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Round Six Player of the Week Ernest Scott (left) chest-bumps team-mate Leon Henry (Photosport)

Just days in the country and in his first Dominion Finance NBL game, new Century City Wellington Saints signing Ernest Scott produced the second-best individual game performance of the season, earning round six Player of the Week honours.

Scott lead the Saints in points and rebounds in their 105-100 overtime win over the Appliance Shed Harbour Heat at TSB Bank Arena, shooting 8-of-17 from the field, including 6-of-10 beyond the arc, and a perfect 5-of-5 from the foul-line.

The American forward’s single-game 61.5 point Player Power Ranking performance is second to only Jason Crowe’s triple-double 70.5-point effort in round three.

Scott edged out two-time Player of the Week, Auckland Stars forward Casey Frank, Manawatu Jets point guard Kantrail Horton, Saints team-mate Troy McLean and League-leading scorer, Waikato Pistons guard Brian Wethers.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Ernest Scott (Century City Wellington Saints)
27 points (8-of-17 FG, 6-of-10 3pt, 5-of-5 FT), 11 rebounds, four steals, three blocks and an assist vs Appliance Shed Harbour Heat

PLAYER POWER RANKINGS

1 (61.50) Ernest Scott (Century City Wellington Saints)
2 (50.17) Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
3 (48.50) Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
4 (47.08) Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
5 (46.50) Lemar Gayle (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
6 (37.30) Nick Horvath (Century City Wellington Saints)
7 (37.00) Michael Harrison (CPS Nelson Giants)
8 (35.56) Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
9 (35.21) Jamil Terrell (CPS Nelson Giants)
10 (34.67) Keith Davis (Manawatu Jets)

The Next 10 . . .
Adrian Majstrovich (Youthtown Auckland Stars), Kevin Smith (Easy LPG Bay Hawks), Tony Rampton (Devon Dynamos Taranaki), Jeremy Kench (Marley Canterbury Rams), Paora Winitana (Easy LPG Bay Hawks), Oscar Forman (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat), Tim Behrendorff (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat), Joey Harrell (Marley Canterbury Rams), Kevin Owens (Century City Wellington Saints), Troy McLean (Century City Wellington Saints)

NBL Player Power Rankings Top-50 (Round Six) (13KB 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 SIX STATS LEADERS

Points
32 Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons) vs Appliance Shed Harbour Heat
28 Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars) vs CPS Nelson Giants
27 Michael Harrison (CPS Nelson Giants) vs Youthtown Auckland Stars
27 Keith Salscheider (Devon Dynamos Taranaki) vs Marley Canterbury Rams

Rebounds
18 Arthur Trousdell (Century City Wellington Saints) vs Cartridge World Otago Nuggets
17 Kevin Smith (Easy LPG Bay Hawks) vs Century City Wellington Saints
15 Lemar Gayle (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets) vs Century City Wellington Saints
15 Kevin Owens (Century City Wellington Saints) vs Easy LPG Bay Hawks

Assists
14 Luke Martin (Century City Wellington Saints) vs Cartridge World Otago Nuggets
8 Luke Martin (Century City Wellington Saints) vs Easy LPG Bay Hawks
8 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) vs Appliance Shed Harbour Heat
8 Ben Jeffrey (Devon Dynamos Taranaki) vs Marley Canterbury Rams

Steals
7 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) vs Appliance Shed Harbour Heat
5 Lemar Gayle (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets) vs Century City Wellington Saints
4 Damien Ekenasio (Easy LPG Bay Hawks) vs Century City Wellington Saints
4 Jeremy Kench (Marley Canterbury Rams) vs Devon Dynamos Taranaki
4 Lemar Gayle (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets) vs Devon Dynamos Taranaki

Blocks
5 Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki) vs Cartridge World Otago Nuggets
2 Multiple (four players)