Game Notes: at LAD
January 26, 2017 - NBA G League (G League)
Sioux Falls Skyforce News Release
PROBABLE HEAT STARTERS 2016-17 SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE GAME NOTES PAGE 1
Sioux Falls Skyforce (20-7) at Los Angeles D-Fenders (20-6) Thursday, January 26, 2017 '-ª 9:30 PM Regular Season Game: 28 '-ª Away Game: 14 Toyota Sports Center '-ª El Segundo, California
2.6
PROBABLE STARTERS
POS PLAYER HT WT PPG RPG AST MISC. NOTES G #14 MARCUS POSLEY (St. Bonaventure) 6-1 200 12.6 2.3 2.5 Scored a career-high 30 points in a 134-121 win over the Reno Bighorns on January 15. F #3 STEFAN JANKOVIC (Hawaii) 6-11 235 6.3 4.4 1.2 Tallied nine points and six rebounds while making his first start since returning from injury. C #5 KEITH BENSON (Oakland) 6-11 235 20.5 11.0 0.7 Averages 24.5 points and 8.0 rebounds against the Reno Bighorns so far this season. G #7 PATRICK MILLER (Tennessee State) 6-1 200 11.4 2.7 3.1 Has started the last two games for the Skyforce and has scored 59 points in that span for an average of 29.5 points per game. G #11 BRIANTE WEBER (VCU) 6-2 165 15.4 7.6 7.1 Notched 28 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds in his last outing against the Los Angeles D-Fenders.
DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT)/RESULTS 11/12 SALT LAKE CITY W, 117-100 11/18 DELAWARE
W, 115-103 11/20 @ Fort Wayne L, 130-125 11/22 AUSTIN
W, 105-82 11/25 @ Santa Cruz W, 100-93 11/27 @ Northern Arizona L, 98-89 11/29 GREENSBORO W, 114-87 12/3 @ Iowa
W, 117-101 12/5 @ Long Island W, 124-116 12/7 @ Grand Rapids W, 111-105 12/9 @ Raptors 905 L, 101-81 12/11 SALT LAKE CITY W, 97-88 12/16 AUSTIN
W, 116-103 12/21 SANTA CRUZ W, 112-107 12/23 @ Iowa
W, 103-84 12/25 NORTHERN ARIZONA W, 96-94 * 12/27 @ Santa Cruz L, 115-98 12/28 @ Los Angeles W, 128-125 12/30 @ Salt Lake City L, 110-109 * 1/6 TEXAS
W, 148-122 1/7 TEXAS
W, 130-118 1/11 @ Rio Grande Valley W, 135-129 1/13 ERIE
L, 125-118 1/15 RENO
W, 134-121 1/19 RENO (D-League Showcase)
W, 114-105 1/21 LOS ANGELES (D-League Showcase) W, 118-113 1/25 @ Reno
L, 129-116 1/26 @ Los Angeles 9:30 PM 1/28 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:00 PM 1/31 OKLAHOMA CITY 6:30 PM 2/2 @ Rio Grande Valley 7:00 PM 2/4 @ Texas
7:30 PM 2/7 WESTCHESTER 6:30 PM 2/10 RIO GRANDE VALLEY 7:00 PM 2/11 RIO GRANDE VALLEY 7:00 PM 2/14 IOWA
6:30 PM 2/22 @ Oklahoma City 7:00 PM 2/23 @ Austin
7:30 PM 2/25 @ Texas
7:30 PM 3/1 SANTA CRUZ 6:30 PM 3/3 MAINE
7:00 PM 3/4 @ Windy City 7:00 PM 3/11 @ Salt Lake City 8:00 PM 3/12 @ Northern Arizona 6:00 PM 3/15 RENO
6:30 PM 3/18 LOS ANGELES 7:00 PM 3/26 NORTHERN ARIZONA 5:00 PM 3/28 IOWA
6:30 PM 3/30 @ Oklahoma City 7:00 PM 4/1 @ Austin
7:30 PM
* - Indicates overtime All home games can be heard on KSOO 1140 AM
2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
