CBA weekly
Published on February 3, 2004 under Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1) News Release
1. 2003-04 CBA-TO-NBA CALL-UPS
The CBA has produced eight CBA-to-NBA call-ups since the 2003-04 season began on November 14. Over the past weekend, two more were added to the list as Sioux Falls Skyforce guard Darrick Martin was called-up to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Dakota Wizards guard Maurice Carter signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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In 17 games (16 started) with the Skyforce this season, Martin averaged 19.5 points, 7.9 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game. He was traded to Sioux Falls from the Yakima Sun Kings on December 20, after posting 11.3 points and 3.6 assists per contest, in three games played for Yakima.
Last season, as a member of the Sun Kings, the UCLA alum averaged 18.3 points and 6.9 assists in 20 regular season games played. In five postseason games, he posted 23.0 points and 5.8 assists per contest as he led Yakima to the 2003 CBA Title, and was named the 2003 Playoff Most Valuable Player.
Martin joins center Oliver Miller, who was called up from the Dakota Wizards on December 13, and guard Anthony Goldwire, who was called up from the Yakima Sun Kings on January 7, as call-ups to Minnesota this season. He will fill an open spot on the Timberwolves roster.
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In 14 games played with the Wizards this season, Carter averaged 23.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. He was traded to Dakota from the Gary Steelheads on December 12, after posting 15.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest in 14 games played for Gary.
The Louisiana State alum also posted 10 points, three rebounds and one assist in the 20th CBA All-Star Classic on January 20 in Yakima, WA, as a reserve guard for the National Team, who beat the American squad 105-103. On Tuesday, January 27, Carter scored a CBA league-high 44 points on 15 of 22 shooting (68 percent) from the floor, in a 123-106 victory over the Idaho Stampede.
Carter, who is filling Kobe Bryant's roster spot on the Lakers while he is on the Injured List, joins forward Sean Lampley, center Oliver Miller, and forward Kaniel Dickens as Dakota Wizards players who have received call-ups to the NBA this season.
2. CBA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dakota Wizards forward Chris Porter was named the CBA Player of the Week for the week of January 25 â 31.
The 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward averaged 22.3 points and 6.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game during the week, while shooting 60.0 percent (30 of 50) from the floor and 83.8 percent (26 of 31) from the free-throw line. He led the Wizards to a perfect 4-0 record during the week, despite losing teammates Kaniel Dickens to a 48-hour tryout with the Los Angeles Lakers, and guard Maurice Carter who signed a 10-day contract with the Lakers on Friday, January 30.
In a 123-105 victory over the Idaho Stampede on January 27, Porter posted 21 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals, as he led his team in both rebounds and assists for the game. Three nights later he led the Wizards with 31 points, while also adding nine rebounds and four assists, as Dakota beat the Rockford Lightning 129-120.
Other players receiving consideration were Gary's Jemeil Rich (16.7 ppg, 10.7 apg), and Idaho's DeSean Hadley (23.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg).
3. CBA COACH OF THE MONTH
Dakota Wizards Head Coach Dave Joerger was named the League Coach of the Month for the month of January. The award is the second of the 2003-04 season for Joerger, who was also named Coach of the Month for November after posting a 6-1 record and 5.1 quarter-point average.
For the month of January, the Moorhead State (Minn. 97) alum led the Wizards to an 11-2 record and a 5.0 quarter-point average (65.5 total), including a six-game winning streak at the beginning of the month, and a current five-game winning streak to close out January. Dakota was 8-1 at home and 3-1 on the road as they held on to first place in the league with an overall quarter-point average of 4.6 for the season.
The Wizards suffered their only losses of the month at home against Rockford on the 18th, and on the road against Gary on the 23rd. During the team's current winning streak Dakota is averaging 5.9 quarter-points per game.
Since the 2003-04 season began, Joerger has sent four players to the NBA (Sean Lampley, Oliver Miller, Kaniel Dickens, Maurice Carter). He also coached the National Team to a 105-103 victory in the 20th CBA All-Star Classic, on January 20 in Yakima, WA. It was his second straight All-Star game victory, adding him to a group of six CBA coaches who have two or more All-Star victories (Bill Klucas â82,'84 â Phil Jackson â83,'85 â Bill Musselman â87,'88 â Eric Musselman â90,'92,'97 â Dan Panaggio â93,'00 â Flip Saunders â94,'95).
Other coaches receiving consideration for Coach of the Month honors were the Idaho Stampede's Larry Krystkowiak (4.6 quarter-point average, 8-2 record in January) and the Sioux Falls Skyforce's Trevor Gleeson (4.3 quarter-point average, 8-7 record in January).
