Game Notes: at NAS
November 27, 2016 - NBA G League (G League)
Sioux Falls Skyforce News Release
Sioux Falls Skyforce (4-1) at Northern Arizona Suns (4-1) Sunday, November 27, 2016 '-ª 4 :00PM Regular Season Game: 6 '-ª Away Game: 3
Kaiser Permanente Arena '-ª Santa Cruz California
2.6
PROBABLE STARTERS
POS PLAYER HT WT PPG RPG AST MISC. NOTES F #10 OKARO WHITE (Florida State) 6-8 215 17.2 10.8 1.8 Has three double-doubles in the team's first five contests of the season. F #3 STEFAN JANKOVIC (Hawaii) 6-11 235 7.4 5.8 1.8 Scored 19 points and added nine rebounds in a loss to FWN on 11/20. C #5 KEITH BENSON (Oakland) 6-11 235 18.8 10.8 0.8 Collected a career-high 17 rebounds a SCW 11/25 while recorded his 25th career double-double. G #1 LUIS MONTERO (Westchester CC) 6-7 195 12.8 5.4 1.2 Has scored in double-figures in four of the team's first five contests. G #11 BRIANTE WEBER (VCU) 6-2 165 16.2 8.8 7.0 Tallied a career-high 12 assists vs.
AUS 11/22, collected a career-high 14 rebounds at SCW 11/25.
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 4:00 PM 11/29 GREENSBORO 6:30 PM 12/3 @ Iowa
7:00 PM 12/5 @ Long Island 12:30 PM 12/7 @ Grand Rapids 6:00 PM 12/9 @ Raptors 905 6:30 PM 12/11 SALT LAKE CITY 5:00 PM 12/16 AUSTIN
7:00 PM 12/21 SANTA CRUZ 6:30 PM 12/23 @ Iowa
7:00 PM 12/25 NORTHERN ARIZONA 7:00 PM 12/27 @ Santa Cruz 9:00 PM 12/28 @ Los Angeles 9:30 PM 12/30 @ Salt Lake City 8:00 PM 1/6 TEXAS
7:00 PM 1/7 TEXAS
7:00 PM 1/11 @ Rio Grande Valley 7:00 PM 1/13 ERIE
7:00 PM 1/15 RENO
5:00 PM 1/19 RENO (D-League Showcase in Toronto)
2:00 PM 1/21 LOS ANGELES (D-League Showcase)
5:00 PM 1/25 @ Reno
9:00 PM 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
All home games can be heard on KSOO 1140 AM
2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
OVERALL RECORDS STREAKS Overall: 4-1 (2015-16 Record: 40-10) Latest Streak: Won 2 Home: 3-0 (2015-16 Record: 21-3) Home Streak: Won 3 Road: 1-1 (2015-16 Record: 17-7) Road Streak: Won 1 Neutral 0-0 (2015-16 Record: 2-0) Overtime: 0-0 (2015-16 Record: 3-0)
REGULAR SEASON BY CONFERENCE / DIVISION VS. WEST: 3-0 VS. EAST: 1-1
EAST: 1-0 CENTRAL: 0-1 SOUTHWEST: 1-0 PACIFIC: 2-0 NORTHWEST: 1-0 PACIFIC: 0-0
vs Delaware 1-0 vs Canton 0-0 vs Austin 1-0 vs Los Angeles 0-0 vs Erie 0-0 vs Fort Wayne 0-1 vs Iowa 0-0 vs Northern AZ 0-0 vs Greensboro 0-0 vs Grand Rapids 0-0 vs Oklahoma City 0-0 vs Reno 0-0 vs Long Island 0-0 vs Raptors 905 0-0 vs Rio Grande 0-0 vs Salt Lake City 1-0 vs Maine 0-0 vs Windy City 0-0 vs Texas 0-0 vs Santa Cruz 1-0 vs Westchester 0-0
SKYFORCE REGULAR SEASON RECORDS
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
11/16/16: Acquired Henry Walker as a returning player.
11/25/16: Placed Bubu Palo on the inactive list.
11/25/16: Activated Eric Weary Jr. to the 10-man roster.
INJURY REPORT PLAYER
INJURY
STATUS
Bubu Palo
Right Hand
Inactive
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ike Nwamu (Noo-WAH-moo)
Jabril Trawick (TRAH-wick) Stefan Jankovic (JANK-o-vich) Bubu Palo (Boo-Boo PAH-low)
2015-16 SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE GAME NOTES PAGE 2
TONIGHT'S
OPPONENT
NORTHERN ARIZONA SUNS Facebook: dleague.nba.com Radio: KSOO 1140-AM (Dan Peters)
Series Notes: Sunday will mark the first ever matchup between the Northern Arizona Suns (4-1) and the Sioux Falls Skyforce (4-1). Each team will look to earn their fifth win of the season after both have come out of the gates hot to begin the 2016-17 season. The Suns will be led by Elijah Millsap, younger brother of Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap, who recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds in the team's last outing as the Suns topped the Reno Bighorns 95-85 on Friday night. The Suns rely heavily on their starting lineup, as starters combined for 85 of 95 points in the team's last game. Sioux Falls is coming off of a 100-93 win over the Santa Cruz Warriors in which Jabril Trawick scored a career-high 30 points off the bench. Keith Benson recorded his 25th career double-double as he tallied 23 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in 41 minutes. Briante Weber also had a career night, posting a career-high 14 rebounds to go along with his 15 points in the win. With the Skyforce's move to the Western Conference this offseason, both teams will be looking to improve to 5-1, which would tie them with the Los Angeles D-Fenders for the Conference's best record.
