SBL stats leaders (Thru Feb. 7)

Scoring
1. Shawn Hawkins, KKL 26.7
1. Alexus Foyle, TM 26.7
3. Cheng Jen-wei, KKL 21.1
4. Jon Sanders, PY 20.4
5. Jeff Jones, BOT 18.8
6. Yang Ching-min, TB 18.0
7. Ouyang Ching-heng, TM 16.9
8. Chen Shun-hsiang, BOT 16.1
9. Tseng Wen-ting, Yulon 15.9
10. Chang Chih-feng, Dacin 15.4

Rebounding
1. Jon Sanders, PY 13.2
2. Jeff Jones, BOT 11.7
3. Tseng Wen-ting, Yulon 10.6
4. Shawn Hawkins, KKL 10.1
5. Alexus Foyle, TM 10.0

Assists
1. Tseng Wen-ting, Yulon 4.3
2. Su Yi-chieh, Dacin 4.2
3. Chen Shih-nian, TB 4.1
4. Wu Yung-jen, TM 4.0
5. Jon Sanders, PY 3.7

Steals
1. Cheng Chih-feng, Dacin 1.9
1. Tseng Wen-ting, Yulon 1.9
3. Shawn Hawkins, KKL 1.8
4. Jon Sanders, PY 1.7
4. Lee Hsueh-lin, Yulon 1.7

Blocks
1. Tseng Wen-ting, Yulon 3.7
2. Cheng Jen-wei, KKL 2.3
3. Byron Allen, Dacin 1.5
4. Wu Tai-hao, TB 1.3
5. Tien Lei, Dacin 1.3

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Foyle made his impact immediately felt

Alexus Foyle, who replaced Antonio Grant in Taiwan Mobile, made his impact immediately felt by leading the team to a three-game winning streak, averaging 26.7 points and 10 rebounds in three games.

Foyle had 17 of his game-high 37 points in the 4th quarter Sunday to go with 17 rebounds, leading Taiwan Mobile to a 93-89 win over Pure Youth, who has lost three straight.

Yulon suffered the first 4-game losing streak last week. It still refused to hire an import, however.

Delvin Thomas exploded for 33 points and 14 rebounds in his last game with Taiwan Beer. Word is that Thomas planned to go back to the U.S. to be with his wife who's giving birth before he signed with TB.

The game also gave the SBL its first 2OT game this season. KKL's Chen Ching-huan made two threes in the last minute of the second overtime to secure the win.

The regular season schedule will be suspended for a two-week Lunar New Year break, Taiwan's biggest holiday of the year.

Feb. 5
TM 79-76 Yulon
TM: Liu Sheng-yao 21p, Ouyang Ching-heng 20p, A. Foyle 18p
Yulon: Yang Che-yi 25p, Lee hsueh-lin 16p+6rb, Tseng Wen-ting 15p+7rb+5a+4blk

KKL 95-85 BOT
KKL: Cheng Jen-wei 34p+12rb, S. Hawkins 29p+8rb, Chen Ching-huan 10p+7rb

Feb. 6
Yulon 78-73 PY
Yulon: Lu Cheng-ju 23p, Tseng Wen-ting 18p+8rb+4a+5s+6blk, Lee Hsueh-lin 16p
PY: J. Sanders 26p+22rb, Hung Chih-shan 13p, Chien Chia-hung 10p+6rb

Dacin 85-75 KKL
Dacin: Chang Chih-feng 21p, Su Yi-chieh 14p, Tien Lei 13p+6rb, Yueh Ying-li 12p
KKL: S. Hawkins 31p+15rb, Cheng Jen-wei 19p+9rb

TM 85-76 TB
TM: A. Foyle 25p+11rb, Wu Yung-jen 10p+10a, Liu Sheng-yao 18p
TB: Yang Ching-min 26p, Wu Tai-hao 18p, Delvin Thomas 10p+6rb

Feb. 7
Dacin 89-84 BOT
Dacin: B. Allen 25p+11rb, Chen Tze-wei 16p, Su Yi-chieh 17p+5a
BOT: Chen Shun-hsiang 22p, Chang Jung-hsuan 19p+6rb, J. Jones 16p+7rb

KKL 102-94(2OT) TB
KKL: S. Hawkins 29p+16rb+7a, Cheng Jen-wei 27p+10rb, Chen Ching-huan 13p+6rb
TB: D. Thomas 33p+14rb, Wu Tai-hao 19p+9rb, Yang Yu-ming 15p, Shang Wei-fan 12p+10rb

