BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- MAR 20
Decatur
Christian wins National basketball title
Decatur,
IL (3-19-2008)
– Senior forward, Demeatrio Wade, formerly
of Excelsior
High School, ended his high school
career with a bang when he led
Decatur
Christian
School to the National Association of
Christian Athletes National Championships in
Dayton, Tennessee,
over the weekend. The team returned home to
Decatur
on Monday and was met by a large and jubilant group of
fans who lined the parade route to congratulate their
heroes. Decatur Christian won the eight team tournament
to end its season 29-3. Wade was voted the “Most
Valuable Player” of the tournament after finishing with
29 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and six block
shots in the deciding game.
Tulsa continues winning ways with victory over
Miami-Ohio
Tulsa,
OK (3-20-2008)
– Center Jerome Jordan scored six points
and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds as the University of
Tulsa defeated the University of Miami-Ohio 61-45 last
night in the first round of the inaugural College
Basketball Invitational Tournament. Tulsa, who have won
now 11 of its last 14 games, including a run to the
championship game of the Conference USA tournament,
advances to play the University of Utah next Monday. The
victory helped
Tulsa improve to
21-13 on the season.
Southeastern Illinois
win opener of NJCAA National Tournament
Hutchinson,
KS (3-20-2008)
– Forward Andree Wilson, playing one of his
biggest games since his arrival at
Southeastern
Illinois
College (SIC), scored 18 points and
grabbed six rebounds to lead SIC to a close 63-57
triumph over
Paris Junior
College in the opening round
of the NJCAA Men's National Tournament on Tuesday night.
SIC will now face
Salt Lake
Community College
in the quarterfinals today. Wilson, a 6’ 4” sophomore
forward, made the biggest play of the game when he
grabbed a crucial offensive rebound and scored on the
put-back and was fouled. He calmly sank the free throw
to give SIC a five-point lead with 23 seconds remaining.
By Leonard Whyte - Jamaica Basketball Development Inc.
