A big effort of Sopesa to put togoether a competitive team will worth if the coaching staff can build chemistry, the addition of Torrye Braggs and Jesus Urbina is a great achievement and will make them stronger in the paint, but the team still need to wait a way to play under control each night, another candidate for the postseason.
Franklin Forbes (1,80 G) Eleuterio Renteria (1,93 F/G) Michael Jackson (1,95 F) Eward Steele (1,86 G) Jared Corpus (1,92 F) Stefano Steele (1,90 F) Joe Manuel (1,96 F) Jesus Urbina (2,00 F Col / Ven) Kendrick Jones (1.90 G USA) Torraye Braggs (2,03 F/C USA) Chucky Frierson (1,98 F USA) Coach: Luis Beleno and Nora Francis Hometown: San Andres Island. Homecourt: Coliseo de San Luis.
Smith's double-double lands him (Second Stage) Player of the Week award - May 22, 2013
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35-year old center Quentin Smith (205-C-77) had a great game in the last round for Aguilas and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 19 (Second Stage).
He had a double-double of 28 points and 16 rebounds, while his team lost the game against Bambuqueros (#1, 14-5) 83-99. Aguilas maintains the 6th position in Colombian league. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 14 games and recorded just five victories [read more]
35-year old center Quentin Smith (205-C-77) had a great game in the last round for Aguilas and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 19 (Second Stage). He had a double-double of 28 points and 16 rebounds, while his team lost the game against Bambuqueros (#1, 14-5) 83-99. Aguilas maintains the 6th position in Colombian league. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 14 games and recorded just five victories. In the team's last game Smith had a remarkable 58.3% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Aguilas, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Mississippi State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Smith is in league's top in rebounds (5th best: 9.5rpg) and averages solid 58.9% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was Darrin Dorsey (188-PG) of top-ranked Bambuqueros. He is American guard in his first season at Bambuqueros. In the last game Dorsey recorded impressive double-double of 19 points and 13 assists. Of course he lead Bambuqueros to another comfortable win 99-83 over the lower-ranked Aguilas (#6, 5-14) being unquestionably team leader. Of course Bambuqueros still keep the league's top spot. His team has currently 14-5 record. Dorsey is one of the most experienced players at Bambuqueros and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
Third place about best performers goes to guard Edgar Moreno (190-G-81, agency: Dream Team Management) of Piratas (#3). Moreno showcased his all-around game by recording 14 points, five rebounds and thirteen assists (!!!) in the last round. He was a key player of Piratas, leading his team to a 111-91 easy win against #4 ranked Once Caldas in a game of the week. Piratas needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 8 lost games. Moreno has a great season in Colombia. After 45 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 5.6apg (best passer).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Tayron Thomas (191-PG-84) of Piratas - 27 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Nicholas Covington (188-G-85) of Bucaros - 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Justin Garris (196-F/G-89) of Once Caldas - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Cesar Chavez Jacobo (196-PG-85) of Academia - 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Stalin Ortiz (190-G-81) of Bambuqueros - 29 points and 4 rebounds 9. John Hernandez (207-C-84) of Bucaros - 15 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Lawrence Gilbert (200-F-86) of Bucaros - 30 points and 2 rebounds
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)
No surprises, Bambuqueros Utrahuilca, Bukaros Freskaleche, Piratas de Bogota and Manizales OC were the best teams in the first edition of the Professional Basketball Division and arrived to the semifinals in the following order [read more]
No surprises, Bambuqueros Utrahuilca, Bukaros Freskaleche, Piratas de Bogota and Manizales OC were the best teams in the first edition of the Professional Basketball Division and arrived to the semifinals in the following order.
1- Bambuqueros Utrahuilca vs 4- Manizales OC 2- Bukaros Freskaleche vs 3- Piratas de Bogota
The semifinals playoffs will start on Monday May 27 at Bogot and Manizales, game 1 of the Bukaros vs Piratas will be TV broadcasted by Directv and game 2 of the Bambuqueros vs Manizales OC will be broadcasted also.
Piratas and Manizales OC needed extra time to decide the game winner ; Edgar Moreno (190-G-81, agency: Dream Team Management, college: UTEP) made a three pointer with less than 20 seconds in the clock that meant the victory for the black team.
Piratas de Bogota 104- L. Mendez 32 pts, J. Fanhbulleh 24 pts + 13 rebs.
Manizales OC 101- J [read more]
Piratas and Manizales OC needed extra time to decide the game winner ; Edgar Moreno (190-G-81, agency: Dream Team Management, college: UTEP) made a three pointer with less than 20 seconds in the clock that meant the victory for the black team. Piratas de Bogota 104- L. Mendez 32 pts, J. Fanhbulleh 24 pts + 13 rebs. Manizales OC 101- J. Garris 29 pts, P. Cubillan 20 pts
Academia playing with his local players says goodbye to his fans defeating Bukaros, the yellow team playing very relaxed tking care of his players thinking on the upcoming playoffs. Academia de la Montana 104- N. Aragon 26 pts + 10 rebs, M. Catao 20 pts + 11 rebs. Bukaros Freskaleche 70- J. Hernandez 16 pts, F. Asprilla 10 pts + 10 rebs.
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