Killingsworth, Tapé Part of 2019 USA East Coast Squad
6/3/2019 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The two rising seniors will play in three games from June 12-14 in Greece.
NEW YORK – Columbia head men's basketball rising seniors Jake Killingsworth and Patrick Tapé will be a part of the 2019 USA East Coast squad that will compete June 12-14 in Greece.
This year's team, coached by Syracuse associate head coach Adrian Autry, features players from North Carolina, Notre Dame, Iowa, Columbia, Northeastern State, Stonehill, Louisiana Tech, Syracuse, and Western Connecticut State. Training camp will take place June 9-10 in Levien Gymnasium before the squad heads overseas. The All-Stars will compete against the Greek National Team and professional club teams from Greece and the Philippines.
Tapé is coming off a season where he earned All-Ivy League honorable mention after averaging 11.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 1.0 steals. Killingsworth saw action in 28 games, making 22 starts. He posted 6.1 points on 39.5 percent shooting from 3-point range and added 3.2 rebounds per contest.
All games will be live-streamed with times to be determined. Team activities, individual statistics, pre-game articles, and post-game wrap-ups will be available at GuyRancourt.com or follow the team's Twitter page @East_Coast_BBC.
USA East Coast, formerly called the East Coast All Stars, is in its 14th year of existence. The tour has visited 13 different countries in its existence, providing competitive games, guided tours, youth clinics and the opportunity to travel the world.
For the latest on the Columbia men's basketball, follow @CULionsMBB on Twitter and Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
This year's team, coached by Syracuse associate head coach Adrian Autry, features players from North Carolina, Notre Dame, Iowa, Columbia, Northeastern State, Stonehill, Louisiana Tech, Syracuse, and Western Connecticut State. Training camp will take place June 9-10 in Levien Gymnasium before the squad heads overseas. The All-Stars will compete against the Greek National Team and professional club teams from Greece and the Philippines.
Tapé is coming off a season where he earned All-Ivy League honorable mention after averaging 11.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 1.0 steals. Killingsworth saw action in 28 games, making 22 starts. He posted 6.1 points on 39.5 percent shooting from 3-point range and added 3.2 rebounds per contest.
All games will be live-streamed with times to be determined. Team activities, individual statistics, pre-game articles, and post-game wrap-ups will be available at GuyRancourt.com or follow the team's Twitter page @East_Coast_BBC.
USA East Coast, formerly called the East Coast All Stars, is in its 14th year of existence. The tour has visited 13 different countries in its existence, providing competitive games, guided tours, youth clinics and the opportunity to travel the world.
For the latest on the Columbia men's basketball, follow @CULionsMBB on Twitter and Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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