Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (B League) signed 30-year old American center David Weaver (207-113kg-87, college: Wake Forest) from Shiga L-Stars. In 28 B League games in Japan he had 8.7ppg and 6.1rpg this season. The last season Weaver played at Afyon Bld in Turkish TBL where in 27 games he recorded very impressive stats: 17.0ppg and 7.5rpg. Great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TBL 3rd Team. He is quite experienced player. Weaver has played also professionally in Germany (EnBW Ludwigsburg), Greece (Ilysiakos), Lithuania (Siauliai), Poland (Energa Czarni and MKS Dabrowa Gornicza), Portugal (Benfica) and Ukraine (DniproAzot). He attended Wake Forest University until 2010 and it is his seventh season as a professional player. Weaver could be described:
Versatile big man who possesses a defensive-minded game. An excellent shot blocker and post defender. Powerful dunker who finished with 45 dunks in his NCAA career. Can play at both the power forward and center positions.
Japanese B League round 33 best performance: Joshua Smith (by Interperformances) - 6 days ago
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JOSHUA SMITH American Center Joshua Smith (208-C-92) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for second-ranked Kyoto Hannar., receiving a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 33. The 25-year old player had a double-double of 32 points and 14 rebounds, while his team edged out Hokkaido L. (#5, 26-27) 73-71. Kyoto Hannar. maintains the 2nd position in their group in Japanese B League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier thi... [read more]
JOSHUA SMITH
American Center Joshua Smith (208-C-92) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for second-ranked Kyoto Hannar., receiving a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 33. The 25-year old player had a double-double of 32 points and 14 rebounds, while his team edged out Hokkaido L. (#5, 26-27) 73-71. Kyoto Hannar. maintains the 2nd position in their group in Japanese B League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Kyoto Hannar. will need more victories to improve their 32-21 record. Smith turned to be Kyoto Hannar.'s top player in his first season with the team. Former Georgetown University star has very solid stats this year. Smith is in league's top in points (7th best: 16.8ppg), rebounds (7th best: 9.4rpg) and averages impressive 67.4% FGP.
The second best player in last round's games was 32-year old American Nick Fazekas (211-F/C-85) of Toshiba BT. Fazekas had a very good evening with a double-double of 30 points and 17 rebounds. Of course Toshiba BT cruised to a 79-67 relatively comfortable win over slightly higher-ranked San-en (#3, 23-30). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the top position in East. Toshiba BT consolidated its place in top 3 of the standings. His team's 36-18 record is not bad at all. Fazekas is one of the most experienced players at Toshiba BT and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 25.3ppg (#2). He also registered 10.8 boards per game.
Third on the list of top players last round was American center JR Sakuragi (206-C-76) of league's top team SeaHorses. Sakuragi showcased his all-around game by recording 25 points, six rebounds and eight assists in the last round. He was a key player of SeaHorses, leading his team to a 93-91 win against the lower-ranked Shimane SM (#6, 8-45). SeaHorses confirms their top position in West. Sakuragi has a great season in Japan. After 53 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 5.3apg (4th best). JR Sakuragi has also Japanese passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Hasheem Thabeet (218-C-87) of Yokohama BC - 27 points and 10 rebounds 5. Gavin Edwards (206-F/C-88) of Chiba Jets - 23 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists 6. Alex Kirk (211-C-91) of Toyota Alvark - 28 points and 13 rebounds 7. Davante Gardner (203-PF-91) of Niigata Albirex - 22 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Takuya Soma (181-G/F-91) of Shimane SM - 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Hassan Martin (201-F-95) of Ryukyu GK - 27 points and 11 rebounds 10. Al Thornton (203-F-83) of Shimane SM - 38 points, 8 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.
