UB Mingoes guard Erquantae Edgecombe (2) dribbles the ball against Fort Lauderdale University guard Christon Dejean (13) on February 17 at The Scott Galvin Community Center in North Miami. The Mingoes lost 101-45.
NORTH MIAMI, Florida - The rebuilding University of The Bahamas men’s basketball team picked up valuable experience at The Skinner Classic over the weekend in North Miami, Florida.
The Mingoes dropped three games - to Florida Palms 77-71, Atlantis University 93-61 and Fort Lauderdale University 101-45 - over the weekend tournament at The Scott Galvin Community Center in North Miami.
Mingoes assistant head coach Lavar Johnson said despite the losses the team picked up some much-needed experience.
He added the team showed one quality throughout the tour, a willingness to fight.
“All three teams pressured us and pressed us hard straight through the game and for all 40 minutes we played,” he said. “They are bigger and in some cases stronger than us but the guys never gave up. They continued to play and they continued to dig deep and execute everything we asked them to do.”
Johnson chalks it up to the youthfulness of the team.
“This is how it is with such a young team,” he said.
“We are going to see some games like this where they are down and they have to keep on fighting and keep on clawing. This is how we build and grow. We are going to see a lot from them in the future.”
Dave Lindsey showed out though, averaging 20 points per game over the tournament with a game high 25 points against Florida Palms University.
He had 14 points against Atlantis University and 13 points against Fort Lauderdale University.
Theodore Grant averaged 10 points a game with his highest production in the Florida Palms game with 15 points. He also led the team with an average 4.3 assists a game to go along with 3.3 steals a game.
Erquantae Edgecombe was close to double-digit scoring as he averaged 9.67 points a game.
Delano Armbrister contributed an average 2.7 steals a game as well.
The Mingoes are next expected to play Sand Dollar in New Providence Basketball Association action at 8pm on Saturday at The A.F. Adderley Gym.
They sit in third place of the Vince Ferguson Division of Division One with a 4-5 record.
UB 71, Florida Palms 71
Dave Lindsey led The Mingoes with 25 points in the 77-71 loss to the Florida Palms University Owls. Guard Theodore Grant put up 15 points to go along with five assists and five steals. Timothy Grant contributed 10 points for The Mingoes.
The Mingoes and The Owls tied the game five times, including halftime at 42-42, and the game had 11 lead changes.
The Mingoes were close in the final minutes but a late surge by The Owls stopped The Mingoes from picking up a win in the tournament with the 77-71 loss.
UB 66, Atlantis University 93
Dave Lindsey and Erquantae Edgecombe each put up 14 points for The Mingoes but it was not enough for the fast break play of Atlantis University. The Atlanteans defeated The Mingoes 93-66 despite The Mingoes leading at one point by 11 points.
Theodore Grant added 11 points and four assists in the loss.
UB 45, Fort Lauderdale
University 101
The Mingoes never led in the matchup against Fort Lauderdale University and were taken down 101-45 to close out the tournament.
Dave Lindsey was the only Mingoe with double-digit scoring as he put up 13 points.
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