By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Lonnie Walker IV was named Most Valuable Player for Round 9 of the 2026–27 EuroLeague Regular Season.
The 27-year-old guard recorded a stunning 36 performance index rating, engineering a narrow victory for Besiktas.
Euroleague Basketball officially confirmed his honors on Saturday.
Per the press release: “Lonnie Walker needed just two games to make himself at home at Besiktas Istanbul. The new arrival produced a stunning performance as Besiktas came from behind to win 101-103 at Virtus Bologna in the final seconds, and his career-high PIR of 36, the best of the round, earned him MVP of the Round honors for Round 9.
Walker scored 30 points on 2-of-4 two-pointers, a red-hot 7-of-11 from three-point range and 5-of-9 free throws, adding 4 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal and 8 fouls drawn. It is the second MVP of the Round award of his career, and he is the first Besiktas player to win this honor.
Theo Maledon of Real Madrid posted the next-best PIR of 35 in a 95-76 home win over Fenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul. Maledon scored 26 points on 3-of-6 two-pointers, 3-of-4 three-pointers and 11-of-12 free throws, adding 7 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and 9 fouls drawn.
Nadir Hifi followed with a PIR of 30 as he led Paris Basketball to a 94-99 road win over Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv. Hifi had 26 points on 4-of-7 two-pointers, 3-of-4 three-pointers and 9-of-10 free throws, plus 4 assists, a steal and 11 fouls drawn.
Three players rounded out the top performers with PIRs of 29. Chima Moneke led Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade to a 103-73 home rout of FC Bayern Munich with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Tyty Washington was perfect inside the arc for LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, going 7-of-7 on two-pointers and 2-of-3 from deep to finish with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in a 94-79 home win over Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. In the same game, Baskonia’s Kenneth Faried had 17 points, including 9-of-10 from the free-throw line, plus 8 rebounds and 10 fouls drawn.
Individual highs: Facu Campazzo, Real Madrid, 10 assists
Walker led all scorers in Round 9 with 30 points against Virtus. Hifi leads the EuroLeague at 21.2 points per game.
Dario Saric of Anadolu Efes Istanbul led all rebounders with 12 boards in an 83-68 home win over Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens. Jonas Valanciunas of Zalgiris Kaunas leads the season standings at 8.1 rebounds per game.
Facu Campazzo of Real Madrid was the only player to reach double digits in assists, handing out 10 against Fenerbahce. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade’s Carlik Jones and Zvezda’s Chris Jones are tied atop the standings at 5.9 assists per game.
Wenyen Gabriel of Besiktas made a round-high 4 steals against Virtus. Luca Vildoza of Partizan leads the league at 2.1 steals per game.
Six players blocked a round-high 2 shots: Moneke, Mo Gueye of Valencia Basket, Jaylen Hoard of Maccabi, Olivier Nkamhoua of FC Barcelona, Austin Wiley of Bayern and Azuolas Tubelis of Zalgiris. Aliou Diarra of Virtus is the EuroLeague’s top shot-blocker at 2.1 per game.
Campazzo (10 points, 10 assists) and Saric (11 points, 12 rebounds) were the only players to record double-doubles in Round 9.”
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