29-year old forward Olivinha Rodriguez (202-F-83) had a very impressive game in the last round for league's best team Flamengo and receives a Latinbasket.com Player of the Week award for round 15. He had a double-double of 13 points and 15 rebounds, while his team outclassed Suzano (#17, 2-12) with 31-point margin 105-74. It allowed Flamengo to consolidate first place in the Brazilian league. They maintain perfect record without any lost game in the league. It's already very far into the season and Flamengo keeps perfect 13 -0 record. Rodriguez turned to be Flamengo's top player in his first season with the team. Rodriguez has impressive league stats. He leads league in rebounds with 9.7rpg. Rodriguez is in league's top in and averages solid 64.4% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was Fulvio de Assis (187-G-81) of S.Jose/Unimed. He is naturalized Italian guard in his 4th season at S.Jose/Unimed. In the last game de Assis recorded impressive double-double of 18 points and 13 assists. Of course he lead S.Jose/Unimed to another comfortable win outscoring slightly higher-ranked Franca (#4, 10-5) 87-66. This victory allowed S.Jose/Unimed to move up to 6th position in . His team lost some distance to top teams. But 9-6 record is not bad and everything may still change. de Assis is one of the most experienced players at S.Jose/Unimed and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
Third place about best performers goes to guard Welington Dos Santos (185-PG-81) of Brasilia (#5). Dos Santos showcased his all-around game by recording 23 points, five rebounds and ten assists (!!!) in the last round. He was a key player of Brasilia, leading his team to a 92-77 easy win against the lower-ranked Basquete Cearense (#8, 8-6). Brasilia needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in Round 3. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 3 lost games. Dos Santos has a great season in Brazil. After 10 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.7ppg (7th best) and assists with 6.1apg (2nd best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Larry Taylor (185-G-80) of Bauru - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Marquinhos Vieira (207-F-84) of Flamengo - 30 points and 2 rebounds 6. Kenny Dawkins (175-G-87) of Liga Sorocaba - 28 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Robert Day (197-F-82) of Uberlandia - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Tiago Lima (201-C/F-81) of Palmeiras - 17 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Babby Araujo (211-C-80) of Mogi das Cruzes - 24 points and 8 rebounds 10. Jefferson Antonio (207-F/C-83) of S.Jose/Unimed - 31 points and 7 rebounds
The Player of the week is choosen 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)
Brazilian Paulista round 8 best performance: Marcus Vinicius Toledo - 5 hours ago
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Naturalized Spanish Forward Marcus Vinicius Toledo (201-F-86) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Pinheiros, receiving a Eurobasket.com Paulista Player of the Week award for round 8. The 31-year old player was the main contributor (15 points, nine rebounds and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to crush Osasco B. (#8, 1-11) with 21-point margin 83-62. Pinheiros maintains the 4th position in Brazilian Paulista. They would have been even better if they ha... [read more]
Naturalized Spanish Forward Marcus Vinicius Toledo (201-F-86) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Pinheiros, receiving a Eurobasket.com Paulista Player of the Week award for round 8. The 31-year old player was the main contributor (15 points, nine rebounds and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to crush Osasco B. (#8, 1-11) with 21-point margin 83-62. Pinheiros maintains the 4th position in Brazilian Paulista. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Pinheiros will need more victories to improve their 7-5 record. In the team's last game Toledo had a remarkable 60.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be Pinheiros' top player in his first season with the team. Marcus Vinicius Toledo has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (9th best: 12.1ppg), rebounds (4th best: 6.8rpg) and averages impressive 54.3% FGP.
