Best players of Jordanian Premier League round 9 (by Hoops Agents)

American James Currington III (201-F-95) had a great game in the last round for Kofer Yoba and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 9.
The 26-year old forward had a double-double of 25 points and fifteen rebounds, while his team beat Al Jalil (#6, 0-8), the league's bottom-ranked team 96-87. Kofer Yoba maintains the 4th position in Jordanian Premier League. Kofer Yoba is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 3-6 record. Currington III turned to be Kofer Yoba's top player in his first season with the team. James Currington III averages this season 18.9ppg and 16.4rpg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was another Kofer Yoba's star - 25-year old former international Ibrahim Hamati (187-SF-96). Hamati impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 30 points and 11 assists. Of course Kofer Yoba cruised to a 96-87 relatively comfortable win over Al Jalil (#6, 0-8). Kofer Yoba's 4th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 3-6 record. Hamati is a newcomer at Kofer Yoba and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.8ppg (#7). His other stats are also decent: 5.4rpg and 6.7apg.

The third best performed player last round was Senegalese Ibrahima Thomas (213-F-87, agency: BIG) of top-ranked Orthodox. Thomas scored 28 points and grabbed seventeen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Orthodox, leading his team to a 98-74 easy win against #2 ranked Al Ahli in a game of the week. Orthodox confirms their top position in the standings. Thomas has a great season in Jordan. After only 8 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 17.6ppg (6th best) and rebounds with 9.6rpg (6th best). He also has 1.6bpg and FGP: 52.3%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Amin Abuhawwas (190-G-94) of Orthodox - 31 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists
5. Antoine Mason (191-G-92) of Al Wihdat - 25 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists
6. Khaldoun Jbarah) of Al Jalil - 34 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Mohammad Hussein (210-C-90) of Al Wihdat - 15 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Shaquille Thomas (201-F-92) of Al Ahli - 19 points and 13 rebounds
9. Mahmoud Abdeen (191-PG-87) of Al Wihdat - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists
10. Yousef Al-Awamleh) of Al Ahli - 10 points, 8 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 : JAMES CURRINGTON III, KOFER YOBA IRBID, JORDANIAN BASKETBALL