Hettsheimeir's 32-point game gives him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award

- April 13, 2024

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Rafael Hettsheimeir

Rafael Hettsheimeir

37-year old ESP-BRAn center Rafael Hettsheimeir (210-C-1986) had a great game in the last round for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 29.
He had the game-high 32 points adding eight rebounds for Corinthians in his team's victory, helping them to outclass Botafogo (#16, 10-26) with 44-point margin 116-72. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Corinthians maintains the 10th position in Brazilian league. Corinthians 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 19-17 record. In the team's last game Hettsheimeir had a remarkable 60.0% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He turned to be Corinthians' top player in his first season with the team. Rafael Hettsheimeir averages this season 13.3ppg.

Second best performed player last round was Cordero Bennett (185-G-1988) of Sao Paulo FC. He is American guard in his 4th season at Sao Paulo. In the last game Bennett recorded an impressive 31 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as Sao Paulo was edged by the lower-ranked Mogi (#14, 10-25) 81-79. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Sao Paulo keeps 11th position. His team lost some distance to top teams. But a 18-18 record is not bad and everything may still change. Bennett is one of the most experienced players at Sao Paulo and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to guard Guilherme Lessa (178-PG-1995) of Mogi das Cruzes Basquete (#14). Lessa scored 26 points and passed 6 assists. He was a key player of Mogi, leading his team to a 81-79 win against the higher-ranked Sao Paulo (#11, 18-18). Mogi can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 10-25 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Lessa has a very solid season. In 34 games in Brazil he scored 10.7ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Douglas Silva (201-SF-1998) of Sao Jose - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Facundo Corvalan (190-PG-1998) of UniFacisa - 17 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists
6. Kenny Dawkins (177-PG-1987) of Caxias do Sul - 29 points and 7 assists
7. Marcio Santos (204-F/C-2002) of Sesi Franca - 16 points and 12 rebounds
8. Matias Solanas (192-SG-1998) of UniFacisa - 20 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Malcolm Miller (201-G-1991) of Sao Paulo - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Emanuel Matias (202-F-1999) of Botafogo - 18 points, 6 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 Hoops Agents. Hoops Agents is the most complete website about the agencies and players they represent. With more than twenty years of experience, Hoops Agents is already recognized as the most reliable destination for the players who wish to continue their career in professional basketball and are searching for a reputable and connected representation. Hoops Agents is also most complete source of transactions news.

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