Nick Townsend powers Yale men’s basketball to Paradise Jam Tournament final

It was the Nick Townsend show Sunday evening at the Paradise Jam Tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The senior forward posted a career-high 32 points plus eight rebounds to lead Yale into the tournament final with a decisive 74-63 win over the College of Charleston.

“They let him (Townsend) go one on one, and he took advantage of it,” coach James Jones said.

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Yale men’s basketball remains the team to beat

When a team loses arguably two of the top 10 players in its basketball history in John Poulakidas and Bez Mbeng, it is tough to believe that it would be the overwhelming favorite to win the Ivy League.

But don’t tell that to James Jones. You see, Yale merely reloads each season.

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