Jackson and Porter earn player of the week honors
February 14, 2005 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1) News Release
Boise, ID (February 14, 2005) â The Continental Basketball Association announced today that Great Lakes Storm guard Jermaine Jackson was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, while Dakota Wizards forward Chris Porter was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of February 6 â 12.
Jackson earned his third player of the week award in five weeks after posting 29.3 points and 8.3 assists per game as the Storm finished the week with a 2-1 record. He also added 4.7 rebounds per contest while shooting 63.0 percent (30 of 48) from the floor, 81.0 percent (25 of 31) from the free-throw line, and 38.0 percent (3 of 8) from behind the three-point line. In a 118-105 (5.5-1.5) victory over the Rockford Lightning on February 7, Jackson posted 26 points, seven assists, five rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots. Later in the week he notched 38 points and 11 assists, including the game winning shot with 0.8 seconds left, as the Storm defeated the Idaho Stampede 113-111 (5-2) on February 11.
Dakota Wizards forward Chris Porter earned his first weekly honor of the season after he posted 20.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game as the Wizards finished the week with a 2-0 record. He also added 3.5 assists per contest while shooting 61.0 percent (14 of 23) from the floor. In a 107-104 (5-2) victory over Eastern Conference leading Great Lakes on February 9, he posted 22 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. The following night he notched 19 points and 12 rebounds as the Wizards defeated the Rockford Lightning 124-120 (5-2).
Other players receiving consideration were Michigan's Sam Mack (22.3 ppg, 3.0 apg), Rockford's Brian Lubeck (17.2 ppg, 7.8 apg), and Idaho's Kaniel Dickens (18.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg).
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