The second best player in last round's games was 31-year old Ygor Viana (208-C-86) of America. Viana had a very good evening with a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds. Bad luck as America lost that game 62-92 to the higher-ranked Mogi (#2, 9-3). America managed to keep the same 7th spot in the standings. 9 lost games are too many comparing to just three victories America managed to get this year. Viana is one of the most experienced players at America and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Kendall Anthony (173-PG-93) of Bauru (#5). Anthony scored 24 points. Despite Anthony's great performance Bauru lost 73-79 to slightly higher-ranked Paulistano (#3, 7-4). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Bauru needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 6 victories and 6 lost games. Anthony has a great season in Brazil. After only 9 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.7ppg (best scorer) and assists with 4.9apg (4th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Pedro Lima (191-SG-87) of Franca - 20 points and 4 assists 5. Desmond Holloway (191-G-90) of Pinheiros - 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Wesley Sena (210-C/F-96) of Mogi - 16 points and 12 rebounds 7. Yago Dos Santos (178-PG-99) of Paulistano - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Ralfi Ansaloni (211-C-87) of Pinheiros - 13 points and 7 rebounds 9. Shamell Stallworth (195-SG-80) of Mogi - 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Darnell Artis (175-PG) of America - 16 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists
The Player of the week is chosen 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)
Caxias do Sul BasqueteTriches (NBB) signed 25-year old small forward Alexandre de Souza (202-94kg-92). He played last summer at Paysandu in the NLB Northern Div.. A very impressive season as he was named to Latinbasket.com Brazilian League All-Defensive Team. The last season de Souza played at Liga Sorocaba where in 28 NBB games he had 8.1ppg and 7.7rpg (#3 in the league). Quite impressive season as he was named to Latinbasket.com Brazilian League All-Defensive Team. de Souza has tried to... [read more]
Caxias do Sul BasqueteTriches (NBB) signed 25-year old small forward Alexandre de Souza (202-94kg-92). He played last summer at Paysandu in the NLB Northern Div.. A very impressive season as he was named to Latinbasket.com Brazilian League All-Defensive Team. The last season de Souza played at Liga Sorocaba where in 28 NBB games he had 8.1ppg and 7.7rpg (#3 in the league). Quite impressive season as he was named to Latinbasket.com Brazilian League All-Defensive Team. de Souza has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2013. He won Carioca League championship title in 2012. de Souza has played previously for four other teams: Flamengo, Pinheiros, Osasco Basquete and SKY/Basquete.
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Paulista Round 8: #1 Vivo/Franca is defeated by Mogi - 1 day ago
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There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in Paulista. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Vivo/Franca (10-2) in Mogi das Cruzes on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by second ranked Mogi (9-3) 85-81. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Vivo/Franca. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Mogi forced 22 Vivo/Franca turnovers. Strangely Vivo/Franca outrebounded Mogi 40-28 including... [read more]
There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in Paulista.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Vivo/Franca (10-2) in Mogi das Cruzes on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by second ranked Mogi (9-3) 85-81. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Vivo/Franca. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Mogi forced 22 Vivo/Franca turnovers. Strangely Vivo/Franca outrebounded Mogi 40-28 including a 29-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. 24 personal fouls committed by Vivo/Franca helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized American Shamell Stallworth (195-80, college: USF, agency: Interperformances) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and American forward Tyrone Curnell (203-88, college: Valdosta St.) who added 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. The former international Jefferson Andrade (207-83) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Mogi have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 9-3 record behind leader Franca. Vivo/Franca at the other side still keeps top place with two games lost. Mogi are looking forward to face Paschoalotto/Bauru (#5) at home in the next round. Vivo/Franca will play against Paulistano (#3) in Sao Paolo and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Paulista top team - Vivo/Franca (10-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they beat sixth ranked Liga Sorocaba (4-7) in Sao Paulo 89-71. The winners were led by Pedro Lima (191-87) who scored that evening 20 points and 4 assists and Henrique Coelho supported him with 12 points and 7 assists. Vivo/Franca's coach Helinho Garcia used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 15 points and 4 assists by American point guard Dontrell Brite (175, college: Mount Olive) did not help to save the game for Liga Sorocaba. Vivo/Franca have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 10-2 record. Liga Sorocaba lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with seven games lost. Vivo/Franca will play against Paulistano (#3) in Sao Paolo