Jefferson number one in Portuguese Proliga for round 12 - Jan 31, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
American forward Deantre Jefferson (203-F-88) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Oliveirense, receiving a Eurobasket.com Proliga Player of the Week award for round 12.
The 23-year old player had a double-double of 27 points and 13 rebounds, while his team beat Povoa (#12, 2-10) 79-69. Oliveirense is placed at 8th position in Portuguese Proliga. Oliveirense is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings [read more]
American forward Deantre Jefferson (203-F-88) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Oliveirense, receiving a Eurobasket.com Proliga Player of the Week award for round 12. The 23-year old player had a double-double of 27 points and 13 rebounds, while his team beat Povoa (#12, 2-10) 79-69. Oliveirense is placed at 8th position in Portuguese Proliga. Oliveirense is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 5-7 record. Jefferson turned to be Oliveirense's top player in his first season with the team. Former Univ.of Tennessee - Chattanooga star has very solid stats this year. Jefferson leads league in rebounds with 13.1rpg. Jefferson is in league's top in and averages impressive 55.6% FGP.
The second best player in last round's games was 34-year old Cape Verdean Mario Neves (190-G/F-77) of Electrico FC. Neves had a very good evening with a double-double of 16 points and 17 rebounds. It was enough for Electrico FC to edge slightly higher-ranked Fisica (6-6) 79-77. This victory allowed Electrico FC to move up to 6th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 6-6 record is not bad and everything may still change. Neves is a newcomer at Electrico FC, but is already one of team's top players.
Third on the list of top players last round was center Paulo Diamantino (203-C-85) of Maia Basket (#9). Diamantino scored 15 points and grabbed fourteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Maia Basket, leading his team to a 78-41 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Gaeirense (#11, 3-9). The chances of Maia Basket ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 7 games, recording just five victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Diamantino could help Maia Basket to bring them higher in the standings. Diamantino has a very solid season. In 4 games in Portugal he scored 10.5ppg.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Rui Quintino (196-F-83) of Galitos-Tley - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists 5. Terrence Mack (198-F/C-84) of Angra - 18 points and 13 rebounds 6. Vladimir Teixeira (180-G-84) of Povoa - 16 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Flavio Gomes (194-G/F-89) of Angra - 17 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Odair Conceicao (197-F-84) of Guifoes - 12 points and 16 rebounds 9. Jose Almeida (199-F-86) of Guifoes - 11 points and 15 rebounds 10. Joao Vicente (203-C-86) of Alges - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
Gomes number one in Portugal for round 14 - Jan 31, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Naturalized Cape Verdean forward Joao Gomes (199-F-85) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for top-ranked Benfica, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 14.
The 26-year old player was the main contributor (19 points, eight rebounds and five assists) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass, the league's bottom-ranked team Ginasio (#12, 0-14) with 33-point margin 94-61. It allowed Benfica to consolidate first place in the Cape Verdean LPB [read more]
Naturalized Cape Verdean forward Joao Gomes (199-F-85) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for top-ranked Benfica, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 14. The 26-year old player was the main contributor (19 points, eight rebounds and five assists) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass, the league's bottom-ranked team Ginasio (#12, 0-14) with 33-point margin 94-61. It allowed Benfica to consolidate first place in the Cape Verdean LPB. Benfica has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 13-1. It was one of impressive evenings for Gomes as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Joao Gomes averages this season 10.8ppg.
The second best player in last round's games was 23-year old American Arnette Hallman (199-F-88) of Academica. Hallman had a very good evening with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. It was enough for Academica to edge slightly higher-ranked CAB Madeira (#5, 8-6) 84-82. This victory allowed Academica to move up to 7th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-8 record. Hallman is a newcomer at Academica and despite he is not a team leader yet, every game he becomes more reliable player. Hopefully performances like the last one will happen more often.
Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Austin Kenon (180-G) of CAB Madeira (#5). Kenon scored 27 points. Despite Kenon's great performance CAB Madeira lost 82-84 to slightly lower-ranked Academica (#7, 6-8). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing CAB Madeira needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 8 victories and 6 lost games. Kenon has a great season in Portugal. After 14 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.9ppg (8th best) and assists with 4.1apg (7th best). He also has 2.4spg and and 3PT: 41.1%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Robert Johnson (203-C/F-81) of Porto Ferpinta - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 5. David Jackson (201-F-88) of Barreirense - 21 points and 6 rebounds 6. Brian Morris (205-F-87) of Vitoria SC - 16 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Heshimu Evans (198-F-75) of Benfica - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Maris Gulbis (202-F-85) of Vitoria SC - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Antonio Tavares (183-G-75) of Barreirense - 21 points and 3 assists 10. Mohamed Camara (196-F-83) of Lusitania - 14 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists
The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
We are going to Africa, and I am beyond excited! We will be traveling to Angola this weekend. Since learning about African cultures in school, I have been intrigued by the many lifestyles and rich history that the continent has to offer. Now I have a chance to see a small portion of it firsthand. This will be a special moment for me, because Ive never had an opportunity like this given to me before. To top it off Im going with a good group guys [read more]
We are going to Africa, and I am beyond excited! We will be traveling to Angola this weekend. Since learning about African cultures in school, I have been intrigued by the many lifestyles and rich history that the continent has to offer. Now I have a chance to see a small portion of it firsthand. This will be a special moment for me, because Ive never had an opportunity like this given to me before. To top it off Im going with a good group guys. Its another opportunity for us to play against high competition but in a different country and possibly create new synergy. The temporary change of scenery will be good for us too. I am truly blessed to be able to travel while doing what I love. I thank God every day for giving me this talent. By saying that this opportunity will not be taken for granted. Cavel Witter (183-G-87, college: Creighton)
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