Lunguewane's double-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award

- May 13, 2024

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Kurt Hall

Morel Lunguewane put on an amazing game in the last round for Tigers BB Kigali and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 12.
He had a double-double of 38 points and 20 rebounds, while his team was edged out by Espoir (#4, 6-4) 88-87. Tigers moved-up to the 5th position in Rwandan league. Tigers is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 5th lost game this season out of 11 games. In the team's last game Lunguewane had a remarkable 87.5% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Tigers and just after two games he already turned to be a very valuable addition to the team. Morel Lunguewane averages just after two games 24.5ppg and 18.0rpg.

Second best performed player last round was Kurt Hall (196-F) of Kigali Titans. He is American forward in his first season at K-Titans. In the last game Hall recorded an impressive double-double of 36 points and 13 rebounds. Bad luck as K-Titans lost that game 80-106 to the higher-ranked Kepler (#6, 5-5). K-Titans managed to keep the same 9th spot in the standings. 8 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory K-Titans managed to get this year. Hall is one of the most experienced players at K-Titans and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to guard Chad Bowie (188-G-1996) of Kepler BBC Kigali (#6). Bowie got into 30-points club by scoring 35 points in the last round. He went also for six rebounds and six assists. He was a key player of Kepler, leading his team to a 106-80 easy win against the lower-ranked K-Titans (#9, 1-8). Bowie has a great season in Rwanda. After 10 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 25.6ppg (best scorer) and assists with 5.5apg (5th best). He also has 2.6spg and and 3PT: 43.5%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Ronald Nato (199-F-1992) of Espoir - 33 points and 4 rebounds
5. Francis Azolibe (206-F/C-1999) of Tigers - 7 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists
6. Pitchou Kambuyi (208-C-1988) of REG - 18 points and 8 rebounds
7. Prince Muhizi (SG-1996) of REG - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Nemanja Milosevic (204-PF-1987) of UGB - 16 points, 17 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Antino Jackson (182-PG-1996) of REG - 17 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists
10. Shaffi Habineza (C-1997) of UGB - 22 points and 8 rebounds

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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