Bahamian collegiate player Fredrick King and his Creighton University Bluejays wrapped up their summer tour when they took care of Club Obras out of Argentina111-89 at the Imperial Arena at Atlantis resort yesterday. The three-game exhibition series was a part of the Bahamas Basketball Federation Summer of Thunder.

King finished with eight points on three-for-five shooting in just over 10 minutes of play. The Bahamian also added three rebounds and made both of his free-throw attempts.

He had a highlight reel in the fourth quarter when he slammed home an alley-oop slam dunk over two defenders on a Stephen Ashworth perfect pass at the 7:49 mark in that quarter. He put them up 93-62 at that point.

The Andros native said it was great to come back home and see his family, friends and old teammates.

"It was great to come home and compete. Coming off last year, it shows me where I need to be going into season in terms of what I am doing good and what I am doing bad. I hope to play more this season compared to last year. I want to be more comfortable and confident and just ball out," King said.

King mentioned that he was able to get some conch salad while at home.

In the first game on Friday, the Bluejays easily took care of Raw Talent Elite with a 108-55 victory. King finished with a double-double scoring 12 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the free-throw line and pulling in 13 rebounds. The second game on Sunday saw them getting the 76-62 victory against BC Kauna Zalgiris out of Lithuania. King scored 10 points and two rebounds in 16 minutes of play.

After the Argentinian club led 14-13 midway through the first quarter, the Bluejays took over and ended that quarter on an 18-4 run. They never looked back and went into the half up comfortably with a 59-43 lead. They went up 86-67 heading into the final quarter and kept the lead at the end of the final buzzer.

Yesterday's game saw the Bluejays finishing with 16 made three-pointers and 21 second chance points. Every player from Creighton scored in that game.

In his freshman year, King said he was trying to acclimate himself to the United States of America as he was around new people and a new playing style.

"I worked on being faster and comfortable in sets. I expect to see great things from this team after these three games and to keep growing as we get comfortable with each other," King said.

King averaged 3.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 8.4 minutes per game in his freshman season. He made 60.9 percent of his shots from the field and 62.5 percent from the charity stripe.

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