Bakersfield Jam forward, Ike Diogu, has been named the National Basketball Association Development League Player of the Month for games played in March.
The award is the first of Diogu’s career.
Diogu (6-8, 255, Arizona State) led Bakersfield to a 10-3 record in March, including a 7-2 road record and a seven-game winning streak between March 12 and 26.
For the month, Diogu averaged 21.4 points, shooting 59 per cent from the field, to go with 12.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks.
He recorded a double-double in 12 of his 13 games in March, notching two 30-plus point outings.
On March 19, Diogu recorded a season-high 19 rebounds to go with 30 points in a 114-106 road win over the Texas Legends.
The following week, on March 30, he tied his season high with 32 points in a 115-109 win at the Santa Cruz Warriors.
For the season, Diogu is averaging 18.0 points on 55 per cent shooting, to go with 9.4 rebounds, good for sixth-best in the NBA D-League.
Ike Diogu wins NBA D-League Player of the Month
