Lemon Jr.'s 32-point game gives him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award

- March 21, 2024

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Walter Lemon Jr.

Walter Lemon Jr.

31-year old American guard Walter Lemon Jr. (191-G-1992) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for league's best team Al Arabi Club Doha and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 3.
He had the game-high 32 points adding six rebounds and eight assists for Al Arabi in his team's victory, helping them to beat Al Wakrah (#2, 3-1) 84-71. It allowed Al Arabi to take over top position in the Qatari league. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Al Arabi already had a very good start winning all 3 without losing a single one. Lemon Jr. turned to be Al Arabi's top player in his first season with the team. Bradley University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Lemon Jr. is in league's top in points (5th best: 24.0ppg) and averages solid 56.8% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Tyler Harris (208-C-1993, agency: AG Sports Solutions) of Al Shamal Doha. He is American center in his first season at Al Shamal. In the last game Harris recorded an impressive 29 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course he led Al Shamal to another comfortable win 86-71 over Al Gharafa (1-2) being unquestionably team leader. The season is still at the very beginning and this victory may help a lot. Let's wait for the next round. Harris is a newcomer at Al Shamal and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 22.7ppg (#6). He also registered 9.7 boards per game. Former Auburn University star Harris is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market.

Third place about best performers goes to another Al Shamal's star - forward Terry Larrier (203-F-1995). Larrier showcased his all-around game by recording 27 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the last round. He was another key player of Al Shamal Doha, helping his team with a 86-71 easy win against #4 ranked Al Gharafa in a game of the week. The chances of Al Shamal not to end season at such low position in Group 1, however are less than slim as they have already lost 2 games, recording just one victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Larrier could try to bring Al Shamal's a little bit higher in the standings. Larrier has a very solid season. In 3 games in Qatar he scored 15.7ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. John Murry (194-G-1995) of Al Wakrah - 27 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Tyree Crump (185-G-1997) of Al Khor - 36 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Aaron Mitchell (188-G-1989) of Al Wakrah - 29 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Mubashar Ali (213-C/F) of Al Khor - 19 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Adama Diakhite (205-C-1997) of Al Gharafa - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Randy Culpepper (183-PG-1989) of Al Gharafa - 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists
10. Mustafa Ali (177-PG-2002) of Al Arabi - 22 points, 3 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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Walter Lemon Jr.

32 PTS

6 REB

8 AST

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