Goncalves' double-double lands him La Liga Argentina Player of the Week award

32-year old forward Rodrigo Goncalves (203-F-87) had an amazing evening in the last round for Petrolero and receives a Interperformances La Liga Argentina Player of the Week award for round 6.
He had a double-double of 27 points and 10 rebounds, while his team edged out Atenas (#7, 0-7), the league's bottom-ranked team 66-63. Petrolero is placed at 3rd position in Argentinian La Liga Argentina. Petrolero 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 3-3 record. Goncalves turned to be Petrolero's top player in his first season with the team. Goncalves has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (6th best: 9.4rpg) and averages solid 61.5% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Howard Wilkerson (198-PF-84) of top-ranked C.Espanol P.. He is American forward in his 2nd season at C.Espanol P.. In the last game Wilkerson recorded impressive 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as C.Espanol P. lost that game 82-89 to slightly lower-ranked Dep Viedma (#2, 5-1). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the top position in SUR. C.Espanol P. still maintains its place as the top team in the standings, even despite this loss. A very good start of the season for his team, which won so far all 6 games without any defeat. Wilkerson is well-known at C.Espanol P. and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.8ppg (#2). He also registered 7.6 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to Juan Luis Abeiro (195-C/F-88) of league's second-best Ameghino. Abeiro showcased his all-around game by recording 24 points, nine rebounds and four assists in the last round. Despite Abeiro's great performance Ameghino lost 80-97 to #3 ranked Barrio Parque. But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. Ameghino had another "accident". It may be a crucial game. Abeiro's teammates are also very good. That's why having such high stats is even more impressive. Abeiro has a great season in Argentina. After only 6 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 10.2rpg (3rd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Ivan Alvarez (173-F-94) of Tiro Federal - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Gaston Marozzi (196-PF-95) of Union SF - 23 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists
6. Sergio Rupil (191-G/F-94) of San Isidro - 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Tirrell Brown (198-PF-93) of Villa S.Martin - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Jonatan Torresi (191-G/F-94) of Dep Norte - 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
9. Santiago Gonzalez (203-C-83) of Salta Basket - 15 points and 10 rebounds
10. Jose Peralta (202-F/C-95) of CAO Ceres - 23 points and 8 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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Tags : RODRIGO GONCALVES, PETROLERO DE PLAZA HUINCUL, ARGENTINIAN BASKETBALL