Stella Johnson claims French LFB Hoops Agents weekly honour

American Stella Johnson (173-PG-1998) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's second-best Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomeration and that's her to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 6.
The 28-year old playmaker had the game-high 27 points adding nine rebounds and three assists for BLMA in her team's victory, helping them to beat La Tronche (#11, 1-5) 80-74. BLMA maintains the 2nd position in French LFB. They are still close to the very top. BLMA would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 5-1 record. In the team's last game Johnson had a remarkable 57.1% from 2-point range. She turned to be BLMA's top player in her first season with the team. Rider University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Johnson is in league's top in points (3rd best: 18.2ppg) and averages solid 57.5% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was another BLMA's star - young center Sarah Cisse (190-C-2007). Cisse impressed basketball fans with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. It was enough for Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomeration to edge the lower-ranked La Tronche (#11, 1-5) by 6 points 80-74. BLMA's second position in the standings has not changed. Her team lost just one game this season, while they won 5 matches. Cisse is well-known by BLMA fans and together with Stella Johnson they both established positions among team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 14.7ppg (#8). She also registered 7.5 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was American Harmoni Turner (178-F-2001) of Landerneau Bretagne Basket (#5). Turner showcased her all-around game by recording 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in the last round. She was a key player of Landerneau, leading her team to a 87-85 win against Charnay (3-3). Landerneau needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 3 victories and 3 lost games. Turner has a great season in France. After only 5 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.2ppg (best scorer).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Maye Toure (190-F-2002) of Charnay - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Stephanie Kostowicz (190-F/C-1995) of Villeneuve - 16 points and 6 rebounds
6. Mariana Bulabula (187-C-1996) of Angers - 20 points and 10 rebounds
7. Dayshanette Harris (170-G-2000) of Angers - 13 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists
8. Marie-Michelle Milapie (192-C/F-1996) of Villeneuve - 17 points and 8 rebounds
9. Molly Kaiser (173-G-2002) of Charnay - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists
10. Asianae Johnson (173-G-2000) of Lyon - 17 points and 4 assists

The Player of the week is selected 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)

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