Best players of Japanese WJBL round 10 (by Hoops Agents)

- January 21, 2025

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Yurika Sato

Former international Power forward Yurika Sato (176-PF-1998) had a very impressive game in the last round for Chanson V-Magic and that's her to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 10.
The 26-year old power forward had the game-high 24 points adding four rebounds and three assists for Chanson V-M in her team's victory, helping them to beat Hitachi Cougars (#8, 2-18) 69-58. Chanson V-M maintains the 4th position in Japanese WJBL. Chanson V-M is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 11-9 record. In the team's last game Sato had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. She has many years of experience at Chanson V-M, through which she has constantly improved. Yurika Sato averages this season 12.7ppg and 5.4rpg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young center Jessica Wariebimo (188-C-2005) of Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits. Wariebimo impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 19 points and 20 rebounds. Bad luck as Toyota BSR was edged by slightly higher-ranked Toyota A. (#5, 8-12) 64-63. This loss caused Toyota BSR to drop to 7th position in the standings. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-13 record. Wariebimo is well-known by Toyota BSR fans and she already established her position as one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 14.7ppg (#3). She also registered 16.3 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was international guard Rui Machida (162-PG-1993) of top-ranked Fujitsu Red Wave. Machida showcased her all-around game by recording 22 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists (!!!) in the last round. She was a key player of Fujitsu RW, leading her team to a 90-88 win against #3 ranked Eneos S. in a game of the week. Fujitsu RW confirms their top position in the standings. Machida has a great season in Japan. After 20 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 9.3apg (best passer).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Yuki Miyazawa (183-F-1993) of Fujitsu RW - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists
5. Moeko Nagaoka (183-F-1993) of Eneos S. - 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Kadysha Umezawa (190-C-1998) of Eneos S. - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Akaho Himawari (185-SF-1998) of Denso I. - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Amaka Okonkwo (186-C-2002) of Toyota A. - 8 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Sakura Noguchi (181-PF-2001) of Aishin AW - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Saori Miyazaki (167-SG-1995) of Eneos S. - 11 points, 6 rebounds and 12 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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