Alsuwailem's double-double lands him Player of the Week award

- October 29, 2023

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Mohammed Alsuwailem

25-year old center Mohammed Alsuwailem (211-C-1998) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for second-ranked Al Hilal and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 3.
He had a double-double of 23 points and 18 rebounds, while his team outclassed Al Wehda (#5, 2-1) with 58-point margin 104-46. Al Hilal maintains the 2nd position in Saudi Arabian league. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Al Hilal already had a very good start winning all 3 without losing a single one. In the team's last game Alsuwailem had a remarkable 81.8% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Al Hilal, through which he has constantly improved. Alsuwailem has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (8th best: 22.3ppg), rebounds (4th best: 11.7rpg) and averages solid 1.3bpg and 82.4% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Josh Nicholas (190-G-1998) of Deba. He is American-Jamaican guard in his first season at Deba. In the last game Nicholas recorded impressive 36 points and 7 rebounds. Bad luck as Deba lost that game 68-101 to Al Ahli (3-0). 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. Nicholas is a newcomer at Deba and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 31.7ppg (#2). He also registered 4.7 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to guard PJ Hardy (185-G-1998) of Al Nassr (#3). Hardy showcased his all-around game by recording 27 points, five rebounds and six assists in the last round. He was a key player of Al Nassr, leading his team to a 81-75 win against Ohod (#12, 0-3). Al Nassr started extremely well this year. They recorded 3 victories without losing a single game. Hardy turns to be one of the very best players in the league while he is also a leader of the top team having his eyes on the championship title. Hardy has a great season in Saudi Arabia. After only 3 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 26.0ppg (6th best) and assists with 7.0apg (3rd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Devin Ebanks (206-F-1989) of Al Ahli - 29 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Jonathon Simmons (198-G-1989) of Ohod - 29 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Deandre Liggins (198-F-1988) of Al Ahli - 22 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists
7. Edgar Sosa (189-F-1988) of Al Fateh - 33 points and 7 assists
8. Derek Cedor) of Al Khaleej - 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists
9. Wayne Chism (206-PF-1987) of Al Salam - 16 points and 18 rebounds
10. Ali Shubayli (190-SG-1996) of Al Ahli - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 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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