KIWI KENCH TAKES POW - as per NBL site
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)
Friday April 11 Round 7
Appliance Shed Harbour Heat 97 (Tim Behrendorff 29, Dan Ryan 12, Hayden Allen 12, Mika Vukona 12, Oscar Forman 10, BJ Anthony 10)
Marley Canterbury Rams 78 (Jeremy Kench 22, Gerard Bowden 13, Joey Harrell 13). HT: 38-25
Box score>>
Rams dominate Stars to win first double header away in Auckland
Thursday April 10 Round 7
At ASB Stadium, Auckland
Marley Canterbury Rams 89 (Jeremy Kench 25, Wilder Auguste 18, Dave Langrell 12) Youthtown Auckland Stars 71 (Adrian Majstrovich 26, Tyrone Davey 17, Larry Bratcher 10) Final
Referees – Dallas Pickering, Cheryl Crabbe, Lisa Baptista
Live On Sky Sport 1 and WebCast
1Q: 32-24
HT: 46-42 (14-18)
3Q: 69-61 (23-19)
FT: 89-71 (20-10)
