Kyle Vinales claims Chinese CBA Hoops Agents weekly honour

- April 16, 2026

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Kyle Vinales

Kyle Vinales

Experienced American-Puerto Rican Kyle Vinales (188-SG-1992) had a great game in the last round for Sichuan Blue Whales and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 44.
The 33-year old shooting guard got a double-double of 39 points and 16 assists, while his team lost the game against Shenzhen L. (#3, 27-11) 113-126. Blue Whales maintains the 20th position in Chinese CBA. They are still not able to win a single game in the league yet. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. Sichuan have already lost 38 games and recorded no victories. In the team's last game Vinales had a remarkable eight three-pointers out of 11 attempts. He turned to be Blue Whales's top player in his first season with the team. Kyle Vinales averages this season 25.8ppg and 8.8apg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young former international center Zhelin Wang (214-C-1994) of league's best team Shanghai Sharks. Wang impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 24 points and 17 rebounds. It was enough for Sharks to edge the lower-ranked Beijing D. (#5, 25-13) by 5 points 88-83. Of course Shanghai still keep the league's top spot. His team lost just four games this season, while they won 34 matches. Wang is one of the most experienced players at Shanghai and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

The third best performed player last round was international guard Xining He (195-SG-1997) of Shenzhen Leopards (#3). He got into 30-points club by scoring 33 points in the last round. He went also for four assists. He was a key player of Leopards, leading his team to a 126-113 easy win against Sichuan BW (#20, 0-38). Shenzhen L. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 27 victories and 11 lost games. He has a very solid season. In 38 games in China he scored 20.1ppg. He also has 5.0rpg, 3.7apg, a FGP of 52.1% and 3PT: 41.4%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Lindell Wigginton (185-G-1998) of Guangzhou LL - 37 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists
5. Haoran Wang (205-F-2004) of Shenzhen L. - 29 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Trevelin Queen (197-G-1997) of Guangdong ST - 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists
7. Terquavion Smith (193-G-2002) of Shenzhen L. - 25 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists
8. Alize Johnson (206-SF-1996) of Shenzhen L. - 17 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists
9. Kyle Fogg (191-G-1990) of Shanghai S. - 36 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Damian Jones (210-C-1995) of Zhejiang GB. - 22 points, 8 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)

The Player of the Week awards are presented by Hoops Agents. Hoops Agents is the most complete website about the agencies and players they represent. With more than twenty years of experience, Hoops Agents is already recognized as the most reliable destination for the players who wish to continue their career in professional basketball and are searching for a reputable and connected representation. Hoops Agents is also most complete source of transactions news.

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