Players of the Week Announced
January 16, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release
Derrick Pearson, host of ABALIVETALK, announced that Ray Cunningham of the Maryland Nighthawks, and Jerry Dupree of the SoCal Legends, were named the ABA Players of the Week. The awards were announced on ABALIVETALK, the weekly talk show for the American Basketball Association. Cunningham of Maryland was superb for the Nighthawks, with three double doubles, while Dupree helped SoCal to the number three ranking in the Pit Bull ABA Power Rankings with a 30 point performance for the 14-2 Legends.
Previous winners include William Funn of the Gallup Talons, Fred Vinson of Aoshen Olympians, Chris Carrawell of the Rochester Razorsharks, Coleco Buie and Armon Gilliam of the Pittsburgh Xplosion, Kenny Brunner of the SoCal Legends, Chandler Thompson and Lincoln Glass of the Indiana Alley Cats, Mike Parker and Caleb Gervin of Bellingham, Charles Jones of Strong Island, Tim Hardaway of Florida and Tim Ellis of Bellevue. For more information, visit www.abalive.com. Nominations for the weekly award should be sent to abalivetalk@aol.com
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