Coopenae ARBA San Ramon (LBS) added to their roster 26-year old American guard Dashaun Wiggins (188-86kg-91, college: Portland State). He played last season at NINERS Chemnitz in German ProA. In 18 games he had 9.4ppg, 1.8rpg and 1.7apg. Wiggins also played that season for Enosis in Cypriot Division A where in three games he recorded 10.0ppg, 5.3rpg, 1.3apg and 1.0spg. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the Big Sky Conference Tournament Semifinals in 2014. Wiggins was also voted All-Big Sky Conference Honorable Mention in 2014 and 2015 at his college time. Wiggins graduated from Portland State in 2015 and it is his second season as a professional player.
Costa Rican LBS round 9 best performance: Marquis Aaron - 4 days ago
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American Forward Marquis Aaron (196-F) had a great game in the last round for Grecia, receiving a Latinbasket.com Player of the Week award for round 9. The player had a double-double of 27 points and 17 rebounds, while his team beat Abogados (#9, 0-8), the league's bottom-ranked team 76-68. Grecia is placed at 5th position in Costa Rican LBS. Grecia is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve the... [read more]
American Forward Marquis Aaron (196-F) had a great game in the last round for Grecia, receiving a Latinbasket.com Player of the Week award for round 9. The player had a double-double of 27 points and 17 rebounds, while his team beat Abogados (#9, 0-8), the league's bottom-ranked team 76-68. Grecia is placed at 5th position in Costa Rican LBS. Grecia is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 3-4 record. In the team's last game Aaron had a remarkable six three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He turned to be Grecia's top player in his first season with the team. Former Bellevue University star has very solid stats this year. Aaron is in league's top in points (4th best: 21.5ppg).
The second best player in last round's games was another Grecia's star - -year old American Duelle Gore (196-G/F). Gore had a very good evening with a double-double of 24 points and 17 rebounds. Of course Grecia cruised to a 76-68 relatively comfortable win over Abogados (#9, 0-8). This victory allowed Grecia to move up to 5th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 3-4 record. Gore is a newcomer at Grecia, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 21.0ppg (#5). He also registered 11.0 boards per game.
Third on the list of top players last round was Panamanian Amir Alvarado (198-SF-84) of league's second-best Barva. Alvarado scored 23 points and grabbed thirteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Barva, leading his team to a 86-76 win against the lower-ranked Liberia (#8, 1-6). Barva is closer and closer to top of the standings. They will still need more victories. But 7-1 record is not that bad... Alvarado has a great season in Costa Rica. After only 6 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.0ppg (3rd best) and rebounds with 11.0rpg (4th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Amaurys Ripool (196-F-86) of ARBA - 16 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Dashaun Wiggins (188-G-91) of ARBA - 28 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Carlos Quesada (198-C-85) of Barva - 11 points, 21 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Cory Bradford (191-G-78) of Liberia - 26 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Kevin Letford) of U Latina - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Rafael Farley (193-G-93) of Perez Zeledon - 26 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Javier Bustamante (187-G/F-79) of Abogados - 20 points and 4 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)
LBS Round 9: Escazu beats U Latina in a derby game - 5 days ago
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LBS is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 9 rounds left. The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from San Jose: Escazu (#3) and U Latina (#6). U Latina was crushed at home by 25 points 56-81 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Escazu forced 23 U Latina turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by U Latina's players. The best player for the winners was... [read more]
LBS is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 9 rounds left.
The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from San Jose: Escazu (#3) and U Latina (#6). U Latina was crushed at home by 25 points 56-81 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Escazu forced 23 U Latina turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by U Latina's players. The best player for the winners was international power forward Rohel Wilson (197-89) who scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. The former international Victor Arias chipped in 15 points. At the other side the best for losing team was Kevin Letford who recorded a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 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. Escazu maintains third place with 6-2 record having just two points less than leader ARBA. U Latina lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh position with four games lost. Escazu are looking forward to face U Costa Rica (#6) in the next round. U Latina will play against Abogados and it may be a tough game between close rivals. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in . Leader ARBA faced 4th placed Perez Zeledon. Guests from San Jose (8-0) smashed host Perez Zeledon (4-4) 116-67. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Perez Zeledon. It was a good game for American guard Dashaun Wiggins (188-91, college: Portland St.) who led his team to a victory with 28 points and 5 assists. Amaurys Ripool contributed with 16 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. American guard Rafael Farley (193-93, college: Texas Dallas) answered with 26 points and 8 rebounds for Perez Zeledon. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated ARBA have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 8-0 record. Perez Zeledon at the other side keeps the fourth position with four games lost. ARBA will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Perez Zeledon will play against Liberia (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Bottom-ranked Abogados (0-8) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 76-68 loss to seventh ranked Grecia (3-4) in on Friday evening. Marquis Aaron stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 17 rebounds for the winners. The best for the losing side was Javier Bustamante with 20 points. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Grecia moved-up to fifth place. Abogados lost their eighth game in a row. They still close the standings with eight games lost. Grecia will meet at home league's second-placed Barva in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Abogados will play against U Latina (#7) in San Jose and hope to get finally their first victory.
