Mitchell, a natural point guard, plays the shooting guard position for the Gophers, no doubt because of his +40% three-point shooting on high volume his previous two years.  The Gophers play a traditional slow it down offense that doesn’t seem to play to Mitchell’s strengths.  Look for Mitchell to be a big part of the Gophers scoring arsenal going forward.

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