By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Giorgi Shermadini has been named Player of the Week for Game 1 of the Basketball Champions League Quarterfinals.
The starting center of La Laguna Tenerife prevailed in a fan vote opposite Will Cummings of Galatasaray, Hunter Hale of AEK Betsson, Melvin Ejim of Unicaja, and Kyle Weems of Bertram Derthona Tortona to emerge as the latest Player of the Week on Friday.
The former BCL champion has been among the anchors of the team coached by Txus Vidorreta in a 13-0 run so far in the 2024-25 edition of the top-tier club continental competition of FIBA Europe.
The 13th win launched a best-of-three series versus Tortona. Helping his side prevail in overtime on Wednesday, the Player of the Week dropped 19 points with 7/9 two-pointers and 5/7 free throws. Lasting nearly 38 minutes, he added five rebounds, two steals, two assists, and one block.
2024-25 Players of the Week
Regular Season
1. Zoltan Perl (Falco Vulcano Szombathely)
2. Zac Seljaas (FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets)
3. Zoltan Perl (Falco Vulcano Szombathely)
4. Jaromir Bohacik (ERA Nymburk)
5. R.J. Cole (Rytas)
6. Paul Lacombe (Nanterre 92)
7. Steven Enoch (Rytas)
8. Gytis Radzevicius (Rytas)
9. Kendale McCullum (Maccabi Ramat Gan)
10. Daron Russell (Karsiyaka)
Play-Ins
1. Chase Audige (Filou Oostende)
2. Desi Rodriguez (Nanterre 92)
Round of 16
1. Jaromir Bohacik (ERA Nymburk)
2. Prentiss Hubb (AEK Betsson)
3. R.J. Cole (Rytas)
4. Justin Gorham (Bertram Derthona Tortona)
5. Nighael Ceaser (ERA Nymburk)
6. Stephen Brown (ERA Nymburk)
Top 5 Plays
Shermadini also appeared in the Top 5 Plays, ranking third alongside usual suspect Marcelinho Huertas. A crazy combination between Prentiss Hubb and RaiQuan Gray went into first place. Tyson Carter was second, Cummings fourth, and Ismael Kamagate fifth.