Best players of Japanese B League D2 round 54 (by Interperformances) - 6 days ago
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NYIKA WILLIAMS Experienced Vincentian Nyika Williams (203-F/C-87) had a great game in the last round for Ehime OV and that's him to receive a Interperformances B League D2 Player of the Week award for round 54. The 30-year old power forward had a double-double of 29 points and fourteen rebounds, while his team beat Kanazawa Sam. (#4, 24-28) 93-83. Ehime OV maintains the 4th position in their group in Japanese B League D2. Ehime OV is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the mi... [read more]
NYIKA WILLIAMS
Experienced Vincentian Nyika Williams (203-F/C-87) had a great game in the last round for Ehime OV and that's him to receive a Interperformances B League D2 Player of the Week award for round 54. The 30-year old power forward had a double-double of 29 points and fourteen rebounds, while his team beat Kanazawa Sam. (#4, 24-28) 93-83. Ehime OV maintains the 4th position in their group in Japanese B League D2. Ehime OV is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 29-24 record. Williams turned to be Ehime OV's top player in his first season with the team. Nyika Williams averages this season 13.3ppg and 7.0rpg.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 25-year old American power forward Jamari Traylor (203-F/C-92) of Hiroshima D.. Traylor impressed basketball fans with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. It was enough for Hiroshima D. to edge the lower-ranked Tokyo Z (#6, 20-33) by 4 points 89-85. Hiroshima D.'s 3rd position in Central has not changed. His team's 29-24 record is not bad at all. Traylor is one of the most experienced players at Hiroshima D. and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
The third best performed player last round was American Reginald Warren (204-F-81) of Kagawa FA (#5). Warren scored 28 points and grabbed seventeen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Kagawa FA, leading his team to a 79-70 win against slightly higher-ranked Sendai 89ers (#4, 20-33). The chances of Kagawa FA not to end season at such low position in East, however are less than slim as they have already lost 33 games, recording just eighteen victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Warren could try to bring Kagawa FA's a little bit higher in the standings. Warren has individually a great season in Japan. After 51 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 20.7ppg (2nd best) and rebounds with 12.2rpg (#1 in league).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Cinmeon Bowers (201-F-93) of Tokyo Z - 28 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Wayne Marshall (211-C-86) of Kanazawa Sam. - 23 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Atsunobu Hirao (178-G-89) of Cyberdyne IR - 28 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Chris Olivier (203-F-92) of Yamagata - 27 points and 7 rebounds 8. Garrett Stutz (214-C-90) of Toyotsu FE - 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Josh Duinker (209-F/C-89) of Kumamoto V. - 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Tim Dezelski (198-F-90) of Shinshu BW - 14 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.
Martin's double-double lands him B League D3 (Second Stage) Player of the Week award - 6 days ago
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26-year old forward Darnell Martin (198-F-91) had a great game in the last round for Kagoshima and receives a Interperformances B League D3 Player of the Week award for round 4 (Second Stage). He had a double-double of 32 points and 10 rebounds, while his team crushed Saitama Bron. (#5, 2-6) with 23-point margin 91-68. 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. [read more]
26-year old forward Darnell Martin (198-F-91) had a great game in the last round for Kagoshima and receives a Interperformances B League D3 Player of the Week award for round 4 (Second Stage). He had a double-double of 32 points and 10 rebounds, while his team crushed Saitama Bron. (#5, 2-6) with 23-point margin 91-68. 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 4th lost game this season out of 8 games. In the team's last game Martin had a remarkable 72.2% from 2-point range. He turned to be Kagoshima's top player in his first season with the team. Cal State - Dominguez Hills graduate has very impressive stats this year. Martin is in league's top in points (7th best: 18.7ppg), rebounds (7th best: 9.6rpg), assists (8th best: 3.9apg) and averages solid 57.1% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was Justin Herold (203-PF-91) of Tokyo Excel.. He is American forward in his first season at Tokyo Excel.. In the last game Herold recorded impressive double-double of 22 points and 16 rebounds. Of course he led Tokyo Excel. to another comfortable win 92-76 over the lower-ranked Tokyo Cinq R. (#6, 1-7) being unquestionably team leader. Tokyo Excel.'s 3rd position in the standings has not changed. His team's 5-3 record is not bad at all. Herold is a newcomer at Tokyo Excel. and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 21.0ppg (#5). He also registered 11.1 boards per game.
Third place about best performers goes to forward Drew Martin (203-F-94, agency: Court Side) of Tokyo Cinq R. (#6). Martin scored 29 points and grabbed six rebounds. He was a key player of Tokyo Cinq R., leading his team to a 90-85 win against the higher-ranked Tokyo Excel. (#3, 5-3). Tokyo Cinq R. can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 1-7 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 40 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.1ppg (7th best), rebounds with 7.7rpg (7th best) and assists with 2.0apg (8th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Jordan Faison (201-F-94) of Tokyo Excel. - 27 points and 3 rebounds 5. Andre Murray (188-G-87) of Tokyo Cinq R. - 35 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Gjio Bain (211-C-85) of Kagoshima - 14 points and 14 rebounds 7. Ferrakohn Hall (203-F-90) of Saitama Bron. - 29 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Brennan McElroy (201-F-91) of Tokyo HT - 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Wendell Lewis (208-C-89) of Saitama Bron. - 19 points and 10 rebounds 10. Joel James (208-F-94) of Tokyo HT - 17 points and 11 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)
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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