Rookie forward Jeremy Green (6'6''-F, college: St.Martin's) had a breakout effort for the Bellingham Slam as they defeated the Olympia Reign, 130-101, in International Basketball League play at the Little Creek Casino Events Center on Saturday.
The Slam, building off their solid finish at home against Vancouver on Friday, came out strong and built up an 11-point lead after the first quarter, at 29-18, thanks in part to three late buckets by Green [read more]
Rookie forward Jeremy Green (6'6''-F, college: St.Martin's) had a breakout effort for the Bellingham Slam as they defeated the Olympia Reign, 130-101, in International Basketball League play at the Little Creek Casino Events Center on Saturday.
The Slam, building off their solid finish at home against Vancouver on Friday, came out strong and built up an 11-point lead after the first quarter, at 29-18, thanks in part to three late buckets by Green.
The Slam didn't waver in the second quarter, and with a 58-45 halftime lead the Slam looked well on their way to victory until Olympia scored the third quarter's first eight points to trim the deficit to five. But the Reign's defense collapsed after that, allowing 33 points from the Slam in the final six minutes of the period as they stretched the lead to 30, at 102-72.
Bellingham was able to further the lead to 39 midway through the fourth quarter before Olympia reined the margin back into the twenties, but they never seriously contended the rest of the way.
Bellingham was paced by game and season highs from Green, who finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Paul Hafford (6'4''-G-84, college: Portland St.) posted 25 points on the strength of seven three-pointers, while forward Zach Henifin (6'5''-F-88, college: W.Washington) and guard Morris Anderson (6'3''-G, college: W.Washington) each had 19.
Olympia was unable to ride the momentum generated from an overtime victory over Salem on Friday night. Six players scored in double figures for the Reign, led by 17 points from forward Nicholas Moore (6'7''-F/C, college: Evergreen St.), who also led his team with 11 rebounds.
The Slam return to Bellingham on Friday, May 18 for a match-up with the Edmonton Energy. A 7 p.m. tip-off is set for Whatcom Pavilion.
The Jersey G-Force hosted the first home game of its young history on Friday 11 night, falling to the Orlando Venom, 126-121 at Bergen Community College. Two guards led the G-Force in losing effort: Devon Young (6'3''-G/F-89, college: Felician) with 32 points and David Seagers (6'2''-G) with 31.
Orlando claimed its biggest lead of the contest after swingman David Wood (6'2''-G-86, college: Palm Beach Atl [read more]
The Jersey G-Force hosted the first home game of its young history on Friday 11 night, falling to the Orlando Venom, 126-121 at Bergen Community College. Two guards led the G-Force in losing effort: Devon Young (6'3''-G/F-89, college: Felician) with 32 points and David Seagers (6'2''-G) with 31. Orlando claimed its biggest lead of the contest after swingman David Wood (6'2''-G-86, college: Palm Beach Atl.) banged a triple at the start of the final frame, extending its advantage to nine points, 92-83. The G-Force then responded by picking up the pace on defense and riding the offensive momentum of Young. Following back-to-back steals on the inbound pass by Seagers and Boone, accompanied by some clutch free throws from center Sam Wallace (6'10''-C-85, college: Elizabeth City), the home team reclaimed the edge on the scoreboard, 96-95. The momentum continued to swing back-and-forth as the fourth frame passed, but the visiting side would eventually get the better of the exchange. After Orlando retook the lead with two minutes to go, the G-Force battled to close the gap, but time would expire before it could accomplish that feat. When the final seconds ticked off the clock, a tally of 126-121 in favor of the Venom showed on the scoreboard. The night after, the Jersey G-Force took the revenge, taking a 127-105 victory over the Orlando Venom, again at Bergen Community College. Guard David Seagers led the way for the hosts with 27 points, but the entire G-Force squad put together a great collective team effort in the win. The other best perforemrs were for the home team big men Lawrence Felder (6'9''-F/C-76, college: Salem Intern.) and Cody Boone (6'9''-F/C, college: Seton Hill) and D-League veteran Delroy James (6'8''-F-87, agency: Z.A.G. - Law Offices, college: Rhode Island)
After helping lead the Bellingham Slam to a pair of road victories against the Orlando Venom, center Blake Poole (6'5''-C-88, agency: Scorers 1st Sportmanagement, college: St.Martin's) was named as the International Basketball League's Player of the Week for the fourth week of the 2012 season.
Poole is the Slam's leading scorer and rebounder through the team's first five games. His averages are 20.2 points and 13.2 rebounds per game [read more]
After helping lead the Bellingham Slam to a pair of road victories against the Orlando Venom, center Blake Poole (6'5''-C-88, agency: Scorers 1st Sportmanagement, college: St.Martin's) was named as the International Basketball League's Player of the Week for the fourth week of the 2012 season.
Poole is the Slam's leading scorer and rebounder through the team's first five games. His averages are 20.2 points and 13.2 rebounds per game.
In Orlando, Poole came up big to preserve the Slam's perfect road record early on this year, posting totals of 17 points and 14 rebounds and three steals in a 135-125 win on Friday, May 4. Then he upped those numbers with 27 points, 15 boards and four steals in a 123-100 victory on Saturday, May 5.
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