Jason McLeish Named Player Of The Week
March 4, 2008 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
PIKEVILLE, KY. - East Kentucky Miners guard Jason McLeish has been rewarded for his stellar play. McLeish, a first-year CBA player who was a standout guard at Eastern Kentucky University, claimed the CBA American Conference Player of the Week award for the week ending March 2. The EKU product earned the CBA award for the first time in his career, joining East Kentucky teammates James "Boo" Jackson and Josh Pace as 2007-08 season player of the week honorees.
"Jason (McLeish) definitely earned the player of the week award," said East Kentucky Coach Kevin Keathley. "He has worked hard throughout the season. Coming into the season, Jason was a player we knew could become a leader for our basketball team."
In three East Kentucky wins last week, McLeish scored 75 points and dished off 31 assists. McLeish helped the Miners to a trio of wins, including a pair of victories over Oklahoma.
One of the league's top point guards, McLeish is currently averaging 15.7 points per game. The East Kentucky guard has dished out 179 assists (4.3 per game average) and recorded 71 steals. McLeish (Queens, N.Y.) averaged 17.8 points per game as a senior at Eastern Kentucky University. The New York native led EKU to the 2006 NCAA Tournament.
Other players under consideration for the CBA American Conference Player of the Week award included Ronnie Fields, Minot; Ray Cunningham, Minot; and Jason Williams, Albany. Rio Grande Valley forward Gordon Klaiber earned the CBA National Conference Player of the Week award for the week ending March 2. Klaiber was also a first-time honoree.
Other players under consideration for the award included Harvey Thomas, Yakama; Jibril Hodges, Butte; and Curtis Haywood, Oklahoma. McLeish and the rest of the Miners will end the regular-season on the road Thursday in Minot versus the American Conference leader. Tip-off for the East Kentucky-Minot game is slated for 7:05 p.m.
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