Josh Pella joins TNL Express for Mr. Basketball Tournament in Kearney, Nebraska

Josh Pella traveled with TNL Express to the Mister Basketball Tournament over the fourth of July weekend as a fill in.  Pella was top scorer with 23 points in their first pool game against KC Heat helping TNL to a 97-62 win.  The second pool game against Colorado Shining Stars II, Pella scored 7 points helping lift his team to a 2-0 record by a score of 76-65.  The final pool game against the Tulsa Dream was a record setting game in the history of the tournament.  The team won, 120-69.  This broke the "most points scored by a team" record previously held by Team Iowa in 1995.  Pella contributed 13 points in the win.

Bracket play started Saturday as TNL Express beat Step Off Lightning by 3 and then was eliminated from the tournament in the sweet sixteen by All Iowa Elite.

Bracket Results
Pool Standings
Individual Scoring Leaders
Team Scoring Leaders