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NBA G League News & Notes: January 11

January 11, 2022 - NBA G League (G League) News Release


FROM TRYOUT TO TRIUMPH: Long Island Nets guard Craig Ran- dall II has been named NBA G League Player of the Week for games played Wednesday, Jan. 5 through Sunday, Jan. 9. Randall, who earned a spot on the Nets roster after participating in a local tryout for the team in 2021, started his week off by pouring in 40 points in Long Island's 111-107 win over the College Park Skyhawks in the regular season opener on Jan 5. He followed that performance with a career-high 44 points against the Greensboro Swarm on Jan. 7. Randall led the G League in scoring (35.3 ppg) through the first week of regular season play. Randall and the Nets host the Wisconsin Herd on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

UNBOWED, UNBENT, UNDEFEATED: Eight NBA G League teams remain undefeated through the first week of the regular season. The Grand Rapids Gold, Greensboro Swarm, Iowa Wolves, Maine Celtics, Motor City Cruise, Raptors 905, Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Santa Cruz Warriors have yet to lose a game in 2022. Grand Rapids, Motor City and Raptors 905 sit atop the Eastern Confer- ence at 3-0, while Santa Cruz owns the number one spot in the Western Conference with the same record. The Gold will look to keep its hot start going when it visits the Skyhawks tonight (7 p.m. ET, ESPN+), while the Warriors can move to 4-0 when they face off against the Texas Legends on Jan. 14 at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBAGLeague.com.

GOOD TO BE BACK: Fort Wayne Mad Ants guard Russ Smith re- turned to NBA G League action for the first time since he took the floor for the Delaware Blue Coats on March 31, 2017. Smith holds the NBA G League record for most points in a single game with 65 while playing with the Blue Coats on March 23, 2016. The Louis- ville-product hasn't missed a beat, scoring 43 and 24 points in Fort Wayne's first two games of the regular season.

Smith and the Mad Ants return to action Saturday, Jan. 15 when they host the West- chester Knicks at 7 p.m. ET on NBAGLeague.com.

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet (Raptors 905, 2016-17) has been unstoppable during his team's current six-game winning streak. The 2017 NBA G League Champion is averaging 31.2 points, 6.7 assists and 1.8 steals during this stretch, which featured a season-best 35-point performance in Toronto's 120-105 vic- tory over the New York Knicks on Jan. 2. VanV- leet was named NBA Eastern Conference Play- er of the Week for Week 12 of the 2021-22 NBA season (Jan. 3-9) and is making a strong case for his first career NBA All-Star selection.

Iowa Wolves forward Brian Bowen II led the way in his team's 115-113 victory over the Birmingham Squadron on Jan. 8 with 30 points and a career-high 17 rebounds. Bowen also snared 14 rebounds in Iowa's Jan. 6, 109-94 win against the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

On Jan. 8, Grand Rapids Gold forward Matt Ryan drained nine three-pointers on his way to a ca- reer-best 34 points in the Gold's 99-92 win versus the Cleveland Charge on Jan. 8. Ryan averaged 27.0 points in Grand Rapids' three wins this past week.

Santa Cruz Warriors Two-Way guard Quinndary Weatherspoon propelled his club to a 127-123 dou- ble overtime win over the Oklahoma City Blue on Jan. 7 with 32 points, 14 rebounds and two steals.

Wisconsin Herd guard Lindell Wigginton erupted for 33 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds in the Herd's 124-123 double overtime victory against the Delaware Blue Coats on Jan. 5.

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