Rob Kurz and Oliver Lafayette of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants were today named NBA Development League Co-Performers of the Week for games played during the week of March 29, when the Mad Ants recorded a 3-0 record to close out the 2009-10 NBA D-League regular season.  The award is a first for both Kurz and Lafayette.  

Kurz, a 6-9 230-pound forward from Notre Dame, recorded three double-doubles last week in road wins over the Springfield Armor and Maine Red Claws.  He scored 27 points, one shy of his season high, in a 100-83 win over the Armor on April 1, and returned on April 2 to finish with a 19-point, 12-rebound double-double in a 105-92 win over the Maine Red Claws in Portland.  For the week, Kurz averaged 23.3 points on 56 percent (23-of-41) shooting from the floor to go with  10.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists.  An NBA D-League All-Star, Kurz averaged 17.5 points and 10.1 rebounds (third in the NBA D-League) in 39 games, 25 starts, for the Mad Ants this season.  He scored in double figures on 35 occasions, notching 21 double-doubles.  

Lafayette, a 6-2, 190-pound guard out of Houston, scored a game-high 32 points in Fort Wayne?s win over Maine on April 2.  He began the week with 26- and 24-point outings on March 29 and April 1, respectively.  For the week, Lafayette averaged a team-high 27.3 points, 8.7 assists and 7.3 rebounds.  A key contributor to the Mad Ants all season, Lafayette led the team in scoring 12 times, including a season-high 34 points in a 108-94 home win over Maine on March 16.  For the season, Lafayette averaged 17.1 points, 6.5 assists and 4.6 rebounds.