NBLC Weekly Report
December 3, 2018 - National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) News Release
GAMES PLAYED
Wed. Nov. 28
Windsor 103, Sudbury 91 Kitchener-Waterloo 107, Saint John 84
Thu. Nov. 29
London 109, Saint John 95 Kitchener-Waterloo at Island ppd to February 28, 2019 (snow)
Fri. Nov. 30
Moncton 102, Cape Breton 89
Sat. Dec. 1
Island 123, London 111 Halifax 100, Kitchener-Waterloo 88 Moncton 80, St. John's 75 Sudbury 116, Windsor 112
Sun. Dec. 2
Halifax 112, St. John's 111
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue. Dec. 4
St. John's at Cape Breton, 7:00 pm
Thu. Dec. 6
Saint John at Sudbury, 7:00 pm Windsor at London, 7:00 pm
Sat. Dec. 8
Cape Breton at Island, 7:00 pm Saint John at London, 7:00 pm
Sun. Dec. 9
Moncton at Halifax, 2:00 pm Kitchener-Waterloo at London, 2:00 pm Windsor at Sudbury, 2:00 pm
Cape Breton Highlanders
Head Coach: Bernardo Fitz-Gonzalez Home arena: Centre 200
Highlandersbasketball.ca
The Cape Breton Highlanders are still within sight of the upper half of the NBL's standings, but a Friday night 102-89 road loss to the Moncton Magic didn't help their cause. In the loss, Jabari Craig led the Highlanders in scoring with 16 points, while Jamal Reynolds had a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Halifax Hurricanes
Coach: Mike Leslie Home arena: Scotiabank Centre
halifaxhurricanes.ca
The Halifax Hurricanes started the season with two miserable losses, but head coach Mike Leslie saw the problem, added a new view on things, and the Nova Scotia crew are now gazing at third place in the league standings. In Halifax's two wins this week, Gabe Freeman led the Hurricanes with 25.5 ppg and 12.0 rebounds per game, while Cliff Clinkscales dished out nine assists per game. Tyrone Watson averaged 13.0 points per game,m including a last-second bucket on Sunday to defeat St. John's, giving Halifax a four-game winning streak.
Island Storm
Head Coach: Tim Kendrick Home Venue: Eastlink Centre
stormbasketball.ca
After snowstorms postponed two Island Storm home games, the fans were blessed to see their Charlottetown crew upending the London Lightning on Saturday night, 123-111. Sampson Carter showed his strength with a team-high 26 points in the Storm victory, Tyler Scott added 22 points, while Alex Campbell's 13 points matched up with his team-leading 10 rebounds.
KW Titans
Head Coach: Cavell Johnson Home arena: Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
kwtitans.com
The Titans' three-game Maritimes road trip scored one win, one loss, and one snow-game postponement. Still, Cavell Johnson's crew are seeing better results than last year. Damon Lynn is showing his strength with 15.0 ppg this week, followed by 14.0 ppg from Akeem Ellis. Derek Hall led the Titans in rebounds with an 8.5 rpg average.
London Lightning
Head Coach: Keith Vassell Home arena: Budweiser Gardens
lightningbasketball.ca
The London Lightning are suffering through double vision this week, splitting two games in their Maritimes swing. Xavier Moon was the top scorer for the Bolts, scoring 26.0 ppg this week. Garrett Williamson averaged 17.0 ppg to lead the veterans on the London crew; Maurice Bolden was the top rebounder, with 11.5 boards in two games.
Moncton Magic
Head Coach: Joe Salerno Home arena: Centre Avenir
monctonmagic.ca
The Moncton Magic are laser-focused at the top of the NBL's standings, adding two more wins this week to start with a 7-0 record, the third-best start in league history. The Magic's wins were punctuated by Billy White (17.5 ppg) and Nick Evans (17.0 ppg), while Denzell Taylor yanked down 10.5 rebounds per game.
Saint John Riptide
Head Coach: Nelson Terroba Home Venue: Harbour Station
sjriptide.ca
The glare of two more losses leave the Saint John Riptide stuck at the bottom of the NBL's standings, with home losses to Kitchener-Waterloo and London to suffer through an 0-5 start. Chris Early and Daniel Dingle averaged 16.5 and 16.0 ppg, respectively, while Brent Arrington dished out 6 assists per game in the two losses.
