Kentrell Barkley claims ASEAN League weekly honour

American Kentrell Barkley (195-G/F-1996, agency: Haylett Sports) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Singapore S. and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 13.
The 26-year old swingman had the game-high 41 points adding five rebounds and five assists for Singapore S. in his team's victory, helping them to beat Zamboanga (#6, 7-7) 97-87. 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 9-5 record. In the team's last game Barkley had a remarkable 58.3% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 9 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 27.4ppg. Barkley is in league's top in rebounds (7th best: 10.7rpg), assists (2nd best: 6.4apg) and averages solid 2.1spg and 66.1% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was Croatian swingman Dominic Gilbert (198-G/F, agency: BIG) of second-ranked HK Eastern. Gilbert impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 25 points and 21 rebounds. Of course HK Eastern cruised to a 75-66 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Tigers (#8, 1-14). This victory allowed HK Eastern to move up to second position in the standings. His team's 11-4 record is not bad at all. Gilbert is one of the most experienced players at HK Eastern and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

The third best performed player last round was another HK Eastern's star - Canadian Chris McLaughlin (208-C). McLaughlin scored 27 points and grabbed fourteen rebounds (!!!). He was another key player of HK Eastern, helping his team with a 75-66 win against the lower-ranked Tigers (#8, 1-14). HK Eastern needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 4 lost games. McLaughlin has a great season in ASEAN League. After 13 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 13.7rpg (2nd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. C.J. Gettys (213-C-1994) of Singapore S. - 24 points, 18 rebounds and 6 assists
5. Renaldo Balkman (201-F-1984) of Zamboanga - 25 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists
6. William Vedder (204-PF-1997) of Tigers - 13 points and 21 rebounds
7. Evan Gilyard II (178-G-1998) of Saigon Heat - 20 points and 3 assists
8. Hassan Thomas (203-F-1996) of Saigon Heat - 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Tonny Trocha-Morelos (208-F/C) of HK Eastern - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists
10. Kiet Nguyen Anh (180-G-2002) of Saigon Heat - 13 points, 13 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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Tags : KENTRELL BARKLEY, SINGAPORE SLINGERS, ASEAN LEAGUE BASKETBALL