Three Slam Players Named IBL All-Stars
August 30, 2011 - International Basketball League (IBL)
Bellingham Slam News Release
BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Three players from the Bellingham Slam were named as International Basketball League all-stars for the 2011 season, league officials announced. Guards Morris Anderson and Jacob Stevenson and center Blake Poole each earned the honor this season.
For Stevenson, it is the fourth consecutive season that he has been named a league all-star, earning the title every season the Slam has been a member of the IBL.
Stevenson, who has competed with the Slam since the franchise started in 2005, was the team's scoring leader for the second straight year. After enjoying his most productive season in 2010 with a 25.4 points per game scoring average, Stevenson averaged 19.5 points per game in 2011 as Bellingham featured a more balanced offense. He scored in double figures in all but one game last season and twice scored a season-high of 32 points.
Anderson followed up a fine rookie season in 2010 with another solid performance in 2011, averaging 15.7 points and a team-leading 6.4 assists per game. His assist total ranked him fourth-best in the IBL and he set a new Slam record by dishing out 15 assists in the team's home opener on April 15. This summer, Anderson helped lead a team to the championship of the Jamal Crawford Summer League in Seattle.
Poole, who joined the Slam after finishing his senior season at Saint Martin's, was a valuable asset at both ends of the court, averaging 10.9 rebounds per game to rank first on the Slam and fourth in the IBL. Offensively, he averaged 12.5 points per game and finished the season with eight double-doubles, including a 25 point, 14 rebound outing against Edmonton on May 20. Poole is currently playing overseas in Dorsten, Germany.
The Slam threesome highlights a group of 30 IBL players named as team all-stars by the league.
This season, Bellingham finished the regular season with the IBL's best record at 14-5, before falling to the Vancouver Volcanoes, eventual league champions, in the semi-finals of the playoffs.
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