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Pro Dogs Update: Edwards In All-Star Game On Sunday
February 18, 2024 | Men's Basketball
Former No. 1 overall pick named an All-Star for a second-straight year
ATHENS, Ga. --- Halfway through the month of February, several Georgia Basketball alums remain active in their respective leagues. One former Bulldog is gearing up for NBA All-Star Game action, and nine former Bulldogs are impressing in their respective leagues abroad.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and the Denver Nuggets are 36-19 and occupy the fourth seed in the Western Conference. In his Feb. 4 matchup with the Portland Trailblazers, Caldwell-Pope suffered a hamstring injury that has limited his play this month. In three games played this month, the former top-10 pick has recorded 28 points (9.3 ppg), six rebounds (2.0 rpg), four assists (0.7 apg), a block and a steal. On the eve of the All-Star break, Caldwell-Pope has 502 points (10.0 ppg), 117 rebounds (2.3 rpg), 116 assists (2.3 apg), 23 blocks (0.5 bpg) and 66 steals (1.3 spg) to his name.
Nic Claxton has played and started in seven games for the Brooklyn Nets, the current 11th-place side in the Eastern Conference. In those outings, Claxton put together 78 points (11.1 ppg), 65 rebounds (9.3 rpg), 12 assists (1.7 apg), 21 blocks (1.7 bpg) and a steal, and his seven blocks against the Golden State Warriors on Feb. 5 was a season high. On the season, Claxton has now recorded 20 double-doubles and has 536 points (12.2 ppg), 448 rebounds (10.2 rpg), 83 assists (1.9 apg), 100 blocks (2.3 bpg) and 28 steals (0.6 spg).
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves have started the month of February on a 4-2 run posting 20-point plus wins in three of the four victories. Edwards, in the six-game span, scored 182 points (30.3 ppg) while adding 33 rebounds (5.5 rpg), 30 assists (6.0 apg), three blocked shots and eight steals (1.3 spg). His 12 rebounds in an overtime loss against the Chicago Bulls on February 6 are the most he has recorded this season since the season opener against the Toronto Raptors when he collected 14 boards. Edwards remains 13th in the league in point per game (26.1 ppg) while also leading his team in scoring in 33 games this season. On the season, Edwards has 1,331 points, 266 rebounds (5.2 rpg), 266 assists (5.2 apg), 25 blocked shots (0.5 bpg) and 61 steals (1.2 spg). Minnesota still sits atop Northwest Division standings with a 38-16 record and retook sole ownership of the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Edwards will play in the 2023-24 NBA All-Star Game off the bench for the Western Conference on Sunday at 8 p.m. E.T.
Terry Roberts has started the last two games for the Long Island Nets in the NBA G League. Roberts has played in six games in February and has played 142 minutes (23.7 mpg) with 46 points (7.7 ppg), 21 rebounds (3.5 rpg), 28 assists (4.7 apg), six blocked shots and six steals. On the season, Roberts is averaging 18.1 minutes per game, 6.9 points per game, 2.5 rebounds per game, 2.9 assists per game, 0.4 blocked shots per game and 0.9 steals per game. The Long Island Nets are currently 9-10 and sit in 10th place in league standings.
Updates on nine former Bulldogs still in action in their respective leagues are compiled below:
Aaron Cook, for Bremerhaven in the German Pro-A League, has scored 37 points (12.3 ppg) along with 10 rebounds (3.3 rpg) and 21 assists (7.0 apg) in his last three games. In the contest on Feb. 7, Cook posted season highs in points, assists and steals scoring 20 points, dishing 12 assists and collecting five steals. Interestingly, since joining the German side, Cook has scored in double digits in 11 of his 14 games. In total this season, the guard has totaled 184 points (13.1 ppg), 41 rebounds (2.9 rpg), 82 assists (5.9 apg) and 20 steals (1.4 spg) as Bremerhaven sits tenth in league standings with a 10-12 record.
