With two weeks of the NBA season in the books, ESPN.com's John Hollinger compiled a list of his 12 biggest early-season surprise players and former Towson great Gary Neal made the cut.

Hollinger wrote the following about the San Antonio Spurs guard:

"Neal's fourth-quarter outburst in Portland was the high point, but he's been a major catalyst off San Antonio's bench all season. This isn't just 3-point flukiness, either -- Neal is shooting 68.4 percent inside the arc, and has scored better than a point every two minutes while committing just seven turnovers in seven games. His scoring burst has made up for a disappointing start from San Antonio's usual bench ace, Manu Ginobili, and helped the Spurs to a quietly excellent 6-1 start.


-TowsonTigers.com-