There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in NEBL. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
Red Bandits (1-1) recorded a loss in Belmopan on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by Dream Ballers (2-1) 64-59. Dream Ballers forced 20 Red Bandits turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Dream Ballers made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was guard Jamal Kelly (-90) who scored 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Delvon Henderson chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. American center Jevonte Hughes (196-93, college: Charleston) produced 23 points and 8 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Dream Ballers is looking forward to face Running Rebels (#7) in Belize City in the next round where they are favorite. Red Bandits will play at home against Tigersharks and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Belize City: Defenders (#6) and Running Rebels (#7). Defenders (1-2) smashed visiting Running Rebels (0-3) by 28 points 98-70. American center Nigel Jones (201-90, college: Talladega) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. Farron Louriano contributed with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. Forward Roger Reneau replied with 11 points and 6 rebounds for Running Rebels. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defenders' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Belize City to the arena . An exciting game was played in San Pedro. Hurricanes faced Tigersharks. Guests from Belize City (2-0) defeated host Tigersharks (2-1) 87-71. Devin Daly scored 25 points to lead the charge for the winners. Martevuius Adams responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Hurricanes will meet at home Verdes (#5) in the next round. Tigersharks will play against Red Bandits in Belmopan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The best stats of 2nd round was 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Jihad Wright of San Pedro T..
Red Bandits (1-1) recorded a loss in Belmopan on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by Dream Ballers (2-1) 64-59. Dream Ballers forced 20 Red Bandits turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Dream Ballers made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was guard Jamal Kelly (-90) who scored 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Delvon Henderson chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. American center Jevonte Hughes (196-93, college: Charleston) produced 23 points and 8 rebounds and guard Daniel Nolberto added 15 points respectively for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Dream Ballers is looking forward to face Running Rebels (#7) in Belize City in the next round where they are favorite. Red Bandits will play at home against Tigersharks and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Belmopan B.: J.Hughes 23+8reb, D.Nolberto 15+2reb, J.McKenzie 5+1reb+1ast, D.Oden 5+2reb+1ast, K.Laurie 3+7reb+2ast, R.Jenkins 3+8reb Dream Ballers: J.Kelly 26+9reb+5ast, H.Delvon 12+7reb+1ast, D.Conorque 10+6reb+4ast, E.Mitchell 6+5reb+3ast, M.Augustine 6+10reb+1ast, W.Frank 4+1reb
An exciting game was played in San Pedro. Hurricanes faced Tigersharks. Guests from Belize City (2-0) defeated host Tigersharks (2-1) 87-71. International guard Devin Daly (195-94, college: L.Superior) scored 25 points to lead the charge for the winners and forward Akeem Watters (186-95) chipped in 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Center Martevuius Adams responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds and the former international center Kurt Burgess (196-82) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Hurricanes will meet at home Verdes (#5) in the next round. Tigersharks will play against Red Bandits in Belmopan and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: San Pedro T.: A.Martevuius 15+10reb+1ast, K.Burgess 14+7reb+1ast, J.Wright 12+5reb+4ast, G.Myvett 8+4reb+1ast, W.Pratt 6+6reb+2ast, L.Pitterson 4 Smart Belize H.: D.Daly 25+3reb+2ast, A.Watters 15+6reb+4ast, T.Orosco 9+4reb+1ast, J.Daniels 7+1ast, G.Lopez 7+5ast, B.White 6+7reb+3ast
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Belize City: Defenders (#6) and Running Rebels (#7). Defenders (1-2) smashed visiting Running Rebels (0-3) by 28 points 98-70. Defenders dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Running Rebels' 36. Defenders forced 29 Running Rebels turnovers and outrebounded them 47-30 including a 29-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Defenders brought some defensive toughness making 9 blocks. Running Rebels were plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. American center Nigel Jones (201-90, college: Talladega) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Farron Louriano (198-89) contributed with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. Jones is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Forward Roger Reneau replied with 11 points and 6 rebounds and American power forward Devin Wyatt (201-96, college: Incarnate Word) added 8 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Running Rebels. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defenders' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Belize City to the arena . Top scorers: Orange Walk RR: R.Usher 12+1ast, R.Reneau 11+6reb+1ast, R.Vanegas 11+3reb+1ast, L.Marcus 11+1reb, D.Wyatt 8+6reb+1ast, Y.JaKeem 5+5reb Belize City D.: N.Jones 20+10reb+1ast, F.Louriano 14+5reb+2ast, L.Dillard 12+2reb+2ast, D.Leslie 12+1reb+1ast, S.Crawford 12+6reb+1ast, M.Young 9+10reb
Jones' 26 points and 8 rebounds give him Player of the Week award - 3 days ago
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28-year old center Nigel Jones (201-C-90) put on an amazing game in the last round for Belize City D. and receives a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 12.
