Fort Wayne's Hunter And Austin's Williams Named Nba D-League Co-Performers Of The Week
April 6, 2009 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK - Chris Hunter of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and Marcus Williams of the Austin Toros were today named NBA D-league Co-Performers of the Week for games played the week of March 30, 2009. Williams earns the honor for the second time this season and the third in his career, while this is the first selection for Hunter.
Hunter led the Mad Ants to two victories last week, averaging 33.5 points and 15.5 rebounds while shooting 65 percent (28-of-43) from the field and recording double-doubles in both games. The 6-11 center ranks fourth in the NBA D-League in rebounding (9.4 rpg) this season and also ranks fourth in the league with 22 double-doubles.
Williams averaged a triple-double with 27.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 11.5 assists as Austin went 2-0 on the week. The 6-7 forward recorded his first triple-double of the season on Saturday when he scored 29 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished out 13 assists in a win over the Iowa Energy. A member of the 2009 NBA D-League All-Star team, Williams ranks second in the NBA D-League in scoring (23.0 ppg) this season.
Other top performers last week included Erie's Erik Daniels, who averaged 25.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in three games for the BayHawks; Austin's DeMarcus Nelson, who averaged 29.0 points in two Toros victories; Fort Wayne's Ron Howard, who averaged 31.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in two wins for the Mad Ants; Rio Grande Valley's Kurt Looby who posted two double-doubles and one triple-double, tying the NBA D-League record with 11 blocks in a game for the Vipers; and Erie's Maureece Rice, who averaged 27.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 7.5 assists in three games for the BayHawks.
The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA's official minor league and features 16 teams with direct affiliations to NBA teams for the 2008-09 season. An expansion team will begin play in Portland, Maine for the 2009-10 season. Sixty former NBA Development League players were on 2008-09 NBA start-of-season rosters, and the league continues to develop current NBA coaches and referees. In fostering the league's connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote youth basketball, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout this season fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.
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