Best players of Israeli Winner League round 11 – Dec 30, 2018
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American Greg Whittington (203-F-93) had an amazing evening in the last round for Galil Gilboa and that’s him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 11. The 25-year old forward had a double-double of 28 points and seventeen rebounds, while his team lost the game against Rishon (#9, 4-7) 99-107. Galil Gilboa maintains the 5th position in Israeli Winner League. Galil Gilboa is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 5th lost game this season out of 11 games. In the team’s last game Whittington had a remarkable 63.6% from 2-point range. He turned to be Galil Gilboa’s top player in his first season with the team. Rutgers, The State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Whittington is in league’s top in rebounds (6th best: 7.8rpg) and averages solid 1.1bpg and 65.4% FGP.
The second most remarkable performance in last round’s games was 26-year old American guard Corey Walden (188-G-92) of Holon. Walden impressed basketball fans with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Of course he led Holon to another comfortable win 92-74 over the lower-ranked H.Tel-Aviv (#12, 3-8) being unquestionably team leader. Despite this victory Holon slide down in the standings to 3rd position. His team’s 8-4 record is not bad at all. Walden is well-known by Holon fans and he already established his position as one of team’s most reliable players.
The third best performed player last round was another Galil Gilboa’s star – American James Kelly (201-F-93). Kelly scored 24 points and grabbed seventeen rebounds (!!!). Despite Kelly’s great performance Galil Gilboa lost 99-107 to the lower-ranked Rishon (#9, 4-7). But his team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates. The last thing Galil Gilboa needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 6 victories and 5 lost games. Kelly has a great season in Israel. After 11 games, he made it on the list of the league’s leaders in points with 17.6ppg (8th best) and rebounds with 9.6rpg (#1 in league).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Egor Koulechov (196-G-94) of Rishon – 18 points and 11 rebounds 5. Shawn Jones (203-PF-92) of Holon – 20 points and 12 rebounds 6. JP Tokoto (198-F-93) of Eilat – 19 points and 9 rebounds 7. Darion Atkins (203-F-92) of Holon – 13 points and 14 rebounds 8. Suleiman Braimoh (203-F/C-89) of Eilat – 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 9. James Feldeine (193-SG-88) of H.Jerusalem – 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Tashawn Thomas (203-F-93) of H.Jerusalem – 17 points and 9 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)
American Greg Whittington (203-F-93) had an amazing evening in the last round for Galil Gilboa and that’s him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 11. The 25-year old forward had a double-double of 28 points and seventeen rebounds, while his team lost the game against Rishon (#9, 4-7) 99-107. Galil Gilboa maintains the 5th position in Israeli Winner League. Galil Gilboa is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 5th lost game this season out of 11 games. In the team’s last game Whittington had a remarkable 63.6% from 2-point range. He turned to be Galil Gilboa’s top player in his first season with the team. Rutgers, The State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Whittington is in league’s top in rebounds (6th best: 7.8rpg) and averages solid 1.1bpg and 65.4% FGP.
The second most remarkable performance in last round’s games was 26-year old American guard Corey Walden (188-G-92) of Holon. Walden impressed basketball fans with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Of course he led Holon to another comfortable win 92-74 over the lower-ranked H.Tel-Aviv (#12, 3-8) being unquestionably team leader. Despite this victory Holon slide down in the standings to 3rd position. His team’s 8-4 record is not bad at all. Walden is well-known by Holon fans and he already established his position as one of team’s most reliable players.
The third best performed player last round was another Galil Gilboa’s star – American James Kelly (201-F-93). Kelly scored 24 points and grabbed seventeen rebounds (!!!). Despite Kelly’s great performance Galil Gilboa lost 99-107 to the lower-ranked Rishon (#9, 4-7). But his team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates. The last thing Galil Gilboa needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 6 victories and 5 lost games. Kelly has a great season in Israel. After 11 games, he made it on the list of the league’s leaders in points with 17.6ppg (8th best) and rebounds with 9.6rpg (#1 in league).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Egor Koulechov (196-G-94) of Rishon – 18 points and 11 rebounds 5. Shawn Jones (203-PF-92) of Holon – 20 points and 12 rebounds 6. JP Tokoto (198-F-93) of Eilat – 19 points and 9 rebounds 7. Darion Atkins (203-F-92) of Holon – 13 points and 14 rebounds 8. Suleiman Braimoh (203-F/C-89) of Eilat – 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 9. James Feldeine (193-SG-88) of H.Jerusalem – 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Tashawn Thomas (203-F-93) of H.Jerusalem – 17 points and 9 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)
27-year old center Javier Carter (203-C-91) had a very impressive game in the last round for second-ranked Kiryat Motzkin and receives a Interperformances National League Player of the Week award for round 10. He had a double-double of 29 points and 11 rebounds, while his team crushed Ramat Gan (#10, 4-7) with 18-point margin 91-73. Kiryat Motzkin maintains the 2nd position in Israeli National League. They are still close to the very top. Kiryat Motzkin would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 9-2 record. In the team’s last game Carter had a remarkable 84.6% from 2-point range. He turned to be Kiryat Motzkin’s top player in his first season with the team. Javier Carter averages this season 18.8ppg and 7.9rpg.
