Puthoff-King's double-double lands her TSF Hoops Agents Player of the Week award

30-year old point guard Kristina Puthoff-King (180-PG-1992) put on an amazing game in the last round for Dragons and receives a Hoops Agents TSF Player of the Week award for round 7.
She had a double-double of 27 points and 10 rebounds, while her team was edged out by Santiago (#1, 6-2) 78-76. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Dragons maintains the 3rd position in Dominican Rep. league. Dragons is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 4th lost game this season out of 7 games. In the team's last game Puthoff-King had a remarkable 58.8% from 2-point range. She just recently signed at Dragons, being already a very valuable addition to the team. University of Richmond graduate has very impressive stats this year. Puthoff-King is in league's top in points (6th best: 18.3ppg) and averages solid 2.5spg. Worth to mention Puthoff-King played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped her get the job in pro basketball.

Second best performed player last round was Ashley Hagans (170-G) of top-ranked Santiago. She is American guard in her first season at Santiago. In the last game Hagans recorded impressive 31 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. It was enough for Santiago to edge slightly lower-ranked Dragons (#3, 3-4) by 2 points 78-76. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Santiago consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. Her team has currently 6-2 record. Hagans is one of the most experienced players at Santiago and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 24.7ppg (#1). Her other stats are also decent: 5.4rpg and 3.6apg.

Third place about best performers goes to another Santiago's star - guard Maria Coronado (173-G-1991). Coronado showcased her all-around game by recording 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the last round. She was another key player of Santiago, helping her team with a 78-76 win against #3 ranked Dragons. Santiago confirms their top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 6 victories and 2 lost games. Coronado has a great season in Dominican Republic. After only 7 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.7ppg (4th best) and assists with 6.9apg (2nd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Taylor Brown (170-PG-1993) of Dragons - 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Anayelis Garcia (180-F-2002) of Panteras - 19 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Tyasia Willis (178-F-1997) of Santiago - 13 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Eduarny Polanco (G) of Leona - 19 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Toynetta Johnson (172-PG-1992) of Dragons - 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists
9. Odalmis Diaz) of Leona - 12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Samantha Calderon (G) of Panteras - 14 points, 5 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)

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Tags : KRISTINA PUTHOFF-KING, CIBAO VALLEY DRAGONS, DOMINICAN REP. BASKETBALL