Spring Break
Rookies impressive in exhibition
Mike Mazzeo
Issue date: 11/2/07 Section: Sports
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Exhibition college basketball games provide the first test for incoming freshmen - and redshirts.
Players have to get acclimated to the style of the college game, an entirely different environment from the high school contests in which they made a name for themselves.
"These games are learning tools," Drexel head men's basketball coach Bruiser Flint said.
Freshmen guards Gerald Colds, Jamie Harris, Adrian Hynes-Guery and redshirt sophomore Evan Neisler got their first taste of basketball at the Daskalakis Center Nov. 1 against Holy Family and made their presence felt almost immediately after the opening tip.
Colds had 15 points and five assists for Drexel, while Harris chipped in with six points and four rebounds to go along with his nine assists.
Hynes-Guery did not score, however, he did record two rebounds to go along with a steal in his limited playing time.
Neisler, who had to sit out last season after transferring from Big East powerhouse Boston College, scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds.
Colds, Harris and Hynes-Guery were inserted into the Dragons starting unit and excelled from the get-go in Drexel's 88-79 victory over Holy Family Thursday night.
Neisler entered the game at the 15:34 mark of the first half.
Early on in the first half it was Harris showing his quickness as he dribbled the ball up court with blazing speed finishing with a left-handed layup. Then it was Colds, who finished with nine first-half points on a variety of shots, including two perimeter jumpers and a running layup, in which the 5-foot-11 guard took contact from a taller defender and was able to draw the foul, while finishing off the glass.
In the second half it was Colds who got it going early, first hitting a floater while driving in the lane. He then got back on defense, stole an errant pass and went coast to coast, missing a tough layup that was slammed home by center Frank Elegar.
Harris however, was the true unsung hero of second half, if not the game. With Drexel's earlier lead of 20 all but disappeared, Harris came up with two huge layups keeping the Dragons in the lead. He also showed his court vision when he found Neisler for an easy lay-in, putting the Tigers away for good.
Players have to get acclimated to the style of the college game, an entirely different environment from the high school contests in which they made a name for themselves.
"These games are learning tools," Drexel head men's basketball coach Bruiser Flint said.
Freshmen guards Gerald Colds, Jamie Harris, Adrian Hynes-Guery and redshirt sophomore Evan Neisler got their first taste of basketball at the Daskalakis Center Nov. 1 against Holy Family and made their presence felt almost immediately after the opening tip.
Colds had 15 points and five assists for Drexel, while Harris chipped in with six points and four rebounds to go along with his nine assists.
Hynes-Guery did not score, however, he did record two rebounds to go along with a steal in his limited playing time.
Neisler, who had to sit out last season after transferring from Big East powerhouse Boston College, scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds.
Colds, Harris and Hynes-Guery were inserted into the Dragons starting unit and excelled from the get-go in Drexel's 88-79 victory over Holy Family Thursday night.
Neisler entered the game at the 15:34 mark of the first half.
Early on in the first half it was Harris showing his quickness as he dribbled the ball up court with blazing speed finishing with a left-handed layup. Then it was Colds, who finished with nine first-half points on a variety of shots, including two perimeter jumpers and a running layup, in which the 5-foot-11 guard took contact from a taller defender and was able to draw the foul, while finishing off the glass.
In the second half it was Colds who got it going early, first hitting a floater while driving in the lane. He then got back on defense, stole an errant pass and went coast to coast, missing a tough layup that was slammed home by center Frank Elegar.
Harris however, was the true unsung hero of second half, if not the game. With Drexel's earlier lead of 20 all but disappeared, Harris came up with two huge layups keeping the Dragons in the lead. He also showed his court vision when he found Neisler for an easy lay-in, putting the Tigers away for good.
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