Marcus Keene gets MVP of the Week award for Taiwanese SBL (by Interperformances)

American Marcus Keene (180-PG-95) had a great game in the last round for league's second-best Yulon Luxgen and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 9.
The 24-year old playmaker had a double-double of 30 points and eleven rebounds, while his team edged out Taiwan Beer (#1, 11-5) 76-74. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Yulon Luxgen maintains the 2nd position in Taiwanese SBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Yulon Luxgen will need more victories to improve their 9-7 record. In the team's last game Keene had a remarkable 87.5% from 2-point range. He turned to be Yulon Luxgen's top player in his first season with the team. Central Michigan University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Keene is in league's top in points (2nd best: 23.6ppg), rebounds (9th best: 6.4rpg), assists (2nd best: 5.8apg) and averages solid 55.6% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 25-year old American guard Matt Jones (196-G-94) of Bank of Taiwan. Jones impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 27 points and 14 rebounds. It was enough for Bank of Taiwan to edge slightly higher-ranked Yulon Luxgen (9-7) by 4 points 92-88. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Bank of Taiwan consolidated its place in top 3 of the standings. His team's 9-7 record is not bad at all. Jones is a newcomer at Bank of Taiwan and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.4ppg (#5). He also registered 6.1 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was another Yulon Luxgen's star - Lei Sai (86). Sai scored 11 points and grabbed fifteen rebounds (!!!). He was another key player of Yulon Luxgen, helping his team with a 76-74 win against #1 ranked Taiwan Beer. Yulon Luxgen needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 7 lost games. Sai has a great season in Taiwan. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 11.7rpg (2nd best). He also has 1.6bpg and FGP: 77.1%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Kentrell Barkley (195-G/F-96) of Taiwan Beer - 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Franklin Session (187-G-89) of Jutai Techn. - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Charles Mitchell (203-F/C-93) of Bank of Taiwan - 20 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Edvinas Seskus (196-G/F-95) of Pauian - 16 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists
8. Yao-Tsung Lin (195-F-90) of Pauian - 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists
9. Wen-Huang Chen (186-G-91) of Jutai Techn. - 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Yen-Tsung Shih (194-F/C-92) of Pauian - 9 points, 8 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)

The Player of the Week awards are presented by Interperformances. Interperformances is a full-service agency specializing in the representation of professional athletes the world-over. With more than forty-eight years of experience, INTERPERFORMANCES is well known to all professional teams and clubs. General Managers trust and rely on our opinions and recommendations.

Tags : MARCUS KEENE, YULON LUXGEN, TAIWANESE BASKETBALL