#1. This week's number one is an international guard Jayson Granger (186-89, currently plays in Spain). Granger was the major contributor in an Asefa Estudiantes' victory against the closely-ranked Unicaja Malaga (5-4) 85-74 in the Spanish ACB in Sunday night's game.
He scored 16 points in 20 minutes on the court.
Asefa Estudiantes Madrid (5-4) is placed eighth in the ACB.
But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen.
It's Granger's seventh year with the team.
Granger has relatively good stats this season: 12.8ppg, 1.9rpg, 3.2apg, 2FGP: 47.6%, 3FGP: 34.8% and FT: 73.8% in the nine games he played so far.
He has a dual citizenship: Uruguayan and Italian.
Worth to mention he played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. Granger is currently a member of the Uruguayan senior national team.
#2. Second place goes to an experienced former international point guard Nicolas Mazzarino (181-75, agency: Players Group, currently plays in Italy). He led Cantu to a victory against the 14th-ranked VL Pesaro (2-7) 76-66 in the Italian SerieA last Sunday.
Mazzarino scored 12 points.
Mapooro Cantu (6-2) is placed third in the SerieA.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
But the season just started, so everything may happen.
Mazzarino is one of the most experienced players in a team as it's his eighth year in Cantu's roster.
This season he averages: 9.0ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.7apg, 3FGP: 53.3%(16-30) and FT: 87.5%.
Mazzarino is another player who holds two passports: Uruguayan and Italian.
He played for the Uruguayan national team in 2008.
#3. The Uruguayan player who performed third best last week abroad was an international power forward Esteban Batista (208-83, agency: Duran International, currently plays in Turkey). Batista managed to help Anadolu Efes Istanbul in a victory against the 13th-ranked Turk Telekom (2-5) crushing them 96-57 in the Turkish TBL on Monday night.
He scored 5 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 11 minutes.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul (6-1) is placed second in the TBL.
It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row.
But the season is still in it's first stage and everything can happen.
It's Batista's first year with the team.
This season Batista's overall stats are: 3.3ppg, 3.7rpg in the three games.
He has both Uruguayan and Spanish nationalities.
Batista is also a member of the Uruguayan senior national team.
#4. Guard Martin Osimani (194-81, college: Duquesne, currently plays in Liga SudAmericana), who plays in Argentina could not help Obras (1-2) in their last game on Wednesday. Despite his good performance the first-placed Obras was edged in a double overtime (!!!) 90-89 on the road by the lower-ranked Regatas Corrientes (#4) in the group F of Liga Sudamericana.
Osimani scored 12 points, had 5 rebounds and dished 4 assists.
Osimani is currently sixth on the league's list of top scorers and also on the list of best passers (first place).
He has very reliable stats this season: 14.0ppg, 4.2rpg and 6.2apg.
Osimani is also Uruguayan national team player.
One more player who has never been selected to any of national teams, but has Uruguayan passport:
#1.Phillip Holm (175-G-80, currently plays in Norway), who plays in the Norwegian BLNO could not help one of league's weakest teams Baerum Basket (5-6) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Baerum Basket was crushed 83-54 on the road by the higher-ranked (#3) Gimle BBK.
Holm was the top scorer with 15 points. He also added 4 rebounds in 26 minutes.
It's Holm's first season with the team.
Holm is currently first on the list of best passers with 3.9apg.
This year he also averages: 13.1ppg, 2.4rpg and 1.3spg in the 11 games he played so far.
Holm has a dual citizenship: Uruguayan and German.
