Pinero's 24 points give him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award

- January 8, 2026

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Facundo Pinero

Facundo Pinero

37-year old ESP-ARGn forward Facundo Pinero (202-F-1988) had a great game in the last round for league's best team Ferrocarril Oeste Buenos Aires and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 24.
He had the game-high 24 points adding four rebounds for Ferro in his team's victory, helping them to crush Boca Juniors (#12, 8-8) with 16-point margin 100-84. It allowed Ferro to take over top position in the Argentinian league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Ferro has a very solid 11-3 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. In the team's last game Pinero had a remarkable 100.0% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Facundo Pinero averages this season 10.5ppg.

Second best performed player last round was Ty Sabin (190-G-1994) of league's second-best Obras Basket Buenos Aires. He is American guard in his first season at Obras. In the last game Sabin recorded an impressive 21 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course Obras cruised to a 89-81 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked San Lorenzo (#15, 5-9). This victory allowed Obras to move up to second position in the standings. His team's 11-5 record is not bad at all. Sabin is a newcomer at Obras and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.0ppg (#1).

Third place about best performers goes to another Ferro's star - guard Emiliano Lezcano (187-PG-2001). Lezcano scored 19 points and passed 4 assists. He was another key player of Ferrocarril Oeste Buenos Aires, helping his team with a 100-84 easy win against the lower-ranked Boca Juniors (#12, 8-8). Ferro confirms their top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 3 lost games. Lezcano has a great season in Argentina. After 14 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 14.8ppg (9th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Sebastian Lugo (195-SG-1998) of Regatas - 12 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Cristian Cardo (198-G/F-1999) of San Lorenzo - 18 points and 4 rebounds
6. Marcos Delia (209-C-1992) of Obras - 10 points and 6 rebounds
7. Ramiro Frontera) of Argentino - 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Lautaro Berra (208-C/F-1998) of San Martin - 18 points and 4 rebounds
9. Francisco Caffaro (216-C-2000) of Boca Juniors - 13 points and 4 rebounds
10. Franco Mendez (188-SG-2002) of San Martin - 14 points and 9 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 : FACUNDO PINERO, FERROCARRIL OESTE BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINIAN BASKETBALL, , LIGA SUDAMERICANA