Frank Takes POW Award
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Stars forward Casey Frank has averaged a double-double in the opening two rounds – 26 points and 11 rebounds – and his overall performance on Saturday night earned him Dominion Finance NBL Player of the Week honours in round two.
Frank dropped from first to second in the Player Power Rankings behind Waikato Pistons point guard Jason Crowe after his 16-assist performance, but got round two honours for his stats-line-stuffing performance.
He also held off Pistons star Brian Wethers, who scored an NBL-high 40 points, while round one POW Jamil Terrell of the CPS Nelson Giants and Devon Dynamos Taranaki centre Tony Rampton were honourable mentions.
Player of the Week
Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
31 points (3/5 FG, 1/2 3pt, 5/8 FT), nine rebounds, six assists and two steals vs Appliance Shed Harbour Heat
Player Power Rankings
1 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
2 Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
3 Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
4 Jamil Terrell (CPS Nelson Giants)
5 Tony Rampton (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
6 Michael Harrison (CPS Nelson Giants)
7 Jay Anderson (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
8 Jeremy Kench (Marley Canterbury Rams)
9 Joey Harrell (Marley Canterbury Rams)
10 Adrian Majstrovich (Youthtown Auckland Stars
The Next 10 . . .
Keith Salscheider (Devon Dynamos Taranaki), Tim Behrendorff (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat), Pero Cameron (Waikato Pistons), Nat Connell (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets), Daryl Cartwright (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat), Nick Horvath (Century City Wellington Saints), Dillon Boucher (Youthtown Auckland Stars), Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki), Ray Cameron (Waikato Pistons), Ben Jeffrey (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
NBL Player Power Rankings (14KB pdf)
**The Player of the Week and Player Power Rankings are decided by a formula which takes into account points scored, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers and missed shots**
ROUND TWO STATS LEADERS
Points
40 Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
31 Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
29 Adrian Majstrovich (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
Rebounds
14 Michael Harrison (CPS Nelson Giants)
13 Dillon Boucher (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
11 Jamil Terrell (CPS Nelson Giants)
Assists
16 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
6 Luke Martin (Century City Wellington Saints)
5 Michael Fitchett (CPS Nelson Giants)
5 Shaun Tilby (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
Steals
4 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
4 Luke Ruscoe (Marley Canterbury Rams)
3 Nat Connell (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
Blocks
3 Damon Rampton (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
2 Multiple
