#1. This week's number one is former international guard Jayson Granger (189-89, currently plays in Euroleague). Granger led his Turkish team Anadolu Efes to a victory over the 14th-ranked Maccabi T-A (9-17) 92-87 in the Euroleague in Thursday night's game.
He was MVP of the game. Granger scored 22 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and dished 4 assists in 27 minutes on the court.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul (14-12) is placed eighth in the Euroleague.
There are only four games left until the end of the Euroleague Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
This year Granger averages: 9.0ppg, 2.6rpg, 3.8apg, 2FGP: 45.1%, 3FGP: 32.1% and FT: 76.1% in 26 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 played for the Uruguayan senior national team two years ago.
#2. Second place goes to an international center Mathias Calfani (204-92, agency: Pro Sports, currently plays in Argentina). He contributed to an easy victory against the seventh-ranked La Union (9-24) crushing them 88-64 in the Argentinian LigaA last Saturday.
Calfani scored 12 points, grabbed 6 boards, handed out 3 passes and blocked 2 shots.
San Lorenzo de Almagra (27-12) is placed first in Sur group.
It's Calfani's first season with the team.
His overall stats this year are: 10.0ppg, 6.8rpg, 1.8apg, 1.2bpg, 1.4spg, 2FGP: 63.0%(102-162), 3FGP: 33.8% and FT: 64.8%.
Calfani is in the roster of the Uruguayan senior national team.
#3. The Uruguayan player who performed third best last week abroad was an international point guard Bruno Fitipaldo (183-91, also represented by Pro Sports, currently plays in Euroleague). He contributed to Galatasaray's surprising victory against the third-ranked Olympiacos (18-8) 80-71 in the Euroleague on Friday night.
Fitipaldo scored 6 points in only 7 minutes.
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul (9-17) is placed 13th in the Euroleague.
There are only four games left until the end of the Euroleague Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
This year Fitipaldo's overall stats are: 6.4ppg, 2.8apg, 2FGP: 54.5%, 3FGP: 44.1% in 12 games.
He is also a member of the Uruguayan senior national team.
#4. Point guard Santiago Vidal (180-89, another player represented by Pro Sports, currently plays in Argentina) managed to help Regatas Corrientes to win against the sixth-ranked Argentino (19-21) 87-84 in the Argentinian LigaA in Saturday night's game.
Vidal scored only 4 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.
Regatas Corrientes (24-14) is placed third in Norte group.
Vidal's total stats this season are: 4.6ppg, 2.1rpg and 3.1apg.
He used to play for the Uruguayan national team
back in 2015.
#5. An experienced former U21 international forward Martin Volf (198-80, currently plays in Czech Republic) was the main contributor in a BK Loko Plzen's victory against the fifth-ranked Olomouc Bbal (3-5) 76-67 in the Czech Republic 1Liga (second division) on Friday night.
He was the best player in that game. Volf recorded 22 points.
BK Lokomotiva Plzen (5-3) is placed second in Places 7-12 group.
There are only two games left until the end of the Second Stage. So now every game will be important.
Volf has relatively good stats this season: 12.2ppg and 2.9rpg.
He is another player who holds two passports: Uruguayan and Czech Republic.
Volf used to play for the Uruguayan U21 national team
seventeen years ago.
#6. Forward Maximiliano Sole (198-88, agency: Duran International, currently plays in Spain) was the major contributor in a Real Madrid II's victory against the eighth-ranked CBA Gran Canaria B (14-10) 70-51 in the Spanish EBA (fourth division) in Saturday night's game.
He scored 12 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in a mere 19 minutes.
Real Madrid II (18-6) is placed third in Group B.
It was his team's ninth consecutive victory in a row.
This year Sole has relatively solid stats: 11.7ppg, 8.4rpg, 2.5apg and 1.6spg in 24 games.
He is a former international player as he played for the Uruguayan senior team two years ago.
The list of other players, who all have Uruguayan passport but never been selected to any of Uruguayan national teams:
#1. Experienced Brad Kanis (218-C-83, agency: Gamble Sports Management, college: Grand Canyon, currently plays in Spain) was the major contributor in Quart's victory against the seventh-ranked Sant Adria (10-11) crushing them 88-66 in the Spanish EBA (fourth division) last Saturday.
Kanis scored 16 points and blocked 3 blocks in a mere 18 minutes.
CB Quart-Germans Cruz (15-5) is placed third in Group C-B.
Kanis has relatively good stats this year: 11.7ppg and 5.3rpg in 17 games he played so far.
He is a naturalized American.
Kanis used to play for Atletico Welcome in Uruguayan league.
#2.Phillip Holm (175-PG-80, currently plays in Spain) managed to help Ciudad Autonoma de Melilla Enrique Soler to win against the fourth-ranked ULB OH!TELS (6-6) crushing them 71-50 in the Spanish EBA (fourth division) last Saturday.
Holm scored 5 points.
Ciudad Autonoma de Melilla Enrique Soler (8-4) is placed second in Group D Clasif.
There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
Holm's total stats this season are: 6.1ppg, 1.5rpg and 1.2apg.
He has a dual citizenship: Uruguayan and German.
