The Portsmouth Invitational championship game came down to Roger Browns versus K&D Rounds, with K&D pulling off what many would call the upset. The Roger Browns were coming in with arguably the hottest player at Portsmouth, Jerome Randle, and on paper overmatched the K&D team. The deep ball wasn’t falling for Roger Browns though, so K&D got the victory 86 – 78.
For K&D, Trevon Hughes bounced back from a rough performance the game before on his way to 21 points, seven rebounds, and two assists. He is a combo guard at the next level, and assumed more of a scoring role in this game, which he seemed well adapted for. He shot effectively going seven of 14 from the field, including three of five from behind the arc.
Marqus Blakely finally showed why he was the best prospect in the American East conference for the last three years. He has basically no jumpshot at all, but scores in a variety of ways around the rim. He’s a fantastic player in the open court and can hit the boards incredibly well given his limited size. He finished with 11 points and ten rebounds in his final game at Portsmouth, helping his stock along the way.
Ryan Wittman started to find his stroke a little, at least inside the three point line. He shot five of 11 on his way to 12 points. The more we see of Wittman, the more we think he’ll struggle at the next level getting his shot off. With his average performance it’s hard to think he helped his draft stock much, if at all.
For the losing team, the blame falls on the shoulders of Jerome Randle, who had a case of food poisoning finally catch up to him. He just didn’t have the bounce he had in the first games, finishing with just nine points on four of 12 shooting. He struggled with his ball handling and passing as well, turning the ball over six times. Despite the tough final game, Randle helped his stock immensely this week.
Former Spartan Raymar Morgan continued his impressive play. He added 19 points and six rebounds in the losing effort. Morgan is on teams radars and should probably have his name called somewhere in the second round.
Osiris Eldridge finally showed what he can do against a high level of competition. He played his four years at Illinois State, which isn’t exactly in a power conference. Osiris was able to pour in 20 points in his last chance to impress. He did so, making four of eight triples and shooting a combined six of 14 on the game. He’s undersized, but could make a lot overseas as a scoring combo guard.
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