Rulyova's double-double lands her Hoops Agents Player of the Week award

- November 2, 2024

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Ganna Rulyova

Ganna Rulyova

38-year old Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-F/C-1986, agency: BIG) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for second-ranked Astana Tigers-KazATU and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 3.
She had a double-double of 26 points and 16 rebounds, while her team beat Caspiy Aktau (#3, 2-2) 95-80. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Astana Tigers maintains the 2nd position in Kazakhstan D1. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost that single game earlier this season. Astana Tigers will need more victories to improve their 3-1 record. In the team's last game Rulyova had a remarkable 88.9% from 2-point range. She turned to be Astana Tigers' top player in her first season with the team. Rulyova has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in points (2nd best: 15.0ppg), assists (3rd best: 5.8apg) and averages solid 67.7% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Aliaksandra Chyzheuskaya (185-PF-2002) of Caspiy Aktau. She is Belarusian forward in her first season at Caspiy Aktau. In the last game Chyzheuskaya recorded an impressive 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Bad luck as Caspiy Aktau lost that game 80-95 to Astana Tigers (3-1). The season is still at the very beginning and this lost game may not be such crucial, of course if they start win the games. Let's wait for the next round. Chyzheuskaya is a newcomer at Caspiy Aktau and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 13.0ppg (#5). Her other stats are also decent: 8.3rpg and 6.3apg.

Third place about best performers goes to another Astana Tigers' star - forward Zalina Kurazova (185-F-1985). Kurazova showcased her all-around game by recording 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the last round. She was another key player of Astana Tigers-KazATU, helping her team with a 95-80 easy win against #3 ranked Caspiy Aktau in a game of the week. Astana Tigers needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 3 victories and 1 lost game. Kurazova has a great season in Kazakhstan. After only 4 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 11.8ppg (8th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Valeriya Kapitonova (176-F-2001) of Astana Tigers - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Zoya Buday (167-PG-2003) of Okzhetpes - 12 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Olga Aksenova (187-C/F-1996) of Okzhetpes - 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Vladyslava Voloshina (177-SG-2000) of Caspiy Aktau - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Tamar Papuashvili (180-PF-2003) of Caspiy Aktau - 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists
9. Dilnaz Yerkebay (179-SG-2003) of Irtysh - 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists
10. Daria Surkova (176-F/G-2001) of Okzhetpes - 14 points, 4 rebounds and 10 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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