on the season, finished with 478 points to improve career point total to 974 points (No. drained career-high 15 free throws on 17 attempts on the road at Nevada on Feb. dished out a career-high seven assists with only one turnover in 79-68 win over CSU Bakersfield on Feb. 11, 2010 to join the Bulldogs elite 30-point club in first game back from ankle injury. scored a career-high 30 points and converted all nine free throw attempts in 83-64 victory over eventual WAC Tournament champion New Mexico State on Feb. completed the best single-season free throw percentage (120-132, 90.9%) in program history. during his sophomore campaign, he averaged 16.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.2 steals and 0.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.4 percent (154-363) from the field and 35.3 percent (122-308) on 3-pointers. suffered a right ankle sprain against Utah State on Jan. one of two Bulldogs to start all games played (29) and notch four double-doubles. the second most efficient sophomore free throw shooter, registered the fifth-most steals by a sophomore and one of the top 20 sophomore NCAA scorers. Wests Most Entertaining Player (SI.com - Fall 2009)Ģ009-10 (Sophomore): In a sensational sophomore season, he cemented his place in Bulldog history as the programs premier free throw shooter, an astute defender, multi-dimensional scorer and leader by example. Invitation to Under 19 USA Basketball Training Camp (June 2009) 2009-10 Second-Team All-WAC (NetScouts Basketball LLC) 2009-10 Second-Team All-WAC (Conference Head Coaches) 1 'Play of the Day' on Sportscenter (11/18/08) Ramirez contributed to this report.Paul Georges Dunk at Saint Marys in Late-Night Contest (11/17/08) So I think it’s a great opportunity to convert even more women’s basketball fans.”ĪP freelance writer W.G. “They’ve always done a really great job in the past, and having Summer League, there are extra people there who are interested in basketball. “I think it’s great having it in Vegas,” said Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, who will play in her third All-Star Game. It’s not a secret.”įor now, at least, the world’s best women’s players will call Las Vegas home for a couple of days, going through All-Star Game festivities and trying to put on a show for the fans. “There’s no doubt there is (also) enormous interest in Seattle. “We will look at this market,” Silver said. Once the NBA secures its multimedia contracts within the next couple of years, Silver said the league would consider adding teams. Silver, when addressing the Associated Press Sports Editors convention in Las Vegas on Monday, didn’t tamp down speculation of the city as a potential expansion candidate. “I like to believe the tournament games being held here next year has something to do with the NBA flirting with the idea of having a team,” George said. Silver has often referred to Las Vegas as the “31st franchise” because of the presence of all 30 teams at the Summer League each year.Īnd that relationship is growing with the NBA playing the final four games of its first in-season tournament in Las Vegas on Dec. “It truly is becoming a hub of sports and entertainment, and the WNBA and the Vegas Aces are driving that.” “The birth of Vegas sports outside of boxing has been amazing,” Thomas said. Paul George, Donovan Mitchell and Bam Adebayo were among the NBA players watching, joined by former Duke and USA Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas. Hammon spoke after Tuesday night’s 98-72 victory over the Phoenix Mercury, which was played before a franchise-record crowd of 10,281 and was the team’s third sellout this season.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |