Thompson's 27 points and 9 rebounds give her Player of the Week award

- February 14, 2025

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Caterrion Thompson

Caterrion Thompson

26-year old American guard Caterrion Thompson (175-G-1998) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's best team KBF Bashkimi Prizren and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 6.
She had the game-high 27 points adding nine rebounds for Bashkimi in her team's victory, helping them to crush Partizani (#2, 4-3) with 25-point margin 84-59. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Bashkimi to consolidate first place in the Liga Unike. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Bashkimi already had a very good start winning all 5 without losing a single one. In the team's last game Thompson had a remarkable 81.8% from 2-point range and got three three-pointers out of 6 attempts. She turned to be Bashkimi's top player in her first season with the team. Mississippi State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Thompson is league's best scorer averaging so far 22.8ppg. Thompson is in league's top in and averages solid 2.2spg and 52.7% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Liliane Ndongbwo (190-C-2005, agency: The French Family Consulting) of SK Tirana. She is DR Congolese center in her first season at Tirana. In the last game Ndongbwo recorded an impressive double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds. Of course she led Tirana to another comfortable win outscoring Flamurtari (3-4) 76-53. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Tirana consolidated its place in top 3 of the standings. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 3-4 record. Ndongbwo is a newcomer at Tirana and quickly became one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to another Bashkimi's star - Arbnore Percuku. Percuku showcased her all-around game by recording 12 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists in the last round. She was another key player of KBF Bashkimi Prizren, helping her team with a 84-59 easy win against #2 ranked Partizani. Bashkimi started extremely well this year. They recorded 5 victories without losing a single game. Percuku turns to be one of the very best players in the league while she is also a leader of the top team having her eyes on the championship title. Percuku has a great season in Liga Unike. After only 5 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.0ppg (5th best) and assists with 10.0apg (best passer).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Adrienne Williams (180-G-1991) of Bashkimi - 15 points and 15 rebounds
5. Brittany Byrd (176-G-1997) of Bashkimi - 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Myriam Lara (188-F/C-1994) of Tirana - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Morina Bojka (180-F-1999) of Tirana - 16 points and 4 rebounds
8. Desiree Ramos (170-G-1993) of Flamurtari - 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists
9. A'Lexxus Davis (188-C-1996) of Tirana - 8 points and 13 rebounds
10. Samra Omerbasic (191-C-1990) of Flamurtari - 8 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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Tags : CATERRION THOMPSON, KBF BASHKIMI PRIZREN, KOSOVAN BASKETBALL, , LIGA UNIKE