Liga Unike round 4 best performance: Tamas Bruce

American Forward Tamas Bruce (202-F-95, agency: Hamriding Sports Management) had a great game in the last round for top-ranked Teuta, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 4.
The 26-year old player had a double-double of 33 points and 14 rebounds, while his team beat Kamza (#6, 2-2) 111-102. It allowed Teuta to take over top position in the Liga Unike. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost that single game earlier this season. Teuta has a very solid 3-1 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. Bruce turned to be Teuta's top player in his first season with the team. Former Arkansas State University star has very solid stats this year. Bruce is in league's top in points (9th best: 19.8ppg), rebounds (9th best: 8.3rpg) and averages impressive 2.3spg and 70.2% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was American Gerard Davis (193-G) of Kamza. Davis had a very good evening with a double-double of 37 points and 10 rebounds. Bad luck as Kamza lost that game 102-111 to the higher-ranked Teuta (#1, 3-1). This loss caused Kamza to drop to 6th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 2-2 record is not bad and everything may still change. Davis is well-known at Kamza and is a proven leader in his second season with the team. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 24.0ppg (#1). His other stats are also decent: 7.0rpg and 4.5apg.

Third on the list of top players last round was center Urim Zenelaj (213-C-91, agency: Interperformances) of league's second-best Prizreni-16. Zenelaj showcased his all-around game by recording 18 points, thirteen rebounds (!!!) and five assists in the last round. He was a key player of Prizreni-16, leading his team to a 100-96 win against the lower-ranked Vllaznia (#7, 1-3). Prizreni-16 needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 3 victories and 1 lost game. Zenelaj has a great season in Liga Unike. After only 4 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 11.3rpg (2nd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Milik Yarbrough (198-F-95) of Rahoveci - 20 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Ivan Koljevic (188-PG-84) of Prizreni-16 - 15 points, 6 rebounds and 14 assists
6. Brandon Randolph (187-G-95) of Ylli - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists
7. Arti Hajdari (190-SG-93) of Prizreni-16 - 31 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Barret Benson (208-C-97) of Ylli - 16 points and 12 rebounds
9. Julian Hamati) of Tirana - 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Abrian Edwards (196-G-95) of Kamza - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 3 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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