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(TORONTO, ON) The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that Isaac Butts of the Moncton Miracles has been named the Recharge with Milk Player of the Week for the week ending February 17, 2013.  Butts becomes the first centre this year to earn Player of the Week honours; he is also the second rookie, after Eric Frederick, to earn this award this season.

Butts, a 6’10” centre who played his collegiate ball at Appalachian State (North Carolina), achieved a double-double of 24 points and 18 rebounds in Moncton’s 110-106 road victory on Thursday, February 14 against the Summerside Storm.

Previous winners of the Recharge With Milk Player of the Week Award:

February 10^th – Marvin Phillips of the Moncton Miracles

February 3^rd – Melvin Goins of the Halifax Rainmen

January 27^th – Anthony Anderson of the Saint John Mill Rats

January 20^th – Nick Okorie of the Oshawa Power

January 13^th – Devin Sweetney of the Moncton Miracles

January 6^th – Eric Frederick of the Montreal Jazz

December 30^th – Chris Commons of the Windsor Express

December 23^rd – Elvin Mims of the London Lightning

December 16^th – Nick Okorie of the Oshawa Power

December 9^th – Quinnel Brown of the Halifax Rainmen

December 2^nd – Darren Duncan of the Windsor Express

November 25^th – Devin Sweetney of the Moncton Miracles

November 18^th – Morgan Lewis of the London Lightning

November 11^th – Greg Plummer of the Summerside Storm

November 4^th – Tyrone Levett of the Moncton Miracles

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National Basketball League of Canada

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