OVERALL RECORDS STREAKS Overall: 20-7 (2015-16 Record: 40-10) Latest Streak: Lost 1 Home: 11-1 (2015-16 Record: 21-3) Home Streak: Won 1 Road: 7-6 (2015-16 Record: 17-7) Road Streak: Lost 1 Neutral 2-0 (2015-16 Record: 2-0) Overtime: 1-1 (2015-16 Record: 3-0)
REGULAR SEASON BY CONFERENCE / DIVISION VS. WEST: 16-3 VS. EAST: 4-3
EAST: 3-1 CENTRAL: 1-2 SOUTHWEST: 7-0 PACIFIC: 9-4 NORTHWEST: 1-0 PACIFIC: 0-0
vs Delaware 1-0 vs Canton 0-0 vs Austin 2-0 vs Los Angeles 2-0 vs Erie 0-1 vs Fort Wayne 0-1 vs Iowa 2-0 vs Northern AZ 1-1 vs Greensboro 1-0 vs Grand Rapids 1-0 vs Oklahoma City 0-0 vs Reno 2-1 vs Long Island 1-0 vs Raptors 905 0-1 vs Rio Grande 1-0 vs Salt Lake City 2-1 vs Maine 0-0 vs Windy City 0-0 vs Texas 2-0 vs Santa Cruz 2-1 vs Westchester 0-0
SKYFORCE REGULAR SEASON RECORDS
RECENT TRANSACTIONS 01/17/17: The Miami HEAT signed Okaro White to a 10-day contract.
01/24/17: Activated Henry Walker from the inactive list.
01/24/17: Placed Jabril Trawick on inactive list.
01/26/17: Skyforce acquired Markeith Cummings via returning player rights.
INJURY REPORT PLAYER
INJURY
STATUS
Bubu Palo
Right Hand
Inactive
Jabril Trawick Left Shoulder Inactive
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ike Nwamu (Noo-WAH-moo)
Jabril Trawick (TRAH-wick) Stefan Jankovic (JANK-o-vitch) Juancho Hernangomez (hair-NAHN-gomez)
2016-17 SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE GAME NOTES PAGE 2
TONIGHT'S
OPPONENT
LOS ANGELES D-FENDERS FacebookLive Radio: KSOO 1140-AM
Series Notes: Each time the Skyforce have faced the Los Angeles D-Fenders this season, they've had a chance to tie, or retake possession of the best record in the NBA D-League. Thursday's game is no different. After a loss at Reno a night ago, the Skyforce sit at 20-7 on the season, just one loss behind the Los Angeles D-Fenders, who lead the Eastern Conference with a record of 20-6. The last time these two teams met was in the NBA D-League Showcase, where the Skyforce outlasted the D-Fenders 118-113 behind a career-high 30 points from Patrick Miller, who had just recently been inserted into the starting lineup. Briante Weber followed with 28 points, and Keith Benson added 24 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Skyforce to victory. So far, just over half way through the regular season, Sioux Falls has appeared to be one of the only teams to have the D- Fenders' number, as they are 2-0 against Los Angeles on the year. The Skyforce will look to continue that success while visiting the D-Fenders in El Segundo on Thursday. Los Angeles will be led by a few familiar faces, including Vander Blue, who has not-so-quietly been one of the league's best scorers so far this season averaging 24.9 points per contest. He is accompanied by fellow guard Josh Magette, who is one of the league's top playmakers, averaging 10.1 assists per game in addition to his 14.6 points per contest.
