There are 4 level guards within the newest BBL All-Star 5 after a BBL Trophy semi-final double-header between Cheshire Phoenix and Glen Luss Glasgow Rocks results in illustration for each groups, alongside the Molten BBL Participant of the Month for February and a participant who put up a double-double stay on Sky Sports activities.
Jordan Johnson – Glen Luss Glasgow Rocks
In mid-week Glasgow made it back-to-back wins for the primary time in two months and appeared to have one foot within the BBL Trophy Remaining once they beat Cheshire by 12, behind a Jordan Johnson double-double that results in his first All-Star 5 look in 10 weeks, however a fifth total which ties Tyrik Armstrong in second amongst all gamers. Johnson had 17 factors, 14 assists and 6 rebounds, together with a double-double of 14 factors and 11 assists by the tip of the third quarter on this two-legged tie as Rocks noticed their lead peak at 19 factors.
Teddy Okereafor – Cheshire Phoenix
Cheshire, nonetheless, carried out a formidable comeback within the second-leg at residence, blowing the Rocks away by greater than 40 factors to make the BBL Trophy Remaining for the primary time in over a decade with an excellent efficiency from their Nice Britain worldwide level guard Teddy Okereafor, who makes his second look within the weekly workforce. He completed with 25 factors on 10-15 (66%) taking pictures, with eight assists and three rebounds, together with a three-pointer with the ultimate rating of the primary half that gave Phoenix the momentum to overturn the deficit after the break, as he then opened the third interval with one other triple and made the rating that tied the sport on mixture quickly after, earlier than Phoenix ran away with it.
Antonio Williams – Plymouth Metropolis Patriots
Contemporary from being named Molten BBL Participant of the Month for February, Antonio Williams was at it once more to open March by making his fourth All-Star 5 look and, amazingly, his third in a row. In Friday’s win over Newcastle Eagles he had a double-double of 19 factors and 15 assists, with 4 rebounds and three steals, whereas drawing 9 fouls and going 7-10 (70%) from the free-throw line, as but once more Patriots carried out late heroics to grab a sport with a 13-5 end contained in the final two minutes, Williams scoring six factors and including an help in that late surge.
Jordan Harris – Glen Luss Glasgow Rocks
One other nice efficiency from Glasgow’s BBL Trophy semi-final first-leg, that in the end proved to be in useless, got here from their in-form high-flyer Jordan Harris, seeing him additionally acquire weekly honours for the fourth time. Harris scored 22 factors on 9-14 (64%) taking pictures, with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, three steals and two blocks in a do-it-all efficiency, scoring seven factors within the first quarter as Rocks shortly established a lead on the Emirates Enviornment.
Isaiah Reese – London Lions
Lions had a blended weekend, however they opened it with a giant win on the street at Glasgow stay on Sky Sports activities with Isaiah Reese posting one other double-double, his eighth of the season, to hitch two different gamers on this workforce with a fourth All-Star 5 look. Lions made a rare 23 three-pointers at a price of 63%, with Reese – a former NBA Summer time League participant for Houston Rockets – making 4-6 (66%) from lengthy vary amongst his 21 factors, handing out 11 assists with 4 rebounds and three steals, and pulling the strings with 4 factors and 5 assists in a 3rd quarter the place Lions took management.
Off the bench: Larry Austin Jr. (Cheshire Phoenix), Lamar Hamrick (Surrey Scorchers), Dirk Williams (London Lions), Rashad Hassan (Plymouth Metropolis Patriots), Malcolm Delpeche (Bristol Flyers), Kipper Nichols (B. Braun Sheffield Sharks), Zach Jackson (Leicester Riders).