In the last game of round 9 Liberia were defeated by Barva in a road game 86-76.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in . Leader ARBA faced 4th placed Perez Zeledon. Guests from San Jose (8-0) smashed host Perez Zeledon (4-4) 116-67. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Perez Zeledon. ARBA dominated down low during the game scoring 82 of its points in the paint compared to Perez Zeledon's 24. ARBA forced 22 Perez Zeledon turnovers and outrebounded them 55-28 including a 42-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Perez Zeledon's players. It was a good game for American guard Dashaun Wiggins (188-91, college: Portland St.) who led his team to a victory with 28 points and 5 assists. International forward Amaurys Ripool (196-86) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Four ARBA players scored in double figures. American guard Rafael Farley (193-93, college: Texas Dallas) answered with 26 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import guard Teven Jones (185, college: Union, KY) added 26 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Perez Zeledon. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. ARBA have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 8-0 record. Perez Zeledon at the other side keeps the fourth position with four games lost. ARBA will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Perez Zeledon will play against Liberia (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Perez Zeledon: R.Farley 26+8reb+2ast, T.Jones 26+5reb+2ast, S.Mitchell 7+8reb, V.Carranza 3, A.Bonilla 3, C.Mora 2+1reb ARBA: D.Wiggins 28+2reb+5ast, T.Armstrong 18+8reb+3ast, A.Ripool 16+12reb+2ast, J.Harris 15+7reb, J.Dixon 12+1ast, D.Lynch 9+4reb
The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from San Jose: Escazu (#3) and U Latina (#6). U Latina was crushed at home by 25 points 56-81 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Escazu forced 23 U Latina turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by U Latina's players. The best player for the winners was international power forward Rohel Wilson (197-89) who scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. The former international Victor Arias chipped in 15 points. At the other side the best for losing team was Kevin Letford who recorded a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and swingman Andrew Mason (185-87) added 12 points respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Escazu maintains third place with 6-2 record having just two points less than leader ARBA. U Latina lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh position with four games lost. Escazu are looking forward to face U Costa Rica (#6) in the next round. U Latina will play against Abogados and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: U Latina: K.Letford 18+10reb+3ast, A.Mason 12+3reb+1ast, P.Miranda 6+5reb, G.Campos 6+1reb+1ast, J.De Dios Lopez 6+5reb, A.Lennon 2+3reb Escazu: V.Arias 15+4reb, J.Brooks 12+3reb+1ast, R.Wilson 10+7reb+3ast, D.Milliner 8+3reb+2ast, K.Martinez 8+2reb+4ast, A.Sanchez 8+2reb+5ast
There was no surprise when 8th ranked Liberia (1-6) was defeated on the road by second ranked Barva (7-1) 86-76 on Saturday. Barva outrebounded Liberia 71-48 including a 52-35 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Barva made 8 blocks. Panamanian Amir Alvarado (198-84, college: Marshalltown CC) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and international center Carlos Quesada (198-85) chipped in 11 points and 21 rebounds. Four Barva players scored in double figures. Barva's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was American guard Cory Bradford (191-78, college: Illinois) with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Marcos Decarlo produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Barva. Defending champion maintains second place with 7-1 record behind leader ARBA. Loser Liberia keeps the eighth position with six games lost. Barva will meet Grecia (#5) on the road in the next round. Liberia will play against Perez Zeledon and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Liberia: C.Bradford 26+10reb+4ast, M.Decarlo 20+12reb, D.Shedden 14+10reb+1ast, D.Rodriguez 8+12reb+1ast, F.Lixmark 7+3reb, H.Wood 1 Barva: A.Alvarado 23+13reb+1ast, I.Mack 20+4reb+3ast, J.Dobbins 14+13reb+1ast, C.Quesada 11+21reb+2ast, D.Shedden 6+4reb, A.Umana 4+10reb
Bottom-ranked Abogados (0-8) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 76-68 loss to seventh ranked Grecia (3-4) in on Friday evening. Grecia outrebounded Abogados 57-30 including a 44-27 advantage in defensive rebounds. American forward Marquis Aaron (196, college: Bellevue) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 17 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import swingman Duelle Gore (196, college: Haskell) chipped in 24 points and 17 rebounds. The best for the losing side was swingman Javier Bustamante (187-79) with 20 points and guard Ronny Espinoza scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Grecia moved-up to fifth place. Abogados lost their eighth game in a row. They still close the standings with eight games lost. Grecia will meet at home league's second-placed Barva in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Abogados will play against U Latina (#7) in San Jose and hope to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Abogados: J.Bustamante 20+4reb, R.Little 11+2reb, R.Espinoza 10+6reb+1ast, J.Esquivel 7+4reb+2ast, J.Chacon 6, S.Hall 4+1reb Grecia: M.Aaron 27+17reb+3ast, D.Gore 24+17reb+2ast, G.Letford 11+7reb+1ast, C.Rodriguez 9+3reb, M.Castillo 3+3reb+2ast, M.Bogantes 2+6reb+1ast
LBS Round 8: Leader ARBA gets another victory - 11 days ago