He had the game-high 26 points adding eight rebounds and five assists for Belize City D. in his team's victory, helping them to beat Smart Belize H. (#4, 6-6) 90-83. Belize City D. maintains the 5th position in Belizean league. Belize City D. is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little b... [read more]
28-year old center Nigel Jones (201-C-90) put on an amazing game in the last round for Belize City D. and receives a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 12. He had the game-high 26 points adding eight rebounds and five assists for Belize City D. in his team's victory, helping them to beat Smart Belize H. (#4, 6-6) 90-83. Belize City D. maintains the 5th position in Belizean league. Belize City D. 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 5-7 record. In the team's last game Jones had a remarkable 87.5% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 6 attempts. He turned to be Belize City D.'s top player in his first season with the team. Talladega College graduate has very impressive stats this year. Jones is in league's top in points (2nd best: 20.9ppg), rebounds (7th best: 8.3rpg) and averages solid 1.4bpg and 61.1% FGP. Worth to mention Jones played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball.
Second best performed player last round was Jihad Wright (193-F-93) of San Pedro T.. He is American forward in his first season at San Pedro T.. In the last game Wright recorded impressive 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course he led San Pedro T. to another comfortable win outscoring slightly higher-ranked Verdes (#1, 10-2) 84-63. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. San Pedro T. consolidated its place in top 3 of the standings. His team's 8-4 record is not bad at all. Wright is a newcomer at San Pedro T. and quickly became one of team's most reliable players.
Third place about best performers goes to another San Pedro T.'s star - center Martevuius Adams (C). Adams scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds. He was another key player of San Pedro T., helping his team with a 84-63 easy win against #1 ranked Verdes. San Pedro T. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 8 victories and 4 lost games. Adams has a great season in Belize. After 11 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.7ppg (3rd best) and rebounds with 8.0rpg (8th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Farron Louriano (198-F-89) of Belize City D. - 13 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Keith Acosta (PF) of Smart Belize H. - 17 points and 7 rebounds 6. Tyrie Orosco (196-PG) of Smart Belize H. - 17 points and 6 rebounds 7. Andrew Ortiz (F) of Verdes - 11 points and 8 rebounds 8. Travis Lennan (F) of Verdes - 11 points and 5 rebounds 9. Kurt Burgess (196-C-82) of San Pedro T. - 3 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Raheem Thurton (191-G/F) of Smart Belize H. - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 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)
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.
NEBL Round 12: Tigersharks defeat leader Verdes - 4 days ago
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What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Verdes (10-2) at the home court on Thursday night. Hosts were rolled over by third ranked Tigersharks (8-4) 84-63. It ended at the same time the nine-game winning streak of Verdes. They outrebounded Verdes 56-34 including a 21-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a good game for center Martevuius Adams who led his t... [read more]
What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Verdes (10-2) at the home court on Thursday night. Hosts were rolled over by third ranked Tigersharks (8-4) 84-63. It ended at the same time the nine-game winning streak of Verdes. They outrebounded Verdes 56-34 including a 21-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a good game for center Martevuius Adams who led his team to a victory with 16 points and 9 rebounds. International forward Jihad Wright (193-93, college: UNC Pembroke) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Kyron Molina replied with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds for Verdes. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Tigersharks have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 8-4 record having just two points less than leader Verdes. Verdes at the other side still keep top place with two games lost. Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Belize City: Defenders (#5) and Hurricanes (#4). Hurricanes were defeated at home 83-90 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Nigel Jones (201-90, college: Talladega) who helped to win the game recording 26 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) and Farron Louriano who added 13 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Keith Acosta with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defenders maintains fifth position with 5-7 record. Defending champion Hurricanes keep the fourth place with six games lost.