Chitlango number one in South Africa WBNL for round 5

Modiegi Mokoka

Siphiwe Chitlango had a very impressive game in the last round for top-ranked Soweto P., receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 5.
The player had a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds, while her team beat M.Rhinos (#5, 0-1), the league's bottom-ranked team 54-39. It allowed Soweto P. to consolidate first place in the South African WBNL. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. But it's just the very beginning of the season and Soweto P. won both games without losing any. It's too early to say anything as the standings can be changed completely after next round. Chitlango just recently signed at Soweto P. and just after two games she already turned to be a very valuable addition to the team. Siphiwe Chitlango has solid league stats. She is in league's top in points (3rd best: 17.0ppg), rebounds (4th best: 13.0rpg), assists (2nd best: 4.0apg) and averages impressive 4.0spg.

The second best player in last round's games was Katia Matlombe of league's leader Egoli M.. Matlombe had a very good evening with a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds. Of course she led Egoli M. to another comfortable win outscoring NW Eagles (#5, 0-4) 75-39. Of course Egoli M. still keep Group B's top spot. A very good start of the season for her team, which won so far all 3 games without any defeat. Matlombe is one of the most experienced players at Egoli M. and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third on the list of top players last round was another Egoli M.'s star - international guard Modiegi Mokoka (169-PG-1992). Mokoka scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds. She was another key player of Egoli M., helping her team with a 75-39 easy win against NW Eagles (#5, 0-4). Egoli M. started extremely well this year. They recorded 3 victories without losing a single game in Group B. Mokoka turns to be one of the very best players in the league while she is also a leader of the top team having her eyes on the championship title. Mokoka has a very solid season. In 3 games in South Africa she scored 10.3ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Maria Mutengo (2001) of Egoli M. - 12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Phindile Nkosi) of Egoli M. - 6 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Sphila Mdlolo) of NW Eagles - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Herculina Bila) of Egoli M. - 11 points and 3 rebounds
8. Nocwaka Luke) of M.Rhinos - 10 points and 11 rebounds
9. Enathi Petse) of M.Rhinos - 6 points and 9 rebounds
10. Olwethu Vacu) of Egoli M. - 4 points, 9 rebounds and 3 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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