Strawberry Named D-League Performer of the Week
NEW YORK – D.J. Strawberry, on assignment from the Phoenix Suns to the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, was today named D-League.com Performer of the Week for games played during the week of Dec. 31.
In two games, Strawberry averaged 34.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists, while shooting 24-of-41 (.585) from the field and 8-of-14 (.571) from 3-point range.
Selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 59th overall selection in the 2007 NBA Draft, Strawberry finished the week with a 39-point, seven-rebound, six-assist, and two-steal performance in an 89-87 win over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Saturday, Jan. 5. The night before, Strawberry netted a game-high 29 points in a two-point loss to the Anaheim Arsenal.
Strawberry, a four-year product of the University of Maryland and son of eight-time Major League Baseball All-Star Darryl Strawberry, averaged of 10.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.82 steals in 111 collegiate games. Strawberry ranks among Maryland’s all-time leaders in points, assists, and steals.
Since his assignment on Dec. 18, Strawberry has appeared in five games for the Thunderbirds and is averaging 31.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists. Prior to his assignment, Strawberry played in six games for the Suns, averaging 2.0 points.
Other top performers in the D-League last week included Utah’s Morris Almond, who averaged 29.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in two games; Randy Livingston who averaged 16.0 points, 13.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds for Idaho; Fort Wayne’s Sammy Mejia who averaged 24.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals; C.J. Watson, of Rio Grande Valley, who finished the week averaging 33.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists; and Austin’s Marcus Williams, who averaged 23.5 points, 13.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists.
