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An overtime battle between the Kansas State and Providence men’s basketball teams turned physical Friday night.
Kansas State freshman guard Dai Dai Ames and Providence freshman guard Garwey Dual were ejected from the game after fighting during extra time.
After several instances of Ames making contact with Dual on the court, Dual turned around and hit Ames in the face.
The two were then physically separated by Providence head coach Kim English and other members of the coaching staff.
Kansas State won 73-70 as David N’Guessan scored six points in extra time.
The contest was a neutral-site game held in Nassau, Bahamas as part of the first round of the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship.
Ames and Dual are each slated to serve automatic one-game suspensions following their ejections, according to Fox’s John Fanta.
Dual will miss Providence’s Sunday game against Georgia, while Kansas State will take on Miami the same day without Ames.
The 2024 NBA Draft will be held on Wednesday, June 26th and Thursday, June 27th. Our resident draft expert Bryant has semi-retired from draft scouting, so we won’t have his usual in-depth breakdowns to rely on. So we’re going to do our draft coverage a little differently this year. We’ll present some prospects, share some highlight videos, and share some general thoughts before opening it up to the group to discuss.
Devin Carter, son of former NBA player Anthony Carter, is an interesting prospect. I know many Kings fans are going to cringe at the very idea of drafting another guard, let alone another undersized guard, and I may be among them. Carter’s biggest strength is his defense, as he uses his wingspan to pester opponents and disrupt offenses. Carter is a 6’2″ guard who averaged 8.4 rebounds and 1 block per game. That’s pretty incredible. But it’s impossible as a Kings fan to look at the basic profile of Carter and not be haunted by the similarities to Davion Mitchell. Both are undersized guards who were elite defenders in college and shot well from 3 in only one season. Carter’s three point shot, while effective last season, has a very ugly release. We all know that a consistent release is more important, but with only one season of good shooting in college I think it’s fair to be concerned about how the shot will hold up in the NBA. I also worry about the defense translating. I noticed that Carter’s defensive highlight reel includes a lot of blocks that come as a result of Carter’s man driving past him. The recovery blocks in college are great, but I have my concerns about whether Carter would be able to recover as well against NBA talent.
Given the current roster makeup of the Kings, I’d be surprised to hear Carter’s name called for the Kings on draft night. If the Kings do select him, it signals to me that a trade is expected. Either the Kings would be turning around and trading Carter, or the Kings would be moving other guards such as Davion Mitchell.
