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Banton Enjoys Career Night

Former Husker Dalano Banton enjoyed career night in Toronto's 115-111 win over Detroit on Monday night.

The second-year Raptor enjoyed a career high for the second straight game, finishing with 27 points on 9-of-16 shooting, along with four rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks.  It marked the second straight game he posted a career high in points as he had 14 points in 13 minutes in Toronto's loss to Indiana on Saturday.

Monday's start marked Banton's second career start and first of the season.

"I got a lot of reps in the summer, playing for Team Canada and in the summer league, and I did a lot of training with our development team," said Banton after the game in the postgame press conference. "The coaches trusted me enough to put me in the starting lineup, and Coach Nurse told me I should make the most of it."

On the season, Banton is averaging 6.5 points per game while shooting 46 percent from the field and 36 percent from 3-point range after shooting 25 percent from beyond the arc as a rookie.