Best players of Luxembourg LBBL round 5 (by Hoops Agents)

American Julian Hammond III (188-G-2002) had a very impressive game in the last round for BC Musel Pikes and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 5.
The 24-year old guard had the game-high 43 points adding nine rebounds and seven assists for Musel Pikes in his team's victory, helping them to beat Soleuvre (#11, 1-4) 95-84. Musel Pikes is placed at 4th position in Luxembourg LBBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost two games earlier this season. Musel Pikes will need more victories to improve their 3-2 record. In the team's last game Hammond III had a remarkable 64.7% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 12 attempts. He turned to be Musel Pikes' top player in his first season with the team. University of Colorado graduate has very impressive stats this year. Hammond III is league's best scorer averaging so far 31.4ppg. Hammond III is in league's top in assists (3rd best: 5.8apg) and averages solid 53.4% FGP and 42.9% from behind 3-point line.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was American forward Christian Parker (198-F) of AS Soleuvre Belvaux. Parker impressed basketball fans with 36 points and 8 rebounds. Bad luck as Soleuvre lost that game 84-95 to the higher-ranked Musel Pikes (#4, 3-2). Soleuvre is still in a red zone at 11th spot in the standings. 4 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Soleuvre managed to get this year. Parker is well-known by Soleuvre fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.8ppg (#9). He also registered 8.4 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was American Michael Imariagbe (201-F-2002) of BBC Arantia Larochette (#3). Imariagbe showcased his all-around game by recording 27 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in the last round. Despite Imariagbe's great performance the Arantia lost 89-100 to the lower-ranked Residence (3-2). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Arantia needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 3 victories and 2 lost games. Imariagbe has a great season in Luxembourg. After only 5 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 10.2rpg (5th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Desean Hampton (196-F-1998) of Residence - 21 points and 12 rebounds
5. Kyle Johnson (203-F-2000) of Musel Pikes - 19 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Demarkus Stuckey Jr. (183-PG-1995) of Residence - 27 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists
7. Jeff Early Jr. (190-G-1988) of Kordall S. - 33 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists
8. Jarvis Williams (198-F/G-1989) of Sparta - 17 points and 8 rebounds
9. Clancy Rugg (204-F/C-1991) of Esch - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Blake Jones (208-F-2002) of Kordall S. - 23 points, 9 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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