The UCF basketball team is arriving in Orlando today after 3 straight wins in Canada.
UCF def. Champlain College-Saint Lambert All-Stars 88-66 in St-Lambert, Quebec
UCF def. Carleton University 93-84 in Ottawa, Ontario
UCF def. McGill 100-58 in Montreal, Quebec
“This was a great trip. We had the opportunity to play against different styles and really had some competitive games,” Jones said. “I thought it was really good for our basketball team. The trip was great for team bonding. Our guys spent a lot of time together. We saw a lot of great things in Montreal and Ottawa, and overall it was a wonderful opportunity for our team.”
Against the Champlain College-Saint Lambert All-Stars, Marcus Jordan scored a game-high 24 points along with Keith Clanton’s 21 points and 13 rebounds.
The Champlain College Saint-Lambert All-Star team consists of professional players that played in Champlain’s top prep basketball program.
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A.J. Rompza came through with 7 out of the 20 UCF assists.
“I thought our guys did a great job,” UCF head coach Donnie Jones said. “We were competing against a very big, physical team. Our goal is to get 20 assists per game. That was excellent. Our guys really played hard despite the long travel day. They played with great energy and I was pleased with the effort.”
UCF edged out Carleton University by 9 points with Keith Clanton’s with 25 points and P.J. Gaynor’s 23 points. A.J. Rompza also scored 16 points and six assists.
Carleton University has won 7 out of the last 9 national titles.
The trio of Keith Clanton, Dwight McCombs and P.J. Gaynor scored 16 points each in the 100-58 victory at McGill.
The Knights’ shot 54.5 percent from the field with 22 forced turnovers from McGill.
“We wanted to be able to work on our press up here and I was pleased with the effort we gave defensively,” UCF head coach Donnie Jones said. “Our guys played hard the whole trip and hopefully this will give us an edge once the season starts in October.”
