It’s early
August 2018, and Green Bay’s month-long search for talent has ended. Coach Linc Darner’s staff files into a meeting room to begin sifting intelligence gathered from watching games in side gyms. By the time they finish, prospects populating the program’s recruiting board will be sorted and prioritized. As their deliberations unfold, one name slowly gathered momentum: Amari Davis.
The 6-foot-3 combo guard’s lean 175-pound frame never cut an imposing figure in the layup line. And over that summer, the native of Trotwood, Ohio, a suburb just to the west of Dayton, hadn’t carved a destructive path through the Under Armor Association circuit. In 11 games for Ohio C2K Elite, Davis averaged a modest 6.7 points and posted an 86.8 offensive rating metrics that kept his list of suitors confined to the Horizon League and Mid-American Conference.
Jagsâ season ends with heartbreaking 72-67 OT loss to Grambling Southern head coach Sean Woods (Source: Josh Auzenne/WAFB-TV) By Josh Auzenne | March 11, 2021 at 11:28 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 11:28 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WAFB) - The Southern menâs basketball team saw its season come to an end against Grambling in the quarterfinal round of the SWAC Basketball Tournament at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
The Jags fell 72-67 in overtime to the Tigers. Southern finished 8-11 overall and 8-6 in the SWAC.
Harrison Henderson came off the bench to lead the Jaguars with 20 points. He also had seven rebounds. SWAC Freshman of the Year Terrell Williams Jr. had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Samkelo Cele chipped in 11 points and grabbed seven boards.
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Jags get past Alcorn St., 88-71
Southern Menâs Basketball Southern Men s Basketball (Source: Josh Auzenne/WAFB-TV) By Josh Auzenne | February 27, 2021 at 6:34 PM CST - Updated February 28 at 11:11 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Southern menâs basketball team went on an 8-0 run to start the second half on their way to an eventual 22-point lead at one point against Alcorn State at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Saturday, Feb. 27.
Jags get past Alcorn State
The Jags (8-8, 8-4 SWAC) went on to an 89-75 victory over the Braves (6-10, 6-5 SWAC).
Samkelo Cele led the way for Southern with 22 points. Jaylen Saddler added 16 points, four rebounds, four assists, and four steals. Harrison Henderson had 14 points, eight rebounds, and two steals. Two other Jags scored in double digits.