Graham number one in Uruguay LUB for round 5

- March 22, 2024

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Zach Graham

Zach Graham

American-Filipino Shooting guard Zach Graham (198-SG-1989, agency: Pro Sports) had a very impressive game in the last round for Club Trouville Montevideo, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 5 (Second Stage).
The 34-year old player was the main contributor (25 points, seven rebounds and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Bigua (#6, 13-14) 87-76. Trouville maintains the 3rd position in Uruguayan LUB. Trouville is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. But it was their 17th lost game this season out of 27 games. In the team's last game Graham had a remarkable 60.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be Trouville's top player in his first season with the team. Zach Graham averages this season 18.0ppg.

The second best player in last round's games was young American Isaac Hamilton (196-G-1994) of Atletico Bigua Montevideo. Hamilton had a very good evening with a double-double of 25 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Bigua lost that game 76-87 to the higher-ranked Trouville (#9, 10-17). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Bigua is still at the dead bottom 12th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 13-14 record. Hamilton is a newcomer at Bigua, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.8ppg (#7). His other stats are also decent: 6.4rpg and 4.6apg.

Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Shaquille Johnson (191-G-1990) of league's second-best Club Atletico Penarol Montevideo. Johnson scored 28 points. Despite Johnson's great performance the Penarol lost 69-72 to #3 ranked Defensor. But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The last thing Penarol needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 19 victories and 6 lost games. Johnson has a very solid season. In 20 games in Uruguay he scored 16.3ppg. He also has 4.4rpg, 3.2apg and a FGP of 52.6%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Malik Curry (184-G-1999) of Defensor - 16 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists
5. James Beck (203-F-1999) of Defensor - 11 points and 11 rebounds
6. Tyrone Lee (203-PF-1990) of Trouville - 8 points and 9 rebounds
7. Santiago Fernandez (186-G-2000) of Trouville - 12 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists
8. Mateo Bianchi (203-PF-2002) of Defensor - 10 points and 8 rebounds
9. Jy'Lan Washington (206-F-1997) of Penarol - 12 points and 10 rebounds
10. Myles Carter (206-C-1997) of Bigua - 8 points and 10 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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BEST SCORER

Zach Graham

17 PTS

5 REB

3 AST

10-17
Team W-L