Brevard Blue Duck named rookie of the week
April 29, 2003 - United States Basketball League (USBL)
Brevard Blue Ducks News Release
Melbourne, FL – The Brevard Blue Ducks are off to a good start in this young USBL season, going undefeated in their first 3 games and finding themselves in a familiar place - atop the USBL's Eastern Division standings. Their rookie players are off to a good start as well. Adam Hall took home the Rookie of the Week honors in his first week in the league after leading the Blue Ducks in scoring in two of their first three games. Hall averaged 20.3 points a game - good for third in the USBL, while shooting 61 % from the field (25/41), good enough for eighth in the USBL. Hall started the week with 18 points in a win over Texas. Next was a 21 point effort, followed by a 22 point performance in back-to-back games against Brooklyn. A 2002 graduate of Virginia, Hall has made people stand up and notice him early.
Myron Allen, the Blue Ducks other rookie garnered honorable mention in the voting, following his standout 26-point performance against Brooklyn Sunday, which included 6 for 8 three-point shooting. Brevard's second draft pick from North Dakota, Allen also leads the league in steals with 10. Albert Mouring of the Oklahoma Storm garnered Player of the Week honors. Mouring is leading the USBL in scoring with an average of 32.8 PPG already this season, while shooting 53.8% from the field (49/91) and 86.2 from the line (25/29). He is also third in three-pointers made (80) and had a season-high 39 point performance.
Lance Williams of the Westchester Wildfire, Ime Udoke of the Adirondack Wildcats and Quincy Wadley of the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs received honorable mention.
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