DC Blue Devils 17 & U win their last 3 games in UAA finals.
In their second game of the UAA finals tournament in Atlanta, The DC Blue Devils lost to to eventual 17 & U UAA Champion WER1, then reeled off 3 straight wins.
July 15: DC Blue Devils vs KC Run GMC
W DC Blue Devils 59 KC Run GMC 54. THE DC Blue Devils guards scored 46 of their 59 points. LJ Owens shot 5-8 from & 2-24 from 3 leading DC Blue Devils with 16 points. LJ has played great this spring & summer and his recruiting will heat up very soon. Gibson Jimerson shot 4-9 from 3 & toataled 16 points & his stock is rising very fast as a knockdown long range shooter. Jared Bynum played an excellent floor game dishing out 7 assists & hitting 5-11 shots for 10 points. Ricky Lindo played excellent defense 7 collected rebounds, and David Haggler grabbed 6 boards. KC Run was lead by Joseph Pleasant, Jordan Canfield & Tyreese Davis who each scored 10 points in this close contest.
July 14: DC Blue Devils vs Team Rio
W DC Blue Devils 70, Team Rio 69. LJ Owens led a very balanced Devils attack with 13 points, followed by Jared Bynum’s 10 points & 5 assists, & Gibson Jimerson who tallied 10. David Haggler added 8 points & 5 boards, Devon Flowers 8 points & 4 rebounds, Anwar Gill 7 points & 4 rebounds, and Jayden Saddler scored 6 points.Team Rio took a 7 point halftime lead, but the Blue Devils took a one point lead after 3 and the game was very close until the end. Team Rio is lead by 6’5″ Scottie Lewis & 6’6″ Bryan Antoine ranked #4 and # 10 nationally for 2019 with both playing for Ranney HS in NJ. Antoine kead Team Rio with 18 points on 6-18 shooting while Scottie Lewis scored 8. 6’9″ Ogheneyole Akuwovo totaled 11 points & 9 rebounds.6’3″ 2019 PG Jalen Gaffney added 10 points & 6’8″ Josh Alexander 8 for Team Rio.
July 13: W DC blue Devils 62 Team Breakdown 61
The DC Blue Devils 17 & U won their 1st game of the Peach Jam & were led by long range bomber Gibson Jimerson who was on fire connecting on 6-7 three pointers totaling 20 points to lead the DCBC & Devon Flowers added 13 points & 7 rebounds, while LJ Owens & Jayden Saddler chipped in with 10 points each. 6’3″ CG & Louisville commit Afernee Simmons who is ranked #22 nationally led Team Breakdown from Florida with 22 points on 9-20 shooting & 6’4″ PG Elijah Weaver ranked #38 was held to 5 points. Top 200, 6’8″ Solomon Uyaelunmo cleared 15 rebounds & added 12 points. while Emmanuel Dowuona scored 7 points & grabbed 10 rebounds.
The DC BLUE DEVILS 17 & U Roster:
#0, Seneca Louis, 6’5″, WG, Benedictine HS, Richmond VA, 2018.
#1, LJ Owens, 6’3″, PG/WG, Severn School, Annapolis, MD, 2018.
#2, Gibson Jimerson, 6’5″, 225, WG/WF, benedictine HS, Richmond, VA, 2019. shooting lights out
#3, Jared Bynum, 5’9.5″, PG, Georgetown Prep, Rockville. MD, 2018, St. Joseph commit.
#4, Jayden Saddler, 6’0″, PG, Aberdeen HS, MD. 2017. Will attend Mt. Zion Prep in 2018.
#5, Daniel Oladapo, 6’6″, PF/WF, Bladensburg HS, MD, 2018.
#11, Jalen Gibbs, 6’3″, WG/PG, North Point HS, Waldorf, MD, 2017. Jalen committed to Drake University , but played great before committing.
#11, David Haggler, 6’9″ PF/C, Middlebug Academy, VA, 2017.
#12, Mezzie Offurum, 6’6″, WG/WF, Georgetown Prep, Rockville, MD, 2018.
#15, Isaiah Anderson, 6’8″, PF, John Marshall HS, Richmond, VA, 2018.
#21 Hayden Shelton, 6’2″, G, 2018.