USA Select Basketball members lead league statistics, yet again.

USA Select Basketball General Manager, Sean Kilmartin released the final statistics for the prestigious England Basketball League (EBL) Division 1. This is a FIBA recognized league and is associated with England Basketball.

For the third consecutive year, the league leading scorer is a product of USA Select Basketball. The league leading scorer was Appalachian State University product, Chris McFarland. The athletic and amiable 6’5″ swing man averaged an astounding 29.16 points per game! Playing for the Sheffield Arrows, McFarland also chose his shots wisely and was listed 4th in field goal percentage, shooting a tough 58% and was 10th in the league in free throw percentage! An unselfish player, he also was ranked 7th in the league in assists, and to round out his game, he averaged 8th in defensive rebounds at nearly 6 per game and ranked 4th in blocked shots

This makes the third consecutive league leading scorer that has played for the Sheffield Arrows and was a product of the USA Select Basketball pipeline! This is also the second leading scorer in the EBL that has come from Appalachian State University. (Noah Brown lead the league in 2005-2006)

Not to be out done, USA Select player Clint Deas proved to be the best big man in the league! Clint, a 6’8″ powerful post player was also a teammate of McFarland at the NCAA division 1, Appalachian State University. They teamed up to play for head coach Pete Kelly at Sheffield. When it came to inside players, Clint league the league in every possible rebounding statistic. Total rebounds per game (19) Defensive rebounds (13) Offensive rebounds (6).

In addition, the well rounded Deas lead the league in blocked shots and was the league leader in field goal percentage, shooting an incredible 63%! In addition, the experienced big man dished out enough assist to be 6th in the league!

While in college, both players played under the guidance of Houston Fancher of Appalachian State University.

USA Select and Davidson College product, Lawrence “Puff” Summers, proved to be one of the leagues best point guards. While playing for Coach James Bramfield with the Kings Lynn Fury. Listed in the top ten of 4 different categories, Summers was 3rd in the league in assists, 5th in steals, 6th in 3 point % and 2nd in Free Throw %!

According to Sean Kilmartin, ” I was pleased to see the final statistics. All 3 of these players came from top university programs and coach’s (Bob McKillop and Houston Fancher), so I knew what they could do. Sheffield has always taken our players and allowed them to blossom. I have gotten a lot of calls for these guys now that the season has ended. Clint was such a power on the boards, he played smart and was unselfish. Chris, who scored at will; is one of the most likable players in recent history, as coach Kelly said, ‘he was a true superstar off the court!’,”

“With Puff” (Summers) , continued Kilmartin, “Kings Lynn got a smart and hard working leader who simply wanted a chance!”