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Verdes (10-2) at the home court on Thursday night. Hosts were rolled over by third ranked Tigersharks (8-4) 84-63. It ended at the same time the nine-game winning streak of Verdes. They outrebounded Verdes 56-34 including a 21-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a good game for center Martevuius Adams who led his team to a victory with 16 points and 9 rebounds. International forward Jihad Wright (193-93, college: UNC Pembroke) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Four Tigersharks players scored in double figures. Kyron Molina replied with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds and forward Andrew Ortiz added 11 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Verdes. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Tigersharks have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 8-4 record having just two points less than leader Verdes. Verdes at the other side still keep top place with two games lost. Top scorers: Verdes: K.Molina 15+10reb+1ast, T.Lennan 11+5reb+1ast, A.Ortiz 11+8reb+1ast, D.Guzman 7+5reb, L.Lambey 6+2reb+3ast, J.Cutto Bermudez 5+1reb San Pedro T.: J.Wright 18+4reb+2ast, A.Martevuius 16+9reb, F.Arana 11+5reb+6ast, D.Valley 10+4reb, A.Edwards 7+2reb+1ast, D.Penland 6+1ast
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Belize City: Defenders (#5) and Hurricanes (#4). Hurricanes were defeated at home 83-90 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Defenders forced 21 Hurricanes turnovers and had a 25-12 advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Nigel Jones (201-90, college: Talladega) who helped to win the game recording 26 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) and forward Farron Louriano (198-89) who added 13 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. Jones is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The best for the losing side was Keith Acosta with 17 points and 7 rebounds and swingman Raheem Thurton (191) scored 16 points and 6 rebounds. Four Hurricanes players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defenders maintains fifth position with 5-7 record. Defending champion Hurricanes keep the fourth place with six games lost. Top scorers: Smart Belize H.: T.Orosco 17+6reb+1ast, A.Keith 17+7reb+1ast, T.Raheem 16+6reb+3ast, A.Trapp 10+3reb+1ast, E.Rene 8+4reb+4ast, B.Gregory 7+5reb+1ast Belize City D.: N.Jones 26+8reb+5ast, M.Tzul 15+3reb+1ast, F.Louriano 13+13reb+2ast, G.Rudon 9+4reb+4ast, D.Leslie 6+1reb+3ast, V.Young 4+1reb
Kris Frazier claims Belizean NEBL Interperformances weekly honour - 10 days ago
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American Kris Frazier (201-PG) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's leader Verdes and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 11.
The playmaker had a double-double of 27 points and twenty one rebounds, while his team outclassed Belmopan B. (#6, 2-9) with 55-point margin 112-57. It allowed Verdes to consolidate first place in the Belizean NEBL. Verdes has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the cha... [read more]
KRIS FRAZIER
American Kris Frazier (201-PG) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's leader Verdes and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 11. The playmaker had a double-double of 27 points and twenty one rebounds, while his team outclassed Belmopan B. (#6, 2-9) with 55-point margin 112-57. It allowed Verdes to consolidate first place in the Belizean NEBL. Verdes has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 10-1. Frazier just recently signed at Verdes, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Peru State College graduate has very impressive stats this year. Frazier is league's best scorer averaging so far 21.7ppg and leads league in rebounds with 10.5rpg. Frazier is in league's top in and averages solid 1.1bpg and 71.8% FGP.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was Julien Travis of Orange Walk RR. Travis impressed basketball fans with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Orange Walk RR lost that game 72-88 to the higher-ranked Smart Belize H. (#4, 6-5). Orange Walk RR are still at the very bottom. 9 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Orange Walk RR managed to get this year. Travis is one of the most experienced players at Orange Walk RR and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
The third best performed player last round was Akeem Watters (186-F-95) of Smart Belize H. (#4). Watters scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds. He was a key player of Smart Belize H., leading his team to a 88-72 easy win against the lower-ranked Orange Walk RR (#7, 1-9). Smart Belize H. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 6 victories and 5 lost games. Watters has a very solid season. In 11 games in Belize he scored 10.3ppg. He also has 6.4rpg and FGP: 51.7%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Nigel Jones (201-C-90) of Belize City D. - 20 points and 13 rebounds 5. Tyrie Orosco (196-PG) of Smart Belize H. - 17 points and 10 rebounds 6. Jihad Wright (193-F-93) of San Pedro T. - 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Martevuius Adams (C) of San Pedro T. - 26 points and 7 rebounds 8. Kyron Molina (SG) of Verdes - 13 points and 6 rebounds 9. Matthew Young (C) of Belize City D. - 16 points and 12 rebounds 10. Davis Guzman (F) of Verdes - 8 points, 11 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)
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.
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