4. CLIMBING THE RANKS
Sioux Falls forward Leonard White began the season ranked 24th all-time in rebounding in the CBA with 1,623. With 333 rebounds this season, White has moved into 15th place at 1,956, and is 53 rebounds away from moving ahead of Ronnie Grandison (2,009) into 14th place.
Idaho Stampede guard Randy Livingston has notched 199 assists this season, moving him into 23rd place all-time with 1,176. He is nine away from catching David Rivers for 22nd place with 1,185, and 55 away from cracking into the top 20 all-time.
Dakota Wizards Head Coach Dave Joerger has moved into 4th place in All-Time CBA Coaches Winning Percentages, with a career regular season winning percentage of .667 (80-40). With a current 23-9 record, Joerger has vaulted ahead of coaches like Flip Saunders (253-137, .649), Dan Panaggio (313-191, .621) and Phil Jackson (117-90, .565). Due to a minimum of 100 regular-season games needed, Joerger did not qualify to be ranked prior to the 2003-04 season beginning.
5. CBA TRANSACTIONS
· 01/30/04
-Dakota signed Michael Smith; placed Maurice Carter on the Inactive (NBA) Reserve List; and waived Tim Kisner
-Great Lakes waived Kevin Frey and Shelton Jones
-Gary waived Louis Truscott
-Sioux Falls signed Mario Bennett and Claude Davis; and placed Darrick Martin on the Inactive (NBA) Reserve List.
· 01/29/04
-Gary signed Marshall Phillips.
· 01/28/04
-Yakima placed Anthony Goldwire on the Active Roster.
-Sioux Falls signed Rich King.
· 01/27/04
-Sioux Falls placed Damian Owens on the Injured Reserve List, retroactive to 1/24/04; and placed Roy Tarpley on the Injured Reserve List, retroactive to 1/14/04.
-Yakima signed Cory Hightower and waived Teddy Dupay
6. PRIMETIME PERFORMANCES
Dakota Wizards guard Maurice Carter posted a CBA season-high 44 points on 15 of 22 shooting (68.2 percent) in a 123-106 victory over the Idaho Stampede on Tuesday, January 27.
Idaho Stampede guard Randy Livingston set a CBA season-high 18 assists in the same game between the Stampede and Wizards on January 27.
Sioux Falls guard David Jackson scored 37 points against Idaho on January 30, in a 123-113 loss. Jackson was 14 of 22 (63.6 percent) from the floor, and five of eight (62.5 percent) from behind the three-point line. He also added five rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Rockford Lightning forward Linton Johnson notched 37 points and 14 rebounds in a 119-98 victory over the Great Lakes Storm on Monday, February 2.
7. CBA STATISTICAL LEADERS (Thru Games of Feb. 2)
SCORING AVERAGE G PTS Avg SCORING AVERAGE G PTS Avg
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1. Ronnie Fields, Rockford 28 729 26.0 9. Josh Davis, Idaho 28 515 18.4
2. Quincy Wadley, Rockford 19 410 21.6 10. Darrick Martin, Sioux Falls 20 366 18.3
3. Ray Weathers, Great Lakes 20 427 21.4 11. DeSean Hadley, Idaho 33 602 18.2
4. Anthony Goldwire, Yakima 25 527 21.1 12. Eddie Gill, Dakota 25 452 18.1
5. Jimmie Hunter, Rockford 32 654 20.4 13. Leonard White, Sioux Falls 32 573 17.9
6. Maurice Carter, Dakota 28 544 19.4 14. Cedric Henderson, Great Lakes 25 439 17.6
7. David Jackson, Sioux Falls 32 613 19.2 15. Tim Winn, Rockford 16 263 16.4
8. Kaniel Dickens, Dakota 18 335 18.6 16. Galen Young, Gary 31 482 15.5
REBOUNDS PER GAME G REB Avg OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G OR Avg
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1. Anthony Miller, Yakima 28 347 12.4 1. Anthony Miller, Yakima 28 119 4.3
2. Leonard White, Sioux Falls 32 333 10.4 2. Leonard White, Sioux Falls 32 119 3.7
3. Leon Smith, Gary 19 187 9.8 3. Ben Ebong, Dakota 32 93 2.9
4. Anthony Bonner, Great Lakes 29 268 9.2 4. Anthony Bonner, Great Lakes 29 80 2.8
5. Ben Ebong, Dakota 32 290 9.1 5. Leon Smith, Gary 19 49 2.6
6. Josh Davis, Idaho 28 248 8.9 6. Josh Davis, Idaho 28 70 2.5
