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NBL names Round 9 Player of the Week
New Zealand Breakers' star guard Kirk Penney has been rewarded for a scorching National Basketball League performance in his team’s 93-79 win over the Cairns Taipans by being named as the Player of the Week for Round Nine of the iiNet NBL Championship.The runners-up were Ervin (25/3/5.5 in two wins), Redhage (22 and 8 in a home win over Melbourne) and Sanders (27/5/2 in a loss).
Penney scored a game-high 25 points and had six assists and two rebounds as the Breakers charmed the Snakes at the North Shore Events Centre on Thursday night in a clash between two top-three teams.
Others who were in the running for Player of the Week included Adam Ballinger (Adelaide), Chris Goulding (Gold Coast), Gary Wilkinson (New Zealand), Luke Schenscher (Townsville), Peter Crawford (Townsville), Tim Coenraad (Wollongong), Cameron Tragardh (Melbourne), Luke Nevill (Melbourne) and Michael Cedar (Townsville).