Odiase's 17 points and 6 rebounds give him Player of the Week award

31-year old PUR-USAn center Tai Odiase (206-C-1995) had a great game in the last round for second-ranked Hapoel Shlomo Tel-Aviv and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 4.
He had the game-high 17 points adding six rebounds and two assists for H.Tel-Aviv in his team's victory, helping them to crush M.Tel-Aviv (#4, 2-2) with 18-point margin 105-87. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Hapoel Tel-Aviv is placed at 2nd position in Israeli league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost that single game earlier this season. H.Tel-Aviv will need more victories to improve their 3-1 record. It's Odiase's second year at Hapoel Tel-Aviv and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Tai Odiase averages just after three games 12.0ppg.

Second best performed player last round was Adama Sanogo (206-C-2002) of Hapoel Holon. He is Mali center in his first season at H.Holon. In the last game Sanogo recorded an impressive double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds. Bad luck as Hapoel Holon lost that game 70-78 to the higher-ranked M.Rishon (#8, 2-2). This loss caused H.Holon to slide to the very bottom (14) position in the standings. 3 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Hapoel Holon managed to get this year. Sanogo is a newcomer at H.Holon and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.3ppg (#6). He also registered 8.3 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to guard Zack Bryant (188-G-1997) of Bnei Ofek Dist Hertzeliya (#7). Bryant showcased his all-around game by recording 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the last round. Despite Bryant's great performance the Bnei Hertzeliya lost 87-97 to Kiryat Ata (2-2). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Bnei Hertzeliya needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 2 victories and 2 lost games. Bryant has a great season in Israel. After only 4 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 23.5ppg (best scorer) and assists with 6.0apg (5th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Vasilije Micic (196-G-1994) of H.Tel-Aviv - 31 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists
5. Justin Lewis (201-F-2002) of M.Ramat Gan - 20 points and 8 rebounds
6. Alston Mason (188-G-2002) of H.Galil Elyon - 22 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Josh Christopher (195-G-2001) of I.Ness Ziona - 24 points and 6 rebounds
8. Robert Turner III (190-PG-1993) of M.Ashdod - 22 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists
9. Kendale McCullum (185-PG-1996) of H.Eilat - 12 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists
10. Justin Tillman (203-F-1996) of M.Rishon - 22 points and 7 rebounds

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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