JOnathan Huffman,the 7 foot Louisville transfer, hit 4 3's and was 9-9 from the floor. Watch out for him, he plays like a 3-might dominate in the MAAC
Guelph, Ontario- The Iona College men's basketball team improved to 2-0 on its Canadian exhibition tour with a 104-69 win over Laurentian University this afternoon. The Gaels had five players in double-digits led by junior Jonathan Huffman's 22 points.
Huffman torched the Voyageurs for 22 points on 9-for-9 shooting including four three pointers. The 7-0 Louisville transfer added five rebounds and two blocks in in just 16 minutes of play. Senior Gary Springer added 13 points and four rebounds in his 13 minutes of action while senior Devon Clarke, junior Milan Prodanovic and freshman Kyle Smyth each had 11.
The Gaels rookie point guard tandem of Scott Machado and Jermel Jenkins had a second straight solid performance, combining for 14 points, 10 assists and just four turnovers in the contest. By himself, Machado netted nine points with four assists, three steals and two rebounds on 4-of-4 shooting from the field.
Sophomore Alejo Rodriguez struggled from the field but grabbed 12 rebounds to go along with his six points.
The Gaels shot an incredible 68.4 percent from the field and hit 12 of their 20 three point attempts (60%). Iona out rebounded its opponent by a margin of 47-26 and forced 23 turnovers while recording 13 steals.
Laurentian was led by forward Matas Tirilis 13 points. Tirilis shot 3-of-8 from the field and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Dave Otterbein added 11 while guards Paul Kovacs and Andrew Lalonde added 10 points a piece.
Iona completes its tour tomorrow with a noon tip-off against Ryerson University in Toronto.