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When Alejandro Ralat graduated after his one year running the point for the USCB men’s basketball team, coach Ron Fudala knew he had a big role to fill.
Everyone associated with Sand Sharks basketball is thrilled he found Evan Kilminster to fill it.
The pass-first point guard from Australia via College of Charleston called his own number at the buzzer on two occasions last week, each time delivering an improbable game-winner to lift USCB to a pair of key Peach Belt Conference wins.
Kilminster drained a fall-away jumper from the right corner just ahead of the horn Wednesday to give USCB an 83-82 win over Flagler in The Cove, and he followed it up with another turnaround jumper on the final possession of a 77-75 win at Columbus State on Saturday, helping the Sand Sharks climb back within a half-game of the league leaders.
Kilminster played 40 minutes in Wednesday’s overtime contest at home, finishing with 18 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists and scoring both the tying bucket that forced overtime and the game-winner. Against the Cougars, Kilminster put up 12 points, five rebounds, and five assists and again delivered the winning shot.
The USCB women held off Flagler for an 82-74 win on Wednesday before falling 79-75 at No. 19 Columbus State.
The Sand Sharks play at Georgia Southwestern on Wednesday before returning home to face North Georgia on Saturday.