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Undefeated leader ARBA delivered the sixth consecutive win on Saturday night. This time they crushed 8th ranked Liberia (1-5) 87-53 in San Jose. ARBA dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Liberia's 26. ARBA forced 20 Liberia turnovers and outrebounded them 74-33 including a 18-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Isaac Conejo (182-94) who scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists... [read more]
Undefeated leader ARBA delivered the sixth consecutive win on Saturday night. This time they crushed 8th ranked Liberia (1-5) 87-53 in San Jose. ARBA dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Liberia's 26. ARBA forced 20 Liberia turnovers and outrebounded them 74-33 including a 18-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Isaac Conejo (182-94) who scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. International forward Amaurys Ripool (196-86) chipped in 19 points and 7 rebounds. Marcos Decarlo produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated ARBA (6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. Liberia at the other side keeps the eighth place with five games lost. ARBA are looking forward to face Perez Zeledon (#4) in the next round. Liberia will play against the league's second-placed Barva (#2) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. Bottom-ranked Abogados (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 84-55 loss to second ranked Barva (6-1) in . But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. Barva have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 6-1 record having just one point less than leader ARBA. Abogados at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Barva will play against Liberia (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Abogados will play against Grecia and hope to get finally their first victory.
In the last two games of round 8 Grecia was defeated by Escazu in San Jose 90-82. Perez Zeledon beat U Costa Rica at home 82-66. The best stats of 8th round was 26 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals by Duelle Gore of Grecia.
Undefeated leader ARBA delivered the sixth consecutive win on Saturday night. This time they crushed 8th ranked Liberia (1-5) 87-53 in San Jose. ARBA dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Liberia's 26. ARBA forced 20 Liberia turnovers and outrebounded them 74-33 including a 18-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Isaac Conejo (182-94) who scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. International forward Amaurys Ripool (196-86) chipped in 19 points and 7 rebounds. Four ARBA players scored in double figures. Marcos Decarlo produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds and American guard Cory Bradford (191-78, college: Illinois) added 15 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. ARBA (6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. Liberia at the other side keeps the eighth place with five games lost. ARBA are looking forward to face Perez Zeledon (#4) in the next round. Liberia will play against the league's second-placed Barva (#2) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. Top scorers: ARBA: A.Ripool 19+7reb+2ast, I.Conejo 16+5reb+7ast, D.Lynch 13+3reb, D.Wiggins 13+7reb+3ast, T.Armstrong 11+11reb, G.Allen 5+7reb Liberia: M.Decarlo 20+12reb, C.Bradford 15+9reb+3ast, D.Rodriguez 9+3reb+1ast, F.Lixmark 5+5reb+2ast, A.Carmona 2, J.Zuniga 2
There was no surprise in San Jose where 5th ranked Grecia (2-3) was defeated by third ranked Escazu (5-2) 90-82. They made 31-of-35 charity shots (88.6 percent) during the game. Escazu forced 19 Grecia turnovers and outrebounded them 59-42 including a 46-33 advantage in defensive rebounds. Grecia was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. American power forward Julius Brooks (206-90, college: Loyola, MD) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 16 rebounds. International power forward Rohel Wilson (197-89) contributed with 9 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Four Escazu players scored in double figures. American swingman Duelle Gore (196, college: Haskell) replied with 26 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals and international swingman George Letford (185-91) added 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Grecia. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Escazu maintains third position with 5-2 record behind leader ARBA. Grecia at the other side keeps the fifth place with three games lost. They share the position with U Latina. Escazu's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in San Jose to the arena U Latina. Top scorers: Escazu: K.Martinez 16+1reb+4ast, A.Sanchez 15+6reb+2ast, J.Brooks 14+16reb+1ast, V.Arias 10+7reb+2ast, R.Wilson 9+14reb+2ast, M.Jackson 9+7reb+2ast Grecia: D.Gore 26+8reb+4ast, G.Letford 20+8reb+6ast, M.Castillo 15+4reb+1ast, D.Rodriguez 8+8reb+5ast, J.Lynch 7+1ast, M.Bogantes 4+4reb+1ast
Bottom-ranked Abogados (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 84-55 loss to second ranked Barva (6-1) in . But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. Barva have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 6-1 record having just one point less than leader ARBA. Abogados at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Barva will play against Liberia (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Abogados will play against Grecia and hope to get finally their first victory.
No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Perez Zeledon (4-3) defeated at home 7th ranked U Costa Rica (2-5) 82-66. Perez Zeledon maintains fourth position with 4-3 record. U Costa Rica at the other side keeps the seventh place with five games lost. Perez Zeledon will play against league's leader ARBA in San Jose in the next round and it may be the game of the week. U Costa Rica will have a break next round.
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