Ronnie Burrell Named NBA G League Coach of the Month
March 3, 2023 - NBA G League (G League)
Long Island Nets News Release
LONG ISLAND - The NBA G League announced today that Long Island Nets Head Coach Ronnie Burrell was named NBA G League Coach of the Month for games played in February. Burrell, who was also named NBA G League Coach of the Month in January, becomes the first to win consecutive Coach of the Month honors in Long Island Nets history. The achievement marks the fourth consecutive Coach of the Month honors in NBA G League history.
Burrell led Long Island to a 7-0 month, with Long Island standing as the lone unbeaten team in the NBA G League in February. During that span, the team ranked first in steals per game (12.0), third in 3-pointers made per game (15.4) and 3-point percentage (39.4), fifth in field goal percentage (49.7), sixth in field goals made per game (43.4), seventh in free-throw percentage (75.9) and eighth in points per game (119.0) and blocks per game (5.4). On the defensive end, the LI Nets held their opponents to 101.9 points per game, the lowest opponent points per game in the league in February, 43.4 percent shooting from the field, the second-lowest opponent field goal percentage for the month, and 30.1 percent shooting from 3-point range, also the second-lowest opponent 3-point field goal percentage in the league in that time. The team ranked first in the league in defensive rating (99.3) and net rating (17.0) in February, as well as seventh in offensive rating (116.3). The Nets are currently on a franchise-record 14-game winning streak and stand at first in the Eastern Conference and first in the NBA G League overall with a record of 20-3.
All-Time Nets Coach of the Month Honorees:
Ronnie Burrell - Feb. 2023
Ronnie Burrell - Jan. 2023
Adam Caporn - Feb. 2022
Will Weaver - March 2019
About the Long Island Nets
The Long Island Nets are the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets. The team started NBA G League play during the 2016-17 season and presently plays its home game at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. The Nets have reached the postseason twice and won one Eastern Conference Championship, reaching the NBA G League Finals in 2019. For more information, please visit longislandnets.comand follow @longislandnets on Twitter and Instagram.
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