2016-17 REGULAR SEASON STATS COMPARISON
SKYFORCE CATEGORY SUNS 112.4 POINTS PER GAME 112.0 101.6 OPPONENT POINTS PER GAME 103.0 42.4% FG PCT. 46.5% 40.2% OPPONENT FG PCT. 44.7% 32.3% 3-PT FG PCT. 36.0% 80.1% FT PCT. 68.1% 52.4 REBOUNDS PER GAME 47.3 44.6 OPPONENT REBOUNDS PER GAME 43.3 22.4 ASSISTS PER GAME 21.0 11.4 STEALS PER GAME 10.8 16.0 TURNOVERS PER GAME 13.0 21.2 OPPONENT TURNOVERS PER GAME 20.8 7.4 BLOCKS PER GAME 2.5
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 +/- Keith Benson 5 3
3 1
3
1 2
Vashil Fernandez
Stefan Jankovic 2
1
Luis Montero 4
Ike Nwamu
1
1 Bubu Palo 4
1
2 2 Marcus Posley 3
Jabril Trawick 4 1 1
1
1
Henry Walker
4
Eric Weary Jr.
3
Briante Weber 5 2
2
2 2 1
1
4 1 Okaro White 4 2
3 1
3
2 2
1 1
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2015-16
SKYFORCE REGULAR SEASON RECORDS WHEN...
BY DAY
BY POINTS SCORED
BY OPPONENTS POINTS SCORED
On Monday 0-0
Scoring 59 points or less
0-0
Opp. Scores 59 points or less
0-0 On Tuesday 2-0
Scoring 60-69 points
0-0
Opp. Scoring 60-69 points
0-0 On Wednesday 0-0
Scoring 70-79 points
0-0
Opp. Scoring 70-79 points
0-0 On Thursday 0-0
Scoring 80-89 points
0-0
Opp. Scoring 80-89 points
1-0 On Friday 2-0
Scoring 90-99 points
0-0
Opp. Scoring 90-99 points
1-0 On Saturday 1-0
Scoring 100+ points
4-1
Opp. Scoring 100+ points
2-1 On Sunday 0-1
Record
4-1
Record
4-1
BY QUARTER NUMBERS
BY SHOOTING PERCENTAGES
BY OPPONENT SHOOTING PERCENTAGES Leading after 1st Qtr
3-0 Shooting 50% or better (FG)
0-0
Opp. shoots 50% or better (FG)
0-0 Trailing after 1st Qtr
1-1 Shooting less than 50% (FG)
4-1
Opp. shoots less than 50% (FG) 4-1 Tied after 1st Qtr
0-0 Shooting 40% or better (3FG)
1-0
Opp. shoots 40% or better (3FG) 0-0
Shooting less than 40% (3FG)
3-1
Opp. shoots less than 40% (3FG) 4-1 Leading at halftime
3-0 Shooting 80% or better (FT)
1-1
Opp. shoots 80% or better (FT) 1-1 Trailing at halftime
0-1 Shooting less than 80% (FT)
3-0
Opp. shoots less than 80% (FT) 3-0 Tied at halftime
1-0
BY REBOUNDS
MORE REBOUNDING NUMBERS Leading after three quarters 3-0 Out-rebounding its opponents
4-0
Recording 15 or more offensive rebounds 1-1 Trailing after three quarters 0-1 Out-rebounded by the opponents 0-1
Recording between 10 and 14 off. rebs 3-0 Tied after three quarters 1-0 Tied in rebounds (game)
0-0
Recording nine or fewer off. rebs 0-0
GAMES IN OVERTIME
BY TURNOVERS
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES At Home
0-0 Recording fewer TOs than the opponent 3-1
1st night of a back-to-back 0-0 On The Road
0-0 Recording more TOs than the opponent 1-0
2nd night of a back-to-back 0-0
Tied in turnovers
0-0
POINTS IN THE PAINT
SECOND CHANCE POINTS
FAST BREAK POINTS Scoring more pts. in the paint 4-1 Scoring more second chance points 3-0
Leading in fast-break points 3-0 Outscored in points in the paint 0-0 Outscored in second chance points 1-1
Outscored in fast-break points 0-1 Tied in points in the paint 0-0 Tied in second chance points
0-0
Tied in fast-break points 1-0
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS Attempting more field goals than the opponent 3-1
Scoring more points off turnovers than the opponent 4-1 Attempting fewer field goals than the opponent 1-0
Scoring less points off turnovers than the opponent 0-0 Attempting the same number of field goals
0-0
Scoring the same points off turnovers
0-0
3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
BENCH SCORING Attempting more three-point field goals than the opponent 3-0
When the Skyforce bench outscores opponents bench
3-0 Attempting fewer three-point field goals than the opponent 2-1
When the opponents bench outscores the Skyforce bench
1-1 Attempting the same number of three-pointers 0-0
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 1-0
When three or more players score 20-or-more points 0-0 Attempting fewer free throws than the opponent 3-1
