At the Leopards end of season social last Sunday, it was announced that Leopards' Rico Alderson had been named BBL Player of the Month for March.

This is the first time this season that a Leopard has won the award, and, for Alderson ,this is acknowledgement for the responsible way he has handled himself this season.

Those who follow the Leopards away from home will be only too aware of the abuse that Rico has received.

He has let his game do the talking and has become the crowd favourite at the Brentwood Centre where the call of 'Rico, Rico', is to be heard regularly.

Although it came right at the end of March, his performance at Brighton,where he recorded a rare triple double, a game with more than ten points, ten assists and ten rebounds, was statistically remarkable.

However Aldersons contribution has been far greater than statistics, Leopards fans have witnessed a player who regularly sacrifices his own points to ensure the team is successful and for that this award is truly deserved.

Top player: Leopards' Rico Alderson who was named the BBL Player of the Month for March.

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