Sammy Mejia selected the top Dominican playing abroad in last week's games - Apr 12, 2017
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We bring you last week's top performances from Dominicans who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.
#1. This week's number one is an experienced former international swingman Sammy Mejia (198-83, college: De Paul, currently plays in Turkey). Mejia could not help Tofas (10-15) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Tofas was edged 95-94 at home by the higher-ranked (#5) Besiktas.
Mejia was the second best scorer with 18 points. He also added 8 rebounds and 7 assists in 41 minutes on the court.
It was Tofas' fourth consecutive loss in a row.
Mejia has relatively good stats this year: 14.6ppg, 5.0rpg, 3.6apg, 1.2spg, 2FGP: 62.1%(82-132), 3FGP: 43.3% and FT: 73.6% in 25 games he played so far.
He has a dual citizenship: Dominican Republic and American.
Mejia played for the Dominican Republic senior national team twelve years ago.
Strangely he has never played in Dominican Republic.
#2. Second place goes to former international forward Trevor Ariza (203-85, college: UCLA, currently plays in NBA). Ariza led Houston Rockets to a victory against the Denver Nuggets (39-42) 110-104 in the NBA last Wednesday.
He recorded a double-double by scoring 15 points and getting 10 rebounds.
The Houston Rockets have a solid 54-27 record this season.
Ariza's team will play only one more game in the NBA Regular Season.
Ariza has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages: 11.6ppg, 5.7rpg, 2.1apg, 1.8spg, 2FGP: 55.7%(132-237), 3FGP: 34.5% and FT: 74.2%.
Ariza is another player who holds two passports: Dominican Republic and American.
He played for the Dominican Republic national team in 2005.
Apparently Ariza has never played in Dominican Republic.
#3. The Dominican Republic player who performed third best last week abroad was former international power forward Jose Cabrera (206-84, currently plays in Spain). He was not able to help Mataro (9-15) in their last game. Despite Cabrera's very good performance the 13th-placed Mataro (9-15) was crushed 92-71 on the road by the leading Martorell in the Group C-A.
He had a double-double by scoring 21 points and getting 14 rebounds in 34 minutes.
There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season.
This year Cabrera's overall stats are: 9.8ppg, 8.5rpg, 1.2apg, 2FGP: 57.1%(52-91) and FT: 62.2% in 13 games.
He played for the Dominican Republic national team eleven years ago.
#4. Shooting guard Jeff Greer (196-79, college: Rutgers, currently plays in France) was not able to secure a victory for Poitiers (14-13) in their game against SPO Rouen (12-14) in the French ProB (second division).
Greer scored 5 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.
Poitiers was defeated 90-81 on their home court in Poitiers by the lower-ranked SPO Rouen (#12).
They ended the series of three consecutive victories.
It's Greer's fourth season with the team.
His total stats this year are: 3.3ppg, 1.6rpg and 1.6apg.
Greer has both American and Dominican Republic nationalities.
He used to play for the Dominican Republic national team
back in 2009. Greer played also for Cocolos de San Pedro de Macoris in Dominican Republic league.
#5. Former U17 international forward Gregorio Adon (198-91, currently plays in Spain) couldn't help Marin (7-24) in their game against Oviedo CB (20-11) in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division). He cannot count Sunday's game as one of the best ones.
Adon recorded only one point.
The bottom-ranked Marin was crushed 89-55 on the opponent's court by the much higher-ranked Oviedo_CB (#4).
There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season.
Adon's total stats this season are: 4.0ppg and 2.7rpg.
He used to play for the Dominican Republic U17 national team
ten years ago.
The list of other players, who all have Dominican Republic passport but never been selected to any of Dominican Republic national teams:
#1.Karl-Anthony Towns (213-F/C-95, college: Kentucky, currently plays in NBA) could not help the Minnesota Timberwolves (31-50) in their last game. Despite his very good performance the Minnesota Timberwolves (31-50) were edged 110-109 on the road by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Towns had a double-double by scoring 40 points and getting 21 rebounds. He also added 4 assists in 41 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Towns' second season in pro basketball. It was Timberwolves' fifth consecutive loss in a row.
His team will play only one more game in the NBA Regular Season. And that game will be critical.
Towns has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 25.1ppg, 12.1rpg, 2.7apg and 1.3bpg in 81 games he played so far.
Towns has a dual citizenship: Dominican Republic and American.
Strangely he has never played in Dominican Republic.
#2.Eloy Vargas (211-C-88, agency: Duran International, college: Kentucky, currently plays in Argentina) was not able to help GECR Indalo (24-23) in their last game on Thursday. Despite Vargas' very good performance the fourth-placed GECR Indalo (24-23) was edged 77-76 at home by the higher-ranked Weber Bahia (#3) in the Sur group.
He recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and getting 11 rebounds. Vargas also added 4 blocks.
Vargas has relatively good stats this season: 14.0ppg and 7.8rpg.
#3.Edgar Sosa (190-PG-88, college: Louisville, currently plays in Lebanon) was the major contributor in a Al Riyadi's victory against the fourth-ranked Champville (9-14) 93-76 in the Lebanese Pepsi LBL on Thursday night.
