South Korean KBL round 32 best performance: Henry Ellenson

- February 1, 2026

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Henry Ellenson

Henry Ellenson

American Center Henry Ellenson (208-C-1997) put on an amazing game in the last round for Wonju DB, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 32.
The 28-year old player had a double-double of 40 points and 11 rebounds, while his team beat Daegu (#10, 11-25) 108-103. Wonju DB maintains the 3rd position in South Korean KBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Wonju DB will need more victories to improve their 23-13 record. Ellenson turned to be Wonju DB's top player in his first season with the team. Former Marquette University star has very solid stats this year. Ellenson is in league's top in points (2nd best: 21.6ppg), rebounds (6th best: 8.8rpg) and averages impressive 53.4% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was young Canadian Andrew Nicholson (206-PF-1989) of Seoul Samsung Thunders. Nicholson had a very good evening with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course Samsung Thunders cruised to a 85-76 relatively comfortable win over the higher-ranked Anyang (#2, 23-13). Seoul Thunders' 9th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 12-24 record. Nicholson is a newcomer at Seoul Thunders, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.1ppg (#8). He also registered 6.5 boards per game.

Third on the list of top players last round was Egyptian center Assem Marei (206-C-1992) of league's top team Changwon LG Sakers. Marei showcased his all-around game by recording 16 points, 17 rebounds (!!!) and 9 assists in the last round. Despite Marei's great performance the Sakers lost 86-88 to #3 ranked Wonju DB. But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The last thing LG Sakers needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 25 victories and 11 lost games. Marei has a great season in South Korea. After 35 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 14.2rpg (#1 in league) and assists with 5.0apg (4th best). He also has 2.1spg and a FGP of 52.7%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Bennie Boatwright (208-F-1996) of Daegu - 35 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Nathan Knight (208-F/C-1997) of Sono SG - 15 points and 15 rebounds
6. Jeong-Hyeon Lee (187-F-1999) of Sono SG - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Ethan Alvano (185-G-1996) of Wonju DB - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists
8. Ricardo Ratliffe (203-F-1989) of Daegu - 16 points and 11 rebounds
9. Johnny O'Bryant III (207-F/C-1993) of Anyang - 27 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Yuhyeon Moon (189-G-2004) of Anyang - 18 points, 4 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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