Argentina cruise past Uruguay in Salta - 11 hours ago
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Argentina - Uruguay 92:74 Argentina celebrated the second straight win at Super 4 tournament. They prevailed against Uruguay for 2-0 record. Nicolas Laprovittola (193-PG-90) scored 20 points to pace the hosts. Uruguay enjoyed a 23:18 lead at the first intermission. But Argentina stepped on the gas in the second frame. They sank 25 points to pull within 4 points at halftime 43:47. The hosts ignited a 28:12 run in the third term to spur ahead. They held Uruguay to just 15 points in the fo... [read more]
Argentina - Uruguay 92:74
Argentina celebrated the second straight win at Super 4 tournament. They prevailed against Uruguay for 2-0 record. Nicolas Laprovittola (193-PG-90) scored 20 points to pace the hosts. Uruguay enjoyed a 23:18 lead at the first intermission. But Argentina stepped on the gas in the second frame. They sank 25 points to pull within 4 points at halftime 43:47. The hosts ignited a 28:12 run in the third term to spur ahead. They held Uruguay to just 15 points in the fourth stanza to secure the winning outcome. Nicolas Brussino (202-G/F-93) had 15 points, while Lucio Redivo (183-G-94) netted 13 points for Argentina. Jayson Granger (189-G-89) responded with 30 points for Uruguay. Sebastian Vazquez (195-F-85, agency: Pro Sports) tossed in 11 points in the loss.
Uruguay beat Brazil at the start of Super 4 tournament - 1 day ago
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Brazil - Uruguay 63:69 Uruguay clinched the opening win at the Super 4 tournament in Salta. They upset Brazil behind 17 points and 9 boards from Esteban Batista (208-C/F-83, agency: Duran International). Uruguay snatched a 17:15 lead ten minutes into the game. Uruguay maintained the lead throughout the second frame. They established a 37:33 halftime lead. Uruguay did not loosen the grip in the third quarter. They arrived at the final intermission up by 6 points 56:50. The teams traded b... [read more]
Brazil - Uruguay 63:69
Uruguay clinched the opening win at the Super 4 tournament in Salta. They upset Brazil behind 17 points and 9 boards from Esteban Batista (208-C/F-83, agency: Duran International). Uruguay snatched a 17:15 lead ten minutes into the game. Uruguay maintained the lead throughout the second frame. They established a 37:33 halftime lead. Uruguay did not loosen the grip in the third quarter. They arrived at the final intermission up by 6 points 56:50. The teams traded baskets throughout the final period as Uruguay marched to the win. Jayson Granger (189-G-89) had 16 points, while Bruno Fitipaldo (183-PG-91, agency: Pro Sports) had 12 points in the victory. Lucas Mariano (208-C/F-93) answered with 23 points for Brazil. Joao Batista netted 10 points in the loss.
Gerel Simmons gets MVP of the Week award for Uruguayan Metro - 1 day ago
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American Gerel Simmons (188-G-93) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Verdirrojo and that's him to receive a Latinbasket.com Metro Player of the Week award for round 23. The 24-year old guard had the game-high 36 points adding four rebounds and three assists for Verdirrojo in his team's victory, helping them to beat Miramar (#7, 10-10) 100-91. Verdirrojo maintains the 4th position in Uruguayan Ascenso. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games... [read more]
American Gerel Simmons (188-G-93) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Verdirrojo and that's him to receive a Latinbasket.com Metro Player of the Week award for round 23. The 24-year old guard had the game-high 36 points adding four rebounds and three assists for Verdirrojo in his team's victory, helping them to beat Miramar (#7, 10-10) 100-91. Verdirrojo maintains the 4th position in Uruguayan Ascenso. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Verdirrojo will need more victories to improve their 12-8 record. In the team's last game Simmons had a remarkable five three-pointers out of 6 attempts. He turned to be Verdirrojo's top player in his first season with the team. Lincoln Memorial University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Simmons is league's best scorer averaging so far 28.5ppg. Simmons is in league's top in and averages solid 52.7% FGP.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 24-year old American forward Trevante Drye (199-F-93) of Stockolmo. Drye impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 22 points and 17 rebounds. Bad luck as Stockolmo lost that game 70-77 to the higher-ranked Tabare (#8, 10-10). This loss caused Stockolmo to drop to 12th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-13 record. Drye is a newcomer at Stockolmo and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders.
The third best performed player last round was American Paul Harrison (203-C-89) of second-ranked Sayago. Harrison scored 20 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Sayago, leading his team to a 80-71 win against #3 ranked Cordon in a game of the week. Sayago needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 14 victories and 4 lost games. Harrison has a great season in Uruguay. After 17 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 24.0ppg (4th best) and rebounds with 12.5rpg (3rd best). He also has 1.2bpg and FGP: 62.7%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Nicolas Catala (195-F-91) of Atenas - 29 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Nicholas Waddell (200-C-89) of Miramar - 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Octavio Medina (195-F-96) of Stockolmo - 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Javier Alvarez (193-G-83) of 25 de Agosto - 28 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists 8. Anthony Danridge (196-F-86) of Atenas - 21 points and 8 assists 9. Martin Lopez Garula (195-F) of Miramar - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 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)
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