Muhammet Begenjov gets MVP of the Week award for Turkmen NBLT (by Interperformances)

Muhammet Begenjov

Experienced Muhammet Begenjov (198-C-89) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Gurlushikchi and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 18.
The 30-year old center had a double-double of 25 points and twenty one rebounds, while his team beat Gyrat (#8, 3-13) 80-70. Gurlushikchi maintains the 4th position in Turkmen NBLT. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Gurlushikchi will need more victories to improve their 11-5 record. In the team's last game Begenjov had a remarkable 63.2% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Gurlushikchi, through which he has constantly improved. Begenjov has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (2nd best: 23.1ppg), rebounds (3rd best: 14.5rpg) and averages solid 59.5% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 22-year old point guard Kerim Mammetmuradov (180-PG-97) of league's best team Binagyar. Mammetmuradov impressed basketball fans with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists. Of course he led Binagyar to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Galkan (#7, 5-11) 97-55. Of course Binagyar still keep the league's top spot. His team belongs to top of the standings with 16-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Mammetmuradov is one of the most experienced players at Binagyar and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 21.9ppg (#3). His other stats are also decent: 5.6rpg and 5.4apg.

The third best performed player last round was Merdan Hojamedov (200-F-95) of second-ranked CSKA. Hojamedov scored 23 points and grabbed seventeen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of CSKA, leading his team to a 91-84 win against #3 ranked Talyp in a game of the week. CSKA is closer and closer to top of the standings. They will still need more victories. But 15-2 record is not that bad... Hojamedov has a great season in Turkmenistan. After 15 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.1ppg (4th best) and rebounds with 12.9rpg (4th best). He also has 1.4bpg and FGP: 62.4%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Aleksandr Pashkov (193-G-85) of Gurlushikchi - 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Azimberdy Amanberdiev (192-C/F) of Gyrat - 19 points and 10 rebounds
6. Timur Allanurov (188-G-89) of CSKA - 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists
7. Kerim Kiyatzhanov (195-C-97) of Talyp - 21 points and 11 rebounds
8. Kerim Satylov (188-SG-88) of Gyrat - 17 points and 14 rebounds
9. Rustam Bagshyev (190-F-91) of CSKA - 18 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Akmyrat Akmyradov (C) of Binagyar - 8 points and 20 rebounds

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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