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Texas' Joe Alexander Named NBA Development League Performer of the Week

April 4, 2011 - NBA G League (G League) News Release


NEW YORK, April 4, 2011 - Joe Alexander of the Texas Legends was today named NBA Development League Performer of the Week for games played during the week of March 28.

Alexander, a 6-8, 220-pound forward out of West Virginia, who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2008 NBA Draft, led the Legends to a 2-1 record on the week, averaging 32.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists, shooting 66.7 percent (40-60) from the field.

Alexander, who has played with the Bucks and Chicago Bulls, scored 24 points in a 132-112 win over Springfield on Wednesday, and had a game-high 38 points, to go along with seven rebounds and three blocks in a 120-118 loss at Austin on Thursday. On Saturday, needing a win to secure a spot in the NBA D-League Playoffs, Alexander tallied 36 points, 15 rebounds, two assists and two blocks, leading the Legends to a 134-128 win at Austin in double overtime.

This week's honorable mention selections were Austin's Aubrey Coleman, who averaged 23.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.3 steals in three games; Bakersfield's Willie Warren, who, on assignment from the Clippers, averaged 27.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists in three games; Erie's Ivan Johnson, who averaged 24.0 points 12.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4.0 steals in two games; Fort Wayne's Darnell Lazare, who averaged 24.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals in two games; Idaho's Antoine Walker, who averaged 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in two games; Iowa's Marqus Blakely, who averaged 19.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in two games; Maine's DeShawn Sims, who averaged 29.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games; New Mexico's J.R. Giddens, who averaged 20.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games; Reno's Bobby Simmons, who averaged 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists in three games; Sioux Falls' Raymond Sykes, who averaged 32.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in two games; Texas' Rashad McCants, who averaged 23.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in three games; Tulsa's Latavious Williams, who had 22 points and 17 rebounds in one game; and Utah's Brandon Costner, who averaged 20.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists in four games.

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