Hamamatsu-Higashi Mikawa Phoenix (BJ League) agreed terms with 28-year old American guard Wendell White (198-100kg-84, college: UNLV, agency: Top Notch Sports). Its actually his comeback to Hamamatsu Phoenix as he played here before. White just played at Oita H.Devils (BJ League). In 12 games this season he had very impressive stats: 17.4ppg, 14.0rpg, 3.1apg and 1.0spg. The last season White played also at Oita Heat Devils. In 43 BJ League games last year he recorded also great stats: 18.6ppg, 9.8rpg, 2.6apg and 1.4spg. The list of the past achievements is quite long as He won Japanese BJ League championship title in 2010. White was also voted Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese BJ League 2nd Team in 2011. He has played also professionally in Korea (Dongbu Promy), D-League (Los Angeles D-Fenders). White attended University of Nevada - Las Vegas until 2007 and it will be his sixth season as a professional player.
Best players of Japanese B League round 34 - 2 days ago
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XAVIER GIBSON American Xavier Gibson (210-F/C-88) had a great game in the last round for Osaka Evessa and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 34. The 29-year old power forward had the game-high 30 points adding eight rebounds and seven assists for Osaka Evessa in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Hokkaido L. (#5, 26-29) 86-83. Osaka Evessa maintains the 3rd position in their group in Japanese B League. Osaka Evessa is rather a weak team... [read more]
XAVIER GIBSON
American Xavier Gibson (210-F/C-88) had a great game in the last round for Osaka Evessa and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 34. The 29-year old power forward had the game-high 30 points adding eight rebounds and seven assists for Osaka Evessa in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Hokkaido L. (#5, 26-29) 86-83. Osaka Evessa maintains the 3rd position in their group in Japanese B League. Osaka Evessa is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 22-33 record. Gibson just recently signed at Osaka Evessa, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Xavier Gibson averages this season 16.5ppg and 8.4rpg.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 34-year old American swingman Dijon Thompson (201-G/F-83) of Hokkaido L.. Thompson impressed basketball fans with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Bad luck as Hokkaido L. was edged by slightly higher-ranked Osaka Evessa (#3, 22-33) 86-83. Hokkaido L. managed to keep the same 5th spot in West. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 26-29 record. Thompson is one of the most experienced players at Hokkaido L. and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
The third best performed player last round was Australian Venky Jois (202-F-93) of Shiga L-Stars (#4). Jois scored 22 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Shiga L-Stars, leading his team to a 90-77 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Nishinomiya S. (#5, 9-46). The chances of Shiga L-Stars not to end season at such low position in West, however are less than slim as they have already lost 34 games, recording just twenty one victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Jois could try to bring Shiga L-Stars' a little bit higher in the standings. Jois has a very solid season. In 26 games in Japan he scored 12.5ppg. He also has 6.9rpg and FGP: 56.4%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Keith Benson (211-C-88) of Osaka Evessa - 25 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists 5. JR Sakuragi (206-C-76) of SeaHorses - 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 6. D'Or Fischer (211-C-81) of Shiga L-Stars - 15 points, 22 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Nick Fazekas (211-F/C-85) of Toshiba BT - 19 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Wendell White (198-G-84) of San-en - 23 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Hasheem Thabeet (218-C-87) of Yokohama BC - 23 points and 8 rebounds 10. Justin Burrell (207-F-88) of Nagoya DD - 22 points, 11 rebounds and 4 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)
The Player of the Week awards are presented by Interperformances. Interperformances is a full-service agency specializing in the representation of professional athletes the world-over. With more than forty-eight years of experience, INTERPERFORMANCES is well known to all professional teams and clubs. General Managers trust and rely on our opinions and recommendations.
Peppers' 35-point game gives him B League D2 Interperformances Player of the Week award - 2 days ago
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JOSH PEPPERS 32-year old forward Josh Peppers (201-F-85) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's best team Fukuoka Rizing and receives a Interperformances B League D2 Player of the Week award for round 56. He had the game-high 35 points adding seven rebounds and four assists for Fukuoka Rizing in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Kumamoto V. (#2, 37-18) 94-92. It allowed Fukuoka Rizing to consolidate first place in the Japanese B League D2. Fukuoka Rizing have a... [read more]
JOSH PEPPERS
32-year old forward Josh Peppers (201-F-85) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's best team Fukuoka Rizing and receives a Interperformances B League D2 Player of the Week award for round 56. He had the game-high 35 points adding seven rebounds and four assists for Fukuoka Rizing in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Kumamoto V. (#2, 37-18) 94-92. It allowed Fukuoka Rizing to consolidate first place in the Japanese B League D2. Fukuoka Rizing have a solid 45-10 record. In the team's last game Peppers had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 9 attempts. He has many years of experience at Fukuoka Rizing, through which he has constantly improved. Josh Peppers averages this season 16.1ppg and 5.6rpg.