When two or more players score 30-or-more points 0-0 Attempting the same number of free throws
0-0
When two or more players record 10-or-more rebounds 3-0
BY STARTING LINE-UPS
Forward Forward Center Guard Guard Record White Jankovic Benson Palo Weber 3-1 White Jankovic Benson Montero Weber 1-0
2015-16 SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE GAME NOTES PAGE 4
2015-16
TEAM ROSTER
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
No. Name Pos Ht Wt DOB From Acquired 5 Keith Benson C 6-11 235 08/13/88 Oakland 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 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 # G/F 6-6 235 10/09/87 Kansas State Returning 32 Eric Weary Jr. * G 6-5 210 10/09/93 Houston Tryout 11 Briante Weber G 6-2 165 12/29/92 VCU Returning 10 Okaro White F 6-8 215 08/13/92 Florida State Affiliate
* - 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
14 Marcus Posley 2 Ike Nwamu
8 Bubu Palo
21 Vashil Fernandez 3 Stefan Jankovic 10 Okaro White
23 Jabril Trawick 5 Keith Benson 11 Briante Weber
32 Eric Weary Jr
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2015-16
PLAYER INFORMATION
# 5
KEITH BENSON
CENTER 6' 11"
235 LBS 8/13/88 OAKLAND
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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.
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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.
KEITH BENSON RECENT GAMES
DATE OPP. MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 11/12/16 vs. SLC 33:15 9 13 1 1 3 3 1 11 12 1 5 2 2 5 23 22 11/18/16 vs. DEL 30:26 5 15 0 1 5 5 3 4 7 1 6 0 1 4 12 15 11/20/16 at FWN 32:24 7 12 0 0 7 7 1 7 8 0 3 1 2 1 3 21 11/22/16 vs. AUS 27:12 6 13 0 1 1 2 3 7 10 2 3 0 0 3 1 13 11/25/16 at SCW 41:10 7 13 0 0 9 10 6 11 17 0 3 0 1 5 11 23
# 21
VASHIL FERNANDEZ
CENTER 6'10"
260 1/16/92 VALPARAISO
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PERSONAL: Nickname is V, which is short for Vashil. Mother's name is Sophie Green. Has two daughters with his wife, Bridget Fernandez, named Maia Lyn and Olvia Grace. Graduated from Valparaiso with a Bachelor's in International Business, and two Master's Degrees in International Commerce and Policy and International Economics and Finance. Fernandez enjoys spending time with his family, growing in his faith, and reading when he's not playing basketball. ïâ-
COLLEGE: Appeared in 131 games (85 starts) during his four-year playing career at Valparaiso. He graduated with career averages of 4.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game. He earned the Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year award in 2016.
VASHIL FERNANDEZ RECENT GAMES
DATE OPP. MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 11/12/16 vs. SLC 1:27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -6 0 11/18/16 vs. DEL DNP
11/20/16 at FWN 1:53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -7 0 11/22/16 vs. AUS 10:43 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 16 4 11/25/16 at SCW 6:50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -4 0
# 3
STEFAN JANKOVIC
FORWARD 6'11"
235 8/4/93 HAWAII
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PERSONAL: Parents are Aida and Drago Jankovic... has one sibling named Andreas Jankovic. His father played professional handball, and his grandpa played professional soccer. He majored in Political Science during his time at Hawaii. He enjoys playing FIFA on his Xbox, and hanging out with Okaro White when he's not playing basketball. ïâ-
COLLEGE: He played four collegiate seasons, spending his first two at Missouri before transferring to Hawaii. In his final year, he averaged 15.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. He earned NABC All-District (9) First Team, Big West Player of the Year, All-Big West First Team, and Big West All- Tournament Team in 2016. He also earned All-Big West Honorable Mention in 2015.