Second best performed player last round was Quintrell Thomas (203-PF-90) of Hod Hasharon. He is American-Jamaican forward in his first season at Hod Hasharon. In the last game Thomas recorded impressive double-double of 25 points and 14 rebounds. Of course Hod Hasharon cruised to a 93-85 relatively comfortable win over Kfar Saba (3-8). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. But Hod Hasharon managed to improve slightly their position in standings taking 12th place. 8 lost games are too many comparing to just three victories Hod Hasharon managed to get this year. Thomas is a newcomer at Hod Hasharon and quickly became one of team’s most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.0ppg (#4). He also registered 11.8 boards per game.
Third place about best performers goes to Kahiem Seawright (206-C/F-86) of Afula (#6). Seawright scored 25 points and grabbed nineteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Seawright’s great performance Afula lost 112-118 to H.Haifa (6-5). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Afula needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 6 victories and 5 lost games. Seawright has a great season in Israel. After only 8 games, he made it on the list of the league’s leaders in points with 19.1ppg (9th best) and rebounds with 12.9rpg (#1 in league).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Jarmar Gulley (196-F/G-91) of Raanana – 31 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Jahmar Young (196-G-86) of H.Haifa – 38 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists 6. Marcellus Sommerville (200-F-82) of Netanya – 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Michael Brisker (183-SG-98) of Raanana – 29 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Marcus Relphorde (198-F/G-88) of Rehovot – 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Rashad Madden (196-G-92) of H.Galilee – 24 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Billy McShepard (208-F-87) of Ashkelon – 21 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists
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)
Winner League is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 11 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The most exciting game of round 11 in the Winner League took place in Nes Ziyona. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 7th ranked Bnei Hasharon (4-7) to eighth ranked Ironi Nes-Ziona (5-6) 81-79 on Wednesday evening. The hosts trailed by 3 points at the halftime before their 27-18 charge in the third quarter, which allowed them to win the game. The best player for the winners was American-Puerto Rican guard Gary Browne (185-93, college: W.Virginia) who scored 18 points and 9 rebounds. Naturalized Welsh Tal-Michael Dunne (198-87) chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. American forward Jeff Adrien (201-86, college: Connecticut) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the guests. Ironi Nes-Ziona have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Beer Sheva. Bnei Hasharon at the other side dropped to the eighth position with seven games lost. They share it with Rishon. Ironi Nes-Ziona is looking forward to face Rishon (#9) in Rishon Le-Zion in the next round. Bnei Hasharon will play on the road against Hapoel Jerusalem and is hoping to win this game. Very important is a road loss of second ranked Hapoel Holon (8-4) against fourth ranked Hapoel Jerusalem (7-3) on Wednesday night. Visiting Hapoel Holon was crushed by Hapoel Jerusalem in Jerusalem 94-74. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Hapoel Holon. Dominican-American James Feldeine (193-88, college: Quinnipiac) orchestrated the victory by scoring 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Tashawn Thomas contributed with 17 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Hapoel Jerusalem’s coach David-Oded Kattache allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American-Kosovan Shawn Jones (203-92, college: Middle Tenn.St.) answered with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds for Hapoel Holon. Hapoel Jerusalem maintains fourth place with 7-3 record. Hapoel Holon at the other side dropped to the third position with four games lost. Hapoel Jerusalem will play against Bnei Hasharon (#8) in Hod Hasharon in the next round. Hapoel Holon will play at home against Ironi Nahariya (#11) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Bottom-ranked Rishon managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the series of five consecutive losses on Thursday night. This time they won against fifth-ranked Galil Gilboa in Rishon Le-Zion 107-99. It was a great evening for Egor Koulechov who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Rishon’s coach Guy Goodes used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Greg Whittington responded with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks. Rishon (4-7) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Bnei Hertzeliya. Loser Galil Gilboa keeps the fifth position with five games lost. Rishon will meet higher ranked Ironi Nes-Ziona (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Galil Gilboa will play against Beer Sheva and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game with biggest result difference took place in Eilat. Local Hapoel Eilat (8-3) outscored 6th ranked Beer Sheva (5-6) 88-66. It was a quality performance for JP Tokoto who led the winners and scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Hapoel Eilat have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Beer Sheva lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the sixth position with six games lost. Hapoel Eilat’s next round opponent will be bottom-ranked Hapoel Tel-Aviv (#12) at home and are hoping to win another game. Beer Sheva will play against Galil Gilboa (#5) in Rosh Pina and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
In the last game of round 11 Holon defeated H.Tel-Aviv in a road game 92-74. The best stats of 11th round was 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists by Corey Walden of Holon.
