PLAYOFF MVP
Second-year guard Bingo Bango of the Dallas Demons became the first Playoff MVP from a losing team since Didger A'doo of Chicago was named following the Season 35 Finals.
The 6-4 Bango, who came to Dallas from Los Angeles as a free agent, capped his first season as a full-time starter by tying for the playoff leadership in scoring with 20.7 per game and leading all playoff players in rebounds with 5.0 per contest.
Bango's 37-point performance against Charleston in Game 3 of the Finals was the main reason that the champion Mountaineers were handed their lone loss of the season.
A second team All-MBA selection, the sharp-shooting Bango was also named the MVP of his team for Dallas, leading the Demons in scoring with a 17.9 points per game average that was fourth-best in the league. In addition to contributing a healthy 4.8 rebounds per game, Bango also led his team in assists (2.1 per game) and steals (5).
Bango is the first Dallas player to capture the Playoff MVP award since Hall of Famer Mamadou Zongo led the Demons to their last championship in Season 28. Hall of Fame forward Shooter Flatch of the Season 20 champs and forward Tersio Tataruga of the Season 21 title team round out the four Dallas players who have won the coveted honor.
SEASON 42 PLAYOFF VOTING
1. Bingo Bango, Dallas 27
2. Naf Naf, Charleston 26.1
3. J.J. Gargantuan, Charleston 25.4
BOP-BOP MAKES HALL OF FAME
Although it took nine seasons for Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty Bop Bop-Bop to become the 46th member of the MBA Hall of Fame, those who follow the league closely have considered him a top of the pyramid player for some time.
It has been a banner year for the versatile, 6-1 guard, who registered the highest scoring average of his career this past season and was named for the first time to first team All-MBA.
With the retirement of Hall of Famer Max Payne, Bop-Bop joins fellow guard and teammate Naf Naf as the only active Hall of Famers in the MBA.
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