The National Basketball League of Canada announces Terry Thomas (6'4''-G/F-91) of the Island Storm as Atlantic Division Player of the Week and Kyle Johnson (6'5''-G-88, college: LIU Brooklyn, agency: Two Points) of the London Lightning as the Central Division Player of the Week for the week ending February 5, 2017. Terry Thomas named Atlantic Division Player of the Week. The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that Terry Thomas of the Island Storm has been named Atlantic Division Player of the Week for the week ending February 5, 2017. This is the first time this season that a player from the Storm has received this honour. Thomas, a 6'4" guard from the University of Ottawa, averaged 25.5 points in two Island Storm games, including a much-needed win over Cape Breton on Saturday evening. "Terry this year has been nothing but consistent for us," said Storm head coach Joe Salerno. "As soon as he walked into training camp, you could see how much he progressed over the summer. He's been playing the most consistent basketball on both sides of the court. We look for more of the same from him throughout the course of the season." Kyle Johnson named Central Division Player of the Week. The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that Kyle Johnson of the London Lightning has been named Player of the Week for the week ending February 5, 2017. This is the third time that a Lightning player has earned Player of the Week honours this season. Johnson, a 6'5" power forward who played collegiately at LIU-Brooklyn (N.Y.), had a game for the ages, scoring 51 points on .773 shooting in London's 146-102 triumph over the Moncton Miracles. "Kyle comes to work every day with the right attitude," said Lightning head coch Kyle Julius. "He was in in the gym every night this week. He plays well becuase of his strong mental approach, that was easily one of the best shooting performances I've ever seen." Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
The defending champion Halifax Hurricanes are going back to the NBLC Finals after defeating the Island Storm 107-104 at Charlottetown's Eastlink Centre on Tuesday Game 6 of the Atlantic Division Final to win the best-of-seven series 4-2. Antoine Mason (6'3''-G-92, college: Auburn) had 28 points and Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.) scored 26 for the Hurricanes, who rallied to win after trailing by double-digits early. The Storm were paced by Jahii Carson (5'10''-PG-92, coll... [read more]
The defending champion Halifax Hurricanes are going back to the NBLC Finals after defeating the Island Storm 107-104 at Charlottetown's Eastlink Centre on Tuesday Game 6 of the Atlantic Division Final to win the best-of-seven series 4-2. Antoine Mason (6'3''-G-92, college: Auburn) had 28 points and Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.) scored 26 for the Hurricanes, who rallied to win after trailing by double-digits early. The Storm were paced by Jahii Carson (5'10''-PG-92, college: Arizona St.) and Akeem Ellis (6'6''-G-90, college: Coppin St.) with 25 and 24 points, respectively. White was the game's top rebounder with 15, while his teammate Clifford Clinkscales led all players with 10 assists. A tight battle saw each team grab 54 boards, while shooting nearly identical field-goal percentages (.426 for Halifax, .425 for the Storm), and committing nearly the same amount of personal fouls (26 by Island, one more than the Hurricanes). Trailing 35-23 after one quarter, Halifax reduced the Storm's advantage to 5, 57-52, at halftime, and outscored Island by 10 in the third quarter to take a 85-80 lead into the final frame. Halifax now faces the London Lightning n the best-of-seven Finals, a rematch of the 2016 championship which went seven games before the Hurricanes prevailed.
