Ferrocarril Oeste (La Liga) added to their roster 17-year old Venezuelan guard Jose Meneses (180-1). The last time (17) he played at Venezuelan U16 National Team in Venezuelan league. Meneses missed last season and had one year break from professional basketball. Now he's going to play Argentinian Development League with Ferro.
GASTON ESSENGUE Club Atletico Platense Florida (La Liga Argentina) inked experienced 35-year old Cameroonian ex-international center Gaston Essengue (203-109kg-83, college: UNLV). He played recently at Quilmes Mar del Plata in Argentinian La Liga. In 12 games he recorded 8.7ppg, 4.7rpg and 1.0apg this season. La Liga Argentina will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. Essengue also played for Club Deportes Puente Alto (Liga Nacional) in Chilean league where in... [read more]
GASTON ESSENGUE
Club Atletico Platense Florida (La Liga Argentina) inked experienced 35-year old Cameroonian ex-international center Gaston Essengue (203-109kg-83, college: UNLV). He played recently at Quilmes Mar del Plata in Argentinian La Liga. In 12 games he recorded 8.7ppg, 4.7rpg and 1.0apg this season. La Liga Argentina will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. Essengue also played for Club Deportes Puente Alto (Liga Nacional) in Chilean league where in 12 La Liga games he averaged 11.5ppg, 6.6rpg and 1.1apg. He won Argentinian TNA championship title in 2017. Essengue also represented Cameroon at the Afrobasket Championships in Rades (Tunisia) four years ago. His stats at that event were 4 games: 2.5ppg, 2.3rpg. Essengue is a very experienced player. He has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to seven different countries on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America and of course North America). Essengue has played previously professionally also in France, Holland, Malaysia (Farmcochem), Spain (Monzon), Switzerland and Turkey and Argentina (Estudiantes Olavarria, Libertad Sunchales, Ciclista, San Martin Marcos Juarez and San Isidro). It may be one of last seasons in his extensive career, which he may end at Platense. Essengue attended University of Nevada - Las Vegas until 2007 and it is his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketball.
Jackson's double-double lands him La Liga Argentina Interperformances Player of the Week award - 16 hours ago
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CORBIN JACKSON 26-year old forward Corbin Jackson (198-F-92) put on an amazing game in the last round for Ciclista and receives a Interperformances La Liga Argentina Player of the Week award for round 22. He had a double-double of 24 points and 14 rebounds, while his team beat La Union (#7, 10-18) 82-77. Ciclista maintains the 5th position in their group in Argentinian La Liga Argentina. Ciclista is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the... [read more]
CORBIN JACKSON
26-year old forward Corbin Jackson (198-F-92) put on an amazing game in the last round for Ciclista and receives a Interperformances La Liga Argentina Player of the Week award for round 22. He had a double-double of 24 points and 14 rebounds, while his team beat La Union (#7, 10-18) 82-77. Ciclista maintains the 5th position in their group in Argentinian La Liga Argentina. Ciclista 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 11-14 record. Jackson turned to be Ciclista's top player in his first season with the team. Florida Institute of Technology graduate has very impressive stats this year. Jackson leads league in rebounds with 11.6rpg. Jackson is in league's top in and averages solid 2.3bpg and 71.0% FGP. Worth to mention Jackson played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball.
Second best performed player last round was Jaqhawn Walters (198-F-96, agency: Duran International) of Progreso Roca. He is American forward in his first season at Progreso Roca. In the last game Walters recorded impressive 29 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as Progreso Roca lost that game 87-94 to slightly lower-ranked Gimnasia LP (#8, 9-18). Progreso Roca managed to keep the same 6th spot in South - South. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 11-15 record. Walters is a newcomer at Progreso Roca and quickly became one of team's most reliable players.
Third place about best performers goes to swingman Maximiliano Martin (189-G/F-90) of Obera TC (#6). Martin showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, ten rebounds and four assists in the last round. He was a key player of Obera TC, leading his team to a 82-79 win against the higher-ranked San Isidro (#1, 20-6). The chances of Obera TC not to end season at such low position in North - C.North, however are less than slim as they have already lost 17 games, recording just eight victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Martin could try to bring Obera TC's a little bit higher in the standings. Martin has individually a great season in Argentina. After 25 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 5.3rpg (9th best). Maximiliano Martin has also Argentinian passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Gabriel Mikulas (201-PF-80) of Barrio Parque - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Cedric Blossom (198-F-94) of Platense - 21 points and 6 rebounds 6. Lisandro Rasio (198-PF-90) of Salta Basket - 23 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Jonatan Torresi (191-G/F-94) of Deportivo Norte - 23 points and 8 rebounds 8. Tirrell Brown (198-PF-93) of Olimpico Ceres - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Marco Luchi (198-F/C-92) of Deportivo Norte - 13 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Chris Hooper (198-F/C-91) of Obera TC - 25 points and 4 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)
The Player of the Week awards are presented by Interperformances. Interperformances is a full-service agency specializing in the representation of professional athletes the world-over. With more than forty-eight years of experience, INTERPERFORMANCES is well known to all professional teams and clubs. General Managers trust and rely on our opinions and recommendations.
Ameghino de Villa Maria (La Liga Argentina) strengthened their roster with addition of 21-year old point guard Fermin Thygesen (187-98). He started the season at Bahia Basket (La Liga). In 13 games he recorded 3.8ppg, 1.4rpg and 1.5apg this season. La Liga Argentina will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. The last season Thygesen played at Deportivo Viedma (TNA) where in 48 games he averaged 7.2ppg, 2.1rpg and 2.6apg. He played in the final of Liga Americas in... [read more]
Ameghino de Villa Maria (La Liga Argentina) strengthened their roster with addition of 21-year old point guard Fermin Thygesen (187-98). He started the season at Bahia Basket (La Liga). In 13 games he recorded 3.8ppg, 1.4rpg and 1.5apg this season. La Liga Argentina will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. The last season Thygesen played at Deportivo Viedma (TNA) where in 48 games he averaged 7.2ppg, 2.1rpg and 2.6apg. He played in the final of Liga Americas in 2017.
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