
Watkins Helps Portsmouth Invite Squad To Victory
4/7/2007 10:02:34 AM | Men's Basketball
Syracuse senior Darryl Watkins had seven points, eight rebounds and three assists in 28 minutes to help Sales System LTD defeat Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 73-57, in the second round of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in Portsmouth, Va., on April 6. Sales System LTD is scheduled to play Beach Barton Ford at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 7.
The Portsmouth Invitational Tournament is in its 55th year. It is a showcase for basketball players in their senior year of college.
Watkins earned four varisty letters at Syracuse. He started the last 28 games of his Orange tenure and 67 games in all. He averaged 8.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a senior. His 112 blocked shots set an SU senior record. He completed his career ranked fifth in career blocks at Syracuse (263) and two of the top seven single-season totals in program history. Watkins ranked seventh among NCAA Division I performers in blocked shot average in 2006-07.

















