Freeman number one in Thailand BTL for round 5

- July 21, 2025

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Eric Freeman

Eric Freeman

American Eric Freeman (201-SF-1997) had a very impressive game in the last round for second-ranked Shoot it Dragons, receiving a Hoops Agents BTL Player of the Week award for round 5.
The 28-year old player had a double-double of 27 points and 18 rebounds, while his team beat Banvas (#6, 2-4) 89-81. Shoot it Dragons maintains the 2nd position in Thailand BTL. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Shoot it Dragons already had a very good start winning all 6 without losing a single one. Freeman has many years of experience at Shoot it Dragons, through which he has constantly improved. Former Brunswick Community College star has very solid stats this year. Freeman is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 18.5rpg) and averages impressive 3.0bpg and 65.7% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was young American Dequandre Dentmond (203-F-1995) of Warriors Thailand. Dentmond had a very good evening with a double-double of 29 points and 20 rebounds. Bad luck as Warriors lost that game 80-103 to league's leader Hitech (#1, 6-0). Warriors managed to keep the same 9th spot in the standings. 5 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Warriors managed to get this year. Dentmond is one of the most experienced players at Warriors and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 26.3ppg (#3). His other stats are also decent: 19.7rpg and 3.7apg.

Third on the list of top players last round was another Shoot it Dragons' star - American guard Accheaus Fields (187-G-1997). Fields showcased his all-around game by recording 24 points, 17 rebounds (!!!) and 11 assists (!!!) in the last round. He was another key player of Shoot it Dragons, helping his team with a 89-81 win against the lower-ranked Banvas (#6, 2-4). Shoot it Dragons started extremely well this year. They recorded 6 victories without losing a single game. Fields 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. Fields has a great season in Thailand. After only 6 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 25.7ppg (4th best), rebounds with 11.2rpg (9th best) and assists with 8.7apg (2nd best). He also has 2.5spg and a FGP of 53.1%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Morakinyo Williams (209-C-1988) of Crypto Cobra - 18 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Shaheed Davis (206-PF-1994) of Crypto Cobra - 25 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Bandit Janthong (175-SF-1998) of Pythons - 13 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists
7. Ibrahim Diaby (197-F-2001) of TGE - 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists
8. Emmanuel Ejesu (203-C-2004) of Hitech - 16 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Daison Hughes (189-G-2000) of Th.Gorillas - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists
10. Marcus Hammond (191-G-2000) of Banvas - 31 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)

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