A Brief Recap of Day 3 of the 2025 Portsmouth Invitational

April 20th, 2025

Here is a brief recap of the three games that played on Day 3 of the 2025 Portsmouth Invitational. The standout performers looked to be Sean Pedulla, Chris Jones, John Poulakidis, RJ Felton, and Julian Reese. Here is who stood out in these three games.

Former Virginia Tech and Ole Miss point guard, Sean Pedulla scored 22 points, made 4 three-pointers, and dished out 6 assists to help get K&D Rounds Landscaping a win on Day 3 of the 2025 Portsmouth Invitational. (Photo: Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot)

Game 6: Roger Brown’s Restaurant defeats Mike Duman, Inc., 95-87

For Roger Brown’s, Julian Reese had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 assists. Khalif Battle scored 23 points and was a +16. Kadin Shedrick had 13 points on 6 of 6 shooting and grabbed 8 rebounds. AJ Hoggard scored 19 points.

For Mike Duman Inc., John Poulakidis scored 19 points, made 4 threes, and had 10 rebounds and 2 assists. Wade Taylor IV scored 18 points, made 3 threes, and notched 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Georgia State’s 6-10 big man, Cesare Edwards scored 22 points.

Game 7: K&D Rounds Landscaping defeats Portsmouth Partnership, 94-93

For K& D Rounds Landscaping, Sean Pedulla scored 22 points, made 4 threes, and had 6 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals. Nate Santos scored 12 points and made 3 threes. Zach Freemantle scored 15 points on 7 of 8 shooting and made a three-pointer. Jonas Aidoo had 11 points on 5 of 6 shooting, along with 5 rebounds and a block in this game.

For Portsmouth Partnership, East Carolina’s 6-3 point guard, RJ Felton scored 25 points on 10 of 15 shooting, and made 5 threes, and he also had 7 rebounds. David N’Guessan had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Ace Baldwin Jr. had 15 points and 6 assists. Zeke Mayo scored 11 points and made 3 threes. Great Osobor and Oumar Ballo scored 13 points each, and Osobor drew 10 free throws in this game.

Iowa State’s 6-4 guard, Curtis Jones scored 28 points and made 6 three-pointers to lead Jani King to a win on Day 3 of the 2025 Portsmouth Invitational. (Photo: Jeff Spaur/Iowa State Cyclones)

Game 8: Jani King defeats Portsmouth Sports Club, 82-80

For Jani King, Iowa State’s Curtis Jones scored 28 points, and made 6 three-pointers to help them get the win. Steven Ashworth had 11 points and 8 assists. Igor Milicic Jr. had 12 points, and Bez Mbeng had 11 points.

For Portsmouth Sports Club, Kentucky’s Andrew Carr scored 19 points, made 3 threes, and had 5 rebounds. Earl Timberlake had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Moussa Cisse had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks.

Here are my picks for the Three Stars on Day 3 of the 2025 Portsmouth Invitational:

1. Sean Pedulla, K&D Rounds Landscaping
2. Curtis Jones, Jani King
3. John Poulakidis, Mike Duman, Inc.

It was very tough to pick between Sean Pedulla and Curtis Jones for the first star of this night, as to which one of them played definitively better, as both of them played really well and were tremendous in their respective games. I had it down to Poulakidis and RJ Felton for the third star of this day, as both players also had strong performances in their games. Anyways, that’s all for now. Thanks for reading.