In the Polish OBL, Stal has recorded back-to-back wins in February to lift them to third in league standings on top of a 13-8 record. Forward Nemanja Djurisic played 51 minutes across the two gameswhile also adding on 21 points (10.5 ppg), six rebounds (3.0 rpg) and three assists. The Montenegro native leads his squad in offensive rebounds this season with 39 and ranks in the top-25 in the league in two-point percentage (.592). On the season, Djurisic has 203 points (11.3 ppg), 102 rebounds (5.7 rpg), 46 assists (2.6 apg) and 15 steals (0.8 spg).
J.J. Frazier is fresh off a season high in points for Bornova in the Turkish Basketball League after recording 32 points against Kapakli Spor on Feb. 11. Further, in a Feb. 8 contest against Yalovaspor, Frazier earned a season high in assists with 17. Frazier has helped the Turkish side to a 7-3 record in the last 10 games, and during the run, the guard has 242 points (24.2 ppg), 70 rebounds (7.0 rpg), 89 assists (8.9 apg) and 47 steals (4.7). He leads his team in points, assists, steals, free throws made, free throw percentage and three-point shot percentage, and on the season has amassed 412 points (21.7 ppg), 139 rebounds (7.3 rpg), 149 assists (7.8 apg) and 53 steals (2.8 spg). Bornova is up to seventh in league standings with an even 12-12 record.
In his last three games, Rayshaun Hammonds has scored in double digits with 14, 13 and 17-point outings for Avtodor in the Russian VTB United League, respectively. On top of his scoring contributions, Hammonds collected 15 rebounds (5.0 rpg) and dished four assists. On the season, his 459 points (16.4 ppg), 179 rebounds (6.4 rpg), 32 assists (1.1 apg) and 25 steals (0.9 spg) have the Russian side third in Group B of league standings with a 12-16 record.
Jordan Harris, with Brussels Basketball, has helped the squad to a 9-10 record, good for sixth place in league standings. In two games played in February, Harris has scored 17 points (8.5 ppg) with eight rebounds (4.0 rpg), four assists, one blocked shot and four steals. The Iron City, Ga., native ranks first on the team and top five in the league in steals, free throws made and free throw percentage. So far this season, Harris has 201 points (11.2 ppg), 81 rebounds (4.5 rpg), 35 assists (1.9 apg), seven blocked shots and 36 steals (2.0 apg).
In the East Asia Super League, Travis Leslie is continuing to impress for his side Kazma. In his last two games, Leslie has 39 points (19.5 ppg), 15 rebounds (7.5 rpg), nine assists (4.5 apg) and three steals adding to his season totals of 133 points (22.2 ppg), 45 rebounds (7.5 rpg), 17 assists (2.8 apg), a blocked shot and 12 steals (2.0 spg). Scoring in double digits in every game so far this season, the swingman has helped Kazma to a 12-2 record as they sit in second place in Division 1 standings.
Yante Maten is staying busy in Japan competing for San-en NP in the Japanese B1 League. Maten, in his last five games, has contributed 90 points (18.0 ppg), 32 rebounds (6.4 rpg), 11 assists (2.2 apg), five blocked shots and three steals. The former SEC Player of the &ear ranks first on his team in offensive rebounds and blocks while also ranking top 10 in the league in two-point attempts made, two-point shot percentage and fouls received. San-en NP owns a 34-5 record this season and sits in first place in the Central Division of league standings.
The duo of Derek Ogbeide and Gerald Robinson have each played two games in February for Pistoia and Scafati, respectively, in the Italian Serie A. Ogbeide has scored nine points across his last two games with 15 rebounds (7.5 rpg), three assists and a steal, and he ranks first on his team in two point shots made, two point shot percentage, offensive rebounds and total rebounds. On the season, Ogbeide has compiled 208 points (10.4 ppg), 162 boards (8.1 rpg), 22 assists (1.1 apg), 16 blocked shots (0.8 bpg) and nine steals (0.5 spg). Pistoia has a 9-11 record and sits in 10th place in league standings – one spot below Robinson's side that owns an even 10-10 record. Robinson has posted 23 points (11.5 ppg), two rebounds, 15 assists (7.5 apg), a blocked shot and three steals during his last two games. The guard has scored in double digits in four of his last five starts for the Italian outfit, and his 24 points against Treviso on January 27 was a season high. He ranks first on his team and top ten in the league in assists and steals and has 193 points (10.7 ppg), 37 rebounds (2.1 rpg), 97 assists (5.4 apg), five blocked shots and 24 steals (1.3 spg).
