By Stefan Acevski / info@eurohoops.net
The Basketball Champions League Season 11, powered by Ameresco SUNEL continued with eight games on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday gives us time to reflect on the best individual performances.
The second Team of the Week saw players from UCAM Murcia, Trabzonspor, ALBA BERLIN, Nanterre 92 and Hapoel Maoz Daniel Holon make the cut.
UCAM Murcia were not intimidated by BMA365 Bamberg Baskets’ 12-point lead in the first half, bouncing back and winning the game 86-67.
Michael Forrest was their best player on the road, hitting 4-of-5 threes en route to 25 points in just 20 minutes of action. Murcia were a +20 team with him on the floor, and his efficiency rating was 21.
While UCAM impressed defensively through the first two games, Trabzonspor were unstoppable offensively, becoming only the third team to start their BCL account with two games with 93 points or more.
They ran away for a 100-83 win over Sabah BC, and Akwasi Yeboah had the hot hand in this one. He finished with 22 points on 7-of-11 field goal shooting, with 6 rebounds and 2 steals also to his name, giving him an efficiency rating of 24.
ALBA BERLIN also had a double digit win over Igokea m:tel this week (90-79), but it was a close game until Joe Wieskamp decided to take over in the fourth quarter.
The forward then scored 14 of his team-high 19 points, hitting all three of his threes in the final stanza, with 8 rebounds and an efficiency rating of 22 also to his name.
Former ALBA BERLIN forward J’Wan Roberts is off to a strong start of his new chapter with Nanterre 92. They registered a 93-65 statement win over Rytas Vilnius, completely stifling the defending champions.
Roberts was efficiency personified, needing 23 minutes to collect 15 points, 12 rebounds and an efficiency rating of 23, all those also being team-highs.
Finally, there was little doubt when it comes to the center position. Hapoel Maoz Daniel Holon ended a seven-game losing streak in a two-and-a-half hours long thriller in Subotica, defeating Spartak Office Shoes 86-84.
Adama Sanogo was an enigma for the Serbian champions, collecting 28 points on 9-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-5 threes, also getting 5 blocks at the other end, becoming the first player with 25pts, 5blk in a single BCL game.
Sanogo’s final efficiency rating was the highest this week at 29.
Vote for the Player of the Week here, the winner will be announced on Basketball Champions League social media profiles on Friday.
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