Sports Australia - Basketball Media Release: Mackinnon takes NBL Weekly Honour [Dec 13, 2005]

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Tuesday December 13, 2005

Basketball :: Basketball Australia

Mackinnon takes NBL Weekly Honour

NBL Philips Championship Brisbane Bullets forward Sam Mackinnon has been named as the winner of the National Basketball League (NBL) Philips Player of the Week award for Round 15.

Mackinnon is the second Bullets player in as many weeks to win the award, with team mate Derek Rucker taking out the honour in Round 14. The Bullets have hit form in recent weeks and currently sit in sixth place on the Philips Championship ladder with a 4-1 win-loss record in their last five games.

Mackinnon averaged an impressive 18.5 points and 13.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists as the Bullets won both their Round 15 games.

The 197cm forward recorded his side’s only double-double performance on Wednesday night, with 14 points and 12 rebounds, as Brisbane defeated Cairns 110-107 in an impressive performance at the Brisbane Convention Centre.

Player of the Week award winners in Season 2005-06
Round 6	Brett Maher Adelaide 36ers
Round 7	CJ Bruton Sydney Kings
Round 8	Mike Helms Hunter Pirates
Round 9	Shawn Redhage Perth Wildcats
Round 10	Martin Cattalini Cairns Taipans
Round 11	Cortez Groves Wollongong
Round 12	Larry Abney Townsville
Round 13	Adam Ballinger Wollongong
Round 14	Derek Rucker Brisbane
Round 15	Sam Mackinnon Brisbane

Mackinnon followed that performance up with 23 points, 14 rebounds and five assists as the Bullets recorded their fourth consecutive win on Sunday, 117-107 over the New Zealand Breakers in New Zealand.

Mackinnon narrowly edged out Gary Boodnikoff (Cairns Taipans) for the weekly honours after the Cairns forward had three solid Round 15 performances, averaging 24 points, five rebounds and one steal as the Taipans went 1-2.

Other players in the running for the Philips Player of the Week award for Round 15 included Stephen Black (Brisbane), Michael Hill (Brisbane), Aaron Olson (New Zealand), Martin Cattalini (Cairns), Larry Abney (Townsville), Kelvin Robertson (Townsville), Mathew Campbell (Wollongong), Corez Groves (Wollongong), Adam Ballinger (Wollongong), Geordie Cullen (Hunter), Aaron Trahair (Hunter), Jason Smith (Sydney), Shawn Redhage (Perth), Matthew Shanahan (Perth), Chris Anstey (Melbourne), Pero Vasiljevic (West Sydney), Brett Maher (Adelaide) and Willie Farley (Adelaide).

For winning the Philips Player of the Week award this round, Mackinnon will receive a Philips Shoqbox, the new tiny personal sound system designed for people that love to share their music experience with others.