By Trevor Kapp
After a missed-shot and turnover-ridden last summer in which he was heckled relentlessly at Pro City, Memphis Grizzlies guard Marko Jaric seemingly would’ve received a warmer welcome at a Duke game wearing Carolina gear than on 68th Street and Lexington. Yet there walked Jaric onto the court at Hunter College Tuesday night, big smile on his face as if he was a singer performing in front of his home-town fans.
While Jaric was far from looking like an NBA star, the former first-round selection appeared more comfortable than he was last year, scoring 18 points to help lead Dyckman past Prime Time, 111-100.
New Jersey Nets forward Yi Jianlian showed great touch around the basket with both hands and paced Dyckman with 30 points. Donnie McGrath poured in 21.
Yi gets set to check in.
Dyckman led 83-76 after the third and extended it in the fourth behind Jianlian’s inside presence and McGrath’s deadly shooting from distance.
Sundiata Gaines dropped 34 for Prime Time and Miguel “The Video Game” Millien added 22.
PDG Queensbridge vs. United Brooklyn
In the earlier game, Darryl “Showtime” Hill made his first appearance of the summer and scored 23 points as PDG Queensbridge defeated United Brooklyn, 113-107.
Hill’s former teammate at St. John’s Ryan “Special FX” Williams chipped in 19.
QB led 54-36 with 7:24 left in the second, but BK went on a 37-19 run over the next 12 minutes and took the lead on a Bobby Mahoney lay-up with 7 minutes left in the third.
With BK leading 99-98 with 5:30 remaining, Seton Hall guard Keon Lawrence spun home a tough lay-up to give QB the lead for good.
James “Stixx” Williams scored 22 points for United Brooklyn and former New Mexico forward Sean “Murda” Simpson added 21. Eugene Lawrence, who matched up against Hill—his former Red Storm backcourt mate—for much of this one, went for 18.
Pro City is set to continue Thursday at 6:30 p.m.