BEAUMONT, Texas — Teddy Allen led five double-figure scorers with 22 points to aid the Wichita Sky Kings to their first TBL (The Basketball League) win over the SouthEast Texas Panthers in Beaumont, Texas, on Friday night 114-99.
The TBL has been around for a few years, but the Wichita Sky Kings is a new franchise based out of Wichita.
The Sky Kings will compete in the Central Division of the TBL.
Allen paced the Sky Kings with red hot 53.3% shooting, including 3 for 6 three-point shooting. As a team, the Sky Kings shot 60% on 48 of 80 shooting from the field.
Allen was aided by 18 Brandon Watkins' points. Derrick Colter, Matthew Cerruti and Terrell Brown each had 17. Jachai Simmons added seven points. Charles Marquardt and Kameron Willams had six points each. D'von Andrews and Johnny McCants wrapped up the scoring with two points each.
Next action for the Wichita Sky Kings will be Sunday night at 7 as they travel to Pearland to take on the Pearland Texas Warriors. Wichita will finish out its start-of-the-season road trip with games in Rockwall, Texas, on March 11 and Enid, Oklahoma, on March 12.
They return home to open the home part of the season at Koch Arena on the campus of Wichita State University on March 17 versus the Shreveport Mavericks.
Kids 10 and under are admitted free with a paying adult. Season Tickets are $99 for 13 games. Tickets are available at www.wichitaskykings.com.
