Mizzou Basketball Recruit Marcus Denmon Earns DiRenna Award
4/14/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
April 14, 2008
Olathe, Kan. - University of Missouri incoming freshman Marcus Denmon capped an exciting week with a 20-point effort in an 87-84 Team Missouri win in the annual Hy-Vee/Pepsi All-Star Challenge Saturday evening in Olathe, Kan.
The Hy-Vee/Pepsi All-Star Challenge pitted a team of Missouri all-stars vs. Kansas all-stars.
Denmon led the Missouri squad to the three-point victory thanks to 14 second-half tallies. The former Hogan Prep standout hit three three-pointers in the second half and claimed the event's slam dunk contest at halftime. The Missouri squad trailed 37-34 at the half before surging to the win.
The 20-point evening was a perfect capper to an already stellar week for Denmon. Earlier, the Kansas City, Mo., native was named the DiRenna Award winner for the top high school basketball player in Kansas City. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 28.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Rams. He was also named a first team All-Metro pick by the Kansas City Star.
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