Los Angeles' Terrence Williams Named NBA Development League Player of the Month
Published on February 3, 2014 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2014 - Los Angeles D-Fenders guard/forward Terrence Williams was today named NBA Development League Player of the Month for games played in January. The award is the first of Williams' career.
Williams (6-6, 220, Louisville) averaged 21.5 points on 42 percent shooting from the floor to go with 6.1 assists and 4.8 rebounds in January, appearing in 12 of the team's 13 games. For the month, the D-Fenders were an NBA D-League best 10-3.
Williams scored in double figures 10 times in January and set a D-Fenders record with a 50-point outing against the Idaho Stampede on Jan. 31.
For the season, Williams is averaging 21.8 points, good for seventh in the NBA D-League, along with 5.9 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 36.9 minutes in 13 games, 12 starts. His 50-point outing was the second-highest single-game point total this season.
Additional players considered for the award included Austin's Josh Howard, Delaware's Tiny Gallon, Idaho's Pierre Jackson, Maine's Frank Gaines, Rio Grande Valley's Troy Daniels, Santa Cruz's Cameron Jones, Sioux Falls' Justin Hamilton and DeAndre Liggins, Springfield's Darius Johnson-Odom, Texas' PJ Hairston and Tulsa's Reggie Williams.
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