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and the Denver Nuggets are 36-19 and occupy the fourth seed in the Western Conference. In his Feb. 4 matchup with the Portland Trailblazers, Caldwell-Pope suffered a hamstring injury that has limited his play this month. In three games played this month, the former top-10 pick has recorded 28 points (9.3 ppg), six rebounds (2.0 rpg), four assists (0.7 apg), a block and a steal. On the eve of the All-Star break, Caldwell-Pope has 502 points (10.0 ppg), 117 rebounds (2.3 rpg), 116 assists (2.3 apg), 23 blocks (0.5 bpg) and 66 steals (1.3 spg) to his name.
Nic Claxton has played and started in seven games for the Brooklyn Nets, the current 11th-place side in the Eastern Conference. In those outings, Claxton put together 78 points (11.1 ppg), 65 rebounds (9.3 rpg), 12 assists (1.7 apg), 21 blocks (1.7 bpg) and a steal, and his seven blocks against the Golden State Warriors on Feb. 5 was a season high. On the season, Claxton has now recorded 20 double-doubles and has 536 points (12.2 ppg), 448 rebounds (10.2 rpg), 83 assists (1.9 apg), 100 blocks (2.3 bpg) and 28 steals (0.6 spg).
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves have started the month of February on a 4-2 run posting 20-point plus wins in three of the four victories. Edwards, in the six-game span, scored 182 points (30.3 ppg) while adding 33 rebounds (5.5 rpg), 30 assists (6.0 apg), three blocked shots and eight steals (1.3 spg). His 12 rebounds in an overtime loss against the Chicago Bulls on February 6 are the most he has recorded this season since the season opener against the Toronto Raptors when he collected 14 boards. Edwards remains 13th in the league in point per game (26.1 ppg) while also leading his team in scoring in 33 games this season. On the season, Edwards has 1,331 points, 266 rebounds (5.2 rpg), 266 assists (5.2 apg), 25 blocked shots (0.5 bpg) and 61 steals (1.2 spg). Minnesota still sits atop Northwest Division standings with a 38-16 record and retook sole ownership of the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Edwards will play in the 2023-24 NBA All-Star Game off the bench for the Western Conference on Sunday at 8 p.m. E.T.
Terry Roberts has started the last two games for the Long Island Nets in the NBA G League. Roberts has played in six games in February and has played 142 minutes (23.7 mpg) with 46 points (7.7 ppg), 21 rebounds (3.5 rpg), 28 assists (4.7 apg), six blocked shots and six steals. On the season, Roberts is averaging 18.1 minutes per game, 6.9 points per game, 2.5 rebounds per game, 2.9 assists per game, 0.4 blocked shots per game and 0.9 steals per game. The Long Island Nets are currently 9-10 and sit in 10th place in league standings.
Updates on nine former Bulldogs still in action in their respective leagues are compiled below:
Aaron Cook, for Bremerhaven in the German Pro-A League, has scored 37 points (12.3 ppg) along with 10 rebounds (3.3 rpg) and 21 assists (7.0 apg) in his last three games. In the contest on Feb. 7, Cook posted season highs in points, assists and steals scoring 20 points, dishing 12 assists and collecting five steals. Interestingly, since joining the German side, Cook has scored in double digits in 11 of his 14 games. In total this season, the guard has totaled 184 points (13.1 ppg), 41 rebounds (2.9 rpg), 82 assists (5.9 apg) and 20 steals (1.4 spg) as Bremerhaven sits tenth in league standings with a 10-12 record.
In the Polish OBL, Stal has recorded back-to-back wins in February to lift them to third in league standings on top of a 13-8 record. Forward Nemanja Djurisic played 51 minutes across the two gameswhile also adding on 21 points (10.5 ppg), six rebounds (3.0 rpg) and three assists. The Montenegro native leads his squad in offensive rebounds this season with 39 and ranks in the top-25 in the league in two-point percentage (.592). On the season, Djurisic has 203 points (11.3 ppg), 102 rebounds (5.7 rpg), 46 assists (2.6 apg) and 15 steals (0.8 spg).