STEFAN JANKOVIC RECENT GAMES
DATE OPP. MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 11/12/16 vs. SLC 21:03 1 11 0 2 1 2 3 6 9 6 5 0 1 2 6 3 11/18/16 vs. DEL 20:55 4 11 0 2 2 3 4 2 6 0 6 1 1 1 11 10 11/20/16 at FWN 29:30 6 15 2 7 5 6 3 6 9 2 5 2 0 1 -3 19 11/22/16 vs. AUS 22:12 2 7 1 6 0 0 0 4 4 1 3 2 0 1 19 5 11/25/16 at SCW 1:29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 0 15-16 SEASON HIGHS CATEGORIES NBADL CAREER HIGHS 23, at SCW 11/25 POINTS 32, vs. ERI 2/20/16 17, at SCW 11/25 REBOUNDS 17, at SCW 11/25/16 2, vs. AUS 11/22 ASSISTS 6, vs. ERI 2/19/16 2, vs. SLC 11/12 STEALS 3 (2x), vs. MNE 12/6/12 5 (2x), at SCW 11/25 BLOCKS 8, at ERI 3/3/12 9, vs. SLC 11/12 FG MADE 12 (2x), vs. ERI 2/20/16 1, vs. SLC 11/12 3FG MADE 1 2x), vs. SLC 11/12/16 9, at SCW 11/25 FT MADE 9 (3x), at SCW 11/25/16 41:10, at SCW 11/25 MINUTES 43:18, at IWA 3/18/12 15-16 SEASON HIGHS CATEGORIES NBADL CAREER HIGHS 4, vs. AUS 11/22 POINTS 4, vs. AUS 11/22/16 4, vs. AUS 11/22 REBOUNDS 4, vs. AUS 11/22/16 1, vs. AUS 11/22 ASSISTS 1, vs. AUS 11/22/16 1, vs. AUS 11/22 STEALS 1, vs. AUS 11/22/16 1, vs. AUS 11/22 BLOCKS 1, vs. AUS 11/22/16 2, vs. AUS 11/22 FG MADE 2, vs. AUS 11/22/16 ----- 3FG MADE ----- ----- FT MADE ----- 10:43, vs. AUS 11/22 MINUTES 10:43, vs. AUS 11/22/16 15-16 SEASON HIGHS CATEGORIES NBADL CAREER HIGHS 19, at FWN 11/20 POINTS 19, at FWN 11/20/16 9 (2x), at FWN 11/20 REBOUNDS 9 (2x), at FWN 11/20/16 6, vs. SLC 11/12 ASSISTS 6, vs. SLC 11/12/16 2, at FWN 11/20 STEALS 2, at FWN 11/20/16 2, vs. SLC 11/12 BLOCKS 2, vs. SLC 11/12/16 6, at FWN 11/20 FG MADE 6, at FWN 11/20/16 2, at FWN 11/20 3FG MADE 2, at FWN 11/20/16 5, at FWN 11/20 FT MADE 5, at FWN 11/20/16 29:30, at FWN 11/20 MINUTES 29:30, at FWN 11/20/16 2015-16 SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE GAME NOTES PAGE 6
2015-16
PLAYER INFORMATION
# 1
LUIS MONTERO
GUARD 6'7"
190 4/6/93 WESTCHESTER CC
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PERSONAL: Parents are Marisor and Raphael Montero... has one brother named Rafe. He enjoys watching movies and hanging out and talking to his family while he's not playing basketball. He wants to be an assistant basketball coach when his playing career is over... favorite sport other than basketball is baseball... wears size 13 sneakers.
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D-LEAGUE AND NBA EXPERIENCE: Has appeared in 12 regular season NBA games (all with the Portland Trail Blazers), and has averaged 1.2 points in 3.5 minutes per game. He appeared and started in four games with the Santa Cruz Warriors during the 2015-16 season, averaging 16.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game.
LUIS MONTERO RECENT GAMES
DATE OPP. MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 11/12/16 vs. SLC 28:09 7 9 2 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 3 1 2 3 16 16 11/18/16 vs. DEL 33:46 5 10 3 7 2 2 1 6 7 1 5 3 5 0 -5 15 11/20/16 at FWN 31:36 5 13 1 5 1 2 2 5 7 3 3 2 2 1 -11 12 11/22/16 vs. AUS 22:34 5 9 2 3 0 0 0 5 5 1 4 1 1 1 15 12 11/25/16 at SCW 25:46 2 9 1 4 4 4 1 3 4 1 1 1 3 1 -13 9
# 2
IKE NWAMU
GUARD 6' 5"
210 LBS 6/3/93 UNLV
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PERSONAL: Parents names are Harold and Anita Nwamu... has three sisters named Uju, Oby, and Isi, and one brother named Biosa. He majored in Communications and Criminal Justice during his time at UNLV, and enjoys playing video games, watching movies, and singing when he's not playing basketball. Something that people might not know about him is that he's a very good singer... wears size 13 sneakers. ïâ-
COLLEGE: Nwamu played four collegiate seasons, starting at Cleveland State, transferring to Mercer for two seasons, and finishing his career at UNLV during the 2015-16 season. His junior season at Mercer, he averaged 15.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He earned NABC All-District (22) Second Team, All-SoCon Team, All-SoCon Second Team, SsoCon Second Team All-Tournament, and Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team honors in 2015.