Bottom-ranked Rishon managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the series of five consecutive losses on Thursday night. This time they won against fifth-ranked Galil Gilboa in Rishon Le-Zion 107-99. They made 31-of-38 free shots (81.6 percent) during the game. Rishon forced 22 Galil Gilboa turnovers. It was a great evening for international guard Egor Koulechov (196-94, college: Florida) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). American guard Alex Hamilton (193-93, college: Louisiana Tech) helped adding 19 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Rishon’s coach Guy Goodes used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Greg Whittington (203-93, college: Rutgers) responded with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks and the other American import forward James Kelly (201-93, college: Marshall) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points and 17 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Rishon (4-7) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Bnei Hertzeliya. Loser Galil Gilboa keeps the fifth position with five games lost. Rishon will meet higher ranked Ironi Nes-Ziona (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Galil Gilboa will play against Beer Sheva and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Galil Gilboa: G.Whittington 28+17reb+3ast, J.Kelly 24+17reb+3ast, N.Artzi 12+2reb+2ast, E.Skverer 12+3reb+9ast, J.Shuchman 11+5reb+3ast, I.Miller 7+1reb+2ast Rishon: A.Hamilton 19+4reb+6ast, E.Koulechov 18+11reb+1ast, A.Ariel 18+5reb+1ast, D.Stephens 16+8reb+1ast, C.Long 15+1reb+8ast, I.Segev 9+5reb
The most exciting game of round 11 in the Winner League took place in Nes Ziyona. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 7th ranked Bnei Hasharon (4-7) to eighth ranked Ironi Nes-Ziona (5-6) 81-79 on Wednesday evening. The hosts trailed by 3 points at the halftime before their 27-18 charge in the third quarter, which allowed them to win the game. The best player for the winners was American-Puerto Rican guard Gary Browne (185-93, college: W.Virginia) who scored 18 points and 9 rebounds. Naturalized Welsh Tal-Michael Dunne (198-87) chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. American forward Jeff Adrien (201-86, college: Connecticut) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and American-Georgian guard Michael Dixon (186-90, college: Memphis, agency: Interperformances) added 20 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Ironi Nes-Ziona have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Beer Sheva. Bnei Hasharon at the other side dropped to the eighth position with seven games lost. They share it with Rishon. Ironi Nes-Ziona is looking forward to face Rishon (#9) in Rishon Le-Zion in the next round. Bnei Hasharon will play on the road against Hapoel Jerusalem and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Bnei Hertzeliya: M.Dixon 20+2reb+2ast, B.Bliznyuk 13+3reb+1ast, J.Adrien 13+10reb+5ast, G.Levin 11+3reb+1ast, O.Leumi 8+1reb, S.Singer 6+1reb+3ast Nes-Ziona: D.Cook 19+4reb+1ast, G.Browne 18+9reb+1ast, T.Michael Dunne 14+5reb+6ast, G.Lee 12+8reb, G.Gutt 8+4reb+6ast, R.Pitshon 4+2reb
The game with biggest result difference took place in Eilat. Local Hapoel Eilat (8-3) outscored 6th ranked Beer Sheva (5-6) 88-66. It looked good early as Beer Sheva took a 1-point small lead at the end of first quarter. But then Hapoel Eilat had a 22-13 second period charge getting the lead and Beer Sheva was not able to take back game control losing it eventually 66-88. Hapoel Eilat dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Beer Sheva’s 30. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. 26 personal fouls committed by Beer Sheva helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a quality performance for Cameroonian-American forward JP Tokoto (198-93, college: N.Carolina) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. Nigerian-American power forward Suleiman Braimoh (203-89, college: Rice) accounted for 19 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winning side. American forward Jordan Swing (198-90, college: UAB, agency: Two Points) came up with 13 points and 4 assists and the former international center Robert Rothbart (217-86, agency: Octagon Europe) added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Beer Sheva