American forward Phillip Wheeler was the top scorer of the day in the world.

Forward Phillip Wheeler (204-F-2002) was the top scorer of the day in the world with the 34 points he had in the Puerto Rican league. His excellent performance made his team the Piratas beat the Vaqueros 116 to 111. He also grabbed 8 rebounds that game. Wheeler has been regularly called to the Puerto Rican National Team since 2022 and previously for the Under 19 National Team in 2021. Among many awards he was selected to the Latinbasket All Puerto Rican BSN Most Improved Player of the Year as well as the All Star Game back in 2022.