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As of Wednesday, January 25, 2023

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Neville Wisdom Classic

#THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes picked up two wins to go along with other strong finishes at DTSP Wolfpack’s Neville Wisdom Classic at The Thomas A Robinson National Stadium Saturday.

#Kenold Jean won the open men’s 3000m event and Lhevinne Joseph won the open men’s 800m event. Jaidyn Brown had a top three finish in the open men’s high jump as well.

#Head coach Ednal Rolle said he was pleased with the team’s performance in only the second meet of the year.

#“It was a great performance from the team,” he said.

#“I had four Mingoes with season’s best performances, so I’m excited as this is only the second meet of the season. We are steadily improving as I expected and I’m looking for a great season going forward.”

#Kenold Jean started The Mingoes off with a solid win the open men’s 3000m event. Jean won the event in 10 minutes 40.74 seconds. Nathan Johnson of Hurry Murray took second in 10:46.09.

#Middle-distance specialist Lhevinne Joseph won the open men’s 800m event in 1:56.16—a second and a half ahead of his nearest competitor. Kenzie Knowles of Swift Athletics took second in 1:57.66. Jackson Ozias took fourth spot for The Mingoes in 2:05.61. Joseph never trailed after the 100 metre break in the race.

#“I felt really good out there for the first 800- metre event of the season,” Joseph said.

#“The whole goal of the race was to take the first 400 comfortably and then make the whole race as comfortable as possible.

#“I wanted to get there in 57 seconds and then bring it back. This was my third best time of all time and that’s a good time to have in only my second meet of the season. I’m hoping to get to a 1:52 by the end of the season.”

#Jaidyn Brown took the third in open high jump clearing 1.8m (5-10 ¾). Brown easily cleared 1.75m (5-9 ½) but had two knockdowns at 1.8m and cleared on his third attempt. He had three knockdowns at 1.85m (6-1).

#Brianique Strachan finished fourth in the open women’s 100m event in a time of 12.53 seconds. Tamara Myers of Leap of Faith won the event in 12.16 seconds.

#In the open women’s 800m event, Lakeicia Lewis finished fourth in 2:35.21 and Fridline Augustin finished sixth in 2:40.69.

#Dennis Williamson took fifth spot in the open men’s 200m in 22.84 seconds. Jeremiah Adderley from DTSP Wolfpack won the event in 21.89 seconds.

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UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas midfielder Ronaldo Green (white 11) dribbles the ball up the field. Green scored three goals as The Mingoes lost 5-4 on penalty kicks. (UB ATHLETICS)

As of Wednesday, January 25, 2023

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UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas midfielder Collins Ngigi (white 20) celebrates his first goal of the season. (UB ATHLETICS)

#THE University of the Bahamas Mingoes Men’s Soccer side was knocked out of the Bahamas Football Association Hummel Cup competition, losing to Dynamos 5-4 in penalty kicks after the match ended with a 5-5 tie.

#The match was important match for The Mingoes as Dynamos handed the team its last loss of 2022.

#The Dynamos started the match off fast and scored early in the 10th and `18th minutes.

#Mingoes midfielder Ronaldo Green responded with a brilliant goal in the 26th minute and then scored another in the 33rd minute to tie the match at 2-2.

#In the 42nd minute, midfielder Nathan Well scored with a spectacular bending corner to put The Mingoes up 3-2.

#Three minutes later and just before the break, Collins Ngigi scored his first goal of the season and put The Mingoes up 4-2 to end the half.

UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas midfielder Ronaldo Green (white 11) calls for the ball. (UB ATHLETICS)

#Coming out of half time, Dynamos responded fast with goals in the 47th, 54th and 58th minutes to give Dynamos the 5-4 lead.

#In the 65th minute, Green was tackled in the box for a successful penalty kick to tie the match at 5-5 where it would end and go to penalty kicks.

#Green was sent out first for The Mingoes and surprisingly missed – the only miss for not only for The Mingoes but the entire penalty shootout.

#Dynamos took the match 5-4 in penalties and advanced to the next round of The Hummel Cup.

#Head coach Dion Godet said the team had several opportunities to put the match away and win it in regulation.