IKE NWAMU RECENT GAMES
DATE OPP. MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 11/12/16 vs. SLC Inactive
11/18/16 vs. DEL DNP
11/20/16 at FWN 10:02 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 11/22/16 vs. AUS 7:24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 0 11/25/16 at SCW 26:31 1 5 1 3 4 4 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 19 7
# 8
BUBU PALO
GUARD 6' 1"
181 7/9/91 IOWA STATE
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REBOUNDS: Full name is Yempabou Kevin Palo... nicknamed "Bubu" from Bubu Bear in the Yogi Bear cartoon... is the son of Pierre and Berthe Palo......was an outstanding soccer player in high school, earning first-team Class 3A all-state honors from the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association...studied finance at Iowa State. ïâ-
D-LEAGUE EXPERIENCE: Has appeared in 92 games (45 starts) including 76 games for the Skyforce in the last two seasons... has career averages of 9.5 points, 2.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game... Led the team in free throws made and attempted last season, making 246 of his 314 attempts.
BUBU PALO RECENT GAMES
DATE OPP. MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 11/12/16 vs. SLC 33:53 6 12 1 1 3 4 1 6 7 9 1 0 3 0 31 16 11/18/16 vs. DEL 33:54 4 11 1 2 5 6 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 18 14 11/20/16 at FWN 37:27 5 13 0 0 6 8 1 3 4 5 5 2 2 0 -7 16 11/22/16 vs. AUS 29:43 3 12 1 4 4 4 1 3 4 6 1 2 4 0 7 11 11/25/16 at SCW Inactive
15-16 SEASON HIGHS CATEGORIES NBADL CAREER HIGHS 16, vs. SLC 11/12 POINTS 20 (2x), vs. OKL 3/19/16 7 (2x), at FWN 11/20 REBOUNDS 7 (3x), at FWN 11/20/16 3, at FWN 11/20 ASSISTS 7, vs. DEL 3/13/16 3, vs. DEL 11/18 STEALS 3 (2x), vs. DEL 11/18/16 3, vs. SLC 11/12 BLOCKS 5, vs. OKL 3/19/16 7, vs. SLC 11/12 FG MADE 7 (3x), vs. SLC 11/12/16 3, vs. DEL 11/18 3FG MADE 3, vs. DEL 11/18/16 2, vs. DEL 11/18 FT MADE 8, vs. DEL 3/13/16 33:46, vs. DEL 11/18 MINUTES 33:46, vs. DEL 11/18/16 15-16 SEASON HIGHS CATEGORIES NBADL CAREER HIGHS 7, at SCW 11/25 POINTS 7, at SCW 11/25/16 1, at SCW 11/25 REBOUNDS 1, at SCW 11/25/16 3, at SCW 11/25 ASSISTS 3, at SCW 11/25/16 1, at FWN 11/20 STEALS 1, at FWN 11/20/16 ----- BLOCKS ----- 1 (2x), at SCW 11/25 FG MADE 1 (2x), at SCW 11/25/16 1 (2x), at SCW 11/25 3FG MADE 1 (2x), at SCW 11/25/16 4, at SCW 11/25 FT MADE 4, at SCW 11/25/16 26:31, at SCW 11/25 MINUTES 26:31, at SCW 11/25/16 15-16 SEASON HIGHS CATEGORIES NBADL CAREER HIGHS 16 (2x), at FWN 11/20 POINTS 34, vs. CTN 3/19/16 7, vs. SLC 11/12 REBOUNDS 8, vs. RAP 1/12/16 9, vs. SLC 11/12 ASSISTS 10 (2x), vs. ERI 2/20/16 2 (2x), vs. AUS 11/22 STEALS 4, vs. GRD 3/6/15 ----- BLOCKS 1 (3x), vs. WES 1/30/16 6, vs. SLC 11/12 FG MADE 8, vs. WES 1/29/16 1 (3x), vs. AUS 11/22 3FG MADE 3, vs. CTN 3/19/16 6, at FWN 11/20 FT MADE 15, vs. ERI 2/19/16 37:27, at FWN 11/20 MINUTES 43:58, vs. RAP 1/12/16 2015-16 MIAMI HEAT GAME NOTES PAGE 7
2015-16
PLAYER INFORMATION
# 14
MARCUS POSLEY
GUARD 6' 1"
200 4/14/94 ST. BONAVENTURE
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PERSONAL: Nicknames include Pose, or P, which are short for his last name. Parents' names are Marc and Shannon Posley... has two brothers named Jevaun and Jacoby... Jacoby plays basketball at St. Ambrose University. He majored in International Business at St. Bonaventure... enjoys playing FIFA when he's not playing basketball.
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COLLEGE:
Posley spent his final two seasons at St. Bonaventure. During his senior season, he averaged 19.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. He earned NABC All-District (4) Second Team and Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team honors in 2016. Posley scored 47 points on 15-19 shooting against St. Joseph's on March 2, 2016, making 6-7 three pointers and 11-12 free throws.
