George Washington University
Kansas City
Men's Basketball Opens Bahamas Showcase on Friday vs. Kansas City
11/21/2019 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
First-Ever Meeting Between Colonials and Roos
LET'S GO TO THE BEACH BEACH: After three games in the District, the GW men's basketball team heads to the Bahamas to compete in the Island of the Bahamas Showcase over the weekend. GW will open the tournament against Kansas City on Friday at 5 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: Maceo Jack scored 11 of his 13 points in the first half as the reserve guard played 27 minutes off the bench. Jameer Nelson Jr. had 14 points including a two-handed slam in the second half, but Morgan State battled back from a four-point deficit at the half with an eight-point swing in the second for a 68-64 win on Saturday.
ABOUT KANSAS CITY: The Roos are coming off a 111-38 win over Bacone College on Monday evening. Javan White led KC with 24 points and 15 rebounds. Josiah Allick also finished with a double-double (12 pts., 10 reb.). Kansas City finished with six players in double figures. White leads the Roos averaging 13.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Brandon McKissic, who finished with six points in the rout of Bacone, is second in scoring (11.6 ppg) after a pair of 10-point performances against Drake and Milwaukee, and a 27-point outing in the season-opener to Avila. Of the two wins this season for the former UMKC, both victories were against non-D1 opponents (Avilia and Bacone). Last Friday, the Roos fell to fellow Island of the Bahamas Showcase participant Milwaukee, 61-52. KC is led by first-year head coach Billy Donlon, who was previously an assistant at Northwestern and Michigan. Donlon spent six seasons as the head coach at Wright State (2010-16) and amassed a 109-94 record.
SERIES HISTORY: Friday's contest will be the first meeting between George Washington and Kansas City.
ALL HANDS ON DECK: GW got great contributions from the bench against Morgan State. The Colonials finished with 27 of the 64 points from Maceo Jack (13), Armel Potter (8), Ace Stallings (3) and Justin Williams (2).
THE KIDS IN THE HALL: The first-year class is scoring nearly 40 percent of GW's points this season. With three rookies cracking the starting lineup against Morgan State, Coach Christian is comfortable with the trio of Jameer Nelson Jr., Jamison Battle and Shawn Walker Jr. Of GW's 263 points, the rookie class has scored 99 points through four games.
