2006 Pre-Draft Camp: Day 2 Recaps
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Nike Caner-Medley scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half to lead Team 6 to a double-digit come-from-behind victory in the first game of the NBA Pre-Draft Camp. Caner-Medley shot 8-for-12 from the field, hit 5-of-6 from the charity stripe and added five boards and a steal in the winning effort.
Team 6 jumped out to an early lead behind two Caner-Medley field goals (one being a three-pointer), leading 9-2 with just over five minutes gone in the first half. But Team 5 rallied back in a hurry, rattling off a 15-5 run behind four points and rebounds from Adeleke, the last two points of which gave the squad their first lead of the game at 17-15. The two teams stayed close the rest of the half, but Brown stopped a Team 5 rally before the break with a three in the closing seconds to cut the lead to just two, 33-31, at halftime. Adeleke paced four players on Team 5 at the break with six points, while also adding five rebounds.
Team 5 managed to climb back to an 11-point lead with under six minutes remaining in the game on an Antywane Robinson (Temple) field goal, but Caner Medley started the comeback with two field goals, cutting the lead to six, 69-63. With 3:36 left, Chris Quinn (Notre Dame) sealed two free throws, but after Curtis Withers missed his second free throw, Caner-Medley grabbed the loose ball to cut it to five, 71-66. Team 5 held on to a six-point lead with 1:02 left, but Caner-Medley cut it to four with a basket and again grabbed a Withers free-throw miss for another field goal to cut the lead to one, 74-73. After a Blake Schilb turnover for Team 5, Caner-Medley grabbed the ball and was fouled, sealing both charity shots for Team 6’s first lead of the game since the first half. Team 6 made 9-of-12 free throws down the stretch for the 80-76 victory.
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Marquette's Scott Novak visits with UCLA's Jordan Farmar and Georgetown's Brandon Bowman during a break in action on Wednesday.
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GAME TWO - Team One 73, Team Two 72
Behind a team-high 13 points from Terence Dials (Ohio State) and 12 from Villanova's Allen Ray, Team One edged out Team Two in the first game of Wednesday evening's twinbill at the Milk House, 73-72. In a close game that featured seven lead changes, Team Two built up a 10 point lead before Team One rallied back to keep it within a basket in the closing minutes.
Team One was able get to a lift from its perimeter players like Ray, Marquette's Steve Novak (11 points) and UCLA's Jordan Farmar (8 points) - all whom seemed to play well with one another on the court. Ray was 5-of-9 from the field, while Novak shot 3-of-4 and Farmar went 3-of-7 (0-of-3 from 3-point range).
Ray and Farmar seemed to have good chemistry while on the court together with the Bruin product penetrating the lane on a couple of occasions to find Ray open for a jumper. Farmar also made a failed effort to hit Ray with an alley oop in the second half.
George Washington's Pops Mensah-Bonsu scored nine points and finished with four rebounds (three offensive) in a solid performance in the paint. Mensah-Bonsu hit just 1-of-2 shots from the field, but did connect on 7-of-10 shots from the free throw line.
Team Two also received an offensive boost from its background with Darius Washington Jr. (Memphis) leading the way with 14 points, going 6-of-8 from the field with two steals. UConn's Denham Brown also had a solid performance, chipping in 12 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
Though they combined for 26 points, Washington and Brown each struggled with consistency at times. Washington showed his aggressiveness on the defensive end with his two steals, but mishandled the ball of the offensive end on a couple of occasions. But Washington quickly put those miscues behind him and showed he is comfortable running the offense - especially in the second half where he made a couple great passes inside to Brandon Bowman (Georgetown) and J.P. Batista (Gonzaga).
Brown also rebounded strong from a couple miscues, including a missed dunk on a 3-on-1 situation in the first half. Late in the game, Brown demonstrating his ability to get to the basket and also his court awareness with a behind-the-back pass to Eric Williams (Wake Forest).
GAME THREE - Team Four 91, Team Three 78
Lead by 16 point from Syracuse's Gerry McNamara, Team Four used a very strong second half to secure a 13 point victory against Team Three in Wednesday's late contest, 91-78.
The two squads played close for the first 20 minutes, going into the half with Team Three leading by two, 44-42. But Team Four came out firing in the second with McNamara nailing back-to-back threes and Curtis Stinson picking up a steal followed by a layup to help them move away with an 8-0 run.
George Washington's J.R. Pinnock added 11 points for the winning squad and Wichita State's Paul Miller added 10. Team Four only shot 40.5 percent from the field, but were able to capitalize by hitting 7-of-16 from three point range while Team Three only drew iron in all three of its shots beyond the arc.
Arizona's Mustafa Shakur was the high man for Team Three, scoring 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting. Shakur also dished out five assists while picking up four steals. Three other players finished in double digits for Team Three with James Augustine (Illinois) scoring 11, while Justin Williams (Wyoming) and Steven Smith (La Salle) each added 10. Augustine also had a game-high 11 rebounds - giving him the day's only double-double.
This game also featured two sets of college teammates that are playing on the same roster this week. While Iowa State teammates Stinson (six points, six assists) and Will Blalock (seven points, three steals) weren't on the court at the same time, Stanford Cardinal teammates Dan Grunfeld (two points) and Matt Haryasz (six points, seven rebounds) were on the floor together in the second half.
