Mbodj's double-double lands him B2 League Player of the Week award

35-year old center Cheikh Mbodj (208-C-1987, agency: Octagon Europe) had a great game in the last round for Bambitious N. and receives a Hoops Agents B2 League Player of the Week award for round 14.
He had a double-double of 22 points and 16 rebounds, while his team beat Chiba (#2, 11-5) 89-84. Bambitious N. maintains the 7th position in their group in Japanese B2 League. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 13 games and recorded just three victories. Mbodj turned to be Bambitious N.'s top player in his first season with the team. Cheikh Mbodj averages this season 12.4ppg and 9.5rpg.

Second best performed player last round was Eugene Phelps (198-F-1990) of league's second-best Ehime OV. He is American-Filipino forward in his 3rd season at Ehime OV. In the last game Phelps recorded impressive double-double of 19 points and 15 rebounds. Bad luck as Ehime OV lost that game 71-92 to slightly higher-ranked Saga B. (#1, 11-5). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the top position in West. Ehime OV still maintains its place in the top 2 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 10-6 record is not bad at all. Phelps is one of the most experienced players at Ehime OV and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.1ppg (#7). He also registered 13.4 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to another Bambitious N.'s star - forward Naoki Uto (188-F-1991). Uto scored 25 points and passed seven assists. He was another key player of Bambitious N., helping his team with a 89-84 win against the higher-ranked Chiba (#2, 11-5). Bambitious N. can only dream about fighting for top spots in East. Uto has a very solid season. In 16 games in Japan he scored 12.3ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Leo Lyons (206-F-1987) of Chiba - 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists
5. Thomas Welsh (213-C-1996) of Yamagata - 9 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Angus Brandt (208-C-1989) of Kagawa FA - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists
7. Reynaldo Garcia (187-G-1990) of Saga B. - 17 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists
8. Gregory Echenique (206-C-1990) of Fukushima - 20 points and 6 rebounds
9. DeQuan Jones (203-F-1990) of Nishinomiya S. - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Matt Bonds (196-F-1995) of Nagasaki - 17 points, 10 rebounds and 6 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 : CHEIKH MBODJ, BAMBITIOUS NARA, JAPANESE BASKETBALL