Cougars in the pros: Childs and Toolson face off in G-League debuts
Former BYU teammates Yoeli Childs and Jake Toolson squared off in their NBA G-League debuts on Feb. 10, while the Kansas City Chiefs, featuring two BYU alumni, fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Super Bowl Sunday. Follow along with us each week as we share notable stats and stories from former Cougars in the pros.
Basketball
Yoeli Childs had 11 points, five rebounds, one assist and two steals in a 117-98 Erie BayHawks victory over former teammate
Jake Toolson and the Salt Lake City Stars. Toolson tallied five points, two rebounds and two assists for the Stars.
Feb 4, 2021
Midway through the second quarter of a home contest against the Chiba Jets Funabashi, Nick Fazekas, the Kawasaki Brave Thunders center, nailed a free throw to record the 6,000th point of his career in Japan.
Following the game, a 77-67 loss, Fazekas said the B. League Eastern Conference club had “been good to me” and “guys that have been with me are a big reason why I’ve got the 6,000.”
“It’s been a fun ride and something one day I’ll look back on,” said Fazekas, who was the MVP of the league’s inaugural season in 2016-17.
Jan 14, 2021
The Kawasaki Brave Thunders came through late capitalizing on a strong offensive effort from Naoto Tsuji to pull away for a 72-62 win over the Chiba Jets Funabashi in the quarterfinals of the prestigious Emperor’s Cup tournament on Wednesday night.
Kawasaki booked a spot in the semifinals alongside the Alvark Tokyo, Utsunomiya Brex and SeaHorses Mikawa. The Brave Thunders will take on Mikawa while Utsunomiya and Tokyo will square off.
The semifinals will be held March 12 and the winners will clash in the final the next day. Saitama Super Arena will host the final two rounds.
Tsuji hit two 3-pointers with just under two minutes remaining in the final quarter and later sealed the deal with a layup.