St. John's Edge
Head Coach: Doug Plumb Home Arena: Mile One Stadium
sjedge.ca
The St. John's Edge have a bad case of astigmatism, glaring at only one win in six contests, including two losses this week. Maurice Jones Sr. drew top scoring for the Newfoundland and Labrador crew with 22.0 ppg, while Desmond Lee followed that with a 17.5 ppg average.
Sudbury Five
Head Coach: Logan Stutz Home Arena: Sudbury Memorial Arena
thefive.ca
Sudbury and Windsor shared a home-and-away series this week, with each team winning on its home court - including Sudbury losing their first game of the season. Braylon Rayson finished with 26.5 ppg and 8.0 assists per game, while Travis Releford scored 20.5 ppg this week. Jaylen Bland averaged 8.0 rebounds per game.
Windsor Express
Head Coach: Bill Jones Home Venue: WFCU Centre Alt venue: Caessars Windsor
windsorexpess.ca
Windsor finally saw their first victory of the season, beating the previously undefeated Sudbury at the WFCU Centre, while losing against the Five a few days later on the road. The mighty mite, Horace Wormely, scored 18.5 ppg this week, while Brian Addison and Ryan Anderson wiped 10.5 rebounds per game in Windsor's two matches.
Game reports compiled via team press releases, and from articles appearing in newspapers from the teams' home locations.
NBL CANADA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that Bruce Massey of the Cape Breton Highlanders has been named Player of the Week for the week ending November 25, 2018.
The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that Gabe Freeman of the Halifax Hurricanes has been named Player of the Week for the week ending December 2, 2018.
Freeman, a 6'6" forward who played collegiately at Costa Mesa CC, averaged 22.5 points per game ans 12.0 rebounds per game in the Hurricanes' two victories, pushing the Nova Scotia crew from dead last in the standings to a third-place berth. He also helped engineer some late-game heroics in a Sunday afternoon victory over the St. John's Edge.
"Gabe's such a warrior, he's of that same mentality," said Halifax head coach Mike Leslie. "And he does so many things on the floor to help your team get in a position to win, and that three that he knocked down tonight was a huge shot, but he also made the play that got us the opportunity to win in the end - the play was drawn for him, but he found the second option to Tyrone Watson, and that's how he helps us win. We have a younger group right now, and we're pleased to have him as a leader right now."
-November 18, 2018: Jaylen Bland, Sudbury Five.
-November 25, 2018: Bruce Massey, Cape Breton Highlanders.
-December 2, 2018: Gabe Freeman, Halifax Hurricanes.
NBL CANADA CANADIAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that Tyler Scott of the Island Storm has been named Canadian of the Week for the week ending December 2, 2018.
Scott, a 6'3" guard who played collegiately at Prince Edward Island, scored 22 points, pulled down 7 rebounds, and had a blocked shot in the Storm's only game of the week, a 123-111 home victory over the London Lightning. And he played the game with a broken finger on his left (non-shooting) hand.
"I told the players before we played that night," said Storm head coach Tim Kendrick, "I was pleased and happy with our practices, and we were concernred whether there was going to be some rust, but once Tyler hit a pair of three-pointers, I said to the players, every time Tyler gets a look, let's get him the ball. And once he makes a couple of shots, he's a very tough guard to beat."
-November 18, 2018: Gentrey Thomas, Moncton Magic.
-November 25, 2018: Jamal Reynolds, Cape Breton Highlanders.
-December 2, 2018: Tyler Scott, Island Storm.
NBL CANADA COACH OF THE MONTH
The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that Joe Salerno of the Moncton Magic has been named Coach of the Month for November 2018. This is Salerno's third Coach of the Month honours, as he joins Halifax's Mike Leslie and Windsor's Bill Jones as current coaches with three-time career Coach of the Month achievements
Salerno and the Moncton Magic finished November with a 6-0 regular season record, the best start for any New Brunswick-based NBL Canada team in league history. Only the 2012-13 London Lightning and 2016-17 Halifax Hurricanes have achieved a longer winning streak to start an NBL Canada season.
"Coach Salerno's hard work and dedication to this league have paid off this season," said Chuck Miller, NBL Canada Director of League Statistics. "He has a good solid balance of veteran talent and new faces, and the end result is a fast start to his eighth season in the league."
National Basketball League of Canada Stories from December 3, 2018
- Edge Sign Obinna Oleka - St. John's Edge
- NBLC Weekly Report - NBL Canada
- Gabe Freeman, Tyler Scott Named Players of the Week - NBL Canada
- Highlanders Add Famutimi - Cape Breton Highlanders
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