Japanese WJBL round 23 best performance: Izoje Uche

- March 11, 2024

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Izoje Uche

Nigerian Center Izoje Uche (188-C-2004) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Chanson V-Magic, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 23.
The 19-year old player had a double-double of 30 points and 22 rebounds, while her team edged out Toyota A. (#4, 20-3) 77-75. Chanson V-M maintains the 5th position in Japanese WJBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Chanson V-M will need more victories to improve their 17-6 record. In the team's last game Uche had a remarkable 59.1% from 2-point range. It's her second year at Chanson V-M and it's hard to imagine this team without her. Izoje Uche has solid league stats. She is in league's top in points (2nd best: 18.1ppg) and averages impressive 2.4bpg and 68.3% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was young international power forward Ramu Tokashiki (193-F/C-1991) of league's second-best Eneos Sunflowers. Tokashiki had a very good evening with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course Eneos S. cruised to a 81-69 relatively comfortable win over slightly lower-ranked Denso I. (#3, 20-3). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Eneos S. consolidated its place in top 2 of the standings. Her team lost just three games this season, while they won 21 matches. Tokashiki is one of the most experienced players at Eneos S. and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.3ppg (#1). She also registered 10.3 boards per game.

Third on the list of top players last round was international forward Yuki Miyazawa (183-F-1993) of league's top team Fujitsu Red Wave. Miyazawa showcased her all-around game by recording 16 points, 12 rebounds (!!!) and 4 assists in the last round. She was a key player of Fujitsu RW, leading her team to a 72-48 easy win against the lower-ranked Toyota BSR (#6, 13-11). Fujitsu RW confirms their top position in the standings. Miyazawa has a great season in Japan. After 24 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 13.0ppg (8th best) and rebounds with 6.5rpg (8th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Jessica Wariebimo (188-C-2005) of Toyota BSR - 17 points and 18 rebounds
5. Ayumi Chiba (167-PG-1996) of Haneda V. - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Inoue Momoko (170-PG-1997) of Yamanashi QB - 19 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Sokhna Sylla (200-C-1997) of Toyota A. - 22 points and 8 rebounds
8. Niandi Kumbha (168-PG-1999) of Yamanashi QB - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
9. June Mineharu (171-SG-1999) of Aishin AW - 21 points and 6 rebounds
10. Yuka Kosuge (181-PF-1991) of Mitsubishi K. - 19 points and 3 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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Izoje Uche

30 PTS

22 REB

17-6
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