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Round Seven Player of the Week Jeremy Kench (ImageSport NZ)

With his two 20-plus point games in round seven, Marley Canterbury Rams point guard Jeremy Kench became the first New Zealand-born player and second Kiwi to earn Player Of The Week honours in the 2008 Dominion Finance NBL.

Kench shot 10-of-18 from the field and added eight rebounds, five assists and four steals in the Rams 89-71 win over the Youthtown Auckland Stars on Thursday night, Canterbury’s second win of the campaign, then had five rebounds, two assists and two steals in the Rams loss to the Appliance Shed Harbour Heat the following night.

Kench edged out team-mate, American import Wilder Auguste, newly acquired Cartridge World Otago Nuggets import Antoine Tisby, Devon Dynamos Taranaki forward Link Abrams, Century City Wellington Saints point guard Luke Martin and Stars forward Dillon Boucher in a tight PoW race.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Jeremy Kench (Marley Canterbury Rams)
25 points (10/18 FG, 1/5 3pt, 4/7 FT), eight rebounds, five assists and four steals vs Youthtown Auckland Stars and 22 points (9/15 FG, 3/6 3pt, 1/1 FT), five rebounds, two assists and two steals vs Appliance Shed Harbour Heat

Players of the Week
Round One – Jamil Terrell (CPS Nelson Giants)
Round Two – Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
Round Three – Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
Round Four – Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
Round Five – Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
Round Six – Ernest Scott (Century City Wellington Saints)

PLAYER POWER RANKINGS

1 (48.50) Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
2 (45.69) Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
3 (43.83) Ernest Scott (Century City Wellington Saints)
4 (43.50) Antoine Tisby (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
5 (43.21) Lemar Gayle (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
6 (40.38) Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
7 (37.69) Michael Harrison (CPS Nelson Giants)
8 (37.30) Nick Horvath (Century City Wellington Saints)
9 (36.78) Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
10 (35.44) Jeremy Kench (Marley Canterbury Rams)

The Next 10 . . .
Adrian Majstrovich (Youthtown Auckland Stars), Jamil Terrell (CPS Nelson Giants), Keith Davis (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets), Tim Behrendorff (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat), Paora Winitana (Easy LPG Bay Hawks), Kevin Smith (Easy LPG Bay Hawks), Tony Rampton (Devon Dynamos Taranaki), Kevin Owen (Century City Wellington Saints), Oscar Forman (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat), Kantrail Horton (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets)

NBL Player Power Rankings Top-50 (Round Seven) (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 SEVEN STATS LEADERS

Points
31 Lemar Gayle (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets) vs Property Brokers Manawatu Jets
29 Tim Behrendorff (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat) vs Marley Canterbury Rams
28 Kantrail Horton (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets) vs Cartridge World Otago Nuggets
27 Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki) vs Century City Wellington Saints
27 Troy McLean (Century City Wellington Saints) vs Devon Dynamos Taranaki

Rebounds
16 Dillon Boucher (Youthtown Auckland Stars) vs Marley Canterbury Rams
12 Ernest Scott (Century City Wellington Saints) vs Waikato Pistons
12 Antoine Tisby (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets) vs Property Brokers Manawatu Jets
11 Wilder Auguste (Marley Canterbury Rams) vs Youthtown Auckland Stars
11 Antoine Tisby (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets) vs Easy LPG Bay Hawks
11 Jamil Terrell (CPS Nelson Giants) vs Waikato Pistons
11 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) vs Century City Wellington Saints
11 Kevin Owens (Century City Wellington Saints) vs Waikato Pistons

Assists
12 Luke Martin (Century City Wellington Saints) vs Devon Dynamos Taranaki
7 Paul Henare (Easy LPG Bay Hawks) vs Cartridge World Otago Nuggets
6 Jarrod Kenny (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat) vs Marley Canterbury Rams
6 Hayden Allen (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat) vs Marley Canterbury Rams
6 Dillon Boucher (Youthtown Auckland Stars) vs Marley Canterbury Rams
6 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) vs CPS Nelson Giants

Steals
6 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) vs Century City Wellington Saints
4 Jeremy Kench (Marley Canterbury Rams) vs Youthtown Auckland Stars
4 Hayden Allen (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat) vs Marley Canterbury Rams
4 Ben Jeffrey (Devon Dynamos Taranaki) vs Century City Wellington Saints
4 Aidan Daly (Easy LPG Bay Hawks) vs Cartridge World Otago Nuggets

Blocks
4 Wilder Auguste (Marley Canterbury Rams) vs Youthtown Auckland Stars
4 Michael Harrison (CPS Nelson Giants) vs Waikato Pistons
3 Ernest Scott (Century City Wellington Saints) vs Waikato Pistons
2 Mike Townsend (Marley Canterbury Rams) vs Youthtown Auckland Stars
2 Antoine Tisby (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets) vs Easy LPG Bay Hawks

NBL STATS LEADERS

(After round seven)

Points
26.6 Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
25.6 Lemar Gayle (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
24.9 Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
24.5 Antoine Tisby (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
23.3 Kantrail Horton (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets)

Rebounds
11.5 Antoine Tisby (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
10.4 Kevin Owens (Century City Wellington Saints)
10.0 Jamil Terrell (CPS Nelson Giants)
10.0 Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
10.0 Nick Horvath (Century City Wellington Saints)

Assists
9.0 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
7.0 Luke Martin (Century City Wellington Saints)
5.0 Paul Henare (Easy LPG Bay Hawks)
4.2 Aidan Daly (Easy LPG Bay Hawks)
3.9 Three Players

Steals
3.7 Jeremy Kench (Marley Canterbury Rams)
3.1 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
2.6 Lemar Gayle (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
2.4 Hayden Allen (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat)
2.2 Paora Winitana (Easy LPG Bay Hawks)

Blocks
2.3 Ernest Scott (Century City Wellington Saints)
2.3 Michael Harrison (CPS Nelson Giants)
1.1 Miles Pearce (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets)
1.1 Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
1.1 Arthur Trousdell (Century City Wellington Saints)

FG % (Min 5 FGA/PG)
65.4 Tim Behrendorff (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat)
64.6 Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
63.9 Puke Lenden (Waikato Pistons)
57.5 Antoine Tisby (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
57.3 Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)

3pt % (Min 3 3PA/PG)
54.7 Chris Daniel (CPS Nelson Giants)
50.0 Ben Hill (Waikato Pistons)
47.8 Ernest Scott (Century City Wellington Saints
46.6 Oscar Forman (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat)
45.0 Michael Fitchett (CPS Nelson Giants)

FT % (Min 3 FTA/PG)
90.0 Kantrail Horton (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets)
85.2 Keith Salscheider (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
84.6 Adrian Majstrovich (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
84.2 Kevin Smith (Easy LPG Bay Hawks)
82.2 Ben Jeffrey (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)