Hockey / MIRACLES' DEVIN SWEETNEY NAMED THE RECHARGE WITH MILK PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR SECOND TIME THIS SEASON

MIRACLES' DEVIN SWEETNEY NAMED THE RECHARGE WITH MILK PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR SECOND TIME THIS SEASON

Date:  Source: DISABLED NBL: Saint John Mill Rats

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                        January 16, 2013

 

(TORONTO, ON): The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that Devin Sweetney of the Moncton Miracles has been named the Recharge with Milk Player of the Week for the week ending January 13, 2013.  This is the second time Sweetney has earned this honour this season; he is also the first player to win the award twice, with each award have been earned while playing for different head coaches.

  

Sweetney, a 6'6" forward who played his college ball at St. Francis of Pennsylvania, averaged 28.6 points per game in three Moncton contests this week, including a 36-point effort in Moncton's Sunday night 116-105 triumph over the Saint John Mill Rats.

  

Previous winners of the Recharge With Milk Player of the Week Award:

 

January 6th - Eric Frederick of the Montreal Jazz

 

December 30th - Chris Commons of the Windsor Express

 

December 23rd - Elvin Mims of the London Lightning

 

December 16th - Nick Okorie of the Oshawa Power

 

December 9th - Quinnel Brown of the Halifax Rainmen

 

December 2nd - Darren Duncan of the Windsor Express

 

November 25th - Devin Sweetney of the Moncton Miracles

 

November 18th - Morgan Lewis of the London Lightning

 

November 11th - Greg Plummer of the Summerside Storm

 

November 4th - Tyrone Levett of the Moncton Miracles


 


 

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Anthony Bennett

National Basketball League of Canada

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