Basketball Champions League Americas round 16 best performance: Gabriel Giron

- February 11, 2024

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Gabriel Giron

Gabriel Giron

Panamanian-Mexican Shooting guard Gabriel Giron (192-SG-1988) had an amazing evening in the last round for top-ranked Halcones UV Xalapa, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 16.
The 35-year old player was the main contributor (25 points, five rebounds and six assists) to his team's victory, helping them to crush Real Esteli (#2, 3-3) with 25-point margin 100-75. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Halcones UV Xalapa to consolidate first place in the Basketball Champions League Americas. They would have been even better if they did not have these two lost games earlier in Regular Season. Halc.Xalapa has a very solid 4-2 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. In the team's last game Giron had a remarkable 90.0% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Halcones UV Xalapa, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Gabriel Giron has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (6th best: 17.3ppg) and averages impressive 2.8spg,76.0% FGP and 41.2% from behind 3-point line.

The second best player in last round's games was another Halc.Xalapa's star - young American Jordan Glynn (200-F-1989). Glynn had a very good evening with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course together with Giron he helped Halcones UV Xalapa with another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Real Esteli (#2, 3-3) 100-75. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Halcones UV Xalapa consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. His team has currently 4-2 record. Glynn is one of the most experienced players at Halcones UV Xalapa and similarly like Gabriel Giron has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third on the list of top players last round was Cuban center Ismael Romero (205-C-1991) of league's second-best Real Esteli. Romero scored 24 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Despite Romero's great performance the Real Esteli lost 75-100 to #1 ranked Halc.Xalapa. But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The last thing Real Esteli needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 3 victories and 3 lost games. Romero has a great season in Basketball Champions League Americas. After only 2 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.5ppg (4th best) and rebounds with 7.5rpg (4th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Sebastian Carrasco (180-PG-2000) of Concepcion - 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists
5. Alejo Digon (195-SG-1999) of Obras - 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Jeffrey Solarin (193-F-1992) of Obras - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Marquez Letcher-Ellis (203-F-1997) of Concepcion - 15 points and 5 rebounds
8. Pieter Prinsloo (208-PF-1992) of Concepcion - 14 points and 4 rebounds
9. Tjader Fernandez (178-PG-1994) of Halc.Xalapa - 15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Michael Fakuade (201-F-1989) of Real Esteli - 8 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)

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BEST SCORER

Gabriel Giron

25 PTS

5 REB

6 AST

4-2
Team W-L