in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Hapoel Eilat have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Beer Sheva lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the sixth position with six games lost. Hapoel Eilat’s next round opponent will be bottom-ranked Hapoel Tel-Aviv (#12) at home and are hoping to win another game. Beer Sheva will play against Galil Gilboa (#5) in Rosh Pina and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Beer Sheva: J.Swing 13+3reb+4ast, A.Gershon 12+1ast, T.Braun 11+4reb+1ast, R.Rothbart 10+7reb, A.Cohen-Saban 5+3reb+5ast, C.Colman 5+1reb+1ast Eilat: S.Braimoh 19+5reb+2ast, J.Tokoto 19+9reb+1ast, E.Bryant 15+2reb+3ast, F.Bourdillon 11+2reb+6ast, R.Menco 9+2reb, I.Zalmanson 6+4reb+1ast
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Hapoel Holon (8-4) against fourth ranked Hapoel Jerusalem (7-3) on Wednesday night. Visiting Hapoel Holon was crushed by Hapoel Jerusalem in Jerusalem 94-74. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Hapoel Holon. The game was mostly controlled by Hapoel Jerusalem. Hapoel Holon was better in third quarter 21-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Dominican-American James Feldeine (193-88, college: Quinnipiac) orchestrated the victory by scoring 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. American forward Tashawn Thomas (203-93, college: Oklahoma, agency: Pensack Sports) contributed with 17 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Hapoel Jerusalem’s coach David-Oded Kattache allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American-Kosovan Shawn Jones (203-92, college: Middle Tenn.St.) answered with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds and American guard Khalif Wyatt (193-91, college: Temple) added 11 points and 8 assists in the effort for Hapoel Holon. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hapoel Jerusalem maintains fourth place with 7-3 record. Hapoel Holon at the other side dropped to the third position with four games lost. Hapoel Jerusalem will play against Bnei Hasharon (#8) in Hod Hasharon in the next round. Hapoel Holon will play at home against Ironi Nahariya (#11) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Holon: S.Jones 20+12reb, C.Walden 13+2reb+2ast, D.Atkins 12+8reb, K.Wyatt 11+3reb+8ast, S.Harush 7+3reb+1ast, G.Pnini 6+3reb+4ast H.Jerusalem: T.Blatt 21+2reb+1ast, J.Feldeine 19+6reb+6ast, T.Thomas 17+9reb, J.Owens 11+8reb, J.Brown 9+1reb+3ast, B.Timor 9+1reb+2ast
There was no surprise when 10th ranked Hapoel Tel-Aviv (3-8) was defeated at home by second ranked Hapoel Holon (8-4) 92-74. The game was mostly controlled by Hapoel Holon. Hapoel Tel-Aviv was better in third quarter 19-13. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Hapoel Holon shot the lights out from three nailing 15 long-distance shots on high 55.6 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Corey Walden (188-92, college: E.Kentucky) who led the winners and scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. His fellow American import forward Darion Atkins (203-92, college: Virginia) accounted for 13 points and 14 rebounds for the winning side. Hapoel Holon’s coach Dan Shamir allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. International power forward Richard Howell (203-90, college: NC State) came up with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and international Tomer Ginat (202-94) added 17 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) respectively for Hapoel Tel-Aviv in the defeat. Four Hapoel Holon and five Hapoel Tel-Aviv players scored in double figures. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Hapoel Holon. Despite that victory Hapoel Holon went down to third position due to points difference. Hapoel Tel-Aviv at the other side dropped to the bottom place with eight games lost. Hapoel Holon’s next round opponent will be Ironi Nahariya (#11) at home and are hoping to win another game. Hapoel Tel-Aviv will play against the league’s second-placed Hapoel Eilat and hope to win that game. Top scorers: H.Tel-Aviv: T.Ginat 17+4reb+1ast, R.Howell 14+9reb+4ast, J.Shuler 14+2reb+2ast, J.McNeal 11+6reb+1ast, R.Limonad 11+4reb+6ast, A.Aminu 4+4reb+1ast Holon: C.Walden 25+5reb+7ast, D.Atkins 13+14reb+1ast, G.Pnini 12+2reb+4ast, D.Jones 10+4reb+2ast, S.Harush 9+2reb+4ast, S.Jones 7+4reb
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