Tulsa's Ramon Sessions Named D-League.com Performer of the Week
January 28, 2008 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2008 - Ramon Sessions of the Tulsa 66ers was today named D-League.com Performer of the Week for games played during the week of Jan. 21. Sessions averaged 29.6 points, 12.3 assists and 8.0 rebounds leading the 66ers to a 3-0 record. Sessions becomes the first D-League player to earn Performer of the Week honors twice during the 2007-08 season, having garnered the award for the week of Nov. 26.
Sessions, a 6-3 guard on assignment from the Milwaukee Bucks, began the week on Thursday, scoring a season-high 35 points to go with 11 assists and seven rebounds in a win over the Dakota Wizards. On Saturday, Sessions posted the fifth triple-double in the D-League this season with 26 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds in a win over the Austin Toros. On Sunday, Sessions closed out the week with 28 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds in a second win over Austin.
A three-year product of Nevada, Sessions averaged 12.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists during his final season with the Wolf Pack, scoring 20 or more points five times during the season and earning Second Team All-WAC honors. For his college career, Sessions averaged 8.8 points, 4.9 assists and 4.2 rebounds. He ranked second in Nevada history in assists (478) and ninth in steals (113) at the conclusion of the 2006-07 season.
Other top performers in the D-League last week included Bakersfield's Andre Barrett, who averaged 22.0 points, 9.0 assists and 8.0 rebounds in two games for the Jam; Los Angeles' Cecil Brown who averaged 23.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in four games, including a 41-point game on Jan. 26; Kaniel Dickens, who averaged 26.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists in four games for Colorado; Nick Fazekas, who averaged 21.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists for Tulsa while on assignment from the Dallas Mavericks; Austin's Keith Langford, who finished with 23.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists in for games for the Toros; and Dakota's Carlos Powell, who averaged 29.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in three games for the Wizards.
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