2016-17 REGULAR SEASON STATS COMPARISON
SKYFORCE CATEGORY D-FENDERS 113.7 POINTS PER GAME 120.0 107.6 OPPONENT POINTS PER GAME 114.7 .445 FG PCT. .479 .436 OPPONENT FG PCT. .460 .330 3-PT FG PCT. .372 .791 FT PCT. .779 47.4 REBOUNDS PER GAME 46.9 46.9 OPPONENT REBOUNDS PER GAME 44.7 21.2 ASSISTS PER GAME 24.5 10.5 STEALS PER GAME 8.5 16.1 TURNOVERS PER GAME 16.8 18.1 OPPONENT TURNOVERS PER GAME 16.1 6.2 BLOCKS PER GAME 4.3
2016-17
OFFENSIVE LEADERS THIS TABLE INCLUDES TIES
PLAYER 10+ PTS 20+ PTS 30+ PTS 40+ PTS 10+ REB 15+ REB 10+ AST DOUBLE- DOUBLE TRIPLE- DOUBLE INACTIVE LIST HIGH PTS HIGH REBS HIGH ASTS HIGH +/- Malik Beasley 4 2
1 Keith Benson 26 15 3
17 5
17
8 17
4 Vashil Fernandez
1 Juan Hernangomez 1
1
1
Stefan Jankovic 4
10
1
Patrick Miller 10 5 1
1 1
2
3 1 Luis Montero 11 2
2
1
1 2 1 4 Ike Nwamu 10
2
1 1
7 Bubu Palo 4
23
2 2 Marcus Posley 16 4 1
2
1 3 Jabril Trawick 15 4 1
1 2 1 2 2 Henry Walker 2
15
Eric Weary Jr.
3
Briante Weber 22 9 2
7 1 7 9 4
6 4 21 2 Okaro White 19 10 1
8 2
8
7 3
1 3
2016-17 SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE GAME NOTES PAGE 3
2016-17
SKYFORCE REGULAR SEASON RECORDS WHEN...
BY DAY
BY POINTS SCORED
BY OPPONENTS POINTS SCORED
On Monday 1-0
Scoring 59 points or less
0-0
Opp. Scores 59 points or less
0-0 On Tuesday 2-1
Scoring 60-69 points
0-0
Opp. Scoring 60-69 points
0-0 On Wednesday 4-1
Scoring 70-79 points
0-0
Opp. Scoring 70-79 points
0-0 On Thursday 1-0
Scoring 80-89 points
0-2
Opp. Scoring 80-89 points
4-0 On Friday 5-3
Scoring 90-99 points
2-1
Opp. Scoring 90-99 points
2-1 On Saturday 4-0
Scoring 100+ points
18-4
Opp. Scoring 100+ points 13-6 On Sunday 3-2
Record
20-7
Record
19-7
BY QUARTER NUMBERS
BY SHOOTING PERCENTAGES
BY OPPONENT SHOOTING PERCENTAGES Leading after 1st Qtr 13-2 Shooting 50% or better (FG)
6-0
Opp. shoots 50% or better (FG)
1-2 Trailing after 1st Qtr
7-5 Shooting less than 50% (FG) 14-7
Opp. shoots less than 50% (FG) 18-5 Tied after 1st Qtr
0-0 Shooting 40% or better (3FG)
6-0
Opp. shoots 40% or better (3FG) 1-2
Shooting less than 40% (3FG) 14-7
Opp. shoots less than 40% (3FG) 18-5 Leading at halftime
10-2 Shooting 80% or better (FT) 11-3
Opp. shoots 80% or better (FT) 3-3 Trailing at halftime
5-3 Shooting less than 80% (FT)
9-4
Opp. shoots less than 80% (FT) 16-4 Tied at halftime
5-2
BY REBOUNDS
MORE REBOUNDING NUMBERS Leading after three quarters 16-2 Out-rebounding its opponents 15-1
Recording 15 or more offensive rebounds 2-2 Trailing after three quarters 2-5 Out-rebounded by the opponents 5-6
Recording between 10 and 14 off. rebs 12-4 Tied after three quarters 2-0 Tied in rebounds (game)
0-0
Recording nine or fewer off. rebs 5-1
GAMES IN OVERTIME
BY TURNOVERS
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES At Home
1-0 Recording fewer TOs than the opponent 14-4
1st night of a back-to-back 1-2 On The Road
0-1 Recording more TOs than the opponent 5-3
2nd night of a back-to-back 2-0
Tied in turnovers
1-0
POINTS IN THE PAINT
SECOND CHANCE POINTS
FAST BREAK POINTS Scoring more pts. in the paint 13-3 Scoring more second chance points 10-3
Leading in fast-break points 15-2 Outscored in points in the paint 6-2 Outscored in second chance points 9-4
Outscored in fast-break points 1-3 Tied in points in the paint 1-2 Tied in second chance points
1-0
Tied in fast-break points 3-2
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS Attempting more field goals than the opponent 11-4
Scoring more points off turnovers than the opponent 15-2 Attempting fewer field goals than the opponent 8-3
Scoring less points off turnovers than the opponent 3-5 Attempting the same number of field goals
1-0
Scoring the same points off turnovers
2-0
3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
BENCH SCORING Attempting more three-point field goals than the opponent 15-5
