The touring USA team is now 1-3-1 (one tie)
Here are the player averages so far, 5 games..........
Xavier SILAS (NIU) - 14 ppg. 7.4 rpg., 1.4 apg., 1.4 spg.
Demetri MCCAMEY (Illinois) - 10 ppg., 7.8 apg., 4.6 rpg., 2.0 spg.
Elgini BAILEY (Mississippi State) - 9ppg 6.6rpg 0.8bpg 0.6apg
Jermaine BEAL (Vanderbilt) - 9ppg 3apg 2.4rpg 1.8spg
Nick EVANS (SIU)- 8.8ppg 5.2rpg 0.6apg 0.4spg
Michael SANCHEZ (Arkansas)- 8.2ppg 7rpg 1spg
Travis WARE (High schooler verballed to UNC)- 6ppg 1rpg 0.6apg 0.6spg
Mike DAVIS (Illinois) - 5.2ppg 5.2rpg 1.4apg 1.2spg
Zach SWANSEY (Georgia) - 5ppg 1.8spg 1.2rpg 1.2apg
By the way, the kid that is the leading scorer,
Xavier Silas, is a good kid who was one of Colorado's better players each of the past two years (he's the son of a 10-year NBA veteran), then in Feb. was kicked off the team and no explanation was ever given, except it appeared the new head coach, Jeff Bzdelik, simply didn't want a player from the prior coaching era, and simply wanted to run the kid off.
BUT..unlike situations we have seen elsewhere....note the classy, dignified, and honorable way the kid handled the situation.
He could have gone public and trashed the coach or maybe had his dad call the local press with some slams, but no.....
the kid issued this simple press release.......... you decide if this kid has more dignity than what we've seen elsewhere...
http://www.buffzone.com/news/2008/feb/23/silas-statement/
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/22/silas-kicked-off-cu-basketball-team/
Silas has now transferred to NIU to be reunited with the coach that recruited him to Colorado, Ricardo Patton.
Also numerous other players have exited Colorado or been "run off" by Bzdelic.