in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Liga Sorocaba will play at home against Paulistano and hopes to get back on the winning track. The game in Bauru was also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Paulistano (7-4) played at the court of 5th ranked Paschoalotto/Bauru (6-6). Paulistano managed to secure a 6-point victory 79-73 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Paschoalotto/Bauru. The best player for the winners was Yago Dos-Santos who scored 22 points and 5 rebounds. Paulistano's coach Gustavo Conti used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Kendall Anthony produced 24 points for the hosts. Paulistano moved-up to third place. Loser Paschoalotto/Bauru keeps the fifth position with six games lost. Paulistano will meet Liga Sorocaba (#6) in the next round. Paschoalotto/Bauru will play against the league's second-placed Mogi in Mogi das Cruzes and hope to secure a win. The game in Rio Preto supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Mogi (9-3) played at the court of 7th ranked America (3-9). Mogi smashed America 92-62. Wesley Sena orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Mogi have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 9-3 record behind leader Franca. America lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with nine games lost. Mogi's next round opponent will be Paschoalotto/Bauru (#5) at home. America will play against Liga Sorocaba and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
In the last two games of round 8 bottom-ranked Osasco B. lost to America on the opponent's court 66-75. Pinheiros outscored Osasco B. in a home game 83-62.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Vivo/Franca (10-2) in Mogi das Cruzes on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by second ranked Mogi (9-3) 85-81. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Vivo/Franca. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Mogi forced 22 Vivo/Franca turnovers. Strangely Vivo/Franca outrebounded Mogi 40-28 including a 29-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. 24 personal fouls committed by Vivo/Franca helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized American Shamell Stallworth (195-80, college: USF, agency: Interperformances) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and American forward Tyrone Curnell (203-88, college: Valdosta St.) who added 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. The former international Jefferson Andrade (207-83) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and international Leonardo Meindl (201-93) scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Five Mogi and four Vivo/Franca players scored in double figures. Mogi have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 9-3 record behind leader Franca. Vivo/Franca at the other side still keeps top place with two games lost. Mogi are looking forward to face Paschoalotto/Bauru (#5) at home in the next round. Vivo/Franca will play against Paulistano (#3) in Sao Paolo and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Mogi: S.Stallworth 22+3reb+3ast, T.Curnell 16+6reb+5ast, C.Silveira 13+6reb, J.Oliveira 12+4reb+1ast, L.Taylor 11+3reb+3ast, W.Sena 8+4reb+1ast Franca: J.Andrade 18+10reb, L.Meindl 14+8reb+2ast, P.Lima 12+1reb+3ast, A.Borges 11+4reb+8ast, L.Felipe Gruber 10+3reb+1ast, R.de Souza 9+8reb+1ast
The game in Bauru was also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Paulistano (7-4) played at the court of 5th ranked Paschoalotto/Bauru (6-6). Paulistano managed to secure a 6-point victory 79-73 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Paschoalotto/Bauru. The guests trailed by 3 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 2-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 79-73. Paulistano made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was point guard Yago Dos-Santos (178-99) who scored 22 points and 5 rebounds. American-Peruvian point guard Kyle Fuller (185-92, college: Vanderbilt) chipped in 11 points. Paulistano's coach Gustavo Conti used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American point guard Kendall Anthony (173-93, college: Richmond) produced 24 points and swingman Gabriel Galvanini (203-98) added 13 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Four Paschoalotto/Bauru players scored in double figures. Paulistano moved-up to third place. Loser Paschoalotto/Bauru keeps the fifth position with six games lost. Paulistano will meet Liga Sorocaba (#6) in the next round. Paschoalotto/Bauru will play against the league's second-placed Mogi in Mogi das Cruzes and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Paulistano: Y.Dos Santos 22+5reb+2ast, G.Hubner 11+4reb, K.Fuller 11+4reb+1ast, L.Dias Silva 9+5reb+2ast, J.Luz dos Santos 7+1ast, E.Sommer 6+5reb Bauru: K.Anthony 24+3reb+2ast, G.Galvanini 13+9reb+2ast, R.Lenz 13+5reb+1ast, R.Hettsheimer 11+6reb+2ast, A.Garcia 6+8reb+3ast, G.Santos 4+1reb
The game between closely ranked teams ended with 8th ranked Osasco B.'s (1-11) road loss to seventh ranked America (3-9) 66-75. Osasco B. was ahead by 1 point at the halftime before a 47-37 second half run of America. They also forced 19 Osasco B. turnovers. American point guard Darnell Artis (175, college: Gwynedd-Mercy) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points and 6 assists. Center Ygor Viana (208-86) contributed with 14 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. America's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international power forward William Drudi (206-81) replied with 14 points and 9 rebounds and Vinicius Oliveira (200-90) added 10 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Osasco B.America maintains seventh position with 3-9 record. Osasco B. lost fourth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost. America's next round opponent will be higher ranked Liga Sorocaba (#6) in Sorocabana and it may be quite challenging game. Osasco B. will play at home against the league's leader Vivo/Franca and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: America: D.Artis 16+2reb+6ast, Y.Viana 14+9reb, J.Knight 11+2reb+3ast, W.Pessoa 9+5reb+1ast, L.Rosa 7+5reb+3ast, L.Rubens 7+1reb Osasco B.: W.Drudi 14+9reb+3ast, L.Paulo Dos Santos 12+1reb, V.Oliveira 10+11reb+2ast, B.Felipe Viana 9+4reb+1ast, I.Avelino 6+6reb+2ast, L.Fernandes 6+1reb+1ast
