Gordzira! Oh it's Jorts...and China
The Kentucky Sports Reach Christian Basketball Mission completed yesterday in China (which would have been Wednesday in the US). Louisville's Peyton Siva, after a subpar first 8 games of the 9 game trip, showed up to beat the Russian Reach team with a court length drive in the final 3.4 seconds to put USA up 70-69. Siva posted 15 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 assists total. Kentucky's Josh Harrellson was the only other Reach member in double digits, scoring 11.
"Jorts" was the tour leader in points, rebounds, and denim - putting up 13.1 ppg, 9.2 boards, 1.3 blocks, and 2 pair of jean shorts a game during the exhibition tour. While Siva and UK's Jon Hood averaged 7.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.4 apg and 5.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.9 apg respectively.
Overall the tour should give Harrellson, Siva, and Hood experience going into the 2010 season after a 2009 season that saw limited action for all three.
The next international stop for the Cats is the America North tour in Canada this fall. Be warned Canada.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/29/sports/ncaabasketball/29recruit.html?adxnnl=1&pagewanted=1&adxnnlx=1275109280-osqojgvdYvkW7DHpmcCekg
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