#“We allowed the game to go into penalty kicks and I say allowed because we had a lot of opportunities on offence tonight,” he said. “Dynamos had a lot of opportunities as well and it was a very entertaining game and congrats to Dynamos who move on. Tonight we simply didn’t finish all of our opportunities and we had a couple of defensive breakdowns.

#Godet said the match does set the tone for the rest of the regular season.

#“It was our first game back after the break and I saw some positive stuff from the guys and hopefully we get better and build on that and get back on a winning streak in very short order.”

#The Hummel Cup is a tournament that starts in the middle of the season and seedings are based on standings at the Christmas break. The tournament then runs at the same time as the regular season and has its own trophy.

#The Mingoes next play Renegades in regular season action on Sunday, February 5 at The Roscow A.L. Davies Field.

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Programme aiming to expand operation

I-ELITE professional players along with coaching staff.

As of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#SINCE the inception of the International Elite Baseball Academy in 2012, coaches Geron Sands and Albert Cartwright have not just signed players to professional baseball contracts, they have also secured athletic scholarships to high school and colleges in the United States.

#Over the past week, I-Elite signed four players to professional contracts, pushing the total to about 20. Cartwright said it’s just as testimony to the fact that the programme is working and is growing in leaps and bounds.

#“I think, with the challenges that we’ve faced in the past two years with Covid-19 and being able to get over that obstacle, it says a lot for us to be able to still get the deals for the players,” Cartwright said. “So it’s exciting to see the progress they are making as they trust the process.”

#Sands said it’s just a part of the mandate of I-Elite.

ANDRU ARTHUR, the latest signee, is shown with coach Albert Cartwright, Cardnals’ international crosschecker Damaso Espino and coach Geron Sands.

#“We kind of look at turning pro as a big accomplishment when it’s really not,” Sands said. “I think kids going to school and getting their degrees is just as good as getting into the pro ranks. While getting an education, they still get to play baseball. So what we try to do is to find out where the kids fit and then we place them in the direction to achieve their goals.”

#When they got started, Cartwright said not too many people believed in what they were trying to accomplish and so it was a challenge to get themselves established. But he noted that he’s pleased with the progress they have made so far.

#“Back then, we had to change the scope of Bahamian parents in terms of trying to take a different look at the route that we are taking to take to get these players to play professional baseball,” he said. “So I’m confident that as we continue to grow, more people will believe in us and we can continue to turn this thing up another notch.”

#Sands, who worked as the manager of the Bahamas national team that participated in the fourth Caribbean Cup held in the new Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium in December, said they are now looking at expanding their operation by taking their summer league teams to play in the USA, while they will also bring in some teams to compete in the new stadium.

#“We want to expand baseball from the youth level to adults,” Sands said.

#I-Elite currently have about 20 players enrolled in their programme in Fox Hill. With the departure of the four new pro signees, Sands said they have to recruit about seven players to compliment their operation.

#“I-Elite is all about helping young people achieve their goals through sports, in this case, it is the sport of baseball,” Sands said. “There are a lot of scholarships out there to continue their education, so all we want to do is give our support and input to help young Bahamians achieve their goals through sports and education.”

#Cartwright, a former minor league player, said they are elated to open the eyes of these players to all of the opportunities that are available for them outside of The Bahamas.

#“Our goal is to take baseball to the next level, whether it’s high school, college or the pro ranks and give guys the opportunity they might not have been afforded before,” Cartwright proclaimed. “We just want to open their eyes to the baseball world on and off the field because at the same time, a lot of these young guys come in at 11 and 12 and we have to mentor them to become young men and better guys in our society.”

#Each player who signs their contract goes to the Dominican Republic for their first sessions with their new clubs and then they prepare for the rookie level of competition. Depending on where the leagues are situated, they move to the United States to play for the affiliated teams in the organisations.

#“If they don’t make it, all of these guys have college scholarships attached to their contracts,” Sands said. “That’s one of the first things we do when we negotiate for them. All of them have a college scholarship attached to their contracts, so if something happens while playing baseball, they have the opportunity to go to college and get their degree.”

#While there is an educational component to the programme that is led by Danielle Sands and Arlene Major, Sands and Cartwright do a lot of their instructional work with the players on the field at the Pinewood Park.

#The other coaches assisting in the programme are Stephen Curtis, Pedro Dean, Aneko Knowles, Donovan Cox (in Grand Bahama), Marcian Curry (in Florida) and Martyra Turnquest (who deals with strength and conditioning).