The game in Rio Preto supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Mogi (9-3) played at the court of 7th ranked America (3-9). Mogi smashed America 92-62. They made 27-of-33 charity shots (81.8 percent) during the game, while America only scored seven points from the stripe. Mogi forced 20 America turnovers and had a 31-16 advantage in offensive rebounds. 26 personal fouls committed by America helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Power forward Wesley Sena (210-96) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds. Naturalized American Shamell Stallworth (195-80, college: USF, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 21 points for the winners. Four Mogi players scored in double figures. Center Ygor Viana (208-86) replied with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds and guard Gabriel Andrade (185-93, college: BYU-Hawaii) added 10 points and 7 steals in the effort for America. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Mogi have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 9-3 record behind leader Franca. America lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with nine games lost. Mogi's next round opponent will be Paschoalotto/Bauru (#5) at home. America will play against Liga Sorocaba and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Mogi: S.Stallworth 21+4reb+3ast, W.Sena 16+12reb+1ast, J.Oliveira 16+7reb+1ast, G.Filipin 10+4reb, R.Da Silva 8+3reb+1ast, P.Vieira 6+4reb+1ast America: Y.Viana 17+11reb+3ast, G.Andrade 10+4reb+1ast, D.Artis 8+1reb+1ast, W.Pessoa 6+1reb+1ast, J.Knight 6+2reb+1ast, K.Torres 4+5reb+1ast
Rather predictable result in Sao Paolo where fourth ranked Pinheiros (7-5) smashed bottom-ranked Osasco B. (1-11) 83-62. Osasco B. was ahead by 2 points after three quarters before a 31-8 charge of Pinheiros, which allowed them to win the game. They also forced 25 Osasco B. turnovers. 27 personal fouls committed by Osasco B. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American guard Desmond Holloway (191-90, college: Co.Carolina) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points. The former international forward Marcus-Vinicius Toledo (201-86) contributed with 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Four Pinheiros players scored in double figures. The former international power forward William Drudi (206-81) replied with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds and Vinicius Oliveira (200-90) added 14 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Osasco B.Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Pinheiros maintains fourth position with 7-5 record. Osasco B. lost fourth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost. Pinheiros' next round opponent will be Paschoalotto/Bauru (#5) at home. Osasco B. will play against the league's leader Vivo/Franca and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Pinheiros: D.Holloway 21+2reb+3ast, M.Vinicius Toledo 15+9reb+2ast, A.Bernardi 14+5reb+1ast, R.Ansaloni 13+7reb, C.Bennett 9+3reb+7ast, V.Pinto 4+1ast Osasco B.: V.Oliveira 14+5reb+1ast, W.Drudi 14+10reb, L.Paulo Dos Santos 9+2reb+1ast, L.Fernandes 6+2reb+5ast, A.Ferros 5+1reb, R.Italo 4+3reb+3ast
Paulista top team - Vivo/Franca (10-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they beat sixth ranked Liga Sorocaba (4-7) in Sao Paulo 89-71. It looked good early as Liga Sorocaba took a 1-point small lead at the end of first quarter. But then Vivo/Franca had a 22-13 second period charge getting the lead and Liga Sorocaba was not able to take back game control losing it eventually 71-89. Vivo/Franca players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Liga Sorocaba's players. The winners were led by Pedro Lima (191-87) who scored that evening 20 points and 4 assists and international point guard Henrique Coelho (183-93) supported him with 12 points and 7 assists. Vivo/Franca's coach Helinho Garcia used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 15 points and 4 assists by American point guard Dontrell Brite (175, college: Mount Olive) did not help to save the game for Liga Sorocaba. Forward Cesar Araujo (201-81) added 13 points and 8 rebounds for the guests. Four Vivo/Franca and five Liga Sorocaba players scored in double figures. Vivo/Franca have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 10-2 record. Liga Sorocaba lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with seven games lost. Vivo/Franca will play against Paulistano (#3) in Sao Paolo in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Liga Sorocaba will play at home against Paulistano and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Franca: P.Lima 20+1reb+4ast, H.Coelho 12+1reb+7ast, L.Cipolini 11+6reb+1ast, L.Felipe Gruber 11+4reb+4ast, A.Ferreira 10+1reb+3ast, J.Pedro Demetrio 8 L.Sorocaba: A.Cook 16+2reb+1ast, D.Brite 15+4reb+4ast, C.Araujo 13+8reb, L.Moraes 12+7reb, R.Rodrigues 10+8reb, C.Gradnigo 3+2reb+1ast
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