Elias Ezenekwe gets MVP of the Week award for Rwandan RBL (by Hoops Agents)

- April 3, 2024

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Elias Ezenekwe

American Elias Ezenekwe (193-G) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Orion and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 8.
The guard had the game-high 35 points adding nine rebounds and six assists for Orion as his team lost the game against Tigers (#5, 4-4) 64-74. Orion maintains the 8th position in Rwandan RBL. The season is still in it's early stage, so the team may have a chance to improve their current position in the standings. They lost 5 games and had just one victory. In the team's last game Ezenekwe had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Orion, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Antelope Valley University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Ezenekwe is in league's top in points (2nd best: 22.4ppg) and averages solid 4.0spg and 59.7% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Nigerian power forward Francis Azolibe (206-F/C-1999) of Tigers BB. Azolibe impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 14 points and 20 rebounds. Of course Tigers cruised to a 74-64 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Orion (#8, 1-5). Tigers' 5th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But a 4-4 record is not bad and everything may still change. Azolibe is one of the most experienced players at Tigers and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

The third best performed player last round was DR Congolese Pitchou Kambuyi (208-C-1988) of Rwanda Energy Group Kigali (#3). Kambuyi scored 20 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. He was a key player of REG, leading his team to a 89-86 win against #4 ranked Kepler in a game of the week. REG needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 6 victories and 2 lost games. Kambuyi has a great season in Rwanda. After only 8 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 15.8ppg (9th best) and rebounds with 9.6rpg (6th best). He also has 2.9bpg and a FGP of 61.9%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Patrick Rugamba (F) of Inspired Gen. - 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Nshobozwa Wilson (186-G) of APR - 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Chad Bowie (188-G-1996) of Kepler - 29 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists
7. Herves Ikishatse (SG-1992) of REG - 10 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Betoudji Kamndoh) of Patriots - 9 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Zion Styles (190-G-2000) of APR - 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Benjamin Mukengerwa) of REG - 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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