The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

KALEEL Solomon has carved out a niche in the rotation for his Eastern Florida State College Titans and his production over the course of the last month has helped the team close in on a record setting milestone.

The freshman guard posted a career high 19 points this weekend to lead the Titans to an 82-73 win over ASA Miami.

With the win, the Titans improved to 25-4 on the season, 11-3 in conference play and are one win away from their fifth consecutive Southern Conference title.

The Titans are also ranked No.15 in the latest men’s basketball national rankings for Division I of the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Following his career high performance, Titans head coach Jeremy Shulman applauded Solomon’s effort.

“So proud of Kaleel tonight. He is such a hard worker and so coachable, he just keeps getting better and better,” he said. “He is maturing right before our eyes.”

The former Sunland Baptist Academy product has paid immediate dividends for the Titans in his freshman season.

Through 29 games, he has averaged 6.6 points per game while shooting 42 per cent from the field and 42 per cent from three-point range.

It was the seventh double figures scoring game for Solomon this season, five of which came in his last eight outings.

After he scored 10 against Red Devil Academy on November 12 and 11 points against Atlanta Metro College on November 5, Solomon didn’t reach double figures again until late January.

On January 24, he started his current run with an 11-point outing in the first matchup against ASA Miami. He followed with 12 points against Broward College and two games later recorded his previous career high of 18 points against Miami Dade.

The Titans will close out the regular season tonight on the road against Miami Dade.