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3’S the Magic Number – ‘NETS WIN BEHIND SEASON-HIGH 18 3-POINTERS!
LONG ISLAND (Feb. 24, 2019) – The Long Island Nets (24-14), the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, defeated the Memphis Hustle (21-18) 137-132 at NYCB LIVE, Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Brooklyn two-way guard/forward Theo Pinson scored 28 points,
including a career-high-tying seven 3-pointers made, with nine rebounds, three assists and a steal in 35 minutes. Brooklyn two-way forward/center Alan Williams logged another double-double, his 24th of the season, with 17 points and 12 rebounds along with five assists in 30 minutes.
Long Island guard Jordan McLaughlin scored 17 points and had two rebounds, a game-high eight assists and a steal in 29 minutes off the bench.
Long Island got hot early and often, scoring 38 points in both the first and second quarter. The team shot 59 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3-point territory in the first. Theo Pinson scored 14 in the opening period on 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point range. There was more of the same in the second as the team shot a whopping 67 percent from the field and yet again 50 percent from 3-point land. The Nets took a 15-point lead into halftime by a score of 76-61.
Despite Long Island’s hot shooting, Memphis refused to go away. The Hustle outscored the Nets 33-31 in the third quarter, trailing by 13 heading into the final period of play. Memphis made it a game in the fourth, cutting the lead down to as few as four points with 7.7 seconds left, but some clutch free throws down the stretch for the Nets put the game away. Long Island would end up winning this one by a score of 137-132.
Memphis guard Tarik Phillip scored a game-high 48 points to go along with six rebounds, four assists, two steals and four blocks. The 48 points are the most by a Long Island opponent this season. Grizzlies two-way guard Julian Washburn posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds to go along with two assists and two steals.
Long Island will host the Greensboro Swarm Tomorrow, Mar. 2, at 7 p.m. ET, and we have a great announcement coming for the March 10th Home game!
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NBA G League to Host Inaugural Elite Camp
Official Release | February 25, 2019
– Three-Day Event to Feature NBA Draft-Eligible Players and NBA G League Players –
NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2019 – The NBA G League today announced the NBA G League Elite Camp, a three-day scouting event featuring 2019 NBA Draft hopefuls and the NBA G League’s top prospects from the 2018-19 season. The camp will take place at Chicago’s Quest Multisport from Sunday, May 12 through Tuesday, May 14.
Replacing the NBA G League Elite Mini Camp, the new event will give prospects eligible for the 2019 NBA Draft an opportunity to showcase their skills in front of NBA and NBA G League scouts, coaches and front office executives. The event will also continue to give top NBA G League prospects from the previous season a chance to be evaluated. The NBA G League players will attend the first two days of the NBA G League Elite Camp and the 2019 NBA Draft prospects will participate in the second and third days, without overlap between the two groups of athletes.
“We’re thrilled to introduce the NBA G League Elite Camp as an essential addition to our comprehensive evaluation process of potential NBA and NBA G League talent,” said NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim. “This event will provide more players with exposure as they enter the next phase of their careers.”
A select number of players from the draft-eligible group will be invited to participate in the 2019 NBA Draft Combine based on their performance in the NBA G League Elite Camp.
The draft-eligible participants for the NBA G League Elite Camp and the invitees to the NBA Draft Combine will both be determined by an NBA team vote. Once the NBA Draft Combine participants are he NBA G League today announced the NBA G League Elite Camp, a three-day scouting event featuring 2019 NBA Draft hopefuls and the NBA G League’s top prospects from the 2018-19 season., the top remaining 40 vote-getters will be invited to the last two days of the Elite Camp.
Congrats to Long Island Nets’ Theo Pinson nominated to the Midseason All-NBA G League Team
The NBA’s official minor league is recognizing its top performers by naming the Midseason All-NBA G League Teams. NBA G League coaches, general managers and players voted on the top performers from the first half of the season from their respective conferences, based on the performance of players in games through January 22, 2019.
Eligibility for players to be selected for recognition is based on having played in 50 percent of their team’s games through January 22nd and being on an Active Roster. Two-Way players and players on assignment from the NBA are eligible to both vote for and receive Midseason All-NBA G League recognition.
Check out Some highlights from the 2-way Brooklyn/Long Island Nets Pinson in this video below.
Mr Double-Double of Section XI is in the Record books again!
Congratulations to Bellport’s Jarell White on reaching 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds! The senior has done it again! Not only has he scored another career 1,000 high school points, but he’s also reached the 1,000 rebound club!
Jarell is a great kid and hard worker! He takes pride in rebounding and it shows. Last season the Clippers made it to the Class AA semifinals
