Maine Red Claws guard Tremont Waters has been named the 2019-20 NBA G League Rookie of the Year, the NBA G League announced today.\u00a0 The award, voted on by the league\u2019s 28 head coaches and general managers, recognizes the first-year professional who most significantly contributed to his team\u2019s success during the season.<\/p>\n
Waters (5-10, 175, LSU), a two-way player with the Boston Celtics, averaged 18.0 points, 7.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.89 steals in 36 games for Maine.\u00a0 He ranked sixth in the NBA G League in assists per game and 14th<\/sup>\u00a0in steals per game.\u00a0 Waters registered 10 games with at least 20 points and seven assists, including a season-high 33-point, seven-assist performance in a 155-131 road win over the Greensboro Swarm on Nov. 27.<\/p>\n Behind the 22-year-old Waters, the Red Claws finished in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 28-14 record.\u00a0 Waters was named the NBA G League Player of the Month for November and earned a spot on the 2019-20 Midseason All-NBA G League Team in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n Boston selected Waters in the second round (51st<\/sup>\u00a0pick overall) of NBA Draft 2019 presented by State Farm after he averaged 15.3 points, 5.8 assists and 2.91 steals as a sophomore at LSU in the 2018-19 season.\u00a0 Signed to a two-way contract last July, Waters has appeared in 10 games with the Celtics this season.<\/p>\n Waters is the fourth Maine player to be selected as the NBA G League Rookie of the Year, joining Abdel Nader (2016-17), Tim Frazier (2014-15) and DeShawn Sims (2010-11).<\/p>\n Waters appeared in 36 of Maine\u2019s 42 games this season. \u00a0The NBA G League canceled the remainder of its 2019-20 season on June 4.\u00a0 The regular season was suspended on March 12 and had been scheduled to conclude on March 28.<\/p>\n Salt Lake City Stars forward Jarrell Brantley and South Bay Lakers forward Devontae Cacok finished second and third, respectively, in voting for the 2019-20 NBA G League Rookie of the Year Award.<\/p>\n NBA G League Rookie of the Year Winners<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n 2019-20: Tremont Waters, Maine Red Claws<\/strong><\/p>\n 2018-19: Angel Delgado, Aqua Caliente Clippers<\/p>\n 2017-18: Antonio Blakeney, Windy City Bulls<\/p>\n 2016-17: Abdel Nader, Maine Red Claws<\/p>\n 2015-16: Quinn Cook, Canton Charge<\/p>\n 2014-15: Tim Frazier, Maine Red Claws<\/p>\n 2013-14: Robert Covington, Rio Grande Valley Vipers<\/p>\n 2012-13: Tony Mitchell, Fort Wayne Mad Ants<\/p>\n 2011-12: Edwin Ubiles, Dakota Wizards<\/p>\n 2010-11: DeShawn Sims, Maine Red Claws<\/p>\n 2009-10: Alonzo Gee, Austin Toros<\/p>\n 2008-09: Othyus Jeffers, Iowa Energy<\/p>\n 2007-08: Blake Ahearn, Dakota Wizards<\/p>\n 2006-07: Louis Amundson, Colorado 14ers<\/p>\n 2005-06: Will Bynum, Roanoke Dazzle<\/p>\n 2004-05: James Thomas, Roanoke Dazzle<\/p>\n 2003-04: Desmond Penigar, Asheville Altitude<\/p>\n 2002-03: Devin Brown, Fayetteville Patriots<\/p>\n 2001-02: Fred House, Charleston Lowgators<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The pointguard out of LSU averaged 18.0 points, 7.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.89 steals in 36 games for 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