Paul Harrison gets MVP of the Week award for Uruguayan Ascenso - 19 hours ago
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American Paul Harrison (203-C-89) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's second-best Sayago and that's him to receive a Latinbasket.com Ascenso Player of the Week award for round 6. The 27-year old center had the game-high 31 points adding nine rebounds and four assists for Sayago in his team's victory, helping them to beat Capitol (#10, 2-4) 81-74. Sayago is placed at 2nd position in Uruguayan Ascenso. They are still close to the very top. Sayago would have been even bette... [read more]
American Paul Harrison (203-C-89) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's second-best Sayago and that's him to receive a Latinbasket.com Ascenso Player of the Week award for round 6. The 27-year old center had the game-high 31 points adding nine rebounds and four assists for Sayago in his team's victory, helping them to beat Capitol (#10, 2-4) 81-74. Sayago is placed at 2nd position in Uruguayan Ascenso. They are still close to the very top. Sayago would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 4-1 record. Harrison just recently signed at Sayago, being already a very valuable addition to the team. North Greenville University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Harrison is league's best scorer averaging so far 27.0ppg. Harrison is in league's top in rebounds (3rd best: 13.0rpg) and averages solid 1.8bpg and 62.4% FGP.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 23-year old American forward Tirrell Brown (198-F-93) of Colon. Brown impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 36 points and 10 rebounds. Bad luck as Colon was edged by the higher-ranked Atenas (#1, 5-1) 98-95. Colon is still second from the bottom in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 2-4 record. Brown is one of the most experienced players at Colon and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
The third best performed player last round was Agustin Cabillon (196-F-95) of Tabare (#5). Cabillon scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds. He was a key player of Tabare, leading his team to a 94-88 win against slightly higher-ranked Miramar (#3, 4-2). Tabare needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 3 victories and 2 lost games. Cabillon has a very solid season. In 5 games in Uruguay he scored 15.2ppg.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Jeffrey Fahnbulleh (200-C/F-85) of Miramar - 28 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Lucas Lepiani (188-G) of Colon - 28 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Anthony Danridge (196-F-86) of Atenas - 24 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Charles McCann (193-F) of Tabare - 21 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Gary Johnson (198-F-88) of 25 de Agosto - 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Rodrigo Goncalvez) of Auriblanco - 23 points and 9 rebounds 10. Marcelo Nessi (188-G-94) of Miramar - 23 points and 7 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)
Bruno Fitipaldo (ex Galatasaray) to join Scandone Avellino - 19 hours ago
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Scandone Avellino (Serie A) agreed terms with 26-year old Uruguayan point guard Bruno Fitipaldo (183-91, agency: Pro Sports). He played last season at Galatasaray in Turkish BSL league. Fitipaldo managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year. In 9 BSL games he had 6.8ppg, 1.2rpg and 2.2apg. He also played 16 games in Euroleague where he recorded 5.4ppg and 2.4apg. The other team Fitipaldo played that season for was Betaland Cdo. In 11 Serie A games he averaged 15.0ppg, 2.5rp... [read more]
Scandone Avellino (Serie A) agreed terms with 26-year old Uruguayan point guard Bruno Fitipaldo (183-91, agency: Pro Sports). He played last season at Galatasaray in Turkish BSL league. Fitipaldo managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year. In 9 BSL games he had 6.8ppg, 1.2rpg and 2.2apg. He also played 16 games in Euroleague where he recorded 5.4ppg and 2.4apg. The other team Fitipaldo played that season for was Betaland Cdo. In 11 Serie A games he averaged 15.0ppg, 2.5rpg, 7.5apg and 1.3spg. His team won Argentinian LigaA South Group Regular Season in 2015. Fitipaldo represented Uruguay at the South American Championships in Caracas (Venezuela) last year. His team won Bronze and his stats at that event were 6 games: 11.0ppg, 4.0rpg, Assists-3 (5.5apg), 1.7spg, FGP: 40.0%, 3PT: 44.4%, FT: 76.9%. Fitipaldo's career allowed him to visit three different continents. He tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Latin America and of course North America. Fitipaldo has played previously professionally in Argentina (Obras Basket) and Uruguay (Malvin and 25 de Agosto).
Dida Pereira (ex BVM 2012) signs at Cordon - 1 day ago
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Atletico Cordon Montevideo (Metropolitan) landed 25-year old Brazilian center Dida Pereira (203-92, college: Sequoias CC). He played most recently at Pozo Soton BVM 2012 Mieres in Spanish EBA league. In 20 games he averaged impressive 16.2ppg and 7.9rpg last season. Among other achievements Pereira played in the final of Brazilian National League in 2013. He received also All-State Northern CA 1st Team award in 2016 at his college time. Pereira represented Brazil at the South American Cha... [read more]
Atletico Cordon Montevideo (Metropolitan) landed 25-year old Brazilian center Dida Pereira (203-92, college: Sequoias CC). He played most recently at Pozo Soton BVM 2012 Mieres in Spanish EBA league. In 20 games he averaged impressive 16.2ppg and 7.9rpg last season. Among other achievements Pereira played in the final of Brazilian National League in 2013. He received also All-State Northern CA 1st Team award in 2016 at his college time. Pereira represented Brazil at the South American Championships U17 in Trinidad (Uruguay) eight years ago. His team won Bronze and his stats at that event were 6 games: 9.3ppg, 3.7rpg, 1.0spg, FGP: 60.0%, FT: 53.8%. Pereira has played previously professionally also in Brazil (Universo/Salvador). He attended College of the Sequoias until 2016 and it will be his second season in pro basketball.
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