6'1” Jarryd Loyd is off to great start for the Nelson Giants in the New Zealand NBL where he was named Round Four Player of the Week. He scored 27 points in the road win over the Wiakato Pistons 73-80 to move the Giants into first place in the league. The all-around guard also finished with a dominating 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Jarryd is averaging 22.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg and 5.4 apg. for the season. Tony Rampton added 13 points and John Barber 11 points for the Giants.