MARCUS POSLEY RECENT GAMES
DATE OPP. MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 11/12/16 vs. SLC 26:15 4 7 3 7 0 0 1 3 4 3 1 2 2 1 21 11 11/18/16 vs. DEL 23:11 2 7 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -8 7 11/20/16 at FWN 21:33 3 10 1 5 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 -1 7 11/22/16 vs. AUS 23:54 4 7 2 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 9 10 11/25/16 at SCW 28:56 4 17 1 6 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 1 3 0 8 10
# 23
JABRIL TRAWICK
GUARD 6' 5"
215 6/17/92 GEORGETOWN
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PERSONAL: Full name is Jabril Celeth Trawick...is the son of Hakeem Trawick and Saskia Jones...graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in English from Georgetown University...favorite sports team is the Philadelphia Eagles...favorite athlete is Allen Iverson...named First Team All-State and was an All-Area selection as a high school senior at Abington Friends...earned McDonald's All-American nominee honors... twitter account is @jt55ive. ïâ-
2015-16 SEASON: Trawick started five of his 47 games played with the Skyforce in his debut regular season. He averaged 9.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. Trawick also started all seven playoff games for the Skyforce on their way to winning the championship.
JABRIL TRAWICK RECENT GAMES
DATE OPP. MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 11/12/16 vs. SLC 30:19 7 16 2 4 3 5 1 5 6 1 4 0 4 0 -5 19 11/18/16 vs. DEL 16:58 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 3 3 4 5 2 1 0 10 5 11/20/16 at FWN 27:55 4 8 1 2 5 6 2 0 2 0 6 2 2 0 -14 14 11/22/16 vs. AUS 28:17 6 9 3 3 1 2 0 2 2 4 3 1 3 0 3 16 11/25/16 at SCW 35:53 9 15 0 0 12 13 2 4 6 1 4 3 2 2 14 30
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HENRY WALKER
GUARD / FORWARD 6' 6"
235 10/09/87 KANSAS STATE
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COLLEGE: Appeared in 37 games (32 starts) for Kansas State...finished with career averaged of 16.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 26.6 minutes per game...earned All-Big 12 Third Team, Big 12 All- Rookie Team, and Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Media) in 2008 before entering the NBA Draft. ïâ-
D-LEAGUE AND NBA EXPERIENCE: Has appeared in 182 regular season NBA games (35 starts) for the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and the Miami HEAT...has career NBA averaged of 5.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 16.6 minutes per contest...has appeared in 92 NBADL games (65 starts), splitting time between the Utah Flash, Maine Red Claws, Austin Spurs, and the Sioux Falls Skyforce...has appeared in 65 games for the Skyforce (41 starts) and has averaged 14.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.
HENRY WALKER RECENT GAMES
DATE OPP. MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 11/12/16 vs. SLC NWT
11/18/16 vs. DEL Inactive
11/20/16 at FWN Inactive
11/22/16 vs. AUS Inactive
11/25/16 at SCW Inactive
15-16 SEASON HIGHS CATEGORIES NBADL CAREER HIGHS 11, vs. SLC 11/12 POINTS 11, vs. SLC 11/12/16 4, vs. SLC 11/12 REBOUNDS 4, vs. SLC 11/12/16 3 (2x), at FWN 11/20 ASSISTS 3 (2x), at FWN 11/20/16 2, vs. SLC 11/12 STEALS 2, vs. SLC 11/12/16 1, vs. SLC 11/12 BLOCKS 1, vs. SLC 11/12/16 4 (3x), at SCW 11/25 FG MADE 4 (3x), at SCW 11/25/16 3, vs. SLC 11/12 3FG MADE 3, vs. SLC 11/12/16 2, vs. DEL 11/18 FT MADE 2, vs. DEL 11/18/16 28:56, at SCW 11/25 MINUTES 28:56, at SCW 11/25/16 15-16 SEASON HIGHS CATEGORIES NBADL CAREER HIGHS 30, at SCW 11/25 POINTS 30, at SCW 11/25/16 6 (2x), at SCW 11/25 REBOUNDS 6 (2x), at SCW 11/25/16 4 (2x), vs. AUS 11/22 ASSISTS 5, vs. CTN 3/19/16 3, at SCW 11/25 STEALS 4 (3x), vs. WES 1/30/16 2, at SCW 11/25 BLOCKS 4, at IWA 1/14/16 9, at SCW 11/25 FG MADE 9, at SCW 11/25/16 3, vs. AUS 11/22 3FG MADE 3 (4x), vs. AUS 11/22/16 12, at SCW 11/25 FT MADE 12, at SCW 11/25/16 35:53, at SCW 11/25 MINUTES 35:53, at SCW 11/25/16 15-16 SEASON HIGHS CATEGORIES NBADL CAREER HIGHS ----- POINTS 33, vs. FWN 12/19/09 ----- REBOUNDS 15, vs. RGV 3/6/14 ----- ASSISTS 7, vs. IDA 3/22/14 ----- STEALS 5 (2x), at IWA 3/17/14 ----- BLOCKS 7, vs. IDA 3/22/14 ----- FG MADE 14, vs. FWN 12/19/09 ----- 3FG MADE 6 (2x), at IWA 3/17/14 ----- FT MADE 9 (2x), vs. IWA 11/30/13 ----- MINUTES 44:00, vs. RGV 3/6/14 2015-16 MIAMI HEAT GAME NOTES PAGE 8
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ERIC WEARY JR.