Halifax Hurricanes take 3-2 series lead over Island Storm - 1 day ago
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HALIFAX, N.S. - The Halifax Hurricanes are one win away from the National Basketball League of Canada finals. Behind Antoine Mason (6'3''-G-92, college: Auburn)'s game-high 31 points, it was a championship-like effort from the reigning league champions on Monday afternoon as the Hurricanes snatched a pivotal Game 5 win in a 94-82 victory over the Island Storm at the Scotiabank Centre. The Storm - who was led by Akeem Ellis (6'6''-G-90, college: Coppin St.)' 17 points - must now stave off... [read more]
HALIFAX, N.S. - The Halifax Hurricanes are one win away from the National Basketball League of Canada finals. Behind Antoine Mason (6'3''-G-92, college: Auburn)'s game-high 31 points, it was a championship-like effort from the reigning league champions on Monday afternoon as the Hurricanes snatched a pivotal Game 5 win in a 94-82 victory over the Island Storm at the Scotiabank Centre. The Storm - who was led by Akeem Ellis (6'6''-G-90, college: Coppin St.)' 17 points - must now stave off elimination Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Charlottetown as Halifax holds a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-seven series. A 24-11 scoring run to end the third quarter - culminating in a 63-59 lead - may have got the Hurricanes back into the game, but it was a 16-4 blitz in the last period's opening six minutes that delivered the knockout punch. The home team feasted in the paint on a myriad of fast-break buckets and dribble penetration drives Without big man A.J. Stewart (6'9''-F-88, college: Texas St.) and with fellow Storm starters Jahii Carson (5'10''-PG-92, college: Arizona St.) (16 points, seven assists) and Terry Thomas (6'4''-G/F-91) (13 points) reportedly dealing with ailing shoulder and neck issues, the Island squad gave up 54 points in the paint, 10 second-chance opportunities and allowed a 52 per cent shooting night from the Hurricanes. Fatigue could finally be setting in for the Storm coming off an intense five-game series against Saint John. Just don't expect much sympathy anytime soon. 'Well, considering Mike Poole played three minutes for us, C.J. Washington (6'8''-F-92, college: UAB) didn't play and Ta'Quan Zimmerman (6'2''-G-91, college: Monroe CC) is out for the series, we're probably both in the same positions in that regard. Everybody is banged up this time of the year - it's just the nature of playoff basketball,' said Hurricanes head coach Mike Leslie . 'I played some of our guys longer than I wanted to but we decided to roll with a certain crew and we got into their bench a little bit.' On the heels of holding the Storm to its first sub-100-point performance of the series in Game 4, the defending Atlantic champs sunk their teeth in even further on the defensive end, stifling P.E.I. to 38 per cent field goal shooting. That left Island coach Joe Salerno wondering if his team still has another gear left. 'I think it's really showed in the past couple of games that we're running out of gas. When you consider this is our 14th game in the past 24 nights, it's starting to show late in games,' Salerno said. 'We had a good game plan coming in but it hurt a lot not having A.J. - we really didn't have any rim protection. I didn't think we were getting real good shots. There was a lack of focus on the offensive end today. But also credit to Halifax midway through the third they started to hit their threes and once they do that, they're a tough team to beat.' Moving forward, injuries must be a topic of concern. Storm big man Mike Allison (6'9''-C-90, college: Maine) played with a noticeable shiner still glaring from a Game 1 elbow while Washington remains day-to-day - By Jose Colorado, The Chronicle Herald.
Highlight reel A breakdown of Monday's matinee between the Island Storm and Halifax Hurricanes in the Nova Scotia capital. Score by the quarter Storm 16 26 17 23 - 82 Hurricanes 19 17 27 31 - 94
Lightning off to NBL Final after defeating Express - 3 days ago
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The London Lightning are off to the NBL championship series, after sweeping the Windsor Express in the Central Division final in four games. The Lightning won 112-100 at the Saturday night game in Lakeshore. Royce White (6'8''-F-91, college: Iowa St.) scored 29 points for the Lightning and pulled down 12 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (6'4''-G-87, college: Nebraska) added 23 points, while and Kyle Johnson(6'5''-G-88, college: LIU Brooklyn, agency: Two Points) scored 19 for the Lightning. This wi... [read more]
The London Lightning are off to the NBL championship series, after sweeping the Windsor Express in the Central Division final in four games. The Lightning won 112-100 at the Saturday night game in Lakeshore. Royce White (6'8''-F-91, college: Iowa St.) scored 29 points for the Lightning and pulled down 12 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (6'4''-G-87, college: Nebraska) added 23 points, while and Kyle Johnson (6'5''-G-88, college: LIU Brooklyn, agency: Two Points) scored 19 for the Lightning. This will be the fourth appearance for the Lightning in the league final. The team is awaiting the winner of the Atlantic Divison final between the Island Storm and Halifax Hurricanes. That series is tied 2-2. Courtesy of: iheartradio.ca
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