7. Galen Young, Gary 31 247 8.0 7. Lawrence Nelson, Rockford 20 48 2.4
8. Shelly Clark, Gary 22 174 7.9 8. Daniel Watts, Great Lakes 32 69 2.2
ASSISTS PER GAME G AST Avg STEALS PER GAME G ST Avg
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1. Jemeil Rich, Gary 31 295 9.5 1. Ronnie Fields, Rockford 28 92 3.3
2. Randy Livingston, Idaho 24 199 8.3 2. Jemeil Rich, Gary 31 92 3.0
3. Eddie Gill, Dakota 25 200 8.0 3. Eddie Gill, Dakota 25 69 2.8
4. Darrick Martin, Sioux Falls 20 146 7.3 4. Leonard White, Sioux Falls 32 79 2.5
5. David Bailey, Idaho 33 199 6.0 5. Tim Winn, Rockford 16 36 2.3
6. Tim Winn, Rockford 16 85 5.3 6. Quincy Wadley, Rockford 19 42 2.2
7. Anthony Goldwire, Yakima 25 131 5.2 7. Jimmie Hunter, Rockford 32 68 2.1
8. Ray Weathers, Great Lakes 20 102 5.1 8. Randy Livingston, Idaho 24 48 2.0
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE FGM FGA Pct FREE THROW PERCENTAGE FTM FTA Pct
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1. Immanuel McElroy, Gary 199 306 0.650 1. Darrick Martin, Sioux Falls 86 96 0.896
2. Mario Woodson, Idaho 69 107 0.645 2. Eddie Gill, Dakota 152 171 0.889
3. Lawrence Nelson, Rockford 89 141 0.631 3. Randy Livingston, Idaho 69 78 0.885
4. Cypheus Bunton, Rockford 62 101 0.614 4. David Jackson, Sioux Falls 59 67 0.881
5. Paul McPherson, Idaho 129 215 0.600 5. David Graves, Gary 75 86 0.872
6. Josh Davis, Idaho 206 353 0.584 6. Tim Winn, Rockford 51 59 0.864
7. Noel Felix, Idaho 63 113 0.558 7. Anthony Goldwire, Yakima 135 158 0.854
8. Shelly Clark, Gary 126 227 0.555 8. Roberto Bergersen, Idaho 57 67 0.851
3 POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3PM 3PA Pct BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME G BS Avg
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1. David Graves, Gary 56 112 0.500 1. Leon Smith, Gary 19 34 1.8
2. Anthony Goldwire, Yakima 56 113 0.496 2. Daniel Watts, Great Lakes 32 50 1.6
3. David Jackson, Sioux Falls 84 177 0.475 3. Cedric Suitt, Rockford 22 27 1.2
4. Tim Winn, Rockford 18 38 0.474 4. Leonard White, Sioux Falls 32 36 1.1
5. Roberto Bergersen, Idaho 72 160 0.450 5. Noel Felix, Idaho 22 19 0.9
6. DeSean Hadley, Idaho 62 139 0.446 6. Galen Young, Gary 31 25 0.8
7. Kaniel Dickens, Dakota 31 71 0.437 7. Josh Davis, Idaho 28 20 0.7
8. Josh Davis, Idaho 43 99 0.434 8. Lawrence Nelson, Rockford 20 14 0.7
8. LAST WEEK'S RESULTS (From games of Jan. 27 â Feb. 2)
Tuesday, January 27
GREAT LAKES 126, Sioux Falls 125 (5,2)
Dakota 123, IDAHO 106 (6,1)
Wednesday, January 28
ROCKFORD 121, Sioux Falls 112 (6,1)
Dakota 113, YAKIMA 86 (6,1)
Thursday, January 29
No Games Scheduled
Friday, January 30
DAKOTA 129, Rockford 120 (5.5,1.5)
IDAHO 123, Sioux Falls 113 (5,2)
Gary 107, YAKIMA 103 (5,2)
Saturday, January 31
DAKOTA 118, Rockford 94 (6.5,0.5)
IDAHO 117, Gary 114 (5,2)
Sioux Falls 117, YAKIMA 106 (5,2)
Sunday, February 1
No Games Scheduled
Monday, February 2
Rockford 119, GREAT LAKES 98 (5,2)
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9. UPCOMING SCHEDULE (From Games of Feb. 3 â Feb. 9)
Tuesday, February 3
Sioux Falls at Yakima
Wednesday, February 4
Dakota at Great Lakes
Yakima at Idaho
Thursday, February 5
Gary at Rockford
Friday, February 6
Dakota at Gary
Great Lakes at Idaho
Yakima at Sioux Falls
Saturday, February 7
Great Lakes at Idaho
Gary at Rockford
Yakima at Sioux Falls
Sunday, February 8
Dakota at Rockford
Monday, February 9
Great Lakes at Yakima
10. THIS WEEK IN CBA HISTORY
The Albany Patroons set an all-time CBA record by drawing 11,272 fans for the team's debut at Knickerbocker Arena on February 4, 1990. The CBA would go on to surpass the one million mark in attendance for the third straight season as 1,438,604 fans attended games during the 1989-90 season.
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