Anthony Jackson (196-G-89) had an amazing evening in the last round for Dubois D. and that's him to receive a Usbasket.com Player of the Week award for round 11. The 27-year old guard had the game-high 23 points adding seven rebounds and three assists for Dubois D. in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Washington W. (#6, 3-8) 98-95. Dubois D. maintains the 8th position in PBL PBL. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. Dubois D. have already lost 16 games and recorded just one victory. In the team's last game Jackson had a remarkable 80.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be Dubois D.'s top player in his first season with the team. Florida Institute of Technology graduate has very impressive stats this year. Jackson is in league's top in points (3rd best: 23.3ppg), rebounds (4th best: 9.0rpg), assists (5th best: 4.5apg) and averages solid 61.2% FGP.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 28-year old power forward Gerard DeVaughn (206-F/C-88) of second-ranked Kentucky M.. DeVaughn impressed basketball fans with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Kentucky M. lost that game 110-115 to slightly higher-ranked Rochester R. (#1, 12-2). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Kentucky M. still maintains its place in the top 2 of the standings, even despite this loss. It was just his team's 3rd loss this season, while they won 12 other games. DeVaughn is well-known by Kentucky M. fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. Stillman College alumni DeVaughn played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas.
The third best performed player last round was Bryant Osei (195-F/G-90) of Washington W. (#6). Osei scored 23 points and grabbed eleven rebounds (!!!). Despite Osei's great performance Washington W. lost 95-98 to slightly lower-ranked Dubois D. (#8, 1-16). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Washington W. can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 3-8 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Too bad for Osei he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. Osei has individually a great season in PBL. After 11 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 7.7rpg (9th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Tyquan Brown (200-F-89) of Chautauqua H. - 26 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Bernard Edwards (198-F-90) of Ohio Bootleggers - 32 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Ben Vozzola (198-G-92) of Kentucky M. - 27 points and 5 assists 7. Brett McKnight (198-F-89) of Ohio Bootleggers - 31 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Corey Allmond (188-G-88) of Rochester R. - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Nicholas Waddell (200-C-90) of Kentucky M. - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Akeem Echols (196-G/F-93) of Chautauqua H. - 27 points and 6 rebounds
The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
As of Monday, August 7th, 2017, Chris Glisson will officially be the sole owner of the Lake Michigan Admirals once again. The James family, who had major plans to move the team to Warren, Michigan, had a huge setback when a major investor group decided that they were not going to be able to help this upcoming season. This put the James family in a financial pinch and that's when Glisson and Mr. and Mrs. James had a meeting to decide what the next step was going to be. Glisson made a very... [read more]
As of Monday, August 7th, 2017, Chris Glisson will officially be the sole owner of the Lake Michigan Admirals once again. The James family, who had major plans to move the team to Warren, Michigan, had a huge setback when a major investor group decided that they were not going to be able to help this upcoming season. This put the James family in a financial pinch and that's when Glisson and Mr. and Mrs. James had a meeting to decide what the next step was going to be. Glisson made a very important decision to acquire the team back so that the James family would be able to carry on their mission in Warren, Michigan. In the mean time, the Lake Michigan Admirals headquarters will be moving back to St. Joseph, Michigan where they were founded in May of 2009. It has not been decided if the Admirals will continue to play as an International Tour Team or play in the World Power League for the 2018 season.
Finals Co-MVP: Jerice Crouch (6'0''-PG-84) of Rochester R. Finals Co-MVP: Corey Allmond (6'2''-G-88) of Rochester R. Player of the Year: Corey Allmond (6'2''-G-88) of Rochester R. Guard of the Year: Corey Allmond (6'2''-G-88) of Rochester R. Forward of the Year: Bernard Edwards (6'6''-F-90) of Ohio Bootleggers Center of the Year: Nicholas Waddell (6'7''-C-89) of Kentucky M. Defensive Player of the Year: Jordan Railey (7'0''-C-92) of Delaware 87ers Coach of the Year: Chris Iversen of Rochester R.
