Jones wins player of the week

December 13, 2004 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
Great Lakes Storm News Release


Birch Run, MI (December 13, 2004) – The Continental Basketball Association announced today that Great Lakes Storm guard Mark Jones was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of December 5 – 11.

Jones averaged 25.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game during the week as the Storm won two of three games to remain in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 3.8 quarter-point average. He also added 2.7 assists and 2.3 steals per contest, while shooting 50 percent (31 of 62) from both the floor and from behind the three-point line (2 of 4).

In a 112-106 (4-3) overtime victory over the Rockford Lightning on Saturday, December 11, Jones hit the game-tying three-pointer with three seconds left in regulation to send the game into the extra period. He finished the night with 20 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double. On the season, Jones is averaging 20.9 points per game, ranking him third in the league in scoring. Jones is the second Storm player to win Player of the Week in three weeks. He is the fifth Great Lakes Storm player to win the Player of the Week Award since their inaugural season in 2002-03. Others to win the award were James Head (1/05/03-1/11/03), Jermaine Jackson (1/19/03-1/25/03), Brian Lubeck (12/21/03-12/27/03), and Ezra Williams (11/19/04-11/27/04).

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The Storm's next game is on Thursday, December 16th on the road against the Rockford Lightning. Great group ticket packages and mini-plans are now on sale for the 2004-05 season. For details call a Storm representative at (989) 624-4665.



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