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
St. John's Edge beat London Lightning, even division finals 2-2 - 1 day ago
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The St. John's Edge picked up a big win Monday against the London Lightning, tying the best of seven series at two games a piece. The Edge bounced back after dropping Game 3 on Saturday night. They were led with 28 points apiece from Charles Hinkle (6'5''-G-88, college: American) and Coron Williams (6'1''-PG-89, college: Wake Forest). Ryan Reid (6'9''-C/F-86, college: Florida St.) added 22 points and eight rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Last year's MVP, Royce White (6'... [read more]
The St. John's Edge picked up a big win Monday against the London Lightning, tying the best of seven series at two games a piece. The Edge bounced back after dropping Game 3 on Saturday night. They were led with 28 points apiece from Charles Hinkle (6'5''-G-88, college: American) and Coron Williams (6'1''-PG-89, college: Wake Forest). Ryan Reid (6'9''-C/F-86, college: Florida St.) added 22 points and eight rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Last year's MVP, Royce White (6'8''-F-91, college: Iowa St.), led London with 32 points while Ryan Anderson (6'4''-G-87, college: Nebraska) had 21. The two teams will take the next few days off before returning to Mile One for Game 5 of the series on Thursday night. Courtesy of: cbc.ca
Hurricanes blow past Magic 121-79; take 2-0 lead in division final - 3 days ago
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The Halifax Hurricanes will breeze into New Brunswick with a 2-0 lead in their Atlantic Division final. The Hurricanes blasted the Moncton Magic 121-79 in Game 2 of the best-of-seven NBL Canada series Saturday night in front of 2,003 fans at Scotiabank Centre. Games 3 and 4 are Tuesday and Thursday at the Moncton Coliseum. 'We picked up our defence, we had a lot of energy from the crowd and we just played off that,' said veteran forward Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.), wh... [read more]
The Halifax Hurricanes will breeze into New Brunswick with a 2-0 lead in their Atlantic Division final. The Hurricanes blasted the Moncton Magic 121-79 in Game 2 of the best-of-seven NBL Canada series Saturday night in front of 2,003 fans at Scotiabank Centre. Games 3 and 4 are Tuesday and Thursday at the Moncton Coliseum. 'We picked up our defence, we had a lot of energy from the crowd and we just played off that,' said veteran forward Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.), who had 21 points in 28 minutes of action. 'That's how we got the win tonight.' Antoine Mason (6'3''-G-92, college: Auburn) paced the Hurricanes with 25 points, including 17 in the first quarter. He shot 81 per cent from the field. Tyrone Watson had 22 points and eight rebounds while Mike Poole (6'6''-G/F-92, college: Iona) came off the bench to score 19. The Hurricanes dictated the play from the onset, unlike Game 1 on Thursday when they had to overcome a slow start and a 20-point deficit in a 107-97 win. On Saturday, Halifax pulled ahead 40-21 after the first quarter, increased the lead to 27 at halftime and upped it to 35 early into the third quarter. The Hurricanes never trailed in a dominating performance. 'We didn't start off slow and that was key,' White said. 'The whole playoffs we have been starting off slow, even against P.E.I. (their opening round series against the Island Storm). 'Coach emphasized to just play hard from the beginning. The first six minutes matter. That's what we did tonight.' Juan Pattillo (6'8''-F-88, college: W.Kentucky) led the Magic with 14 points, Corey Allmond (6'2''-G-88, college: Sam Houston St.) had 13 and Jason Calliste (6'2''-G-90, college: Oregon) collected a dozen. The Hurricanes shot nearly 55 per cent from the field while limiting the Magic to just 28 of 73 attempts. Halifax outrebounded Moncton 52-35. 'We are a transition team,' White said. 'If we get stops, that's what we want to do. We want to run in transition and I felt like that's what we did tonight.' Courtesy of: thechronicleherald.ca
Lightning Stop Edge 101-86, Take 2-1 Series Lead - 3 days ago
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Royce White (6'8''-F-91, college: Iowa St.) scored 24 points as the London Lightning regained control of their Central Division Finals series. The Lightning dominated the fourth quarter in their 101-86 win over the Edge in St. John's Saturday night. The win gives London a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven finals series. The Edge did start the contest strong, outscoring the Lightning 27-21 in the first quarter, though London pulled even by halftime and took a 51-50 lead. The Lightning began... [read more]
Royce White (6'8''-F-91, college: Iowa St.) scored 24 points as the London Lightning regained control of their Central Division Finals series. The Lightning dominated the fourth quarter in their 101-86 win over the Edge in St. John's Saturday night. The win gives London a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven finals series. The Edge did start the contest strong, outscoring the Lightning 27-21 in the first quarter, though London pulled even by halftime and took a 51-50 lead. The Lightning began to pull away slightly in the third before taking control down the stretch, putting up 27 points to St. John's 16. Kyle Johnson (6'5''-G-88, college: LIU Brooklyn) scored 22 points off the bench for London, while Garrett Williamson (6'5''-G-88, college: St.Joseph's) and Ryan Anderson (6'4''-G-87, college: Nebraska) put up 11 points apiece. Doug Herring Jr. (6'3''-G-87, college: Utica) Jr. lead the Lightning in rebounds with seven. Carl English led the Edge and all scorers in the game with 25 points. Desmond Lee (6'4''-G-90, college: N.Carolina St.) collected a double-double with 24 points and a team-leading ten rebounds, and Ryan Reid (6'9''-C/F-86, college: Florida St.) added 14 points. Game 4 is Monday night in St. John's. Courtesy of: blackburnnews.com
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