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Stats Leaders
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All Players Stats
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Points
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1.J.Thomas, Q.City
23.4
2.S.Colson, G.Rapids 22.0
3.D.Vanterpool, Yak. 21.8
4.I.Fontaine, L.Crosse 21.4
5.R.Ellis, Yakima 20.8
6.B.Smith, S.Falls 19.9
7.D.Marshall, Conn. 18.1
8.A.Griffin, Ft.Wayne 17.7
9.B.Williams, Rockford 17.7
10.J.Robinson, S.Falls 17.5 |
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Rebounds
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1.K.King, Connect.
10.4
2.A.Smith, G. Rapids 10.1
3.L.Borrell, La Crosse 9.8
4.J.Watkins, Fort Wayne 9.7
5.R.Ellis, Yakima 9.7
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Assists
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1.D.Vanterpool, Yak.
8.4
2.S.Colson, G. Rapids 7.6
3.I.Bowman, Conn. 7.6
4.M.Hawkins, S. Falls 7.5
5.R.Livingston, Idaho 7.3
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Dakota Wizards won 2002 title |
Simon Miles got probably all awards any player could get this
year in the CBA. |
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play-Offs - April 9, 2002
In their first season in the CBA the Dakota Wizards
defeated the Rockford Lightning 116-109 in the one game CBA championship
before a packed Rockford MetroCentre crowd of 7,201. Newcomer of the
Year and regular season MVP Miles Simon picked up more hardware earning
Playoff Most Valuable Player honors for his team high 19.5 points in
four playoff games.
Finals:
Dakota Wizards - Rockford Lightning 116-109
(Michael Johnson 1-6 6-6 8. Wayne Turner 4-5 5-8 13. Miles Simon 8-16
7-8 24. Chris Porter 9-11 3-6 21. Andy Panko 3-8 8-10 14. Kevin Rice
2-10 5-5 9. Danny Johnson 1-2 2-2 4. Ken Johnson 0-2 0-0 0. Courtney
James 6-13 3-4 15. Shawn Daniels 4-4 0-0 8 - Kelley McClure 4-13 1-3 10.
Ray Weathers 7-12 4-4 18. Emmett Hall 2-5 2-2 6. Jeff Sanders 3-8 0-0 6.
Dickey Simpkins 8-14 16-21 32. Scott Knapp 3-6 0-0 8. Terrence Shannon
3-6 0-2 6. Lazarus Sims 0-3 5-6 5. Versile Shaw 8-14 2-2 18)
Semis:
Dakota - Wizards - Fargo-Moorhead Beez 3-0
Rockford Lightning - Sioux Falls Skyforce 3-1
Newcomer of the Year: Miles Simon
Regular Season MVP: Miles Simon
Playoff Most Valuable Player: Miles Simon
CBA Play-Offs - April 4, 2002
The Championship match-up for the 2001/2002 CBA season is
now set. The Dakota Wizards will play the Rockford Lightening, in
Rockford, on April 6th. The Wizards advanced to the final series by
sweeping the Fargo-Moorhead Beez via winning three straight games in the
best-of-five series. The Lightening advanced after losing only the first
game to Sioux Falls in their best-of-five series.
American Conference
Game 4
Rockford 104, Sioux Falls 93
Game 3
Rockford 92, Sioux Falls 89
Game 2
Rockford 110, Sioux Falls 106
Game 1
Sioux Falls 95, Rockford 87
National Conference
Game 3
Dakota 113, Fargo-Moorhead 101
Play-Offs Semifinals - April 1, 2002
The CBA is currently conducting it's post-season
play-offs. The top two teams (determined by average quarter points won)
of each four-team division qualified for the play-offs. Representing the
American Conference is the Rockford Lightening and the Sioux Falls
Skyforce. The National Conference is represented by the Dakota Wizards
and the Fargo-Moorhead Beez. The following games are in a best of five
series. The series stand as such:
Sioux Falls leads Rockford 1-0
Dakota leads Fargo-Moorhead 2-0
The first game of the Sioux Falls/Rockford series was played in
Rockford. Sioux Falls came out victourous. Details follow:
https://www.cbahoopsonline.com/news/news.php?story=241&team=sfs
The second game of the Dakota/F-M series was played in Bismark. The
Wizards gave their fans a thrill with another to-the-wire game. Details
follow:
https://www.cbahoopsonline.com/news/news.php?story=239&team=dak
The first game of the Dakota/F-M series was played in Fargo due to the
fact that Dakota's home court had a scheduling conflict. Dakota pulled
out the game in true play-off fashion with a last minute win. Details
follow:
https://www.cbahoopsonline.com/news/news.php?story=238&team=dak
CBA Season Awards 2001-2002 - Mar.30, 2002
All-CBA 1st Team:
Miles Simon (MVP) (194-G-75, college:
Arizona, agent: Fleischer Mark) of Dakota,
Sean Colson (182-G-75, college:
NC-Charlotte) of
Grand Rapids Hoops,
James Collins (193-G-73, college:
Florida St., agent: Die Drissa) of
Grand Rapids Hoops, and
Ruben Nembhard (191-G-72, college:
Weber St., agent:
Duran Emilio) of
Fargo-Moorhead Beez.
All-CBA Coach of the Year: Dave
Joerger (Dakota)
CBA All-Rookie Team:
Kenny Inge (Rookie of the Year) (203-F-78, college:
N.Carolina St., agent: Neustadt Doug), of
Rockford Lightning,
DeSean Hadley (193-G-74, college:
E.Michigan) of
Flint Fuze,
Sean Lampley (201-F-79, college:
California, agent: Bartelstein Mark) of
Saskatchewan Hawks,
Ken Johnson (210-C-78, college:
Ohio St., agent: Sbezzi Riccardo) of
Dakota Wizards, and
Shawn Daniels (198-F-78, college:
Utah St.) of
Dakota Wizards
CBA All-Defensive Team:
Willie Murdaugh (Defensive Player of the Year) (191-G-69, college:
S.Carolina-Spartanbu, agent: Jordan John) of
Saskatchewan Hawks,
Ken Johnson (210-C-78, college:
Ohio St., agent: Sbezzi Riccardo) of
Dakota Wizards,
Michael Johnson (183-G-76, college:
Oklahoma) of
Dakota Wizards,
Kevin Rice (192-G-75, college:
Utah St., agent: Jordan John) of
Dakota Wizards, and
Antonio Smith (203-F-76, college:
Michigan St., agent: Tucker Charles) of
Grand Rapids Hoops. |
