Corey 'Homicide' Williams is Player of the Week again - Oct 20, 2009 (by Eurobasket News) Townsville Crocodiles superstar Corey Williams (191-G-77, college: Alabama St.) has won his second consecutive National Basketball League Player of the Week award after a stellar performance in Round Four.
Williams, who also took the Round Three weekly honours, exploded for 37 points as well as adding seven rebounds, four assists and one steal in the Crocs 101-91 Round Four victory over the Gold Coast Blaze on Friday night at The Swamp in Townsville.
Williams went a scorching 13-of-18 from the field (72%) and 11-of-14 from the free throw stripe (79%) as he almost singlehandedly drove the Crocs to victory, a 3-2 record and second position on the NBL ladder.
Melbourne Tigers star Mark Worthington was another leading contender for the Player of the Week gong in Round Four. As one of Melbournes only fit big men following the loss of Chris Anstey and Ben Knight to injury, Worthington really stepped up for the Tigers in their game against the Gold Coast Blaze on Wednesday night.
Wortho played the full 40 minutes for the Tigers and scored 31 points as well as pulling down nine rebounds and dishing three assists. His efforts, Herculean though they were, simply werent enough to get Melbourne the win however as the Blaze scorched the Tigers, 98-86.
Hawks star import Tywain McKee was once again a strong candidate for the weekly honour after scoring 23 points in his teams gritty 76-65 win over pre-season favourites New Zealand on Saturday night.
McKee scored 14 of his points in the final period, as he dragged the Hawks back from a 46-52 deficit at three-quarter time to outscore the Breakers 30-13 in the fourth. The dynamic point guard also added three rebounds, one assist and two steals.
Other leading contenders for the NBL Player of the Week in Round Four included Stephen Weigh (Perth), Shawn Redhage (Perth), Darren Ng (Adelaide), Cameron Tragardh (Wollongong) Erron Maxey (Gold Coast), Chris Goulding (Gold Coast), Daryl Corletto (Melbourne), Ayinde Ubaka (Gold Coast) and CJ Bruton (New Zealand).
NBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2009/10 Round 1 CJ Bruton (New Zealand) Round 2 Rich Melzer (Cairns) Round 3 Corey Williams (Townsville) Round 4 Corey Williams (Townsville)
Tigers - Perth 78-84
Kevin Lisch (188-G, agency: Warren Sports International, college: St.Louis) and Shawn Redhage stepped up for the winners with 17 points each. With this victory, the Wildcats once again jumped on top of the NBL standings with 16-11 score. The hosts got 24 points and 7 boards from Julius Hodge (201-G-83, college: N.Carolina St.), falling to 11-15.
Hawks - Blaze 100-88
14th victory for the Hawks, who got 23 points from Mat Campbell (196-F/G-76, college: Towson) [read more]
Tigers - Perth 78-84 Kevin Lisch (188-G, agency: Warren Sports International, college: St.Louis) and Shawn Redhage stepped up for the winners with 17 points each. With this victory, the Wildcats once again jumped on top of the NBL standings with 16-11 score. The hosts got 24 points and 7 boards from Julius Hodge (201-G-83, college: N.Carolina St.), falling to 11-15.
Hawks - Blaze 100-88 14th victory for the Hawks, who got 23 points from Mat Campbell (196-F/G-76, college: Towson). Tim Coenraad (201-G/F-85, college: Nova SE) had 19 and Rhys Martin (193-G-86, college: Nova SE) followed him with 15 pts, 6 boards and 6 assists. On the other side, Erron Maxey collected 21 pts and 5 rebs. GCB dropped to 15-11.
Taipans - Perth 79-76 The winners had couple of players in a game mood in this game. Phill Jones (196-G-74) led the way scoring 25 points and pulling down 7 rebounds. In Perth Wildcats, Stephen Weigh (198-G/F-87) netted 15 pts.
Breakers - Hawks 88-60 Kirk Penney (196-G-80, college: Wisconsin) was in a game mood leading his NZ Breakers to 13th victory of the season. This time Penney scored 23 points, while CJ Bruton (188-G-75, agency: Gross Zeev ISA, college: Indian Hills CC) followed him with 4 pts less. In Wollongong Hawks (14-12), Cameron Tragardh (209-C/F-83, college: ORU) and Tim Coenraad had 12 pts each.
