Kentrell Barkley's triple-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award

American Kentrell Barkley (195-G/F-1996, agency: Haylett Sports) had a very impressive game in the last round for Singapore S. and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 10.
The 26-year old swingman recorded a triple-double of 35 points adding also sixteen rebounds and thirteen assists, while his team outclassed Louvre S. (#7, 1-10) with 58-point margin 147-89. Singapore S. maintains the 4th position in ASEAN League . They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Singapore S. will need more victories to improve their 7-4 record. In the team's last game Barkley had a remarkable 92.9% from 2-point range and got three three-pointers out of 6 attempts. He just recently signed at Singapore S., being already a very valuable addition to the team. East Carolina University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Barkley is league's best scorer averaging so far 25.8ppg. Barkley is in league's top in rebounds (5th best: 11.2rpg), assists (2nd best: 6.6apg) and averages solid 2.3spg and 65.3% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was another Singapore S.'s star - young American center C.J. Gettys (213-C-1994, agency: Haylett Sports). Gettys impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds. Of course together with Barkley he helped Singapore S. with another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Louvre S. (#7, 1-10) 147-89. Singapore S.'s 4th position in the standings has not changed. His team's 7-4 record is not bad at all. Gettys is a newcomer at Singapore S. and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.7ppg (#6). He also registered 11.2 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was Canadian Chris McLaughlin (208-C) of HK Eastern (#3). McLaughlin scored 17 points and grabbed nineteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of HK Eastern, leading his team to a 83-55 easy win against the lower-ranked Zamboanga (#6, 5-6). HK Eastern needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 8 victories and 3 lost games. McLaughlin has a great season in ASEAN League. After 10 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 13.3rpg (2nd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Xavier Alexander (196-F-1988) of Singapore S. - 15 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists
5. Alioune Tew (204-C-1992) of Louvre S. - 25 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Tevin Glass (203-C-1994) of NS Matrix - 22 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists
7. Jamarr Johnson (198-SF-1988) of Louvre S. - 24 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists
8. JR Holder (198-SG-1994) of Saigon Heat - 30 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Isaiah Wade (201-PF-1998) of Macau - 15 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Hassan Thomas (203-F-1996) of Saigon Heat - 21 points, 16 rebounds and 2 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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Tags : KENTRELL BARKLEY, SINGAPORE SLINGERS, ASEAN LEAGUE BASKETBALL