Raptors 905 cap dominant season with D-League title - Apr 28, 2017
Central Division champions? Check. Eastern Conference champions? Check. NBA Development League champions? You can check that box, too. While most eyes were on the Toronto Raptors as they wrapped up their first-round playoff series in Milwaukee on Thursday, a rowdy crowd at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga revelled in the kind of fete the Air Canada Centre has yet to enjoy: the celebration of champions. The Raptors 905 finished their enviable sophomore season with a 122 -96 rout of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the final meeting of a three-game series. 'It's cliche, but they really worked their butts off. I made them work their butts off but then they became accustomed to it as well,' 905 coach Jerry Stackhouse said following the game, his champagne-soaked dress shirt already discarded and replaced with a 2017 Champions T-shirt. 'We felt like we were doing things this year that other teams weren't doing . . . to give us an edge at this time of the season. I wasn't sure it was going to work but it did. I'm glad it did.' It was the second victory in back-to-back home games, after a disappointing Game 1 loss to the Vipers, the Houston Rockets' D-League affiliate. Stackhouse and his players knew they couldn't get let the pressure of the moment get to them. That's where the work paid off. Forward Bruno Caboclo (6'9''-SF-95), assigned to the team with Pascal Siakam (6'9''-F-94, college: N.Mexico St.) and Fred VanVleet (6'0''-PG-94, college: Wichita St.) for a second consecutive game, shot 13-for-19 from the floor as part of a 31-point, 11-rebound performance. Siakam, named the most valuable player of the final, and VanVleet combined for 45 points, 18 assists and 12 rebounds. They'll have to report to practice downtown on Friday, VanVleet said, but their sole focus on the night was the championship. Like the team has done all season, he said, it bought in on Thursday night. 'It's a testament to the organization from top to bottom,' he said. The home team got off to a thumping start, up 8-0 right out of the gate. Much of the 905's first-quarter tally came through Caboclo, who had 14 points in the first twelve minutes while shooting 60% from the field. Toronto was up 27-18, and cruising, by the time the game reached its first break. The visitors brought the game level for the first time with about two minutes to play in the half, led by guard Troy Williams (6'7''-SF-94, college: Indiana). But a pair of late drives through the paint and two last-gasp free throws by Siakam, plus a seventh three from Caboclo, gave the 905 eight points of breathing room at the half. The home team used the third quarter to reassert its dominance, running the score up by a much as 23 points. Scuffles ensued with seconds left in the game, forcing officials to put 1.8 seconds back of the clock after the final buzzer initially blew. The performance will give Raptors fans hope for the future; Siakam said it was the team as whole - not just the night's three stars - that made the 905 the gold standard this year. And it has given him as much, 'if not more, than he has given it. 'I think coming down here does help me just build my confidence. When you play in the NBA you play with all the big players and you can downplay yourself a lot of times.' Courtesy of: thestar.com
Quinn Cook wins D-League All-Star Game MVP - Feb 19, 2017
Quinn Cook (6'2''-PG-93, college: Duke) was named MVP of the 2017 NBA Development League All-Star Game presented by Kumho Tire after leading the East to a 105-100 victory Saturday afternoon in New Orleans. Cook's award is the first in Canton Charge history. The reigning NBA D-League Rookie of the Year tallied a game-high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting (70%) from the field while dishing a game-high 12 assists and grabbing seven rebounds in a game-high 25 minutes for Jerry Stackhouse 's Eastern Conference team. A 10-0 run capped by a Vander Blue (6'5''-SG-92, college: Marquette) layup cut the East lead to 101-100 with 1:13 remaining. Maine's Marcus Georges-Hunt (6'5''-F-94, college: Georgia Tech) pushed the lead to three with a layup of his own. Following a missed three point attempt by the West's Vander Blue, Cook drilled an 18 foot jumper with 13.8 seconds remaining to seal the East win at 105-100. Canton Charge teammate Eric Moreland (6'10''-F-91, college: Oregon St.) impressed in his All-Star debut, narrowly missing out on his accustomed double-double by scoring nine points and grabbing nine rebounds off the bench. Cook currently ranks second in scoring, posting 26.2 points per game and fifth in assists, dropping 6.2 per contest. Moreland ranks second in the NBA D-League in rebounding, nabbing 11.6 boards per game. Courtesy of: foxsports.com
