POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Fotios Lampropoulos
37-year old power forward Fotios Lampropoulos (206-PF-83) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Al Sadd and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 8.
He had a double-double of 30 points and 21 rebounds, while his team outclassed Qatar Club (#7, 2-5) with 28-point margin 89-61. Al Sadd maintains the 5th position in Qatari league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Al Sadd will need more victories to improve their 4-3 record. In the team's last game Lampropoulos had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be Al Sadd's top player in his first season with the team. Lampropoulos has impressive league stats. He leads league in rebounds with 14.3rpg. Lampropoulos is in league's top in and averages solid 57.3% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was Jonathan Lee (188-PG-90) of Al Ahli. He is American guard in his first season at Al Ahli. In the last game Lee recorded impressive double-double of 30 points and 10 rebounds. Of course he led Al Ahli to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Al Khor (#8, 1-6) 92-68. This victory allowed Al Ahli to move up to 6th position in the standings. 5 lost games are too many comparing to just two victories Al Ahli managed to get this year. Lee is a newcomer at Al Ahli and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.6ppg (#6). His other stats are also decent: 6.4rpg and 5.4apg.
Third place about best performers goes to forward Nick Stover (198-F-93) of Al Wakrah (#4). Stover showcased his all-around game by recording 22 points, ten rebounds and eight assists in the last round. He was a key player of Al Wakrah, leading his team to a 75-68 win against #2 ranked Al Gharafa in a game of the week. Al Wakrah needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 5 victories and 2 lost games. Stover has a great season in Qatar. After only 7 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.9ppg (9th best). Stover attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball.
Other top performing players last week:
4. Quintrell Thomas (203-PF-90) of Al Khor - 26 points and 13 rebounds
5. Mikhail Berishvili (204-SF-87) of Al Shamal - 24 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists
6. Nedim Muslic (197-F-98) of Al Gharafa - 22 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Ater Majok (208-C-87) of Al Arabi - 22 points and 7 rebounds
8. Babacar Dieng (197-F-97) of Al Sadd - 17 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists
9. Miroslav Todic (205-F/C-85) of Qatar Club - 19 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Wael Arakji (194-G-94) of Al Shamal - 21 points, 6 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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FOTIOS LAMPROPOULOS,
AL SADD SPORTS CLUB DOHA,
QATARI BASKETBALL