He scored 20 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished 5 assists in 33 minutes.
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (6-0) is placed first in Group B.
So far his team won all six games in the Second Stage.
They will play only one more game in the Second Stage. And now that game is very crucial.
Sosa has relatively good stats this year: 13.6ppg, 3.4rpg, 6.2apg and 1.4spg in five games.
He is another player who holds two passports: Dominican Republic and American.
Sosa used to play for Leones de Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic league.
#4.James Feldeine (193-G-88, college: Quinnipiac, currently plays in Greece) led Panathinaikos to an easy victory against the sixth-ranked AGOR (12-13) crushing them 101-74 in the Greek A1 in Monday night's game.
He recorded 14 points.
Panathinaikos Athens (24-1) is placed second in the A1.
It was his team's 12th consecutive victory in a row.
They will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And now that game is quite important.
This season Feldeine averages: 8.6ppg, 1.8rpg and 1.9apg.
He has both American and Dominican Republic nationalities.
Strangely Feldeine has never played in Dominican Republic.
#5.Alfred Horford (208-F/C-86, college: Florida, currently plays in NBA) led Boston Celtics to a victory against the Brooklyn Nets (20-61) 114-105 in the NBA last Monday.
He scored 19 points, had 8 rebounds and dished 4 assists in 33 minutes.
The Boston Celtics have a solid 52-29 record this season.
Horford's team will play only one more game in the NBA Regular Season. And now that game is extremely important.
Horford has very impressive stats this year: 14.0ppg, 6.8rpg, 5.0apg and 1.3bpg in 67 games.
#6.Rigoberto Mendoza (190-G-92, currently plays in Puerto Rico) led Santeros to a 3-point victory over the ninth-ranked Indios 73-70 in the Puerto Rican BSN on Thursday night.
He was MVP of the game. Mendoza recorded a double-double by scoring 24 points and getting 10 rebounds. He also added 4 assists and 2 blocks (made all of his six free throws).
This season Mendoza has very high stats. He averages: 21.7ppg, 9.7rpg and 2.0apg.
#7.Sadiel Rojas (197-G/F-89, college: Okla.Wesleyan, currently plays in Spain) was not able to secure a victory for UCAM Murcia (10-16) in their last game. Despite his good performance UCAM Murcia was crushed 109-84 in Madrid by the second-ranked Movil Estudiantes.
Rojas recorded 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in 27 minutes.
This year Rojas' overall stats are: 5.1ppg and 5.6rpg in 26 games.
He also holds two passports: Dominican Republic and American.
Rojas used to play for Leones de Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic league.
#8.Antonio Pena (204-PF-86, college: Villanova, currently plays in Venezuela) couldn't help Marinos in their game against Cocodrilos in the Venezuelan LPB. Despite his very good performance in Wednesday night's game He scored 15 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.
This season Pena has relatively solid stats: 11.1ppg, 3.8rpg and 1.1apg.
He holds both American and Dominican Republic passports.
Pena used to play for Reales de La Vega in Dominican Republic league.
#9.Victor Liz (188-SG-86, agency: Basket Management Solutions, currently plays in Puerto Rico) couldn't help Leones in their game against Santeros in the Puerto Rican BSN, despite his very good performance last Saturday.
He scored 16 points, grabbed 6 boards, dished 4 assists and stole 4 balls in 34 minutes.
But his team was edged 75-74.
Liz has very impressive stats this year: 15.3ppg, 4.3rpg, 3.0apg and 2.0spg in three games.
#10.Emmanuel Andujar (198-F-93, college: Manhattan, currently plays in Puerto Rico) is a teammate of previously mentioned Rigoberto Mendoza. He played also in the last Puerto Rican BSN game facing Victor Liz (above) in the other team.
Andujar contributed to a 1-point Santeros' victory against the eighth-ranked Leones 75-74.
He scored 11 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and dished 3 assists.
Andujar's overall stats this season are: 8.0ppg, 5.3rpg and 2.7apg.
He holds both American and Dominican Republic passports.
Interesting that Andujar has never played in Dominican Republic.
CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago tabs Rigoberto Mendoza - 2 days ago
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RIGOBERTO MENDOZA CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago (Santiago League) inked 25-year old Dominican guard Rigoberto Mendoza (190-82kg-92, agency: Basket Management Solutions). He played recently at played at Capitanes in Mexican LNBP. In 30 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.8ppg, 4.4rpg, 2.8apg and 1.5spg (in top 3) this season. Mendoza helped them to make it to the final after they ended regular season as second best team. He also played for Estudiantes in Argentinian LigaA that seas... [read more]
RIGOBERTO MENDOZA
CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago (Santiago League) inked 25-year old Dominican guard Rigoberto Mendoza (190-82kg-92, agency: Basket Management Solutions). He played recently at played at Capitanes in Mexican LNBP. In 30 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.8ppg, 4.4rpg, 2.8apg and 1.5spg (in top 3) this season. Mendoza helped them to make it to the final after they ended regular season as second best team. He also played for Estudiantes in Argentinian LigaA that season where in four LNBP games he was fifth best scorer with 12.8ppg and had 5.3rpg, 3.5apg and 1.3spg. Among other achievements Mendoza received Latinbasket.com All-Liga Sudamericana 1st Team award in 2017. He represented Dominican Republic at the Centrobasket in Panama City (Panama) two years ago. Mendoza's team won Bronze and his stats at that event were 6 games: 10.5ppg, 4.8rpg, 1.7apg, FGP: 38.2%, 3PT: 33.3%, FT: 86.7%. Mendoza has played also professionally in Puerto Rico (Santeros), Spain (Sammic Iraurgi Saski Baloia) and Dominican Republic (Los Minas, La Mattica, Reales de La Vega and Sharks). His game is described as:
With many points in their hands and is top 5 guard in Dominican Republic , someone who is going to notice your prensencia where show your professionalism by its easy offensive and intelligence on both sides of the court , is also great passer and key in the last moments of the game player.
Mendoza unlike most high-profile guys in Latinoamerica, put great numbers in Puerto Rico 2 years consecutive and leader in Points in Dominican Republic in second season profesional with 22 years.
AUSTIN FREEMAN San Carlos (TBS) inked 28-year old American guard Austin Freeman (194-102kg-89, college: Georgetown). He played recently at played at CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago in the Santiago League. This season Freeman played also at Residence (Total League) in Luxembourg where in 8 Santiago League games he averaged impressive 26.0ppg, 5.8rpg, 1.8apg and 1.3spg this season. He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2014. Among other achievements Fre... [read more]
AUSTIN FREEMAN
San Carlos (TBS) inked 28-year old American guard Austin Freeman (194-102kg-89, college: Georgetown). He played recently at played at CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago in the Santiago League. This season Freeman played also at Residence (Total League) in Luxembourg where in 8 Santiago League games he averaged impressive 26.0ppg, 5.8rpg, 1.8apg and 1.3spg this season. He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2014. Among other achievements Freeman's team made it to the Israeli Cup Final Four in 2013. He received also Latinbasket.com All-Dominican Rep. LNB 1st Team award back in 2015. Freeman has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America). Freeman has played previously professionally in Italy (Met.Extra Viola Basket Reggio Calabria), Dominican Republic (Plaza, Caneros de La Romana and Titanes Licey) and NBA G League (Iowa Wolves and Long Island Nets). He attended Georgetown University until 2011 and it is his seventh season in pro basketball. Freeman's game is described as:
A powerful, solid guard, who has a good outside shooting range, but who can also create his own shot out of the dribble.
Juan Guerrero claims Dominican Rep. TBS Interperformances weekly honour - 2 days ago
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JUAN GUERRERO Juan Guerrero (201-F-93, agency: Basket Management Solutions) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's second-best El Million and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 7. The 24-year old forward had a double-double of 31 points and twelve rebounds, while his team edged out Bameso (#4, 1-7) 100-97. El Million is placed at 2nd position in their group in Dominican Rep. TBS. El Million is a typical solid league team placed som... [read more]
JUAN GUERRERO
Juan Guerrero (201-F-93, agency: Basket Management Solutions) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's second-best El Million and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 7. The 24-year old forward had a double-double of 31 points and twelve rebounds, while his team edged out Bameso (#4, 1-7) 100-97. El Million is placed at 2nd position in their group in Dominican Rep. TBS. El Million 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 4-4 record. In the team's last game Guerrero had a remarkable 61.1% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at El Million, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Guerrero has impressive league stats. He is league's best scorer averaging so far 24.0ppg and leads league in rebounds with 10.8rpg. Guerrero is in league's top in and averages solid 2.3bpg.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was another El Million's star - 22-year old American swingman Paris Bass (203-G/F-95). Bass impressed basketball fans with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. It was enough for El Million to edge slightly lower-ranked Bameso (#4, 1-7) by 3 points 100-97. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the top position in group B. El Million consolidated its place in top 2 of the standings. His team's 4-4 record is not bad at all. Bass is one of the most experienced players at El Million and similarly like Juan Guerrero has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.3ppg (#5). He also registered 9.0 boards per game.
The third best performed player last round was another El Million's star - Jose Corporan (88). Corporan showcased his all-around game by recording 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the last round. He was another key player of El Million, helping his team with a 100-97 win against #4 ranked Bameso. El Million needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in group B. Their record at this point is 4 victories and 4 lost games. Corporan has a great season in Dominican Republic. After only 8 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 5.9apg (2nd best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Chris Walker (208-PF-94) of Huellas Del Siglo - 18 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Jerome Frink (201-F-93) of San Lazaro - 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Danilo Nunez (178-PG) of Mauricio Baez - 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Gerardo Suero (196-G-89) of Mauricio Baez - 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Luis Flores (188-G-81) of Huellas Del Siglo - 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Manuel Guzman (204-F/C-82) of San Carlos - 32 points and 6 rebounds
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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