Desouza's double-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award

- April 7, 2026

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Cohen Desouza

31-year old forward Cohen Desouza (201-F-1994) put on an amazing game in the last round for JSC Red Hawks and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 17.
He had a double-double of 28 points and 17 rebounds, while his team beat Cutie Ovals (#5, 6-6) 95-88. Red Hawks maintains the 6th position in Antiguan league. Red Hawks 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 5-5 record. Desouza just recently signed at Red Hawks, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Desouza has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (2nd best: 24.1ppg) and rebounds (3rd best: 13.0rpg).

Second best performed player last round was Sam Taylor (178-PG-1997) of Cutie Ovals Ojays. He is American guard in his first season at Cutie Ovals. In the last game Taylor recorded an impressive 19 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Bad luck as Cutie Ovals lost that game 88-95 to slightly lower-ranked Red Hawks (#6, 5-5). Cutie Ovals managed to keep the same 5th spot in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But a 6-6 record is not bad and everything may still change. Taylor is one of the most experienced players at Cutie Ovals and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.8ppg (#8). His other stats are also decent: 8.3rpg and 6.6apg. Former Northern Michigan University star Taylor is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market.

Third place about best performers goes to another Red Hawks' star - guard Andre Burnett (G). Burnett showcased his all-around game by recording 17 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in the last round. He was another key player of JSC Red Hawks, helping his team with a 95-88 win against slightly higher-ranked Cutie Ovals (#5, 6-6). Red Hawks needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 5 victories and 5 lost games. Burnett has a great season in Antigua. After only 7 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 7.9apg (2nd best). He also has 4.0spg and 2.6bpg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Jabiri Smith (198-G) of Cutie Ovals - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists
5. T-Shawn Lewis (193-F/G-2002) of DA-Project - 20 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Terry Dawkins (193-F-2000) of DA-Project - 19 points and 6 rebounds
7. Kareem Edwards (193-G-1990) of Cutie Ovals - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Christian Walker) of Ottos - 13 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Pindo Drammeh (207-C-1996) of Ottos - 15 points and 9 rebounds
10. Danny Perez (G) of Ottos - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists

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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