J.J. Frazier is fresh off a season high in points for Bornova in the Turkish Basketball League after recording 32 points against Kapakli Spor on Feb. 11. Further, in a Feb. 8 contest against Yalovaspor, Frazier earned a season high in assists with 17. Frazier has helped the Turkish side to a 7-3 record in the last 10 games, and during the run, the guard has 242 points (24.2 ppg), 70 rebounds (7.0 rpg), 89 assists (8.9 apg) and 47 steals (4.7). He leads his team in points, assists, steals, free throws made, free throw percentage and three-point shot percentage, and on the season has amassed 412 points (21.7 ppg), 139 rebounds (7.3 rpg), 149 assists (7.8 apg) and 53 steals (2.8 spg). Bornova is up to seventh in league standings with an even 12-12 record.
In his last three games, Rayshaun Hammonds has scored in double digits with 14, 13 and 17-point outings for Avtodor in the Russian VTB United League, respectively. On top of his scoring contributions, Hammonds collected 15 rebounds (5.0 rpg) and dished four assists. On the season, his 459 points (16.4 ppg), 179 rebounds (6.4 rpg), 32 assists (1.1 apg) and 25 steals (0.9 spg) have the Russian side third in Group B of league standings with a 12-16 record.
Jordan Harris, with Brussels Basketball, has helped the squad to a 9-10 record, good for sixth place in league standings. In two games played in February, Harris has scored 17 points (8.5 ppg) with eight rebounds (4.0 rpg), four assists, one blocked shot and four steals. The Iron City, Ga., native ranks first on the team and top five in the league in steals, free throws made and free throw percentage. So far this season, Harris has 201 points (11.2 ppg), 81 rebounds (4.5 rpg), 35 assists (1.9 apg), seven blocked shots and 36 steals (2.0 apg).
In the East Asia Super League, Travis Leslie is continuing to impress for his side Kazma. In his last two games, Leslie has 39 points (19.5 ppg), 15 rebounds (7.5 rpg), nine assists (4.5 apg) and three steals adding to his season totals of 133 points (22.2 ppg), 45 rebounds (7.5 rpg), 17 assists (2.8 apg), a blocked shot and 12 steals (2.0 spg). Scoring in double digits in every game so far this season, the swingman has helped Kazma to a 12-2 record as they sit in second place in Division 1 standings.
Yante Maten is staying busy in Japan competing for San-en NP in the Japanese B1 League. Maten, in his last five games, has contributed 90 points (18.0 ppg), 32 rebounds (6.4 rpg), 11 assists (2.2 apg), five blocked shots and three steals. The former SEC Player of the &ear ranks first on his team in offensive rebounds and blocks while also ranking top 10 in the league in two-point attempts made, two-point shot percentage and fouls received. San-en NP owns a 34-5 record this season and sits in first place in the Central Division of league standings.
The duo of Derek Ogbeide and Gerald Robinson have each played two games in February for Pistoia and Scafati, respectively, in the Italian Serie A. Ogbeide has scored nine points across his last two games with 15 rebounds (7.5 rpg), three assists and a steal, and he ranks first on his team in two point shots made, two point shot percentage, offensive rebounds and total rebounds. On the season, Ogbeide has compiled 208 points (10.4 ppg), 162 boards (8.1 rpg), 22 assists (1.1 apg), 16 blocked shots (0.8 bpg) and nine steals (0.5 spg). Pistoia has a 9-11 record and sits in 10th place in league standings – one spot below Robinson's side that owns an even 10-10 record. Robinson has posted 23 points (11.5 ppg), two rebounds, 15 assists (7.5 apg), a blocked shot and three steals during his last two games. The guard has scored in double digits in four of his last five starts for the Italian outfit, and his 24 points against Treviso on January 27 was a season high. He ranks first on his team and top ten in the league in assists and steals and has 193 points (10.7 ppg), 37 rebounds (2.1 rpg), 97 assists (5.4 apg), five blocked shots and 24 steals (1.3 spg).
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