#And for the past year, coach Dachye Stubbs had been working with the girls softball programme.

#Interested persons wishing to get their children involved in the programme, which also includes softball for girls, can contact I-Elitesports.com on Instagram, gmail or facebook.

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As of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

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CAMERON Riley

#FOLLOWING a magnificent showcase of high-level golf skills at last week’s PGA Korn Ferry Tour/Great Exuma Classic, top golfers moved on to the Korn Ferry Tour/Great Abaco Classic in Great Abaco, where they will continue the battle for 30 PGA TOUR cards and $28 million prize in money. 

#The Abaco tournament, which will feature Bahamian qualifier Cameron Riley, got underway on Monday and will run through Wednesday at the Abaco Club on Winding Bay.

#The event management firm bdG Sports owns and operates the two season-opening events of the PGA sanctioned Korn Ferry Tour:  The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic and The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic. Both golf tournaments were launched in 2017. This year marks the return of The Great Abaco Classic to the island of Abaco since the devastation of Hurricane Dorian in 2019.

#At the opening of the tournament at Abaco Club on January 22, John Pinder, MP for Central and South Abaco and Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation, expressed his excitement about the return of the Great Abaco Classic.

#“I must say how pleased I am to have The Abacos, once again, be a part of the opening tournaments of the PGA Korn Ferry Tour,” Mr Pinder said.

#Mr Pinder also used the occasion to express his gratitude to bdG Sports for the $250,000 donation the firm contributed to the Abaco hurricane relief in 2019.

#“I want to thank bdG Sports for their donation to the relief effort of Abaco, which is my home,” he said. “The rebuilding of The Abacos has been a collective effort, and that collective effort has made this event possible.”

#Riley, a Bahamian professional golfer, will make his big debut at the Great Abaco Classic, after defeating fellow Bahamian golfer Devaughn Robinson in a playoff during trials at the Royal Blue Club at Baha Mar on December 20, 2022.

#This is The Bahamas’ third time hosting the illustrious Korn Ferry Tour, which continues to attract hundreds of visitors and golf enthusiasts. Following the conclusion of The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, next up on the PGA Korn Ferry Tour is the Panama Championship, which is slated for 2-5 February at Club de Golf de Panama, Panama City.

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RED-Line Athletics track team in Texas.

As of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

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RED-Line Athletics track team braving the cold weather.

RED-Line Athletics boys team in Texas.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#THE Red-Line Athletics’ 20-plus member team made a spectacular debut at the Texas Tech High School over the weekend in Texas.

#The team, according to head coach Tito Moss, returned home with quite a number of significant performances as they head into hosting their fourth Sonja Knowles Track Classic this weekend at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

#“We had a phenomenal meet,” Moss said. “We literally had in excess of 25 indoors PR (personal records) and eight of nine lifetime best performances. So all in all, it was a very good meet for us.

#“We had some competitors, who competed indoors for the first time, but they all performed very well under the circumstances. We also had some athletes who weren’t accustomed to competing in such cold weather and so they had to make some adjustments.”

#Moss congratulated athletes such as Clint Laguerre, Morgan Moss, Bayli Major, Nyu Wright, Jonathan Fowler, Tumani Skinner and Ezthia Maycock. He said the athletes all performed their best from the 60m to the 800m.

#“I’m really pleased for the production of the kids,” said Moss, who indicated that they intend to make it an annual trip to Texas to compete as they expose their athletes to at least one indoor meet a year and another one during the outdoor season.

#Now the focus switches back home where Red-Line will prepare for their first of two meets this year heading into the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ hosting of the 50th Golden Jubilee Carifta Games over the Easter holiday weekend from April 7-11.

#“We are really excited for our young under-17 and under-20 athletes. We are expecting some big performances this year,” Moss proclaimed. “This meet this weekend will be no different. We re looking to have some fun.

#“This meet will have heats and finals in the 100, 200 and 400m, so we will be pitting the best against the best so that everybody can see where they’re and what they need to work on heading into the weeks ahead of Carifta. It promises to be a good meet for the athletes to compete in and the spectators to come out and cheer them on.”

