Argentinian LDD round 22 best performance: Albano Costa

- January 10, 2026

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Albano Costa

Guard Albano Costa (192-G-2006) put on an amazing game in the last round for Obera Tennis Club, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 22.
The 19-year old player had a double-double of 29 points and 14 rebounds, while his team edged out Regatas (#5, 11-4) 70-67. Obera is placed at 9th position in Argentinian LDD. Obera 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 8-8 record. In the team's last game Costa had a remarkable 70.0% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. It's his second year at Obera and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Albano Costa has solid league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (9th best: 8.4rpg) and averages impressive 59.3% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was Joaquin Capurro of Racing de Chivilcoy. Capurro had a very good evening with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. It was enough for Racing Ch. to edge the higher-ranked Instituto (#1, 16-5) 80-77. Racing Ch.'s 11th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-8 record. Capurro is one of the most experienced players at Racing Ch. and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third on the list of top players last round was forward Santino Mazzucchelli (196-F-2004) of Club Atletico Platense Florida (#6). Mazzucchelli showcased his all-around game by recording 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the last round. He was a key player of Platense, leading his team to a 77-52 easy win against the lower-ranked Gimnasia (#10, 8-8). Platense needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 5 lost games. Mazzucchelli has a great season in Argentina. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.6ppg (2nd best) and rebounds with 9.4rpg (6th best). He also has 2.9spg and a FGP of 58.8%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Jesus Centeno (205-C-2006) of Gimnasia - 19 points and 13 rebounds
5. Ezequiel Horen) of Independ.O. - 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Carlos Hurtado (212-F-2006) of Independ.O. - 22 points and 9 rebounds
7. Ivan Villarroel) of San Lorenzo - 20 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Edwin Niebles (178-PG-2005) of Obera - 15 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Exequiel Lezcano (180-PG-2007) of Regatas - 28 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists
10. Jeremias Barco (G-2005) of Olimpico - 16 points, 9 rebounds and 2 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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Tags : ALBANO COSTA, OBERA TENNIS CLUB, ARGENTINIAN BASKETBALL, , LIGA SUDAMERICANA