Second best performed player last round was Josh Duinker (209-F/C-89) of league's second-best Kumamoto V.. He is Dutch-Australian forward in his first season at Kumamoto V.. In the last game Duinker recorded impressive double-double of 25 points and 15 rebounds. Bad luck as Kumamoto V. was edged by slightly higher-ranked Fukuoka Rizing (#1, 45-10) 94-92. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the top position in West. Kumamoto V. still maintains its place in the top 2 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 37-18 record is not bad at all. Duinker is a newcomer at Kumamoto V. and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.7ppg (#7). He also registered 10.1 boards per game.
Third place about best performers goes to forward Jamari Traylor (203-F/C-92) of Hiroshima D. (#3). Traylor scored 23 points and grabbed fifteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Hiroshima D., leading his team to a 87-78 win against #3 ranked Yamagata. Hiroshima D. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in West. Their record at this point is 30 victories and 25 lost games. Traylor has a very solid season. In 17 games in Japan he scored 10.8ppg. He also has 7.6rpg, 2.1bpg and FGP: 60.2%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Ryan Stephan (208-C-94) of Gunma - 24 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Andrew Fitzgerald (202-C/F-90) of Kanazawa Sam. - 21 points, 17 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Solomon Alabi (216-C-88) of Fukushima - 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Nigel Spikes (208-C-89) of Akita NH - 16 points and 14 rebounds 8. Takumi Furuno (179-PG-93) of Kumamoto V. - 26 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Shinya Murakami (172-PG-91) of Fukushima - 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Garrett Stutz (214-C-90) of Toyotsu FE - 15 points, 15 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)
The Player of the Week awards are presented by Interperformances. Interperformances is a full-service agency specializing in the representation of professional athletes the world-over. With more than forty-eight years of experience, INTERPERFORMANCES is well known to all professional teams and clubs. General Managers trust and rely on our opinions and recommendations.
Japanese B League D3 round 5 (Second Stage) best performance: Darnell Martin - 2 days ago
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DARNELL MARTIN American Forward Darnell Martin (198-F-91) had a very impressive game in the last round for Kagoshima, receiving a Interperformances B League D3 Player of the Week award for round 5 (Second Stage). The 26-year old player had a double-double of 29 points and 13 rebounds, while his team edged out Tokyo Excel. (#3, 6-4) 91-89. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Kagoshima maintains the 4th position in Japanese B League D3. Kagoshima is a typical solid lea... [read more]
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American Forward Darnell Martin (198-F-91) had a very impressive game in the last round for Kagoshima, receiving a Interperformances B League D3 Player of the Week award for round 5 (Second Stage). The 26-year old player had a double-double of 29 points and 13 rebounds, while his team edged out Tokyo Excel. (#3, 6-4) 91-89. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Kagoshima maintains the 4th position in Japanese B League D3. Kagoshima 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 10 games. Martin turned to be Kagoshima's top player in his first season with the team. Former Cal State - Dominguez Hills star has very solid stats this year. Martin is in league's top in points (7th best: 19.0ppg), rebounds (7th best: 9.8rpg), assists (7th best: 3.9apg) and averages impressive 57.1% FGP.
The second best player in last round's games was 26-year old American Kyle Richardson (201-F-91) of league's second-best Otsuka A.. Richardson had a very good evening with a double-double of 24 points and 13 rebounds. Of course Otsuka A. cruised to a 92-84 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Saitama Bron. (#5, 3-7). Otsuka A.'s second position in the standings has not changed. His team's 6-4 record is not bad at all. Richardson is a newcomer at Otsuka A., but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.0ppg (#6). He also registered 10.6 boards per game.
Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Drew Martin (203-F-94, agency: Court Side) of Tokyo Cinq R. (#6). Martin got into 30-points club by scoring exactly 30 points in the last round. He went also for five rebounds . Despite Martin's great performance Tokyo Cinq R. lost 75-93 to the higher-ranked Tokyo HT (#1, 9-1). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. Tokyo Cinq R. can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 1-9 record places them at the very bottom of the standings. Too bad for Martin he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. Martin has individually a great season in Japan. After 42 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.2ppg (7th best), rebounds with 7.6rpg (7th best) and assists with 2.0apg (7th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Alex Jones (206-F/C-87) of Tokyo HT - 17 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Justin Herold (203-PF-91) of Tokyo Excel. - 16 points, 17 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Edward Morris (204-C/F-84) of Tokyo HT - 18 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Jordan Faison (201-F-94) of Tokyo Excel. - 11 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists 8. Wendell Lewis (208-C-89) of Saitama Bron. - 20 points and 6 rebounds 9. Andre Murray (188-G-87) of Tokyo Cinq R. - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Brennan McElroy (201-F-91) of Tokyo HT - 10 points, 14 rebounds and 4 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)
The Player of the Week awards are presented by Interperformances. Interperformances is a full-service agency specializing in the representation of professional athletes the world-over. With more than forty-eight years of experience, INTERPERFORMANCES is well known to all professional teams and clubs. General Managers trust and rely on our opinions and recommendations.
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