#The Red-Line meet, honouring former St Augustine’s College principal Sonja Knowles, will begin at 10am on Saturday and will wrap up on Sunday, starting at 2pm.

#Here’s a look at some of the top performances from Red-Line Athletics at the meet in Texas over the weekend:

#Girls 60m results out of 292 competitors – Darvinque Dean –  7.94 for 69th; Madison Moss – 8.17 for 130th; Tajonee Duncombe – 8. 27 for 151st; Tamia Edwards – 8.41 for 182nd and Andrea Seddembe –  8.58 for 219th.

#Boys 60m results out of 271 competitors – Jonathan Fowler – 7.03 for 29th; Khalon Christie – 7.18 for 70th; Jaden Clarke – 7.72 for 224th and Trent King – 7.82 for 239th.

#Girls 200m results out of 385 competitors – Bayli Major, 25.21 for lifetime best; Nya Wright – 25.24 for new indoor PR for 45th; Darvinque Dean 25.53 for lifetime best; Madison Moss – new indoor PR of 26.71 for 140th Kennedi Knowles – 26.80 for 148th; Tamia Edwards – 27.42 for new lifetime best for 204th; Tajonee Duncombe – 27.74 for new lifetime best for 229th and Kennedy Hannah – 28.53 for new indoor PR for 284th.

#200m boys results out of 335 competitors – Clinton Laguerre – 21.97 for new lifetime best for 18th; Tumani Skinner – 22.18 for lifetime best for 27th; Jonathan Fowler – 22.48 for new indoor PR for 48th; Morgan Moss – 22.74 for new indoor PR for 71st; Khalon Christie – 23.03 for lifetime best for 98th; Alexis Brown – 23.54 for lifetime best for 148th; Jaden Clarke – 25.38 for new indoor PR for 297th and Trent King – 25.76 for new PR for 304th.

#Girls 400m results out of 197 competitors – Nya Wright – 58.60 for lifetime best for 21st;  Bayli Major – 59.78 for lifetime best for 38th and Kennedi Knowles – 1.02.31 for 73rd; Kennedi Hanna – 1.07.93 for 163rd.

#Boys 400m results out of 187 competitors – Clinton Laguerre – 49.73 for 16th; Morgan Moss – 51.76 for lifetime best for 51st; Tumani Skinner – 52.78 for 74th and Alexis Brown – 52.87 for 76th.

#Girls 800m results out of 83 competitors – Ezthia Maycock- 2.26.86 for lifetime best for 19th.

#Boys 800m results out of 112 competitors – Terron McKenzie – 2.54.99 for 111th.

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As of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

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#ON Friday, executives of Arawak Homes, headed by Sir Franklyn Wilson, along with Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg and other dignitaries, unveiled the new subdivision, Frank Rutherford Close, on Pine Barren Road, Prince Charles Drive.

#The new subdivision was named in honour of Rutherford, the first Bahamian to win an Olympic Games track and field medal when he secured the bronze in the men’s triple jump in Barcelona, Spain in 1992.

#Rutherford, who currently resides in Houston, Texas, attended the event with his wife, Melissa; his long-time Baintown Flyers Track Club coach, Neville Wisdom, and his fellow team-mate Pauline Davis-Thompson, among other family and friends.

#Rutherford, fourth from left, is shown with the dignitaries as they unveil the sign for the Frank Rutherford Close.

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 Home|Sports|Dorsett chosen as tournament director of world qualifierSports

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Founding president of the English-speaking Amateur Softball Confederation (ECASC) and former Bahamas Softball Federation (BSF) President Burkett Dorsett, who now sits as a commissioner on World Baseball Softball Confederation’s (WBSC) Technical Commission, has been appointed the Tournament Director for the upcoming WBSC Qualifier/ECASC Championship from February 28 to March 6, 2023 in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A total of six teams, including a team from The Bahamas, have confirmed attendance for this event.

Travelling with Dorsett from The Bahamas are former BSF President Ted Miller, a long-time director of ECASC who will be a part of the Technical Unit for the tournament, and ECASC Deputy Director of Umpires Thomas Sears.

Roberto Perez, from Canada, a WSBC commissioner for technical development, is the tournament technical director, and Santos Velesquez, of Puerto Rico, the WBSC director of umpires, will serve as umpire in chief of the regional tournament.

