Mark Worthington wins Player of the Week - Oct 26, 2009 (by Eurobasket News) Melbourne Tigers forward Mark Worthington (202-F-83, college: Metro St.) has been named the National Basketball Leagues Player of the Week for Round Five.
Worthington narrowly missed out on winning the weekly honour last round, but took out the award this week after averaging 24.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks for the week.
Wortho led the Tigers to a 1-1 week despite playing the leagues toughest road double in Adelaide and Perth. He also shot the ball at a scorching 53% from the field (including 58.5% from three-point range) and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the line for the week.
On Wednesday, the 202cm forward had a game-high 29 points and nine rebounds as the Tigers defeated the Adelaide 36ers, 81-70, at the Distinctive Homes Dome. Worthington then backed up with 19 points and nine rebounds as the Tigers fell just short against Perth at Challenge Stadium on Sunday, 93-90.
Wollongongs Tywain McKee was also once again a leading contender for Player of the Week in Round Five. The 188cm Hawks point guard has been a top candidate for weekly honours every round so far this season but has yet to break through for a win, despite his team leading the ladder.
On Saturday he led his club to a 99-77 home victory over the Townsville Crocodiles, scoring 21 points and adding three rebounds, four assists and one steal.
Also in contention for the weekly gong in Round Five were Rick Rickert (New Zealand) and Kevin Lisch (Perth). Rickert had 16 points, 18 rebounds and five assists in his teams 92-82 home win over Townsville on Thursday. Lisch had 21 points and four assists, including making 11 straight points in the fourth quarter to lead the Wildcats to a win over Melbourne.
Other leading contenders for the NBL Player of the Week in Round Five included Brad Williamson (Townsville), Ayinde Ubaka (Gold Coast), CJ Bruton (New Zealand), Awvee Storey (New Zealand), Rich Melzer (Cairns), Cortez Groves (Adelaide), John Gilchrist (Adelaide), Shawn Redhage (Perth), Erron Maxey (Gold Coast) and Jacob Holmes (Adelaide).
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)
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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