POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Here is the weekly review of the top performing Mexican players, who play currently abroad.
#1. This week's number one is an international shooting guard
Francisco Cruz (191-89, college:
Wyoming, currently plays in Turkey). He could not help the league outsider
Afyon Bld (0-18) in their last game. Despite Cruz's very good performance Afyon Bld was badly defeated
94-74 on the road by the leading Fenerbahce.
He was the top scorer with 21 points. Cruz also added 4 assists in 30 minutes on the court.
So far Afyon Bld lost all eighteen games in the Regular Season.
There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
Cruz has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 20.2ppg, 4.1rpg, 6.1apg, 1.6spg, 2FGP: 45.6%, 3FGP: 45.7%(32-70) and FT: 77.4% in nine games he played so far.
Ex-Fuerza Guinda Nogales player is currently a member of the Mexican senior national team.
#2. Second place goes to an experienced international swingman
Jaime Jaquez (198-1, currently plays college basketball in the States). Jaquez led
UCLA to an easy victory against the University of San Diego crushing them
83-56 in the NCAA last Wednesday.
He scored 17 points, had 4 rebounds and made 4 blocks.
The University of California at Los Angeles have 1-0 conference record this season.
But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen.
Jaquez has relatively good stats this year: 14.2ppg, 6.0rpg, 2.0apg, 2FGP: 65.2%(15-23), 3FGP: 47.6%(10-21).
He played for the Mexican national team in 2019.
#3. The Mexican player who performed third best last week abroad was an international guard
Jorge Gutierrez (191-88, college:
California, currently plays in Germany). Gutierrez was not able to help
BG Goettingen (3-0) in their last game. Despite his good performance the league leader BG Goettingen lost
77-89 in Crailsheim to the lower-ranked (#4) Merlins.
Gutierrez recorded 11 points in a mere 19 minutes.
But the season just started, so everything may happen.
It's Gutierrez's first year with the team.
This season his overall stats are: 8.8ppg, 1.8rpg, 4.4apg, 1.2spg, 2FGP: 47.8%, 3FGP: 13.3% and FT: 88.9% in five games.
Ex-Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun player is also a member of the Mexican senior national team.
#4. Guard
Brayan Au (193, currently studies in the States) led
La-Lafayette to a victory against the Louisiana State University at Shreveport (1-2)
84-73 in the NCAA in Saturday night's game.
Au scored 14 points.
The University Louisiana at Lafayette has 1-1 overall record this season.
Au's total stats this year are: 8.5ppg, 2.0rpg and 2.8apg.
He used to play for the Mexican U17 national team
back in 2015.
#5. Former U18 international point guard
Cesar Molina (183-98, currently plays in NCAA2) contributed to an easy victory against the Western State Colorado University (0-1) crushing them
89-69 in the NCAA2 last Saturday.
Molina scored 10 points in 15 minutes. It was his first game for Fort Lewis College this season.
It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. His team has 1-0 record this season.
But the season is still in its first stage and everything can happen.
Molina is one of the most experienced players in a team as it's his fifth year in Fort Lewis College's roster.
He used to play for the Mexican U18 national team
six years ago.
Other top Mexican players, who play abroad:Alexander Perez Kaufmann (191-G-93) plays for
Fenerbahce in Turkish BSL
Luke Martinez (190-G-90) plays for
Flamengo in Brazilian NBB
Juan Toscano-Anderson (198-F-93) plays for
Golden State Warriors in the NBA
Yahir Bonilla (204-SF-3) plays for
FC Barcelona 2 in Spanish LEB Silver
Mauricio Cheda (198-F-90) plays for
JAC Sants in Spanish EBA
Jesus Guerrero (181-PG-93) plays for
El Pinar in Spanish EBA