GUARD 6' 5"
210 10/9/93 HOUSTON
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PERSONAL: Parents are Eric and Agnes Weary... Does not have any siblings. Is long-time friends with Elfrid Payton of the Orlando Magic... Majored in psychology throughout his college career. He enjoys playing NBA2K or talking with family and friends in his free time...wants to own his own business following his playing career. His favorite sport other than basketball is football, and he's a New Orleans Saints fan. ïâ-
COLLEGE: Played for New Mexico State, Howard CC, and Houston throughout his career and finished averaging 3.6 points and 2.3 rebounds per game having appeared in 60 total contests (14 starts). ERIC WEARY JR. RECENT GAMES
DATE OPP. MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 11/12/16 vs. SLC 1:27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 11/18/16 vs. DEL Inactive
11/20/16 at FWN Inactive
11/22/16 vs. AUS Inactive
11/25/16 at SCW 0:41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
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BRIANTE WEBER
GUARD 6' 2"
165 12/29/92 VCU
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PERSONAL: Full name is Briante Alexander Weber...is the son of LaSandra and Ricky Wingate...credits his mom, stepfather and former college coach Shaka Smart as the people that have made a difference in his life...considers his father's dog tags as is his most prized and treasured possession.
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COLLEGE: Was drafted by the HEAT in the second round (40th overall) in the 2015 NBA Draft... Weber played all four seasons at Virginia Commonwealth, appearing in 127 games (65 starts) and averaged 6.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.94 steals and 23.4 minutes while shooting 42.6 percent from the field. He finished as VCU's all-time career steals leader (374), shattering the previous 29-year old record by 117, capping his career third on the NCAA's steals list, just 12 shy from becoming the all-time career leader before missing the final 10 games of his senior season due to injury. ïâ-
D-LEAGUE AND NBA EXPERIENCE: Weber played in 28 games (9 starts) for the Skyforce during the 2015-16 season, averaging 10.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. He signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on March 11, and returned before signing a contract with the Miami HEAT on April 10 for the remainder of the season. He has appeared in seven total NBA games (four starts) and has averaged 4.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
BRIANTE WEBER RECENT GAMES
DATE OPP. MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 11/12/16 vs. SLC 35:36 4 14 1 2 5 6 3 7 10 10 2 4 5 0 9 14 11/18/16 vs. DEL 39:13 8 18 0 3 4 5 2 5 7 4 2 7 3 1 17 20 11/20/16 at FWN 22:42 8 15 2 3 4 5 3 2 5 2 6 1 1 0 7 22 11/22/16 vs. AUS 34:41 5 11 0 2 0 1 1 7 8 12 1 4 2 0 30 10 11/25/16 at SCW 41:02 5 12 0 2 5 11 0 14 14 7 3 3 4 0 5 15
# 10
OKARO WHITE
FORWARD 6-8 215 8/13/92 FLORIDA STATE
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PERSONAL: Nickname is RO, stemming from the last two letters of his first name. Has one brother, Neville, and six sisters, Tiffany, Letoya, Starr, Chenille, Chloe, and Cherish. He was a sociology major at Florida State and he enjoys sleeping, reading, and spending time on the internet when he's not playing basketball.
His favorite sport other than basketball is football, and he's a fan of the New York Giants. White says his mom is his hero, because she was all he needed and more growing up.
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COLLEGE: Played all four seasons at Florida State, averaging 13.6 points and 6.8 rebounds in his senior season. His career averages are similar, as he carried a 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game average through all four seasons. ïâ-
PROFESSIONAL: White spent much of the 2014-15 season playing for Virtus Lavoro Bolgna in the Lega A league. He appeared in 33 games (32 starts) and averaged 12.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He played for Aris BC during the 2015-16 season playing in both the HEBA A1 League and the Eurocup where he averaged 12.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. He earned Greek HEBA A1 MVP and Greek HEBA A1 First Team for his efforts last season.
