Lowery's double-double lands him Player of the Week award

- October 1, 2024

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Dishon Lowery

Dishon Lowery

26-year old American center Dishon Lowery (200-C-1998) had a great game in the last round for league's best team Deportivo San Jose Asuncion and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 14.
He had a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds, while his team outclassed, the league's bottom-ranked team Sol de America (#7, 0-12) with 62-point margin 125-63. It allowed San Jose to consolidate first place in the Paraguayan league. San Jose has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 10-1. It was one of impressive evenings for Lowery as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Dishon Lowery averages this season 11.8ppg and 8.8rpg.

Second best performed player last round was Alejandro Peralta (195-F-1991, agency: Interperformances). He is international forward in his 2nd season at San Jose. In the last game Peralta recorded an impressive 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course together with Lowery he helped Deportivo San Jose Asuncion with another comfortable win outscoring Sol de America (#7, 0-12) 125-63. Of course San Jose still keep the league's top spot. His team belongs to top of the standings with 10-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Peralta is well-known at San Jose and together with Dishon Lowery he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 9.7ppg (#4). He also registered 5.7 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to another San Jose's star - Juan Medina. Medina showcased his all-around game by recording 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the last round. He was another key player of Deportivo San Jose Asuncion, helping his team with a 125-63 easy win against Sol de America (#7, 0-12). Many experts and fans count San Jose as a contender for championship title. Another victory and another confirmation that they may be right. Just look at their record: 10 victories and only one lost game. They are currently at the very top of the standings. Medina has a very solid season. In 11 games in Paraguay he scored 3.7ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Rodney Mercado (191-SF-1999) of Olimpia K. - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists
5. Juan Poisson (198-C-1998) of Colonias - 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Fabio Gauto (190-SG-2002) of Olimpia K. - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists
7. Jorge Sequera (194-F-1988) of Libertad A. - 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists
8. Sebastian Picton (197-F-1992) of San Jose - 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Gabriel Peralta (203-F-1995) of Olimpia K. - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Fernando Dose (200-F-1994) of San Jose - 15 points and 4 rebounds

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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