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In Photos: Augusta University men’s basketball hosts over 2,000 fifth graders from Columbia County in win over Reinhardt

man smilingMiguelangelo Hernandez1 min readDecember 21, 2023

The Augusta University men’s basketball team hosted its second Education Day game of December, this time with fifth graders from Columbia County School District in attendance, on Dec. 18 at Christenberry Fieldhouse. The Jaguars defeated Reinhardt University 86-64 in front of the more than 2,000 students.

Earlier in the month, the Jaguars hosted fifth graders from Richmond County School System, defeating Brewton-Parker College 86-73. Both games were sponsored by Queensborough National Bank & Trust Co.

A woman and a girl sit in a large crowd, waving for a picture.
Click here to see more photos from Dec. 18 Education Day game at Christenberry Fieldhouse. [Chris and Paula Toole/Augusta University Athletics]
Children sitting in stands at an indoor basketball game while holding signs to support Augusta University's men's basketball team.
Santa Claus greets children, giving several high fives.
An elementary school aged girl waves at the camera while friends stand in a line.
A college basketball player signs autographs for kids.
A man talks with a small group of boys and girls who are holding basketballs.
A large crowd of children in an indoor arena stand and cheer as t-shirts are thrown to them.
A male college student throws soft toys into the stands at a basketball game.
A group of elementary school students play musical chairs with a male teacher who fails to reach his chair before a student takes it.
A woman drives a golf cart while college cheerleaders hand out T-shirts to fans in an indoor arena.

“It worked out perfectly today,” said men’s head coach Dip Metress. “We couldn’t have done this without Queensborough and the Columbia County schools. We had some schools out here as early as 9:30 a.m. It was a little quiet to start, but once we got some music going and got their energy levels up, everyone got involved, and it looked like they had a good time.”

In the win over Reinhardt, David Viti, Demitri Gardner, Carson Seemann and Max Amadasun all scored in double figures. Gardner led the Jaguars with 17 points, while Viti chipped in 14. Amadasun had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Seeman added 10 points. Ja’Queze Kirby had 10 rebounds and nine points as all 10 AU players who saw action scored and added a rebound.

As a unit, AU scored 14 points off turnovers. The Jaguars outscored the Eagles 44-28 in the paint and 26-10 on fast breaks while leading for more than 38 minutes in the 40-minute contest.

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Miguelangelo Hernandez is a senior communications and media coordinator at Augusta University. You can reach him at mighernandez@augusta.edu or (706) 993-6411.

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