OKARO WHITE RECENT GAMES
DATE OPP. MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS +/- PTS 11/12/16 vs. SLC 28:36 6 13 1 2 3 3 5 5 10 2 4 0 3 0 -4 16 11/18/16 vs. DEL 41:37 12 22 1 5 4 5 3 14 17 4 3 0 5 2 5 29 11/20/16 at FWN 24:59 4 10 0 2 3 4 4 2 6 1 6 2 2 0 8 11 11/22/16 vs. AUS 33:20 7 21 4 12 6 6 6 7 13 2 3 1 2 0 18 24 11/25/16 at SCW 31:42 2 15 0 8 2 4 4 4 8 0 5 1 0 1 -2 6
15-16 SEASON HIGHS CATEGORIES NBADL CAREER HIGHS ----- POINTS ----- 1, vs. SLC 11/12 REBOUNDS 1, vs. SLC 11/12/16 ----- ASSISTS ----- ----- STEALS ----- ----- BLOCKS ----- ----- FG MADE ----- ----- 3FG MADE ----- ----- FT MADE ----- 1:27, vs. SLC 11/12 MINUTES 1:27, vs. SLC 11/12/16 15-16 SEASON HIGHS CATEGORIES NBADL CAREER HIGHS 22, at FWN 11/20 POINTS 26, at MNE 2/27/16 14, at SCW 11/25 REBOUNDS 14, at SCW 11/25/16 12, vs. AUS 11/22 ASSISTS 12, vs. AUS 11/22/16 7, vs. DEL 11/18 STEALS 7, vs. DEL 11/18/16 1, vs. DEL 11/18 BLOCKS 1 (5x), vs. DEL 11/18/16 8 (2x), at FWN 11/20 FG MADE 11, at MNE 2/27/16 2, at FWN 11/20 3FG MADE 3, vs. WES 1/30/16 5 (2x), at SCW 11/25 FT MADE 5 (5x), at SCW 11/25/16 41:02, at SCW 11/25 MINUTES 42:17 vs. GRD 3/4/16 15-16 SEASON HIGHS CATEGORIES NBADL CAREER HIGHS 29, vs. DEL 11/18 POINTS 29, vs. DEL 11/18/16 17, vs. DEL 11/18 REBOUNDS 17, vs. DEL 11/18/16 4, vs. DEL 11/18 ASSISTS 4, vs. DEL 11/18/16 2, at FWN 11/20 STEALS 2, at FWN 11/20/16 2, vs. DEL 11/18 BLOCKS 2, vs. DEL 11/18/16 12, vs. DEL 11/18 FG MADE 12, vs. DEL 11/18/16 4, vs. AUS 11/22 3FG MADE 4, vs. AUS 11/22/16 6, vs. AUS 11/22 FT MADE 6, vs. AUS 11/22/16 41:37, vs. DEL 11/18 MINUTES 41:37, vs. DEL 11/18/16 2015-16 MIAMI HEAT GAME NOTES PAGE 9
RECORDS:
SKYFORCE PLAYERS AND TEAMS IN THE HISTORY BOOKS
SINGLE GAME RECORDS PLAYER FIELD GOALS MADE TEAM DATE Pierre Jackson 24 Idaho Stampede 02/04/2014 Scotty Hopson 21 Sioux Falls Skyforce 02/24/2015 Kevin Murphy 21 Idaho Stampede 02/01/2014 Manny Harris 20 Los Angeles D-Fenders 02/08/2014 Jermaine Taylor 20 Maine Red Claws 03/23/2013 Dar Tucker 20 Reno Big Horns 03/28/2015 PLAYER 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE TEAM DATE Brady Heslip 13 Reno Bighorns 11/29/2014 Andre Dawkins 12 Sioux Falls Skyforce 12/20/2014 Brady Heslip 11 Reno Bighorns 11/14/2014 Dar Tucker 11 Reno Bighorns 03/28/2015 Kasib Powell 10 Sioux Falls Skyforce 03/06/2008 Frank Williams 10 Sioux Falls Skyforce 02/262009 PLAYER ASSISTS TEAM DATE Larry Drew II 23 Sioux Falls Skyforce 12/25/2014 Randy Livingston 22 Idaho Stampede 12/26/2007 David Stockton 22 Reno Bighorns 03/06/2015 Gary Talton 21 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 01/17/2014 Curtis Stenson 21 Iowa Energy 03/17/2010 PLAYER STEALS TEAM DATE Avery Bradley 9 Maine Red Claws 01/30/2011 Omar Cook 9 Fayetteville Patriots 11/29/2004 Carl Elliot 8 Sioux Falls Skyforce 12/20/2008 BEST REGULAR SEASON RECORD TEAM WINS YEAR Sioux Falls Skyforce 40-10 2015-16 Los Angeles D-Fenders 38-12 2011-12 Iowa Energy 37-13 2010-11 Iowa Energy 37-13 2009-10 Two Other Teams 36-14 -- MOST BLOCKS IN A SEASON TEAM BLOCKS YEAR Maine Red Claws 377 2012-2013 Los Angeles D-Fenders 369 2007-2008 Sioux Falls Skyforce 343 2012-2013 Dakota Wizards 335 2010-2011 Maine Red Claws 332 2013-2014
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