AUS/ESP – Aussie Ingles causing a stir in Spain’s ACB

GRANADA (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Joe Ingles put an exclamation point on his impressive debut season so far in Spain’s ACB at CB Granada by earning Player of the Week honors in the league.

Back to his normal spot at small forward after having to fill in at the power forward position in recent games, Ingles had 21 points, 10 rebounds and four assists as Granada beat Xacobeo Blu: Sens 97-88 on Sunday.

"When (Coach) Trifon sat down in the last quarter,” the 22-year-old said, “Alberto, our delegate, told me that at the time I was the most valuable player of the weekend.

“And when I returned to the court a few minutes later, I was even happier because I knew that on top of it, we would win and that was the most important thing."

Ingles, who plays in Granada as a European since he possesses a British passport, is averaging 11.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.

At the FIBA World Championship, Ingles and Australia will compete in Group A against Argentina, Serbia, Germany, Jordan and Angola.

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