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FIBA: USA - Redick scores 18 as Duke whip Seton Hall

/noticias.info/ DURHAM (NCAA) - JJ Redick, who played for USA at the FIBA U21 World Championship 2005, is the type of player who might have made a significant difference for Team USA at the Olympics.

Outside shooting was the Achilles' heel of Larry Brown's side which had to settle for a bronze medal in Athens.

Redick is still a college player, but do not be surprise if he is among those included next year in USA Basketball's preliminary squad for the FIBA World Championship in Japan.

United States coach Mike Krzyzewwski - Redick's coach at Duke - will know exactly what Redick could be bring to the team, with outstanding leadership and perimeter play among his qualities.

Redick made Seton Hall's first trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium quite embarrassing on Wednesday ninght in the Preseason NIT.

Redick scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half as top-ranked Duke rolled to a 93-40 thrashing over the poor-shooting Pirates in the second round.

Bedeviling Seton Hall into 13% (four of 31) shooting in the first half, Duke (2-0) built a 43-13 lead at the break.

It was the 650th career win for Duke coach Krzyzewski. He became the ninth coach in history to guide one school to that many victories.

The Blue Devils, who improved to 7-1 all-time against the Pirates, will face either Drexel or Sam Houston State in the semi-finals at Madison Square Garden on November 23.

Redick, who made four of his five attempts from the three-point arc in the first half, once again came up with a big performance against Seton Hall.

As a sophomore in 2004, Redick broke out of a slump that spanned his previous seven games with 21 points on six of 10 shooting in a 90-62 rout of the Pirates in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Tucker leads Texas to easy win over Samford

In Austin, Texas, PJ Tucker made sure Texas was not the only ranked team not punching a ticket to Kansas City.

Tucker scored 12 of his 22 points in the second half as third-ranked Texas cruised to a 77-33 victory over Samford in the second round of the Guardians Classic.

With a win in their first meeting with the Bulldogs, the Longhorns (2-0) joined West Virginia, Iowa and Kentucky in the semifinals of this preseason tournament.

Texas will face 15th-ranked West Virginia at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City on Monday.
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