Marshall University Athletics
Kambola Playing Hoops in China
5/15/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
May 15, 2013
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - J.P. Kambola of the Marshall men's basketball team posted a double-double Tuesday night in the opening game of an eight-game, 18-day tour of China for the Reach USA Cultural Exchange Tour.
The 6-9 junior-to-be from Toronto, Canada recorded 10 points and a team-high 14 rebounds in Reach USA's 87-81 win over Athletas Lithuania. He was 5-for-10 from the field.
On Wednesday, the team's second game, Kambola earned a start and failed to score but nearly led the team in rebounding again with nine, one behind Western Kentucky's George Fant. Reach USA (1-0-1) fell behind by 16 in the second half, but made a valiant comeback and settled for a 75-75 tie with Lithuania.
The tour is being sponsored by Sports Reach, a sports ministry based out of Kentucky that has been sponsoring tours since 1986.
The team, which features nine collegiate players from around the country, gathered in Louisville, Ky. and departed on May 11. They will return on May 28.
Kambola appeared in 11 games for the Herd last season and scored eight points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and totaled nine rebounds.
Roster
T.J. Price - Western Kentucky
George Fant - Western Kentucky
Josiah Moore - Tennessee Tech
Travis Smith - Mercer
Stacy Wilson - Murray State
D.J. Johnson - Kansas State
J.P. Kambola - Marshall
Jordan Myers - Campbellsville
Head Coach Tom Schuberth - Assistant Coach at Jacksonville State
