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YESTERDAY ALAN WILLIAMS NAMED NBA G LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK…AGAIN!

March 12th, 2019

LONG ISLAND (March 11, 2019) – The NBA G League announced today that Brooklyn Nets two-way forward/center Alan Williams was named NBA G League Player of the Week for games played Monday, March 4, through Sunday, March 10. This marks the second NBA G League Player of the Week honor in Long Island Nets history, the first for Long Island this season and the first of Williams’ career.

Williams led Long Island to a 4-0 week, averaging 22.0 points, 11.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 blocks in 28.6 minutes per game while shooting 47.0 percent (31-of-66) from the field and 89.3 percent (25-of-28) from the free throw line. The Phoenix native scored 20 or more points and led Long Island in scoring in three of the team’s four games. He also posted three double-doubles during the four-game stretch.

 

Williams began the week with a team-high 20 points, eight rebounds, two assists and a block versus Canton on March 4 and followed it with a game-high-tying 28 points, 12 rebounds, a career-high-tying five assists and a career-high-tying three blocks versus Fort Wayne on March 6. He then posted a team-high 21 points, 12 rebounds and two assists against Maine on March 8, as Long Island clinched its first playoff spot in franchise history with its 129-111 victory over the Red Claws. Williams rounded out the week with 19 points, a game-high 15 rebounds, two assists and a block in the LI Nets’ win over Iowa on March 10. Long Island is currently on a nine-game winning streak, which marks the longest active streak in the NBA G League and ties for the longest streak in the league this season.

 

In 37 games (all starts) for Long Island this season, Williams has averaged 20.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 blocks in 27.3 minutes per contest. He is currently tied for second in the NBA G League in double-doubles (27), ranks fourth in the league in rebounds per game and is 10th in the league in points per game.  The 26-year-old has also appeared in three games for the Brooklyn Nets this season, recording averages of 3.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in 5.6 minutes per game.

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LONG ISLAND DEFEATS FORT WAYNE FOR FRANCHISE-RECORD 28TH WIN

March 7th, 2019

 

 

LONG ISLAND (Mar. 6, 2019) – The Long Island Nets (28-14), the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, defeated the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (19-24) 128-123 at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The win is the Nets’ seventh in a row, which marks a franchise record and the longest active winning streak in the NBA G League.

 

Brooklyn two-way forward/center Alan Williams

registered a double-double with a team-high 28 points and 12 rebounds along with five assists and three blocks in 30 minutes. Brooklyn guard/forward Dzanan Musa

scored 20 points and had five rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block in 35 minutes while on assignment with Long Island. Brooklyn guard Tahjere McCall,

also on assignment with Long Island, scored 17 points with four rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block in 27 minutes.

Long Island came out hot, scoring 30 points in the opening period off 58 percent shooting from the field to take a 30-20 lead going into the second. Both teams had no trouble scoring throughout the second, with Long Island scoring 36, but Fort Wayne scoring 38 to chip into the Nets’ lead. The Nets would enter halftime leading by eight, 66-58.

 

The Nets added to their lead in the third, closing the quarter with their biggest lead yet, 15. After three the score was 96-81. Long Island would continue to add to their lead in the fourth, extending to a 22-point lead, but then Fort Wayne came storming back. A late run cut the lead down to as little as four points, but with clutch free throw shooting down the stretch, the Nets put this one to bed. After the final buzzer, the Nets won their seventh in a row, this time by a score of 128-123.

 

Fort Wayne center Travin Thibodeaux logged a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds along with four assists and a steal in 29 minutes. Mad Ants guard Jovan Mooring scored a team-high 28 points with three rebounds and seven assists in 29 minutes off the bench.

 

Long Island will take on the Maine Red Claws at home on Friday, Mar. 8, at 7 p.m. ET.

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3’S the Magic Number – ‘NETS WIN BEHIND SEASON-HIGH 18 3-POINTERS!

March 1st, 2019

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

February 27th, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

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.