The winner of this tournament will represent ECASC in the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in El Salvador later this year and will also be crowned ECASC Champion.

Aruba is the defending champion and The Bahamas is the runner-up.

The Bahamian trio leaves the country on February 25 and will return March 7. The 2023 CAC Games is set for June 23 to July 8 in Panama City, Panama.

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 Home|Sports|McCoy learns a lot at NBA Academy CampSports

Simba FrenchSend an emailJanuary 25, 2023 126 3 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

Bahamian junior women’s basketball player Terrell McCoy experienced a thrilling week in mid-January, taking part in the 2023 NBA Academy Women’s Camp Latin America in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

McCoy returned home over the weekend and spoke about the game and her experience. The camp featured 29 of the top young prospects from 13 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean.

“The work was impeccable,” McCoy said. “It was like nothing like I’ve ever done. There were new drills and I met new people,. Our coaches pushed us to work through our barriers even when we were tired. It was definitely an impeccable camp and the best I have ever been to. I’m happy that the NBA (National Basketball Association) chose me to come and I hope I get to go back. I built friendships, I got connections and it’s going to help me to go further to where I want to be.”

The camp was hosted by WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) former and current players and coaches. It offered both basketball instructions and off-the-court workshops on leadership and life skills. The coaching staff included local coaches, current WNBA players Jordin Canada from the Los Angeles Sparks, the Atlanta Dream’s Danielle Robinson, the Washington Mystics’ Ariel Atkins, former WNBA players Carla Cortijo and Taj McWilliams-Franklin, current Phoenix Mercury Assistant Coach Cinnamon Lister and FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Americas President Carol Callan.

“It’s almost unreal because you see them on TV and you dream about meeting them and then you’re there and you don’t want to mess up. You think that they’re going to judge and critique you, but no, they were very helpful. The scouts came and talked to us, and asked us questions about ourselves personally to get us to know us on a deeper level,” McCoy said. “They even gave connections, so I now have connections to wherever I want to go when I go to school for college. I have connections with Taj McWilliams-Franklin and people like Callan came up to me. It’s more about getting connections inside the sport, and so I’m happy to know that they helped me to reach that goal.”

When she heard that she was selected to go to the camp, McCoy said she was shocked but filled with joy and excitement. She started to doubt herself but got relaxed after she was at the camp as she was in her element – the basketball court. McCoy reiterated that the instructors at the game taught them more than just on-court skills but also about life.

“One thing that I noticed is that everything they taught us, they related it back to life, such as self-discipline and running up the court, pushing yourself, pushing yourself through life – they related everything more to life. It was not just trying to get us to do better in basketball, but trying to progress us mentally, spiritually as a person, not just a person on the court but a person in life,” McCoy said.

One of the memorable aspects of the camp for the 14-year-old was that her and the campers became close, like sisters, as they formed a bond. Another one of McCoy’s biggest highlights of the camp was meeting former WNBA player and two-time WNBA Champion McWilliams-Franklin.

“She was a post player just like me and now she works for the WNBA. She gave me many connections. She said that when I get to another level, she wants to help me look for NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division I (DI) scouts and she’s going to help me further myself in basketball,” McCoy said.

McCoy currently attends Windsor School here in New Providence. Her school does not have a girls basketball team but she said that she will be doing work on her own and she also plays for a local club team, the Elite Ballers.

McCoy was outstanding for The Bahamas in the Centrobasket Under-15 Championship that was held in Gurabo, Puerto Rico in June 2022. The Bahamas lost all of its games but McCoy finished the tournament averaging a double-double at 10.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. She led The Bahamas in both categories. She finished with three double-doubles in the five games that The Bahamas played in while averaging 27.5 minutes per game.

She is also a star in the track and field arena, competing in the throws. She won a bronze medal in the under-17 girls discus at the 2022 CARIFTA Games in Kingston, Jamaica, and has qualified for this year’s CARIFTA Games.

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 Home|Sports|McCoy, Tigers  win six straightSports

Bahamian records a double-double to help his team win

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Bahamian collegiate basketball player Malachi McCoy and his team, the Benedict College Tigers, are riding a six-game winning streak. The Bahamian forward notched his seventh double-double of the season on Monday night to help them take down Edward Waters University, 89-70.

