By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Olympiacos forward Sasha Vezenkov has been named the 2026–27 EuroLeague Regular Season Round 6 Most Valuable Player following a dominant performance against FC Barcelona.
Euroleague Basketball officially confirmed the honor on Saturday, less than 24 hours after Vezenkov propelled his team to victory in Palau Blaugrana.
Per the press release: “Sasha Vezenkov saved his best performance of the season for a big night in Barcelona. The reigning EuroLeague MVP posted a season-high PIR of 38 as Olympiacos Piraeus won 100-105 in overtime at FC Barcelona, earning MVP of the Round honors for Round 6.
Vezenkov scored a season-high 25 points on 6-of-7 two-point shooting, 1-of-2 from three-point range and a perfect 10-of-10 from the free-throw line. He added 6 rebounds, an assist and 8 fouls drawn without committing a turnover.
It is Vezenkov’s first MVP of the Round award this season and the 18th of his career, leaving him one behind Shane Larkin’s all-time record of 19.
Chima Moneke posted the next-best PIR, a season-high 31, in just 20 minutes as Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade beat Paris Basketball 90-81. Moneke scored a season-best 23 points without a turnover, going 4-of-5 inside the arc, 2-of-2 from deep and 9-of-9 from the line, and added 4 rebounds, a steal and 7 fouls drawn.
Andres Feliz had a career night in Real Madrid’s 111-92 win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, setting personal bests with 26 points and a PIR of 30. Feliz went 8-of-11 from three-point range, tying the most threes made by any player in a game this season, and 1-of-1 inside the arc. He added 4 rebounds, 5 assists and a foul drawn.
Rounding out the top performers were Olympiacos’s Mbaye Ndiaye and FC Bayern Munich’s Vladimir Lucic, who each posted a PIR of 28. Ndiaye had 17 points, 7 rebounds, an assist, 2 steals, 3 blocks and 3 fouls drawn in the Reds’ win at Barcelona. Lucic had 17 points, 7 rebounds, an assist, a steal and 5 fouls drawn as Bayern fell 95-87 at Besiktas Istanbul.
Individual highs: Dwayne Bacon, Dubai, 29 points
Dwayne Bacon of Dubai Basketball led all scorers with 29 points. Nadir Hifi of Paris has missed the last two rounds through injury but remains the EuroLeague’s top scorer at 20.3 points per game.
Barcelona’s Josh Nebo, Anadolu Efes Istanbul’s Dario Saric and Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz’s Tadas Sedekerskis shared the rebounding lead with 10 boards apiece. Zalgiris Kaunas’s Jonas Valanciunas has taken over the season lead at 7.7 rebounds per game.
Theo Maledon of Real Madrid handed out a round-high 9 assists. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade’s Carlik Jones and Crvena Zvezda’s Chris Jones share the season lead at 6.0 assists per game, and the two meet in next week’s Belgrade derby.
Collin Malcolm of Efes made a round-high 4 steals. Partizan’s Luca Vildoza leads the league at 2.7 steals per game.
Marcus Bingham of Fenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul blocked a round-high 5 shots, contributing to his team’s EuroLeague-record 14 blocks against Partizan. Virtus Bologna’s Aliou Diarra remains the league leader at 2.2 blocks per game.
Saric (14 points, 10 rebounds), Nebo (11 points, 10 rebounds) and Sedekerskis (11 points, 10 rebounds) were the only players to record double-doubles in Round 6.”
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