Yildon Mendoza claims Colombian LBP Hoops Agents weekly honour

- April 15, 2026

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Yildon Mendoza

Yildon Mendoza

International Forward Yildon Mendoza (206-F-1996) put on an amazing game in the last round for Caimanes del Llano and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 2.
The 29-year old forward had a double-double of 26 points and 16 rebounds, while his team beat Piratas (1-1) 81-76. Caimanes maintains the 3rd position in Colombian LBP. Caimanes 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 1-1 record. In the team's last game Mendoza had a remarkable 90.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be Caimanes' top player in his first season with the team. Angelo State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Mendoza is league's best scorer averaging so far 24.0ppg. Mendoza is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 12.0rpg) and averages solid 2.5bpg,83.3% FGP and 42.9% from behind 3-point line.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American point guard Ty'Lik Evans (173-PG-1996) of Cimarrones del Choco. Evans impressed basketball fans with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. It was enough for Cimarrones to edge Motilones (1-1) by 6 points 80-74. The season is still at the very beginning and this victory may help a lot. Let's wait for the next round. Evans is one of the most experienced players at Cimarrones and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.5ppg (#6).

The third best performed player last round was David Soler (181-PG-1998) of Piratas de Bogota (#6). Soler showcased his all-around game by recording 24 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists in the last round. He was a key player of Piratas, leading his team to a 80-78 win against Caimanes (1-1). Piratas needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 1 victory and 1 lost game. Soler has a great season in Colombia. After only 2 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.5ppg (2nd best) and assists with 4.5apg (5th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Rashad Hassan (203-C/F-1989) of Caimanes - 18 points and 9 rebounds
5. Soren De Luque (200-PF-1998) of Motilones - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Josimar Ayarza (205-PF-1987) of Motilones - 30 points and 5 rebounds
7. Justin Quintero (193-SF-1998) of Piratas - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
8. David Venner (195-F/G-2002) of Motilones - 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Octavio Munoz (179-PG-2001) of Caimanes - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists
10. Duby Okeke (203-C-1994) of Cimarrones - 9 points, 12 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)

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Tags : YILDON MENDOZA, CAIMANES DEL LLANO, COLOMBIAN BASKETBALL, , BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AMERICAS