Playing on the road at the Adams-Jenkins Community Sports and Music Complex in Jacksonville, Florida, McCoy scored 19 points and added 12 rebounds in 36 minutes on the floor. He led the team in both points and rebounds. McCoy was strong from the field, going 9-for-13, to finish the game shooting a sizzling 69.2 percent. He is at 62.2 percent on the season. McCoy was active on the offensive glass, collecting five offensive boards. He got two assists.

It was a tale of two halves for the Tigers and they now sport an 11-7 win/loss record on the season, 9-4 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). They are second in SIAC behind Savannah State University (10-3, 12-5 SIAC).

After going down 47-42 at the end of the first half, the Tigers needed a strong second half to keep their winning streak going. Their defense stepped up in the second half as they held Edward Waters to only five made field goals, outscoring them 47-23.

McCoy, who was named SIAC Player of the Week last week, scored nine points in the first half, keeping the Tigers close to Edward Waters. They finished the first half shooting 40.5 percent.

The teams went back and forth at the start of the second half. McCoy made a jumper with 10:57 left in the second half to give his team a 62-59 lead. From there, it was all Tigers as they outscored Edward Waters 27-11 the rest of the way.

Tavares Oliver led Edward Waters with 20 points in the loss.

In the game, the Tigers had 24 fast break points and 17 second chance points. They scored 22 points from their opponents’ 21 turnovers. The game had six lead changes and two tied scores.

McCoy, a junior, had a great week to start off the new year, going 14-for-17 from the field that week. He led the Tigers with 18 points and 13 

rebounds in a victory against Albany State then had 13 points and four rebounds against Morehouse College.

In 18 games this season, he has started in 14 of them and is averaging 11.6 points, 9.3 rebounds in 27.6 minutes per game. All are career highs for him.

The Tigers finish the week with home and away matchups against Savannah State. The first game is an away matchup that gets underway this evening at 7:30 p.m., ending the Tigers’ five-game road trip. That game will be played at the Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia. The second game is set for Saturday when they play at home at the HRC Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. That game gets underway at 3 p.m.

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 Home|Sports|Ayton listed as day-to-day by the SunsSports

Sheldon LongleySend an emailJanuary 24, 2023 70 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

Bahamian big man with the Phoenix Suns DeAndre Ayton remains out of action in the National Basketball Association (NBA), sitting out with what is being termed a non-COVID illness.

Ayton, who is having another strong season for the Suns, missed a couple of games over the weekend, but the Suns were able to win both games and are on a three-game winning streak. At the moment, his status is unclear for the Suns’ next game – on their home floor at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, tonight. The Suns will host Kai Jones and the Charlotte Hornets, but Jones 

remains with the Hornets’ NBA G League team – the Greensboro Swarm where he is averaging 19 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.

As for Ayton, he is just a smidgen under what would be his fifth straight season averaging a double-double for the Suns. The Bahamian big man is at 17.5 points and 9.9 rebounds per game while shooting 58.3 percent from the floor. It’s his second greatest scoring output of his five-year career, following the 18.2 points he averaged in his second season three years ago.

Ayton isn’t expected to miss significant time. He is listed as day-to-day by the Suns.

Just when all-star point guard Chris Paul returned to the lineup after missing seven games, Ayton went out. Three-time all-star guard Devin Booker remains out with a left groin strain and the Suns have limped to a 24-24 win/loss record this year – tied for seventh in the Western Conference of the NBA. They are nine and a half games behind the Western Conference leading Denver Nuggets.

As for Ayton, his return is expected to be imminent. He has been pretty durable this season, playing in 40 of the Suns’ 48 games.

Ayton, 24, was called upon to play a larger role in the offense in the absence of Booker and Paul and he responded, increasing his production and being more of a team leader on the court. He averaged 18.43 points and 10.5 rebounds per game in 14 games that Booker missed and 16.75 points and 10.25 rebounds in four games without Paul. However, the Suns struggled 

collectively as a team, losing six straight at one point, nine out of 10 and 12 out of 14.

They dropped from first in the west to tied for seventh – currently in a play-in spot for the playoffs. Last season, they finished the regular season as the number one seed in the west with a 64-18 record.

 Following the game against the Hornets tonight, the Suns will host Luka Dončić and the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. That game will tip off at 10 p.m. and will be televised nationally on TNT.

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