By: Sarah Goodyear
Photos: B.L. Miller
Just when you thought that the
University of North Florida (UNF) could not outdo itself by hosting an event of
such magnitude as CNN’s 2012 GOP Presidential Debate, the university hosted the
ABA Jacksonville Giants vs. Panama City Dream game on Friday night at the UNF Arena. With $1.00 beer to open the evening’s event, college
students as well as local Duval County students in the Giants’ educational
program, entitled “Books for Baskets,” flooded the arena to see the Giants face
the Dream. Special guests included
patients from the Shands Cancer Center, Military Veterans, United Way Mentors
(125 in attendance), and former Jaguars football player Reggie Hayward.
And, what a wonderful dream of an
evening for the Giants! The Giants
defeated the Dream with a final score of 166-103. While the players were motivated to win
another home game to give them an 11-2 record, they also displayed quite a bit
of showmanship. Antonio “RED” Lawrence
won the “showmanship” award with some very impressive ball handling
skills. Additionally, Currye Todd, Anthony
Lumpkin, Renaldo Norman were all hitting their long shots, proving that Head
Coach Kevin Waters’ hard-nosed and stringent practices last week paid off for
the team.
Mr. Biggs, the Jewels and Gems Dance
Teams under the direction of Pamela Masters, the UNF Dance Team, and the
spectactors cheered the Giants in this “big win” home game. MilleronSports.com captured the game as well
as its onlookers in a variety of images that can be viewed at MilleronSports on
Facebook. Host Richard Miller with
Miller on Sports reported the game on 1010XL Sports Radio.
Here are the final game statistics:
Leading Scorers: Anthony Lumpkin 26; Lamar Sanders 24
Leading Rebounds: Jermaine Bell 16; Matt Fields 12
Leading Assists: Sherod Harris 13; Anthony Lumpkin 5
Record 11-2
Estimated Attendance: 2,700
The next game for the Giants is at the Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial Arena on Saturday, February 4.
Here are the final game statistics:
Leading Scorers: Anthony Lumpkin 26; Lamar Sanders 24
Leading Rebounds: Jermaine Bell 16; Matt Fields 12
Leading Assists: Sherod Harris 13; Anthony Lumpkin 5
Record 11-2
Estimated Attendance: 2,700
The next game for the Giants is at the Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial Arena on Saturday, February 4.
MOST
POINTS SCORED IN A SINGLE GAME IN ABA HISTORY - In its 7th game in the ABA, the Jacksonville
Giants established the historic ABA record of "Most Points
Scored in a Single Game" with a total score of 206 points.
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The game was sooo fun!! I love that we have an ABA team!
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