Yoeli Childs Has Impressive G League Debut Against BYU Teammate Jake Toolson, SLC Stars
Feb 10, 2021, 4:48 PM | Updated: 4:49 pm
(Steve Griffin, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Former BYU basketball teammates Yoeli Childs and Jake Toolson squared off against one another in their G League debuts.
The 2021 G League season opened up on Wednesday in Florida, where the league conducts a bubble environment over the next month. Childs, a member of the Erie Bayhawks, faced Toolson for the first time, a member of the hometown SLC Stars.
Former #BYUHoops star @yochilds22 had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals against the Stars in his G-League debut with Erie. Threw down some oops, cleaned up the glass and hit from outsdie.#BYU l @KSLSports pic.twitter.com/h2LktfHutL
— Sam Farnsworth (@Samsworth_KSL) February 10, 2021
Yoeli Childs ends up with game-best +/-
Childs put together an impressive outing in his first professional game with the G League. The former BYU and Bingham High star, who started for Erie, scored 11 points, pulled down five rebounds, two steals, and an assist. He ended up with a game-high plus/minus of +22.
Your opening day Bayhawks starting 🖐️ pic.twitter.com/r1nDCRPO3t
— Erie BayHawks (@ErieBayHawks) February 10, 2021
Childs was one of eight Bayhawks that scored in double-figures as Erie rolled through the SLC Stars, 117-98.
Like Childs, Toolson also got the start in his G League debut for the SLC Stars. Toolson scored five points, dished out two assists, and pulled down two rebounds in 19 minutes of action.
Game 1 complete. Back at it tomorrow morning against @okcblue pic.twitter.com/qfWvGW41cm
— Salt Lake City Stars (@slcstars) February 10, 2021
Childs and the Bayhawks are back in action on Friday, February 12, against Raptors 905 at 9 a.m. (MT) on ESPN+. Toolson and the Stars will look to get their first win of the season tomorrow against the Oklahoma City Blue at 9:30 a.m. (MT). That game will also air on ESPN+.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m., KSL Newsradio). Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper and the KSL Sports app.