The Premier Basketball League tonight crowned the Rochester Razorsharks the 2017 Champions after holding off their rival Kentucky Mavericks 95-94 to win their fourth consecutive title. Based on their performances in the PBL Finals, Corey Allmond (6'2''-G-88, college: Sam Houston St.) and Jerice Crouch (6'0''-PG-84, college: Chattanooga) were named Co-MVP's of the PBL Finals. The final contest of the season started quickly for the Mavericks as Josh Johnson was able to get Kentucky out to a... [read more]
The Premier Basketball League tonight crowned the Rochester Razorsharks the 2017 Champions after holding off their rival Kentucky Mavericks 95-94 to win their fourth consecutive title. Based on their performances in the PBL Finals, Corey Allmond (6'2''-G-88, college: Sam Houston St.) and Jerice Crouch (6'0''-PG-84, college: Chattanooga) were named Co-MVP's of the PBL Finals. The final contest of the season started quickly for the Mavericks as Josh Johnson was able to get Kentucky out to an early lead. Nicholas Waddell (6'7''-C-89, college: Grand Valley St.) continued his excellent series play with some defensive stops and a few put backs to help the Mavericks post a 6 point lead after the first quarter, 28-22. As the second period started, Rochester slowly chipped away at the Mavericks lead behind their bench play of Deverell Biggs and Sidney Holmes. John Ivy played outstanding defense to help keep the Razorsharks in the ball game and at the half, the game was tied at 47 all. With 24 minutes left in the PBL season, both Kentucky and Rochester stepped up their effort and made this a half for the record books. The Razorsharks won the quarter 28-24 to give them a 75-71 lead. Jerice Crouch continued to attack the basket and veteran Melvin Council made some clutch long range jumpers to keep the Razorsharks in the lead. Not to be outdone, Nicholas Waddell and Stan Simpson (6'10''-C-90, college: Memphis) started to dominate in the paint for the Mavericks. Several times the game was tied in the closing minutes before Kentucky was finally able to take a 94-93 lead after a Nicholas Waddell bucket in the post. With 20 seconds left in the game, Rochester called timeout to draw up the most important play of their season. The Razorsharks came out of the timeout looking to get the ball in the post and were successful. Jerice Crouch was able to get the ball to Jordan Railey and he was able to score on a hook shot that bounced around the rim multiple times before falling in. Now it was Kentucky's turn to try to win the ball game. Nicholas Waddell had the first chance as the Mavericks hoped that lightning strikes twice with another post-up. Nicholas Waddell drove to the middle but Jordan Railey stepped up, this time on the defensive end, as he blocked the Nicholas Waddell shot out of bounds with 2.3 seconds left. The Mavericks ran an excellent play for sharpshooter Ben Vozzola in the left corner for a long three attempt, but the shot was long and the Razorsharks won their fourth championship 95-94. Melvin Council had 22 points to lead all scorers. Jerice Crouch had 18 points and Corey Allmond had 12 points in the win. Stan Simpson had 21 points for Kentucky in the loss. Nicholas Waddell had 18 points with Robert Crawford chipping in with 15 points. In the PBL Finals series, both Kentucky and Rochester each scored 295 points, with each winning 6 quarters and tying one quarter. Both teams were evenly matched, with the winning margin of victory being three, two, and one respectively. This was truly a series for the ages. 'This series could arguably go down as the best ever in PBL history,' stated PBL Commissioner Dennis Truax. 'Kentucky and Rochester put on a great series for the fans. Each game was an instant classic and both teams had multiple chances to capture the PBL title. What a great way to end our season with such great games. Congratulations to both franchises for such a hard fought series and to Rochester for winning their fourth straight title.' 2017 PBL All-PLAYOFF TEAM CO-MVP - Jerice Crouch - Rochester Razorsharks CO-MVP - Corey Allmond - Rochester Razorsharks Stan Simpson - Kentucky Mavericks Nicholas Waddell - Kentucky Mavericks Christian Davis (6'3''-F, college: Howard Payne) - Jamestown Jackals Bernard Edwards (6'6''-F-90, college: Defiance) - Ohio Bootleggers. Courtesy of: thepbl.com
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