Seton Hall legend Myles Powell erupts for 52 points in JSBL debut

Ryan Lasko|July 10, 2025|Last Updated July 10, 2025

MANASQUAN — There is a popular quote often ushered by several of the longtime spectators of the Lomurro Law Jersey Shore Basketball League. The origins of the quote remain unknown, but the line has stood the test of time dating back at least three decades when the league first moved indoors. “You never know who is going to walk through the door.” The fans in attendance at Manasquan High School were unexpectedly in for a treat as former Seton Hall consensus 1st Team All-American guard Myles Powell walked through the hallowed gymnasium doors bearing a quote from the school’s legendary football coach Vic Kubu and quickly donned an ACI/Robin’s Nest uniform.

What followed was the most electric individual performance of the summer as Powell poured in 52 points on an extremely efficient 20/36 from the field and 9/15 from NBA three-point range as he guided ACI/Robin’s Nest to a major upset victory over 3-time defending champion Sterns Trailer by a score of 125-121. He also added 8 rebounds and 4 assists. His performance is the most points that any JSBL player has scored in a game this season.

Powell's first shot

“One of my best friends Tim [Lang] told me to go out and get 50 today so I made sure that’s what I came out here and did,” said Powell. “It was my first time playing in the summer in a couple of years, so I just wanted to make sure that I came out here and put on a show.”

Powell’s dominance on the court on Wednesday should come as no surprise to those who have followed his basketball career to this point. Powell was a two-time All-Big East selection, the Big East Player of the Year in 2020 and a consensus 1st Team All-American. Powell also holds the Seton Hall record for most three pointers made in a career and is third in all time points with 2,252 points trailing only legendary guard Terry Dehere, who played in the JSBL in the 1990’s at St. Rose High School, and forward Nick Werkman.

Powell finishes through contact

Powell is no stranger to Seton Hall’s strong roots in the JSBL particularly in recent years as several of his former teammates including Myles Cale and Shavar Reynolds have been among the most accomplished players in the league.

“I was looking for Shavar. I know this is his city, this is his league so hopefully he sees this and he knows that he can come back and we can get some bump in,” said Powell with a grin on his face

Powell buzzer beater to end the 1st quarter

In addition to his former teammates at Seton Hall, Powell was very familiar with several of the opponents he suited up against on Sterns Trailer including Jalen Gaffney, who also played in the Big East when he was at Connecticut and Parker Dortch.

“Jalen is like my little brother. We grew up around the same area. Parker too, we played against each other in high school so I knew a couple of these guys,” said Powell

Powell late game 3 to break the tie

Powell was able to parlay his success in college into an NBA career. He was on the New York Knicks in 2020, but did not appear in any games. He was however a very strong contributor for their G-League affiliate the Westchester Knicks, where he averaged 17.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 4.0 assists over 13 games.

In December 2021, Powell finally received his chance to play in the NBA after signing a two-way deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. Powell played in 11 NBA games during the 2021–22 season for Philadelphia, averaging 1.2 points in around 5 minutes per game.

After his run with Philadelphia, Powell has gone on to have a very successful career in Asia. He played for the Bay Area Dragons in 2022 and after a successful season Powell signed with the Qingdao Eagles in China’s CBA in 2023. Powell has continued to play for Qingdao and has been an impact player for them.

“I had to find ways to be effective on the court besides just scoring the basketball.” said Powell

Powell has certainly done that, and it has helped him extend his basketball career as he averaged over 4 rebounds and 4 assists this past season in China along with 16.6 ppg.

Powell will be returning to China this season in what will be his sixth year playing professionally.

As for if he will return to the JSBL this season, “Hopefully I can definitely come back and play again,” said Powell

Powell with the game sealing drive

Game One- Intern Helpers 108, WCT Warriors 101

Intern Helpers picked up a second straight win in Wednesday night’s first game improving to 3-2 on the season and moving them up into a tie for third place.

Their scrappy defense was a major factor in their win as they picked up 12 steals as a team. 5 of those steals went to forward Leon Daniels who played a tremendous game on both ends of the floor as he scored 28 points and 8 rebounds to go with the 5 steals.

“I used my defense for offense,” said Daniels “I knew I had a tough matchup tonight and I had to bring it on both ends.”

Daniels finished with 28 points on 8/19 from the field in addition to grabbing 9 rebounds.

Ahmad Biggins also had a big game in the win as he finished with 27 points on 11/14 from the field in addition to 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

Ahmad Biggins brings the ball up the court in a game earlier this season - Intern Helpers' Ahmad Biggins

Ahmad Biggins brings the ball up the court in a game earlier this season (Photo by Bob Badders, rpbphotography.com)

As for the WCT Warriors who have the youngest roster in the league, they battled despite the loss. Jinup Dobuol led the way with 29 points on 9/20 from the field and he also had 14 rebounds. Andre Wells scored 28 points on 11/19 from the field. Ryan Savoy added 20 points and 12 rebounds.

The WCT Warriors fell to 2-3 putting them in a tie for 6th place in the standings.

Game Two- ACI/Robin’s Nest 125, Sterns Trailer 121

In quite possibly the game of the year, ACI/Robin’s Nest was able to pull off the upset with a thrilling come from behind victory over three-time champion Sterns Trailer.

Myles Powell was the catalyst for ACI/Robin’s Nest as he scored 52 points with 30 of those points coming in the second half. Even with Powell scoring 52, four other ACI players were able to score double figures. Samier Kinsler (Glenville State) had 18 points and Ibn Loyal (Missouri Southern State) had 16 points. Former St. Rose star Gio Panzini (Cornell) scored 11 points and grabbed 6 rebounds making several critical plays down the stretch. Former Neptune standout Dwaine Jones (University of Charleston) added 10 points, 8 assists, and 5 rebounds.

ACI/Robin's Nest's Gio Panzini launches a three pointer in a game earlier this season - ACI's Gio Panzini

ACI/Robin’s Nest’s Gio Panzini launches a three pointer in a game earlier this season. (Photo by Bob Badders, rpbphotography.com)

Sterns Trailer was able to play well the whole game despite only having 5 players in uniform. 4 of the 5 players scored at least 20 points as former Brookdale standout Kevin Mateo led the charge with 33 points. Parker Dortch (Anderson) notched a double-double with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Jalen Gaffney (UConn/Florida Atlantic) finished with 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rasheen Merlin (Winston-Salem St) added 24 points.

This was a much-needed win for ACI/Robin’s Nest as it snaps a three-game losing streak and gets them within a game of the .500% mark. For Sterns Trailer, this loss puts them at 3-2 on the season and knocks them down from a first place tie into a third place tie.

Game One Notes