Jermaine Blackburn named CBA Player of the Week
December 22, 2008 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1) News Release
ALBANY, NY (December 22, 2008) - The Continental Basketball Association today announced that Jermaine Blackburn of the East Kentucky Miners was named the first "CBA Player of the Week" of the 2008-09 season. Blackburn averaged 20.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 7.2 assists per game for the 6-0 Miners as they play the first section of their schedule against assorted ABA teams in the CBA-ABA Interleague Challenge.
Blackburn earned the CBA's first quadruple-double ever in the East Kentucky Miners' 154-111 victory over the American Basketball Association's West Virginia Wild on December 20. In the victory, Blackburn scored 22 points, had 14 assists, stole the ball 10 times and had 10 rebounds. This is the first quadruple-double in Continental Basketball Association history, and only the second quadruple-double involving an ABA opponent.
Blackburn followed this unprecedented performance one night later with a triple double against the same Wild team. Blackburn had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists in only 31 minutes of play to wrap up the 2008-09 inaugural "CBA Player of the Week" award.
List of Basketball Players who have earned quadruple-doubles
NBA:
Nate Thurmond, October 18, 1974, Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks; 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, 12 blocks
Alvin Robertson, February 18, 1986, San Antonio Spurs vs. Phoenix Suns; 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals
Hakeem Olajuwon, March 29, 1990, Houston Rockets vs. Milwaukee Bucks; 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 11 blocks
David Robinson, February 17, 1994, San Antonio Spurs vs. Detroit Pistons; 34 points, 10 rebound s, 10 assists, 10 blocks
CBA:
Jermaine Blackburn, December 20, 2008, East Kentucky Miners v. West Virginia Wild, 22 points, 14 assists, 10 rebounds, 10 steals
USBL:
Darrell Armstrong, July 3, 1992, Atlanta Trojans; 43 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, 10 steals
ABL:
Debbie Black, December 8, 1996, Colorado Xplosion v. Atlanta Glory, 10 points, 12 assists, 14 rebounds, 10 steals
ABA:
Jamel Staten, February 2, 2007, Minnesota Ripknees v. St. Louis Stunners, 29 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals.
Collegiate:
Lester Hudson, November 12, 2007, Tennessee-Martin v. Central Baptist (NCAA D-I men) - 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals
Danna Purnell, February 9, 2007, Old Westbury v. New Rochelle (D-III women) - 14 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 13 steals
Evita Esteves, February 5, 2004, Emmanuel v. Johnson and Wales (D-III women) - 10 points, 10 boards, 11 assists, 13 steals
Amanda Poppleton, Jan. 15, 2003, Notre Dame (Md.) v. Hood, (NCAA D-III women) - 14 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, 12 steals.
Katherine Santiago, December 7, 1999, Lehman v. SUNY-Purchase (D-III women) - 23 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, 12 steals
Steve Francis, 1997-98 season, Allegany CC v. Vincennes (NJCAA) - 24 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds, 10 steals
Ann Meyers, 1978, UCLA v. Stephen F. Austin (AIAW) - 20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals
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