Blaze - Perth 86-73 Adam Gibson (188-G-86) shined with 23 points and 8 assists leading his GCB to victory in derby game against the Wildcats. Erron Maxey (198-F-78, college: Providence) also had very important role adding 19 points and 12 rebounds. Shawn Redhage (203-F-81, agency: Warren Sports International, college: Arizona St.) replied with 13 pts in defeat.
Gibbo wins Player of the Week - Feb 2, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
Adam Gibson (188-G-86) of the Gold Coast Blaze has snared his first Player of the Week award with an outstanding effort in Round 18 against the red hot Melbourne Tigers on Saturday night.
Gibsons performance came at a crucial time for the Blaze, who are currently vying for the minor premiership.
With starting import guard Ayinde Ubaka out injured, the Blaze asked Gibbo to step up as on-court leader as they faced the surging Tigers [read more]
Adam Gibson (188-G-86) of the Gold Coast Blaze has snared his first Player of the Week award with an outstanding effort in Round 18 against the red hot Melbourne Tigers on Saturday night.
Gibsons performance came at a crucial time for the Blaze, who are currently vying for the minor premiership.
With starting import guard Ayinde Ubaka out injured, the Blaze asked Gibbo to step up as on-court leader as they faced the surging Tigers. He responded magnificently with a near triple-double performance while guiding the Blaze to a critical 99-91 win in overtime at the Gold Coast Convention Centre.
With the World Championships in his sights, Gibbo gave the Boomers selectors something to think about as he took apart the Tigers in scorching fashion. Gibson finished with 15 points, six rebounds and 12 assists in 41 minutes of game time. His all round effort was capped off with one steal and one block. Gibson shot 6-of-17 from the field and did not miss from the foul line hitting two from two.
Gibsons first weekly honour could not have come at a better time for the Blaze, who are looking to finish in the top two and guarantee themselves home court advantage in the NBL Semi Finals.
New Zealand Breakers star Kirk Penney will have to be disappointed at not receiving the award for the second week running after a dominant display at The Swamp on Wednesday night. Penney finished with 22 points and nine rebounds on 7-of-16 shooting which included 4-of-8 three pointers.
Melbournes Julius Hodge also had an outstanding week statistically, averaging 20.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 9.0 assists across two games, a win over Adelaide and a loss to Gold Coast.
Other players in consideration for the weekly award in Round 18 included Adam Ballinger (Adelaide), Mark Worthington (Melbourne), Julius Hodge (Melbourne), Peter Crawford (Townsville), Kevin Braswell (New Zealand), Rolan Roberts (Townsville), Oscar Forman (New Zealand), Erron Maxey (Gold Coast), Russell Hinder (Townsville), Matt Burston (Adelaide) and Brad Williamson (Townsville).
NBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2009/10
Round 1 CJ Bruton (New Zealand) Round 2 Rich Melzer (Cairns) Round 3 Corey Williams (Townsville) Round 4 Corey Williams (Townsville) Round 5- Mark Worthington (Melbourne) Round 6 John Gilchrist (Adelaide) Round 7 Adam Ballinger (Adelaide) Round 8 Julius Hodge (Melbourne) Round 9 Dusty Rychart (Cairns) Round 10 Oscar Forman (New Zealand) Round 11 Tywain McKee (Wollongong) Round 12 Tywain McKee (Wollongong) Round 13 Adam Ballinger (Adelaide) Round 14 - Corey Williams (Townsville) Round 15 Julius Hodge (Melbourne) Round 16 - Mark Worthington (Melbourne) Round 17 Kirk Penney (New Zealand) Round 18 - Adam Gibson (Gold Coast)
Hobart Chargers sign Brandon Polk - Feb 2, 2010 (by Eurobasket)
Hobart Chargers (ABA) signed 26-year old American forward Brandon Polk (200-F-84, college: Butler, agency: Warren Sports International). Polk played most recently at Karhu Kauhajoen (Finland). While playing 27 games for Karhu last season his stats were: 16.6ppg, 8.8rpg, 1.8apg and 1.1spg. Polk played also pro basketball in Finland and Switzerland.
By Eurobasket Data Center [read more]
Hobart Chargers (ABA) signed 26-year old American forward Brandon Polk (200-F-84, college: Butler, agency: Warren Sports International). Polk played most recently at Karhu Kauhajoen (Finland). While playing 27 games for Karhu last season his stats were: 16.6ppg, 8.8rpg, 1.8apg and 1.1spg. Polk played also pro basketball in Finland and Switzerland. By Eurobasket Data Center
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