KU’s Council, White on opposing teams Friday at Portsmouth Invitational Tourney
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- Melvin Council Jr. scored 14 points, dished 10 assists and grabbed six rebounds for Portsmouth Sports Club.
- Portsmouth Sports Club defeated Jani-King 83-66 at the Portsmouth Invitational.
- Tre White scored seven points and pulled down 10 rebounds for Jani-King.
Kansas senior guard Melvin Council Jr. scored 14 points, dished 10 assists and grabbed six rebounds in Portsmouth Sports Club’s 83-66 victory over Jani-King on Friday at the Portsmouth Invitational for pro prospects in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Council, a 6-foot-4 native of Rochester, New York, was matched against his former KU teammate Tre White, who scored seven points with 10 rebounds for the losing Jani-King squad.
Council hit 6 of 13 shots (2 of 5 on 3-pointers) with three steals and three turnovers in 32 minutes.
White, a 6-7 Dallas native, made 3 of 12 shots (1 of 5 from 3) with one assist, one block and two turnovers in 32 minutes.
White was a teammate of former Kansas State, Miami and Oklahoma guard Nijel Pack, who had 12 points on 4-of-11 shooting (4 of 7 from 3) in 19 minutes. Council was a teammate of former KU, TCU and Miami center Ernest Udeh, who had eight points and nine boards in 25 minutes. The tourney will conclude with four games on Saturday.
