Rivas' double-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award

Angel Rivas

28-year old forward Angel Rivas (198-F-93) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's best team Immortals and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 6.
He had a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds, while his team beat Del Patio (#4, 2-2) 100-94. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Immortals to consolidate first place in the Dominican Rep. league. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Immortals already had a very good start winning all 4 without losing a single one. Rivas just recently signed at Immortals, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Rivas has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 10.3rpg), assists (7th best: 3.3apg) and averages solid 2.0bpg.

Second best performed player last round was Richard Polanco (203-F-93) of Los Pepines. He is a forward in his first season at Los Pepines. In the last game Polanco recorded impressive 31 points. Bad luck as Los Pepines lost that game 94-106 to slightly higher-ranked Santiago Max (#5, 2-2). Los Pepines are still at the very bottom. 4 lost games are too many considering they did not win any game. Polanco is one of the most experienced players at Los Pepines and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 22.0ppg (#8).

Third place about best performers goes to another Immortals' star - guard Nargenis Ulloa (182-G-97). Ulloa showcased his all-around game by recording 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the last round. He was another key player of Immortals, helping his team with a 100-94 win against #4 ranked Del Patio in a game of the week. Immortals started extremely well this year. They recorded 4 victories without losing a single game. Ulloa turns to be one of the very best players in the league while he is also a leader of the top team having his eyes on the championship title. Ulloa has a great season in Dominican Republic. After only 4 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.3apg (4th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Oliver Garcia (188-G-96) of Immortals - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists
5. Brayan Mendez) of Del Patio - 26 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Jassell Perez) of Del Patio - 27 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Aneudy Parra (188-G) of Los Pepines - 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Edwin Espinal (200-F/G-93) of Los Pepines - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Jhoan Pena) of Santiago Max - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Dwight Gentry (183-G-87) of Immortals - 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 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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