With the 2022-2023 season approaching closure, only three Trinidad and Tobago overseas-based players were in action, for week-ending 21 May 2023.
The Top Player Award goes to 7-0 center Johnny Hamilton with 8pts, shared team high 6rebs, 1ast & 1blk as #13 Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket (11-19) suffered a 71-94 loss to #3 Anadolu Efes (22-8) in Turkey-BSL, Regular Season Round 29, on May 21. They next play #3 Anadolu Efes (20-8) on May 21. Hamilton is averaging 10.5ppg, 7.1rpg & 1.9bpg: 61.0%%2FPG & 68.8%%FT.
Second is 6-4 point guard Khadeen Carrington with mixed results for #2 Hapoel Jerusalem (20-7) against #7 Bnei Hertzeliya (14-13) in Israel-Winner League Quarter-Finals Rounds 1 & 2 on May 18 and 21, respectively. In the first game, Carrington chipped in with 7pts, 1reb & 1ast in an 81-70 victory. Next game, he had 4pts & 2rebs as B. Hertzeliya upset H. Jerusalem 75-64 to level the series, 1-1. Both teams will play the Round 3 game on May 24. Carrington is averaging 13.4ppg, 2.0rpg & 2.3apg: 47.9%2FPG, 35.5%3FPG & 70.5% FT in Israel Winner-League. While in the Euro Basketball Championships League, he is averaging 12.6ppg, 1.6rpg, 2.5apg & 1.1spg: 47.7%2FPG, 34.7%3FPG & 66.3% FT.
Third is US-born 6-5 swingman Devaughn Akoon-Purchell who was limited to 16mins with 2pts, 1reb & 2asts 5th ranked Lokomotiv was defeated 89-98 by #2 UNICS Kazan in a decisive Final Round 5 game of the Russia-VTB United League May 16. With the victory, UNICS won the series 4-1. Akkon-Purchell is averaging 13.4ppg, 3.8rpg, 2.6apg & 1.2spg: 48.5%2FPG, 31.0%3FPG & 85.8%FT.
The Player of the week selection is based on the player game's ranking through the use an efficiency stats calculation.
