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Kadeem Batts and his Norfolk Sports Club squad won their semifinal game at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament on Friday night by the score of 88-67. Batts started again for his team but played the fewest minutes of anyone on the team with 16 after falling awkwardly in the first half. He managed to score 9 points and grab 2 rebounds during that time in the team’s victory.
The championship matchup against the Sales Systems, Ltd team is tonight at 8pm. Click the link below to get to the live stream for tonight’s game:
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/4527774/events/2931208
To see the game’s full boxscore, click here.
Kadeem Batts and his Norfolk Sports Club squad won game 1 of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament on Wednesday night by the score of 71-66. Batts, wearing #20, started the game and was the 2nd leading scorer on his team with 10 points on 3/10 shooting, 4/6 at the line and he pulled down 8 rebounds in the victory over K&D Rounds Landscaping.
The semifinal matchup against the Roger Brown’s Restaurant team is tonight at 7pm. Click the link below to get to the live stream for tonight’s game:
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/4527774/events/2931040
The winner of tonight’s contest will play in the Championship game Saturday at 8pm and the loser plays right before that at 6pm in the consolation game.
To see game 1’s full boxscore, click here. To read a recap of Day 1 of the Portsmouth Invitational, click here.
ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM
*Doug McDermott, Creighton, F, Sr., 6-8, 225, Ames, Iowa
Markel Starks, Georgetown, G, Sr., 6-2, 175, Accokeek, Md.
*Bryce Cotton, Providence, G, Sr., 6-1, 165, Tucson, Ariz.
D’Angelo Harrison, St. John’s, G, Jr., 6-4, 204, Missouri City, Texas
James Bell, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-6, 220, Orlando, Fla.
*Semaj Christon, Xavier, G, So., 6-3, 190, Cincinnati, Ohio
ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM^
Kellen Dunham, Butler, G, So., 6-6, 185, Pendleton, Ind.
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown, G, So., 6-3, 218, Indianapolis, Ind.
Davante Gardner, Marquette, F, Sr., 6-8, 290, Suffolk, Va.
Kadeem Batts, Providence, F, Sr., 6-9, 245, Boston, Mass.
Fuquan Edwin, Seton Hall, F/G, Sr., 6-6, 215, Paterson, N.J.
JayVaughn Pinkston, Villanova, F, Jr., 6-7, 240, Brooklyn, N.Y.
BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION
Ethan Wragge, Creighton, F, Sr., 6-7, 225, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova, G, So., 6-3, 195, Langhorne, Pa.
Darrun Hilliard, Villanova, G, Jr., 6-6, 215, Bethlehem, Pa.
Matt Stainbrook, Xavier, C, Jr., 6-10, 263, Bay Village, Ohio
BIG EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM^
Andrew Chrabascz, Butler, F, Fr., 6-7, 225, Portsmouth, R.I.
Billy Garrett, Jr., DePaul, G, Fr., 6-5, 194, Chicago, Ill.
Tommy Hamilton IV, DePaul, F, Fr., 6-10, 284, Chicago, Ill.
Deonte Burton, Marquette, F, Fr., 6-4, 230, Milwaukee, Wis.
Rysheed Jordan, St. John’s G, Fr., 6-4, 185, Philadelphia, Pa.
Jaren Sina, Seton Hall, G, Fr., 6-2, 180, Lake Hopatcong, N.J.
Josh Hart, Villanova, G, Fr., 6-5, 202, Silver Springs, Md.
*Denotes unanimous selection.
^Due to a tie in the voting, an additional position was named.
PC Athletics announced on Twitter that the first 1000 students at the Marquette game tonight would receive either a Cotton or Batts shirt for Senior Night. This is a nice touch by PC and I really hope the students show up in force, not just for Cotton and Batts, but for all the great Seniors on this team.
For those interested in seeing the design of these shirts, here are the images courtesy of the designer, Bryan Molloy Design:
PC Athletics announced on Twitter yesterday that the first 1000 students at the Marquette game on 3/4 would receive either a Cotton or Batts shirt for Senior Night. This is a nice touch by PC and I really hope the students show up in force, not just for Cotton and Batts, but for all the great Seniors on this team. For those interested in seeing the design of these shirts, here are the images courtesy of the designer, Bryan Molloy Design:
This season has sort of been a microcosm of Kadeem Batts’ career. He has been up and down. When he is up, PC usually wins. When he is down, PC usually loses. The numbers bear it out.
| This Season When Providence Wins | |||
| Points/game | Rebounds/game | FG %/game | FT %/game |
| 13.8 | 7.9 | 47% | 80% |
| This Season When Providence Loses | |||
| Points/game | Rebounds/game | FG %/game | FT %/game |
| 7.5 | 6.8 | 24% | 54% |
Batts decided to return to Providence this year for his 5th year after receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in May 2013. Once that was confirmed, he and Bryce Cotton were immediately deemed to be the leaders for next year’s team. Cotton is more of a lead by example guy but Batts is more vocal and expressive. You can usually tell how he’s feeling by just looking at him.
This has served him well at times.
And not so well at others.
A pattern has emerged.
If Batts is involved and aggressive early in games, he usually plays well. If he isn’t involved and isn’t aggressive early, he tends to get down and it affects his play at both ends. One positive potential change in that pattern occurred on Saturday at DePaul. Batts was not looking good on the offensive end. He missed a few shots within 5 feet and couldn’t seem to get in a rhythm. In the past, this is the kind of thing that would have taken him totally out of the game and resulted in foul trouble and/or a lack of effort on the defensive end. And yet, Batts managed to contribute to the game in other ways. He grabbed 9 rebounds, blocked 2 shots and took a charge late in the game, all while only managing 4 points.
Hopefully that was a preview of a new and improved Kadeem Batts for this 2nd half of conference play stretch run that PC embarks on tonight.
Yesterday he tweeted:
PC fans, no matter if they get frustrated at his poor play at times in some games, are with Kadeem. We know that in order for this team to get to the ultimate goal of their first appearance in the NCAA tournament since the 2003-2004 season, Kadeem Batts needs to be more like the guy who had 27 and 10 against Louisville in 2012 and the guy who had 27 and 12 against Seton Hall in 2013 and the guy who had 14 and 17 against Butler 2 weeks ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsO7oTu1E4M
This is the last ride for Kadeem. He knows it. He is motivated. In order for he and the Friars to get to the Dance, they need Kadeem to be aggressive and play like he did against St. John’s the first time. They need Kadeem to play like the Senior leader who is fighting for his legacy as a Providence Friar. They need Kadeem play like this:
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