The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that Anthony Anderson of the Saint John Mill Rats has been named Player of the Week for the week ending January 19, 2014. This is the third time Anderson has earned this honour, and he becomes the first NBL player to win the "Player of the Week" award in three consecutive seasons.
Anderson, a 5'11" guard who played collegiately at the University of Massachusetts, averaged 34.3 points, 7.3 assists and 2.3 steals in three Mill Rats games, including two victories, keeping the Mill Rats atop the NBL's Central Division.
Anderson is also the third player in NBL Canada history to earn Player of the Week honours three times; he joins Morgan Lewis and Gabe Freeman as three-time winners.
About the National Basketball League of Canada
The National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) was founded in 2011, and is Canada's only professional domestic basketball league. There are currently 10 teams, with two divisions: Central and Atlantic. The NBLC is committed to being one of the leading professional basketball leagues in the world. The NBLC provides Canadian athletes, international athletes, coaches and officials the opportunity to participate in the game they love at the professional level. The NBLC is also dedicated to raising awareness of the sport of basketball throughout Canada, by providing fans with an exciting and entertaining experience.
