Hicks' 39-point game gives him Player of the Week award

- January 1, 2026

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Isaiah Hicks

Isaiah Hicks

31-year old American center Isaiah Hicks (206-C-1994, agency: Slash Sports) had a great game in the last round for Suwon KT Sonicboom and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 24.
He had the game-high 39 points adding five rebounds and two assists for Suwon KT in his team's victory, helping them to crush Seoul Thunders (#8, 9-17) with 25-point margin 111-86. Sonicboom maintains the 6th position in South Korean league. Suwon KT is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 13-14 record. In the team's last game Hicks had a remarkable 92.3% from 2-point range. He turned to be Sonicboom's top player in his first season with the team. Isaiah Hicks averages this season 12.4ppg.

Second best performed player last round was Jameel Warney (203-C-1994) of Seoul SK Knights. He is American center in his 7th season at Seoul Knights. In the last game Warney recorded an impressive double-double of 36 points and 11 rebounds. Of course Knights cruised to a 77-70 relatively comfortable win over slightly lower-ranked Sono SG (#7, 9-17). Seoul Knights' 5th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But a 15-11 record is not bad and everything may still change. Warney is one of the most experienced players at Seoul Knights and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 24.4ppg (#1). His other stats are also decent: 11.3rpg and 5.1apg.

Third place about best performers goes to center Rayshaun Hammonds (206-C-1998) of Hyundai Mobis Phoebus (#9). Hammonds showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, 13 rebounds (!!!) and 4 assists in the last round. He was a key player of Mobis Phoebus, leading his team to a 84-78 win against the higher-ranked KCC Egis (#4, 16-11). The chances of Mobis Phoebus not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 18 games, recording just nine victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Hammonds could try to bring Mobis Phoebus' a little bit higher in the standings. Hammonds has individually a great season in South Korea. After 27 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.1ppg (3rd best) and rebounds with 10.0rpg (5th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Kerem Kanter (208-F/C-1995) of Seoul Thunders - 26 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Shawn Long (208-F-1993) of KCC Egis - 21 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Micheal Eric (211-C-1988) of LG Sakers - 20 points and 14 rebounds
7. Weon-Seok Lee (203-C-2000) of Seoul Thunders - 12 points and 12 rebounds
8. Nathan Knight (208-F/C-1997) of Sono SG - 23 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Ethan Alvano (185-G-1996) of Wonju DB - 14 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists
10. Essam Mostafa (206-F-1999) of Wonju DB - 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 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 : ISAIAH HICKS, SUWON KT SONICBOOM, SOUTH KOREAN BASKETBALL, , EAST ASIA SUPER LEAGUE