Sports Australia - Basketball Media Release: Cattalini collects NBL Weekly Award [Nov 8, 2005]

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Tuesday November 8, 2005

Basketball :: Basketball Australia

Cattalini collects NBL Weekly Award

NBL Philips Championship Cairns Taipans forward Martin Cattalini has taken out the National Basketball League’s (NBL) Philips Player of the Week award for Round 10.

Cattalini led the Taipans charge as his side collected two strong victories at the weekend. The Snake star opened Round Ten with an amazing 38 points, nine rebounds and three assists in the Taipans 14-point win over archrivals the Brisbane Bullets, 129-115.

The 200cm forward followed that performance up 24 hours later as Cairns rolled the ever-improving Hunter Pirates 98-90 at Newcastle Entertainment Centre. Cattalini again topped the scoring with another solid performance collecting 24 points, four rebounds and one assist.

Cattalini, a 12-year veteran of the NBL and seasoned international, averaged 31.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and two assists in his side’s back-to-back victories and moved Cairns into fourth place on the Philips Championship ladder.

Player of the Week award winners in Season 2005-06
Round 1	Dusty Rychart Adelaide 36ers
Round 2	Tony Rampton Wollongong
Round 3	Brad Newley Townsville
Round 4	Rashad Tucker Melbourne Tigers
Round 5	CJ Bruton Sydney Kings
Round 6	Brett Maher Adelaide 36ers
Round 7	CJ Bruton Sydney Kings
Round 8	Mike Helms Hunter Pirates
Round 9	Shawn Redhage Perth Wildcats
Round 10	Martin Cattalini Cairns Taipans

Cattalini narrowly edged out Brisbane’s Bobby Brannen for the weekly honour. Brannen averaged 25 points, 11 rebounds and one assist for the Bullets as his side went 1-1 for Round Ten of the Philips Championship.

Another notable mention for the week was West Sydney’s newly-signed Pero Vasiljevic. The athletic big man played his first game for the Pigs in the 2005/06 Philips Championship, recording two double-double games. With 15 points and ten rebounds against New Zealand, the big-man then backed up with 21 points and 12 rebounds as the Pigs narrowly lost to competition front-runners the Adelaide 36ers.

Other players in the running for the Philips Player of the Week award for Round Ten included Larry Davidson (Hunter), Michael Hill (Brisbane), Shawn Redhage (Perth), Cortez Groves (Wollongong), John Rillie (Townsville), Chris Anstey (Melbourne), Willie Farley (Adelaide), Jacob Holmes (Adelaide), Jason Smith (Sydney), James Harvey (West Sydney), Ben Pepper (New Zealand) and David Bailey (Perth).

For winning the Philips Player of the Week award this round, Cattalini will receive a Philips Shoqbox, the new tiny personal sound system designed for people that love to share their music experience with others.