Barkley's double-double lands him Player of the Week award

26-year old swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-G/F-1996, agency: Haylett Sports) had an amazing evening in the last round for Singapore S. and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 11.
He had a double-double of 32 points and 12 rebounds, while his team outclassed Tigers (#8, 1-11) with 47-point margin 121-74. 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 8-4 record. In the team's last game Barkley had a remarkable 70.0% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 7 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 26.3ppg. Barkley is in league's top in rebounds (5th best: 11.3rpg), assists (2nd best: 6.8apg) and averages solid 2.1spg and 65.6% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Renaldo Balkman (201-F-1984) of Zamboanga. He is Puerto Rican-Filipino forward in his first season at Zamboanga. In the last game Balkman recorded impressive double-double of 28 points and 15 rebounds. Of course he led Zamboanga to another comfortable win 83-69 over slightly lower-ranked Louvre S. (#7, 1-11) being unquestionably team leader. Zamboanga's 5th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 6-6 record is not bad and everything may still change. Balkman is one of the most experienced players at Zamboanga and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to another Singapore S.'s star - center C.J. Gettys (213-C-1994, agency: Haylett Sports). Gettys showcased his all-around game by recording 25 points, sixteen rebounds (!!!) and six assists in the last round. He was another key player of Singapore S., helping his team with a 121-74 easy win against the lower-ranked Tigers (#8, 1-11). Singapore S. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 8 victories and 4 lost games. Gettys has a great season in ASEAN League. After 12 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.1ppg (3rd best) and rebounds with 11.6rpg (4th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Tevin Glass (203-C-1994) of NS Matrix - 21 points, 22 rebounds and 4 assists
5. De'Quan Abrom (188-SG-1996) of Macau - 20 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists
6. JR Holder (198-SG-1994) of Saigon Heat - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Jeremy Combs (201-C/F-1995) of Saigon Heat - 14 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Xavier Alexander (196-F-1988) of Singapore S. - 13 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists
9. Alioune Tew (204-C-1992) of Louvre S. - 16 points and 20 rebounds
10. DeAngelo Hamilton (203-C-1990) of Macau - 11 points and 16 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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Tags : KENTRELL BARKLEY, SINGAPORE SLINGERS, ASEAN LEAGUE BASKETBALL