Pace, Jackson ranked among top minor leaguers
February 15, 2008 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
ProBasketballNews.com, under the guidance of Editor Sam Amico, has released its Top 20 Minor Leaguers list. Compiled by Amico, the latest list includes a pair of East Kentucky Miners. East Kentucky guard Josh Pace and forward James "Boo" Jackson were both in the ProBasketballNews.com Top 20, ranking 14th and 15th, respectively. Pace was averaging a team-high 22.9 points per game and also led the Miners in assists (174) and steals (65) when the list was compiled. Jackson was averaging a double-double of 20.7 points and 10,1 rebounds per game. He scored a career-high 40 points Wednesday night in East Kentucky's 111-103 win over Great Falls.
Morris Almond, a first-round pick of the Utah Jazz who currently stars for the Utah Flash of the NBA D-League, tops the list. East Kentucky is the only CBA franchise to have two players in the Top 20 list. The list also includes Yakama Sun King Desmond Ferguson (6) and Butte Daredevil Odell Bradley (11).
Here's the ProBasketballNews.com Top 20 Minor Leaguers list in its entirety: 1. Morris Almond, 6-6, G, Utah Flash (NBA D-League); 2. Billy Thomas, 6-5, G, Colorado 14ers (NBA D-League); 3. Anthony Anderson, 5-11, G, Manchester Millrats (ABA); 4. Carlos Powell, 6-7, F, Dakota Wizards (NBA D-League); 5. Elton Brown, 6-9, F/C, Colorado 14ers (NBA D-League); 6. Desmond Ferguson, 6-7, F, Yakama Sun Kings (CBA); 7. Eddie Gill, 6-0, G, Colorado 14ers (NBA D-League); 8. Sun Yue, 6-10, G, Beijing Aoshen Olympian (ABA); 9. Tyrone Rayson, 6-6, F, Texas Tycoons (ABA); 10. Cedric McGinnis, F, 6-9, Wilmington Sea Dawgs (PBL); 11. Odell Bradley, 6-4, G/F, Butte Daredevils (CBA); 12. Lance Allred, 6-11, C, Idaho Stampede (NBA D-League); 13. Ryan Edwards, F, 6-5, Quad City Riverhawks (PBL); 14. Josh Pace, 6-5, G, East Kentucky Miners (CBA); 15. James Jackson, 6-9, F, East Kentucky Miners (CBA); 16. Kasib Powell, F, 6-7, Sioux Falls Sky force (NBA D-League); 17. Taurean Minor, 5-11, G, Houston Takers (ABA); 18. Ian Mahinmi, C, Austin Toros (NBA D-League); 19. Stanley Thomas, 6-5, G, Chicago Throwbacks (PBL); 20. Terrance Green, 6-3, G, Vermont Frost Heaves (ABA).
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