Brody Whitaker gets MVP of the Week award for Portuguese Liga Betclic (by Hoops Agents)

American Brody Whitaker (190-G-2002) had a very impressive game in the last round for CD Povoa and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 5.
The 24-year old guard had a double-double of 22 points and 11 rebounds, while his team beat Vitoria (#9, 2-3) 75-68. Povoa maintains the 6th position in Portuguese Liga Betclic. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost two games earlier this season. Povoa will need more victories to improve their 3-2 record. In the team's last game Whitaker had a remarkable 63.6% from 2-point range. He turned to be Povoa's top player in his first season with the team. Brody Whitaker averages this season 15.2ppg and 5.8rpg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young guard Bernardo Ferreira (182-G-2003) of CAB Madeira. Ferreira impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 16 points and 12 assists. Bad luck as CAB Madeira was edged by the higher-ranked Oliveirense (#5, 3-1) 113-109. CAB Madeira is still second from the bottom in the standings. 4 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory CAB Madeira managed to get this year. Ferreira is one of the most experienced players at CAB Madeira and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

The third best performed player last round was American Prentiss Nixon (183-PG-1997) of U.D. Oliveirense (#5). Nixon scored 27 points and passed 7 assists. He was a key player of Oliveirense, leading his team to a 113-109 win against the lower-ranked CAB Madeira (#10, 1-4). Oliveirense needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 3 victories and 1 lost game. Nixon has a great season in Portugal. After only 4 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.0ppg (6th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Justice Shoats (180-G-2004) of Queluz - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists
5. Aboubacar Gakou (201-F-1997) of Braga - 23 points and 7 rebounds
6. Miguel Monteiro (177-PG-2003) of Ovarense - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists
7. Justin Bailey (190-G-2004) of Esgueira - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists
8. Tyler Coleman (201-F-2002) of Portimonense - 11 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Leon Ayers III (195-G-2000) of Ovarense - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Candido Sa (206-F-1992) of Oliveirense - 13 points, 12 rebounds and 2 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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