Wabbington earned tournament MVP honors after averaging 21.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per contest across three games. In the title game he shot he shot 8 of 12 from the field, 2 of 2 from 3-point range and 5 of 5 from the free throw line.
The 6-foot-10 center, regarded as the No. 24 overall prospect in the Class of 2027 according to On3 industry rankings, is coming off a strong showing to guide the Vikings to the title at the Classic at Damien the week prior. He averaged 19.5 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game across four games at the event.
Top 25 junior Darius Wabbington has provided a consistent interior presence for No. 9 Sunnyslope this season. (FILE PHOTO: Mark Jones)
Sunnsylope scored their final six points of the game from the free throw line as the Vikings finished the game 15 of 15 from the charity stripe.
Wabbington scored the last field goal of the game for the Vikings to give them a 57-55 lead with 1:34 remaining. On the other end Clemson signee
Amare James split a pair of free throws to cut he deficit to one.
Colorado signee
Rider Portela knocked down four straight free throws to extend the Sunnsylope advantage to 59-54 with 27 seconds to go, but top 25 Connecticut signee
Colben Landrew made things interesting with a 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining.
Wabbington knocked down a pair of free throws on the other end to secure the victory.
Portela and junior guard
Delton Prescott each contributed 14 points in the win while no other player scored more than three points for the Vikings.
Despite the loss, Landrew tallied 17 points, six assists and five rebounds while James chipped in 16 points.
