Central Basketball Association

In his first two career games last weekend in the Central Basketball Association, Memphis' Jameel Best posted not one, but two consecutive double-doubles to give his team a frontcourt presence they have never had in their competitive history in the league. 

The 6-foot-9, Best, who played football at Ole Miss University, had a combined 37 points, 32 rebounds, and 5 blocks in Week One of the 2018 CBA season, including the league's best performance of the weekend, where he posted a 20-point, 20-rebound, 4-block effort in last Sunday's comeback overtime victory over Bowling Green. In that game, Best shot 9-for-15 from the field, grabbed nine offensive rebounds, and proved that defending him in the paint will be a challenge for Memphis' opponents this season. 

Below are the list of the top-20 performances, led by Best, from Week 1 of the 2018 CBA season:

1. Jameel Best (Memphis): 20 points, 20 rebounds, 4 blocks (vs. Bowling Green 3/25)
2. Monte Burney (Bowling Green): 19 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 1 block (at Memphis 3/25)
3. Dontarion Wright (Memphis): 26 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks (vs. Bowling Green 3/25)
4. Myles Thrash (Middle Tennessee): 28 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals (at Baltimore 3/24)
5. Widgett Washington (Illinois): 30 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks (at Fort Wayne 3/25)
6. Ervin Herron II (Jackson): 30 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists (vs. Memphis 3/24)
7. Joshua Sain (Middle Tennessee): 23 points, 10 rebounds (at Baltimore 3/24)
8. Jameel Best (Memphis): 17 points, 12 rebounds, 1 block (at Jackson 3/24)
9. Trevor Lucas (Fort Wayne): 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists (vs. Illinois 3/25)
10. Dominique Rouse (Middle Tennessee): 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block (at Baltimore 3/24)
11. Marquis Patton (Middle Tennessee): 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, 1 block (at Baltimore 3/24)
12. Teraes Clemmons (Bowling Green): 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists (at Memphis 3/25)
13. Mark Gray (Bowling Green): 20 points, 7 rebounds (at Memphis 3/25)
14. Dontarion Wright (Memphis): 26 points, 4 rebounds (at Jackson 3/24)
15. Antonio Cannon (Fort Wayne): 24 points, 3 rebounds (vs. Illinois 3/25)
16. Elijah Wilson-Thomas (Fort Wayne): 24 points (vs. Illinois 3/25)
17. Antonio Wilson (Fort Wayne): 8 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block (vs. Illinois 3/25)
18. Kendall Allison (Baltimore): 8 points, 11 rebounds (vs. Middle Tennessee 3/24)
19. Denzel Smith (Illinois): 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks (at Fort Wayne 3/25)
20. Ronald Lucas III (Fort Wayne): 9 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals (vs. Illinois 3/25)

Week Two action in the league will continue this evening as the league action will feature three games, including Baltimore at Illinois tonight, followed by Illinois at Indianapolis and Baltimore at Fort Wayne tomorrow night. Watch all three games live at www.playcba.com to look at the potential top-20 performances for Week 2 of the 2018 CBA season.