College Basketball: Kansas Jayhawks
LAWRENCE, Kan. Former Kansas combo guard Elijah Johnson playfully approached Charlie Moore after the compact 5-foot-11 KU sophomore stole the basketball and converted a layup to mercifully end the Red Teams 80-44 annihilation of Johnsons pro-dominated Blue Squad during the Bill Self campers game Wednesday afternoon at Horejsi Family Athletics Center.
I dont appreciate what they did to us. I told Charlie we were just getting off the plane. Wayne (Selden was) just getting here 40 minutes ago. I said, I was still sleepy and you want to run the score up on us? Have more respect for your elders, Johnson said with a wry smile after hitting one 3-pointer and scoring five points in the lopsided defeat.
The 27-year-old Johnson returned from Israel and a stint with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Premier League at midnight Wednesday, while fellow pros Selden and Mario Chalmers (both of the Memphis Grizzlies) pulled into town Wednesday as well. Those three as well as Belgian pro league player Travis Releford and soon-to-be NBA draftee Devonte Graham were burned by Cal transfer Moore, who cashed six 3s and scored 26 points.
Johnsons losing Blue team also included current KU bigs Silvio De Sousa and David Mc-Cormack, who scored 10 and eight points respectively.
I know Charlie. Hes a player, said 23-year-old former KU guard Selden, who scored six points. My current teammate (Ivan Rabb) played with him at Cal and told me about him. Just seeing him able to shoot the ball like that is big, Selden added.
Moore played to Self s campers by twirling his right arm in a circle after hitting his final two 3s. His last trey came after he swiped the ball from Graham.
He (Moore) felt like J.R. I guess, KU sophomore guard Marcus Garrett (four points) said, indicating Moores celebration was borrowed from J.R. Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Garrett said he and Moore like to study different shot celebrations on TV, Twitter and Instagram.
KU freshman guard Devon Dotson _ he hit one 3 and scored seven points _ said Moores offensive outburst Wednesday was not unusual.
He was hot. He can shoot it. Thats what we want. It was great to see, said Dotson, a 6-foot-1 freshman point guard out of Charlotte, N.C. He shows it (in pickup games). He can shoot. Thats what he does, added Dotson, who showed great speed in blazing in for a pair of coast-to-coast layups in the easy win.
Thats what I like to do. I like to get up and down, play fast and put pressure on the defense, Dotson said.
Moore was one of three Red team players to score in double figures. Udoka Azubuike and Dedric Lawson had 14 and 10 points respectively, while Sam Cunliffe scored nine.
Selden, like Blue teammate Johnson, kept a sense of humor about what took place Wednesday.
I dont know what you are talking about, Selden, who has played in several Self campers games, said with a smile, when asked if hes ever heard of such a lopsided camp game score.
They changed the rule this year. Usually we play time (on clock). They were going to (first team to) 80. We were going to catch back up if we had the time, but we were just going to 80, Selden added.
Indeed, the winning team was first squad to reach 80 points.
