By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Experienced forward Kyle Wiltjer emerged as the Round 14 MVP in the BKT EuroCup Regular Season.
Posting a performance index rating of 39 for Umana Reyer Venice in the overtime win against Besiktas Emlakjet on Wednesday delivered the award.
The 31-year-old power forward registered a season-high 32 points behind 9/16 field goals, including seven triples. Besides brilliant shooting, he added four rebounds, three assists, and two blocks to his tally.
Per Euroleague Basketball: “Kyle Wiltjer led Reyer to a 106-96 overtime home victory over Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul. He set career highs with a club-record 32 points on 2-of-5 two-point shooting, 7-of-11 on three-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws. The 7 triples were also a club record. Wiltjer added 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 9 fouls drawn for a PIR of 39, which led all players in Round 14. He earned MVP of the Round honors for the first time and became the fourth Reyer to ever do it after Mitchell Watt, Mike Bramos and Derek Willis.
The next-highest PIR in the round was the 31 that Ante Tomic of Joventut Badalona amassed in his team’s 90-96 road victory at Veolia Towers Hamburg. Tomic led Joventut with 21 points on 9-of-15 two-point shooting, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 4 fouls drawn.
Ethan Happ posted a PIR of 30 in leading Dreamland Gran Canaria to an 84-92 road victory against 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys. He posted 23 points on 10 of 13 two-point shooting, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 5 fouls drawn. Andrew Andrews of Joventut, Bar Timor of Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv and Trevion Williams of ratiopharm Ulm, each with a PIR of 28, completed the top individual performances in Round 14.”
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