The National Basketball League has named Adelaide 36ers giant rookie centre Luke Schenscher as the Player of the Week for Round Six for putting up an amazing performance in his team’s 104-93 loss to the Perth Wildcats at the Distinctive Homes Dome on Saturday night.
The 216cm Schenscher, who is the tallest player in the NBL, scored a game-high 33 points and added an incredible 20 rebounds against Perth. That effort saw him become the first Adelaide player to record at least 30 points and 20 rebounds in a game since Mark Bradtke way back in 1992.
Eighteen of Schenscher’s points were scored in the third quarter along with 10 of his rebounds, as he helped the 36ers recover from a poor start and kept them in the game. He also had two assist and one block for the match, shooting the ball at an efficient 11-of-17 from the field and 11-of-13 from the free throw line.