When the Skyforce bench outscores opponents bench 11-1 Attempting fewer three-point field goals than the opponent 4-2
When the opponents bench outscores the Skyforce bench
9-6 Attempting the same number of three-pointers 1-0
When the Skyforce bench and opponents bench are tied in points 0-0
FREE-THROW ATTEMPTS
MULTIPLE PLAYER STATS Attempting more free throws than the opponent 10-2
When three or more players score 20-or-more points 7-2 Attempting fewer free throws than the opponent 10-4
When two or more players score 30-or-more points 1-0 Attempting the same number of free throws
0-1
When two or more players record 10-or-more rebounds 9-2
BY STARTING LINE-UPS
Forward Forward Center Guard Guard Record White Jankovic Benson Palo Weber 3-1 White Jankovic Benson Montero Weber 1-0 White Trawick Benson Montero Weber 1-1 Montero White Benson Posley Weber 5-1 Trawick White Benson Posley Weber 2-0 Nwamu White Benson Posley Weber 2-2
Trawick White Benson Nwamu Weber 3-1 Nwamu Trawick Benson Posley Weber 1-0 Posley Trawick Benson Miller Weber 1-0 Posley Jankovic Benson Miller Weber 1-1
2016-17 SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE GAME NOTES PAGE 4
2016-17
TEAM ROSTER
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
No. Name Pos Ht Wt DOB From Acquired 5 Keith Benson C 6-11 235 08/13/88 Oakland Returning 13 Markeith Cummings F 6-6 240 12/21/88 Kennesaw State Returning 21 Vashil Fernandez * C 6-10 260 01/16/92 Valparaiso Affiliate 3 Stefan Jankovic * F 6-11 235 08/04/93 Hawaii Affiliate 7 Patrick Miller G 6-1 200 05/22/92 Tennessee State Trade 1 Luis Montero G 6-7 190 04/06/93 Westchester CC Affiliate 2 Ike Nwamu * G 6-5 210 06/03/93 UNLV Draft 8 Bubu Palo # G 6-1 181 07/09/91 Iowa State Returning 14 Marcus Posley * G 6-1 200 04/14/94 St. Bonaventure Draft 23 Jabril Trawick # G 6-5 215 06/17/92 Georgetown Returning 6 Henry Walker F 6-6 235 10/09/87 Kansas State Returning 11 Briante Weber G 6-2 165 12/29/92 VCU Returning
* - Rookie
# - Inactive (A) - On Assignment
Head Coach:
Nevada Smith (Bethany College) Assistant Coach:
Anthony Carter (University of Hawaii) Assistant Coach:
Kasib Powell (Texas Tech) Director of Basketball Operations: Brian Lankton (University of Iowa) Athletic Trainer:
Dustin Schramm (Dakota Wesleyan University)
NUMERICAL ROSTER
1 Luis Montero 6 Henry Walker
13 Markeith Cummings 2 Ike Nwamu
7 Patrick Miller
14 Marcus Posley 3 Stefan Jankovic 8 Bubu Palo
21 Vashil Fernandez 5 Keith Benson 11 Briante Weber
23 Jabril Trawick
2016-17 SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE GAME NOTES PAGE 5
ïâ-
The Skyforce won 20 straight regular season games on their home floor spanning from February 19, 2016 to January 13, 2017. In doing so, they share the NBA Development League Record for longest home winning streak during the regular season with the Idaho Stampede, who won 20- straight spanning the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons. ïâ-
The Skyforce were the first team to reach 20 regular season wins this season, defeating the Los Angeles D-Fenders on January 21 by a score of 118-113. ïâ-
The Skyforce average the fourth-most points scored per game with 113.6. The Skyforce are 5-0 against the three teams that average more points scored per game than they do this season (Los Angeles, Rio Grande Valley, and Texas). ïâ-
The Skyforce are tied for first in the D-League in turnovers forced per game, averaging 19.4 on the year. They're tied for second in the league in steals per game with an average of 10.5 per contest. ïâ-
The Skyforce rank first in the league in blocked shots per game, averaging 6.4 blocks per matchup. ïâ-
The Skyforce rank first in the league, averaging 47.6 rebounds per game, though have only out-rebounded opponents in 16 of 26 games so far this season. Sioux Falls has a record of 15-1 when out-rebounding opponents this season. ïâ-
