Iowa Energy's Courtney Sims Named NBA D-League Performer of the Week
December 1, 2008 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 - Courtney Sims of the Iowa Energy today was named the NBA D-league Performer of the Week for games played during the week of Nov. 24. Sims becomes the first Energy player and the first player of the 2008-09 season to earn the weekly honor. In the season's first two games for Iowa, both wins, Sims averaged a double-double of 22.5 points and 14.5 rebounds in addition to 8.0 blocks while shooting .542 (13-24) from the field. He opened the season with a triple-double on Friday against the Sioux Falls Skyforce, tallying 22 points, 17 rebounds, and 11 blocked shots. Sims' 11 blocks ties the NBA D-League single game record set by Cheikh Samb last season.
A 6-11 center from Michigan, Sims joined the Energy late last season after opening the 2007-08 campaign with the Indiana Pacers, where he played in three games. Sims averaged 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in 15 games with Iowa last season and also participated in the New Orleans' Hornets training camp this past fall.
Other top performers last week included Austin's Malik Hariston, who averaged 25.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in two games for the Toros; Richard Hendrix, who averaged 21.5 points and 13.5 rebounds for the Bakersfield Jam while on assignment from the Golden State Warriors; Colorado's James Mays, who posted 22.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals over two games for the 14ers; Joe Crawford, who scored a league-leading 31.5 points during his first two games for the Los Angeles D-Fenders and Damone Brown, who finished the first week of play averaging 22.5 points and 14.0 rebounds for the Reno Bighorns.
The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA's official minor league and features 16 teams with direct affiliations to NBA teams. The league has produced 15 percent of the players on 2007-08 end-of-season NBA rosters and 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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