Isaac
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Ballinger wins NBL Player of the Week
Adelaide 36ers import Adam Ballinger has been named as the National Basketball League's (NBL) Player of the Week for Round 19 after helping his team score a vital victory over the Gold Coast Blaze that has strengthened his team's playoff hopes.Runner-up was Luke Whitehead:
Ballinger was dominant in the first half of his side's home game against the Blaze, scoring 21 points on his way to a game and round-high 28-point haul for the match. The 205cm redhead also pulled down 12 rebounds and added one block and one steal.
Gold Coast Blaze import Luke Whitehead was another leading contender for the weekly honours in Round 19. Whitehead averaged 18.5 points, 17.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the Blaze but was still unable to help his team earn a win from two outings.And here are the honourable mentions:
Other contenders for the Player of the Week included Ian Crosswhite (Cairns), Rosell Ellis (Townsville), Cameron Tragardh (Wollongong), Kirk Penney (New Zealand), Kelvin Robertson (Townsville), Jason Smith (Sydney), David Gruber (Sydney), Kavossy Franklin (Wollongong), Justin Bowen (Gold Coast), CJ Bruton (New Zealand), Chris Anstey (Melbourne), Ebi Ere (Melbourne), Alex Loughton (Perth), Brett Maher (Adelaide), Glen Saville (Wollongong), Luke Schenscher (Adelaide), Darnell Hinson (Perth) and Corey Williams (Townsville).Adelaide now have won 5 of the 19 POTW awards this season, the most by any club. Breakers have won 4, while the Dragons, Tigers and Taipans have all won 2.
