UConn, Seton Hall Working Hardest for 2018 Point Guard Jalen Carey

ROSELLE, N.J. — Jalen Carey was unstoppable for one half on Sunday at the Primetime Shootout, but in the end he and his Montclair Immaculate team had no answer for Naz Reid.

The 6-foot-3, 170-pound Carey scored 25 of his game-high 37 points in the first half, but Immaculate lost to Roselle Catholic, 86-74, largely due to Reid’s 36 points, 18 rebounds and three blocks. The 6-10 Reid scored 25 in the second half against an overmatched front line.

“It was tough,” said Carey, who added eight rebounds and five assists. “I’ll give him a little bit of credit, he showed why he’s one of the top players in that class but as a team collectively we’ve got to be able to stop [him]. He actually took over that third quarter.”

Carey and Reid showed out in front of a slew of college coaches, including Kentucky’s John Calipari and Tony Barbee; Seton Hall’s Kevin Willard, Shaheen Holloway and Grant Billmeier; Rutgers’ Steve Pikiell; UConn’s Dwayne Killings; St. John’s Matt Abdelmassih; Georgetown’s Anthony Solomon; and Tulane’s Doug Stewart.