TM 93-89 PY
TM: A. Foyle 37p+17rb+4a, Ouyang Ching-heng 16p, Liu Sheng-yao 12p
PY: Huang Chi-feng 20p, James Mao 13p+7rb, J. Sanders 16p, Hung Chih-shan 16p

Standing:
1. Dacin 9-2
2. KKL 8-3
3. Yulon 5-5
3. TB 5-5
5. TM 5-6
6. PY 4-7
7. BOT 1-9

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Week 4 MVP: Shawn Hawkins

Hawkins

KKL forward Shawn Hawkins was named SBL Week 4 MVP Tuesday after averaging 34.5 points, 8 rebounds and 2.54 steals for the week.

Hawkins scored 38 points, including a record-tying 23 points in the fourth quarter, in a win over Yulon. He received 58 points in the media poll (Formula: 1st-2nd-3rd place for 5 points-3points-1 point). TB's Yang Ching-min was a distant second at 19 points.

2010 SBL Weekly MVPs

Week 4: Shawn Hawkins, KKL
Week 3: Chang Chih-feng, Dacin
Week 2: Tseng Wen-ting, Yulon
Week 1: Jonathan Sanders, Pure Youth

(Photo: ESPN Taiwan)

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TM to replace Grant with Foyle

Foyle

Local media reported that Taiwan Mobile will replace Antonio Grant with Alexus Foyle, who is already in Taiwan and ready to play as early as next week.

Alexus Foyle
DOB: September 17, 1978
198cm, 100 kg
Born in Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines ... cousin, Adonal Foyle, plays for the Golden State Warriors

College:
1999-2001: Desert JC (CJCAA)
2001-2002: BYU-Hawaii (NCAA2,): 28 games: 20.4ppg, 6.9rpg, 1.4apg
2002-2003: BYU-Hawaii (NCAA2): NCAA2Score-2(26.7ppg), 5.7rpg, 1.4spg

Pro career: ABA, France, D-League, PBL

(Photo: Eurobasket.com)

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Hawkins has 38; Grant and Thomas likely to be replaced

Hawkins

Shawn Hawkins couldn't be stopped, scoring 23 of his game-high 38 points in the final quarter as KKL routed Yulon 98-86 Sunday and boosted its record to 6-2, the best start in team history.

Hawkins' 23 in the fourth quarter tied SBL's all-time record of most points in a quarter. Yulon's Yang Che-yi, then playing for Videoland Hunters, set the previous record on March 6, 2005.

Hawkins also tallied 21 points in the final quarter in the game vs. Taiwan Mobile on Jan. 17.

Hawkins' scoring outburst led KKL, which trailed 66-64 after the third period for the comeback win.

Yulon suffered its first three-game losing streak in the SBL-era.

In other games, Dacin kept the top spot in the standing after defeating Taiwan Mobile. TM head coach Cheng Chih-lung was quoted as saying the team will replace import Antonio Grant because he "didn't fit into the team offensive structure."

Grant has appeared in seven games and averages 11.7 points and 10.3 rebounds.

Taiwan Beer beat PY 84-76 for its 4th straight win. However, rumor said that TB is considering to replace its import Delvin Thomas.

Meanwhile, local media reported that Yulon owner Yen Kai-tai reiterated the team has no intention to add an import player before the import signing deadline will be Feb. 28 despite its mediocre performance in the past two weeks.

KKL 98-86 Yulon
KKL: S. Hawkins 38p, Cheng Jen-wei 24p, Chen Ching-huan 11p+9rb
Yulon: Lu Cheng-ju 28p, Tseng Wen-ting 12p+10rb+8a, Chou Shih-yuan 16p

TB 84-76 PY
TB: Yang Ching-min 22p, Ho Shou-cheng 16p, Yang Yu-min 12p
PY: Chang Yu-lin 21p, J. Sanders 14p+14rb

Dacin 88-76 TM
Dacin: B. Allen 17p+6rb, Chang Chih-feng 17p, Su Yi-chieh 14p, Tien Lei 13p+6rb
TM: Ouyang Ching-heng 21p, A. Grant 15p+11rb, Liu Sheng-yao 16p

Standing:
Dacin 7-2, KKL 6-2, TB 5-3, Yulon 4-4, PY 4-5, TM 2-6, BOT 1-7

Byron Allen(L) and Antonio Grant

Tien Lei blocked Ouyang Ching-heng

(Photos: ESPN Taiwan)

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