The Skyforce has the second-best defensive rating in the league so far this season at 98.5, trailing only the Oklahoma City Blue (98.4). ïâ-
The Skyforce rank second in the league for fastest pace at which they play (107.23). Pace is calculated by the number of possessions a team averages per 48 minutes of play. The Skyforce trail only the Texas Legends (107.37). ïâ-
Since entering a hybrid affiliation with the Miami HEAT in 2013, the Skyforce have an overall regular season record of 120-57 (propelled by a record-breaking 40-10 season in 2015-16), good enough for the best record in the NBA D-League in that span.
ïâ-
Keith Benson: Has a double-double in 17 out of 26 games played this season for the Skyforce, good enough for first place in the D-League.
Benson tallied a career-high 33 points to go along with 17 rebounds in a loss to the Salt Lake City Stars on 12/30/16. Benson was named NBA D- League Player of the Month for the month of December, and was named NBA D-League Performer of the Week for games played between Monday, December 4 and Sunday, December 11. ïâ-
Briante Weber: Briante Weber scored a career-high 34 points on Wednesday night in a loss to the Reno Bighorns, just one game after scoring 28 points against the Los Angeles D-Fenders at the D-league Showcase on Saturday, January 21. Weber has been on an offensive tear as of late, scoring in double figures in his last eight games and averaging 23.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 7.6 assists in that span. Weber has also recorded at least one steal in every game so far this season, and is averaging a league-leading 3.0 steals per game. ïâ-
Okaro White: Was the first call up of the 2016-17 season for the Skyforce, being signed by the Miami HEAT to a 10-day contract on January 17, 2017. White is averaging 18.4 points and 8.7 rebounds through 23 games played this season for the Skyforce, and has the highest point-total of any Skyforce player in the last two seasons combined with a 36-point outing against the Los Angeles D-Fenders on December 28, 2016. ïâ-
Patrick Miller: Started both games for the Skyforce at the D-League Showcase, marking his first two starts for the Skyforce since he was acquired. Miller scored a then-career-best 29 points in a win against the Reno Bighorns on January 19, and then proceeded to score another career-best 30 points in a win against the Los Angeles D-Fenders two days later on January 21. Miller was named All-Showcase First Team for his efforts during the Showcase. In Miller's last five games, he's averaged 23.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. Miller was averaging just over seven points per game in his previous games played for the Skyforce this season.
2016-17
PLAYER INFORMATION
# 5
KEITH BENSON
CENTER 6' 11"
235 LBS 8/13/88 OAKLAND
ïâ-
PERSONAL: Full name is Keith Anderson Benson, Jr...Nickname is "Kito", given to him by his mother in his free time he enjoys watching movies, listening to music, reading and spending time with friends...his favorite sport other than basketball is football and he's a fan of the Detroit Lions...when his playing career is over he would like to get involved in franchising...says something most people do not know about him is that he used to play tennis...wears size 16 sneakers.
ïâ-
NBA & D-LEAGUE EXPERIENCE: Has appeared in three NBA regular season games totaling three rebounds in nine minutes of action...has appeared in 93 NBADL games (60 starts) and averaged 13.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 24.9 minutes.
• Discuss this story on the NBA G League message board...
NBA G League Stories from January 26, 2017
- Game Notes: at LAD - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- Skyforce Acquire Markeith Cummings - Sioux Falls Skyforce
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