Troy Williams Crowned 2017 D-League Slam Dunk Champion - Feb 19, 2017
Troy Williams (6'7''-SF-94, college: Indiana) defeated defending champion Johnathan Jordan (5'10''-PG-92, college: Texas A&M-CC) of Raptors 905 in the final round to win the 2017 NBA D-League All-Star Slam Dunk contest, presented by Verizon, Saturday afternoon at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. With the victory, Williams becomes the first player in Iowa Energy history to capture the Slam Dunk title. The final round, which took place during halftime of the 2017 D-League All-Star game, consisted of two dunks per participant. Out of a possible 50 points per dunk, Williams scored 44 and 41 points respectively to defeat Jordan (39, 38). Preliminaries were held earlier in the morning and began as a field of six including: Trashon Burrell (6'7''-F) (Long Island), Alfonso McKinnie (Windy City), Derek Cooke (6'9''-F-91, college: Wyoming) Jr. (Northern Arizona), Alex Poythress (6'8''-F-93, college: Kentucky) (Fort Wayne), Jordan (Raptors 905), and Williams (Iowa). Poythress was injured and did not participate in the event. The first round consisted of two dunks per contestant, with the highest two scores reaching the finals. Williams' first two dunks of 46 and a perfect score of 50 gave him the highest total of the round. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
Scott Wood Wins NBA D-League Three-Point Contest - Feb 19, 2017
Santa Cruz Warriors guard Scott Wood (6'6''-F-90, college: N.Carolina St.) won the 2017 NBA D-League Three-Point Contest today with a score of 23 points in the final round of the contest at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Wood (6-5, 185-lb) scored 18 points in the Three Point Contest's preliminary round to move onto the final round, which was held during the halftime of the 2017 NBA D-League All-Star Game. Wood tied for first place in the preliminary round with Devondrick Walker (6'5''-G-92, college: Tex.A&M-Comm.) (18 points) of the Delaware 87ers. In the final round of the Three Point Contest, Scott Wood's 23 points edged Walker's final total of 21 points en route to being named the champion of the contest. "I'm really blessed for this opportunity," said Scott Wood after winning the Three Point Contest. "Without the staff and players in Santa Cruz, I wouldn't be here. I appreciate all of the fans that supported me throughout the way, and I appreciate everything that Santa Cruz has done for me." Wood averages 14.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game in 31.6 minutes. He averages 43.7% shooting from beyond-the-arc and recently broke Santa Cruz's all-time franchise record for made three-point shots in a game (10) in the Jan. 28 home game vs. Rio Grande Valley. Santa Cruz's Dennis Clifford (7'1''-C-92, college: Boston Coll.) participated in the 2017 NBA D-League All-Star game where the East defeated the West 105-100. Clifford had 2 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist in 9 minutes for Team West. Briante Weber (6'2''-PG-92, college: VCU), playing on assignment from Golden State, finished with 4 points, 2 assists, and 2 steals in 15 minutes. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
Head Coach:Coby Karl of Los Angeles D-Fenders Coach Assistant: Paul Woolpert of Los Angeles D-Fenders Coach Assistant: Brian Walsh of Los Angeles D-Fenders Coach Assistant: Isaiah Fox of Los Angeles D-Fenders
D-Fenders Lock Down Legends in Showcase Finale - Jan 23, 2017
The Los Angeles D-Fenders (20-6) defeated the Texas Legends (12-12), 128-115, in the final game of the 2017 NBA Development League Showcase. Vander Blue (6'5''-SG-92, college: Marquette) scored a team-best 31 points for Los Angeles. Travis Wear (6'10''-F-90, college: UCLA) notched 24 points on 4-of-7 from deep to go with 11 rebounds off the bench and Josh Magette (6'1''-G-89, college: Al.-Huntsville) had a 15-point, 15- assist double-double for the D-Fenders. Manny Harris (6'5''-F/G-89, college: Michigan) scored a game-high 41 points on 15-of-26 shooting to go with six rebounds and six assists in the losing effort. The first quarter featured five lead changes and four ties in the opening minutes before Los Angeles opened up a 16-point lead heading into the second period, 39-23. Blue notched 26 points in the first half on 8-of-11 shooting as the D-Fenders maintained a healthy 13-point advantage at the half, 72-59. The Legends overcame a 22-point second-quarter deficit to take the lead with 11:32 remaining in the fourth quarter, 90-89, but Los Angeles outscored Texas 39-25 the rest of the way to earn its 11th win in 13 games. Los Angeles went 1-1 at Showcase and next plays host to the Sioux Falls Skyforce on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 10:30 p.m. ET. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
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