Juan Palacios' double-double lands him Player of the Week award among Colombians playing currently abroad:

JUAN PALACIOS

We bring you last week's top performances from Colombians who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.

Juan Palacios

   #1. This week's number one is an experienced former international power forward Juan Palacios (206-85, currently plays in France). He led Chalon/Saor to a victory over the 16th-ranked Le Portel (4-14) crushing them 92-70 in the French Jeep ELITE in Saturday night's game. Palacios was MVP of the game. He had a double-double by scoring 19 points and getting 10 rebounds. Palacios also added 3 assists in 34 minutes on the court. ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (10-8) is placed sixth in the Jeep ELITE. It's Palacios' first season with the team. He has relatively good stats this year: 14.0ppg, 5.5rpg, 2.4apg, 1.2spg, 2FGP: 51.0%, 3FGP: 31.0% and FT: 85.1% in 18 games he played so far. Palacios has a dual citizenship: Colombian and Spanish. Former Guerreros de Bogota starter played for the Colombian senior national team two years ago.

Andres Ibarguen

   #2. Second place goes to former international forward Andres Ibarguen (196-96, currently plays college basketball in the States), who plays in the NCAA. He could not help the Texas Arlington (4-2) in their last game on Saturday. Despite Ibarguen's good performance his team was defeated 77-71 at home by the Georgia State University. He scored 10 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. This season Ibarguen averages: 7.1ppg, 6.9rpg, 2FGP: 60.6%(43-71). He played for the Colombian national team in 2016.

Jhan Paul Mejia

   #3. The Colombian player who performed third best last week abroad was an international power forward Jhan Paul Mejia (208-94, college: Charleston, currently plays in Spain). Mejia was not able to help Quintanar in their game against Gran Canaria II (14-3) in the Spanish EBA (fourth division). He scored 8 points. The fifth-placed Quintanar (9-8) was defeated 74-61 on the road by the leading Gran Canaria II in the Group B. Mejia's overall stats this season are: 8.6ppg, 4.1rpg, 2FGP: 58.5%(38-65), 3FGP: 29.6% and FT: 60.9%. He is another player who holds two passports: Colombian and Spanish. Mejia is also a member of the Colombian senior national team.

Hansel Atencia

   #4. Point guard Hansel Atencia (178-97, currently plays in NAIA) contributed to a The Master's College, CA's victory against the Arizona Christian University 100-86 in the NAIA in Thursday night's game. He recorded 21 points and added 9 assists in 38 minutes. The The Master's College, CA has a very solid 5-1 record this season. Atencia has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 18.0ppg, 3.2rpg, 5.3apg and 1.3spg in 12 games. Atencia has both Spanish and Colombian nationalities. He is also Colombian national team player.


The list of other players, who all have Colombian passport but never been selected to any of Colombian national teams:

   #1. Juan Cardenas (201-F-97, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to a 3-point Bryant's victory against the Central Connecticut State University (1-4) 63-60 in the NCAA on Thursday night. Cardenas recorded 6 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks in 25 minutes. The Bryant University has 2-3 conference record this season. This year Cardenas' overall stats are: 4.9ppg, 3.9rpg and 1.6bpg in 18 games he played so far.

   #2. Jaime Echenique (211-F/C, currently studies in the States), who plays in the NCAA could not help the Wichita St. (1-4) to beat the University of South Florida (2-2). He scored 6 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and made 2 blocks. his team was defeated 54-41 at home by the University of South Florida. Echenique's overall stats this season are: 7.9ppg, 5.4rpg and 1.3bpg.

   #3. Experienced Luis Julio (201-C-80, currently plays in Chile) was not able to help Aleman (14-12) in their last game. Despite his very good performance the third-placed Aleman (14-12) lost 72-78 on the road to the leading Las Animas in the Conferencia Sur. Julio had a double-double by scoring 15 points and getting 12 rebounds in 28 minutes. The Regular Season already ended. This year Julio has relatively solid stats: 14.3ppg, 10.3rpg and 2.3apg in 26 games. He has a dual citizenship: Colombian and Venezuelan.


Other top Colombian players, who play abroad:

Michaell Jackson (190-G-87) plays for Aaguacateros in Mexican LNBP
Cesar Silva (190-G/F-81) plays for Osorno Basquetbol in Chilean Liga Nacional
Oscar Ferro Ocampo (180-G-87) plays for Trelleborg in Swedish Superettan
Ahmed Al Mutawa (199-F/C-81) plays for Al-Ahli in Bahrain Premier League
Ivan Losada (SG-96) plays for PBB in Spanish EBA
Horace Wormely (168-PG-84) plays for Windsor Express in the NBL Canada
Deiman Reyes (206-C-1) plays for Veritas Prep in the