02/12/2004
New shortlisted for Player of the Month

Riders' forward Mike New has been shortlisted for BBL Player of the Month for November. You can vote for Mike by calling 0901 229 9804. The full BBL announcement is as follows:

November has seen some great BBL action, Brighton Bears and Scottish Phoenix Honda Record Rocks have made the BBL Cup Final, the BBL Trophy has got underway and the Championship is hotting up with the approach to Christmas. So who do you think has been the outstanding player in the last month? As always, we are asking the fans to vote for BBL Player of the Month for November.

This season the competition works as follows: We nominate 5 players each month and then it is up to you to vote the winner, the only way to register your vote for the 2004/05 season is by phone.

The best part is that every month of the season, everyone who registers a vote is automatically entered into a prize draw where three fantastic prizes are dished out. This month prize winners are given the choice of a BBL Match Ball signed by the winning player or a family set of BBL Cup Final tickets or a family set of BBL Trophy Final tickets.

So, the nominations for BBL Player of the Month November 2004 along with the numbers to call are -

Frank Bennett (Newcastle) - 0901 299 9801
Lamont McIntosh (Scottish Rocks) - 0901 299 9802
Shawn Myers (Chester) - 0901 299 9803
Michael New (Leicester) - 0901 299 9804
Jerry Williams (London) - 0901 299 9805

Both Jerry Williams and Shawn Myers are nominated for the second month in a row. Williams has been a driving force for the Towers in November as they have maintained their position at the top of the Championship table, he is ranked second in the league's leading scorers with 24.64ppg. The highlight of the month for Williams was a 37 points haul against Birmingham Bullets.

Shawn Myers has scored in double figures in every game in November, over 20 points in most of them. He still ranks in the top ten points scorers and is second with his accuracy from three point range. Lamont McIntosh is up for his first award since arriving in Britain, the 22 year old point guard has consistently been the Rocks shining light and was the main reason they made the BBL Cup Final after putting up 31 points against Chester in the semi.

Frank Bennett of Newcastle is also a new comer to the league after four years at Georgia Southern in the NCAA. His best performances in November include 34 points and 12 rebounds against the Rocks and 24 points and 14 rebounds against the Bears. Frank is also sixth in the league's leading rebounders.

Michael New is Leicester Riders' leading scorer, he has had an outstanding month. New is averaging 20.27 ppg, good enough for eighth in the league, and 10.91 rebounds per game which equates to fifth in the league. 27 points in the Riders win over his former club Thames Valley represents the highlight of his November.

Register your vote before lines close on Monday 13th December to see your pick in with a chance of winning as well as your chance to win one of the great prizes.

Premium rate calls cost £1.00 per vote at all times. SP Northern Trading Ltd Styal Cheshire SK9 4JE. When you register your vote your number is stored so there's no need to leave your details and if you're a prize winner we can call you back.