If anyone stood out in Saturday's scrimmage at Shoemaker Center, it was 6-8 junior Rod Flowers, who scored 26 points on 12-of-13 shooting and added four rebounds. Flowers scored only 29 points all last regular season.
He led the White team, along with Field Williams (15 points, four rebounds, six assists) and Leonard Stokes (14 points, three rebounds, seven assists). Kareem Johnson and Chadd Moore added nine points each. Moore also had five assists and four boards.
Junior Tony Bobbitt led the Black team with 23 points and three rebounds. Sophomore Jason Maxiell added 10 points and had two rebounds and two assists. Senior Taron Barker had seven points and four assists, and sophomore Jamaal Lucas had a team-high six assists.
The two most experienced players - Stokes and Maxiell - went a combined 8-of-27 from the field.
ARMEIN UPDATE
Freshman Armein Kirkland, who suffered a broken jaw early in the month, said he hopes to be able to practice full-go in about two weeks.
The 6-8 forward said he got elbowed going for a ball during a pickup game; he doesn't even know who hit him. Kirkland has been able to run and participate in shooting and non-contact drills. He runs through plays with the team and said he is watching film of last season's games to further learn plays and try not to fall too far behind. He did not play Saturday.
