The Macau Black Bears banked on a late rally to defend homecourt and defeat the Saigon Heat 97-95 in ASEAN Basketball League action. Inside the Nanhai Gymnasium, the Black Bears had to rally back from a nine point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter. A triple by Murphy Burnatowski (196-PF-91, college: Colgate) to start the period gave the Heat the 80-71 advantage, however that was quickly countered by a three from Anthony Tucker as well. Both teams would exchange field goals, however the Black Bears would have the better finishing kick. A layup from Ryan Watkins (206-C/F-91, college: Boise St., agency: Two Points) at the 6:35 mark kicked off a 11-2 run that gave Macau the lead, 92-90 with 2:26 remaining in the game. Burnatowski would make two straight baskets to tie the game at 92-all with 1:50 remaining, but a triple from Nathan Yu (189-PG-89) and a shot in the paint from Watkins restored the lead to the Black Bears, as they held on to the victory. Macau was led by a pair of terrific performances from Tucker and Mikh McKinney (184-G-92, college: Sacramento St.). The reigning World MVP Tucker had a double-double of 26 points and 14 assists, while Mikh McKinney had a team-high 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. The Heat played their first game of the season without World Import Trevon Hughes, who went down with a leg injury in the second quarter of the loss to the Formosa Dreamers. Murphy Burnatowski tallied 29 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists to pace the Heat. Kyle Barone (203-C-89, college: Idaho) dropped 25 points and 9 rebounds. The Heat got solid performances from their locals in Tanh Sang Dinh and Chris Dierker, who had 18 and 15 points respectively. But with Young on the sidelines, the team's rotation had to adjust. As a result the Heat got zero bench points, and only one player actually came off the pine to relieve the starters in Chris Cilia. Fatigue could have been a reason for the loss, as no starter played less than 35 minutes in the game. The Black Bears climbed to 5 wins and 2 losses in 3rd place in the standings, while the Heat lost its second straight game to fall to 3-2 in fourth place. The Black Bears will now embark on a long break before their next game, which is scheduled for January 9, 2019 against the Formosa Dreamers. The Heat will look to bounce back and arrest their skid against the Westports Malaysia Dragons on December 9 at the CIS Arena. Courtesy of: aseanbasketballleague.com
January's double-double lands him Interperformances Player of the Week award - 5 days ago
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ANTHONY JANUARY
25-year old forward Anthony January (203-F-93) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Danang D. and receives a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 3.
He had a double-double of 27 points and 27 rebounds, while his team beat Hanoi B. (#6, 1-4) 82-71. Danang D. is placed at 4th position in Vietnamese league. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 3 games and recorded just one victory. Janua... [read more]
ANTHONY JANUARY
25-year old forward Anthony January (203-F-93) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Danang D. and receives a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 3. He had a double-double of 27 points and 27 rebounds, while his team beat Hanoi B. (#6, 1-4) 82-71. Danang D. is placed at 4th position in Vietnamese league. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 3 games and recorded just one victory. January just recently signed at Danang D., being already a very valuable addition to the team. Cal State - San Bernardino graduate has very impressive stats this year. January is league's best scorer averaging so far 27.0ppg. January is in league's top in rebounds (3rd best: 20.0rpg) and averages solid 3.0spg.
Second best performed player last round was Wayne Martin (201-F-93) of top-ranked HCMC W.. He is American forward in his first season at HCMC W.. In the last game Martin recorded impressive double-double of 23 points and 22 rebounds. It was enough for HCMC W. to edge Can Tho CF (1-4) by 5 points 80-75. A very good start of the season for his team, which won so far all 5 games without any defeat. Martin is one of the most experienced players at HCMC W. and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 25.5ppg (#3). He also registered 21.3 boards per game.
Third place about best performers goes to forward Jameel McKay (206-F/C-92) of Hanoi B. (#6). McKay scored 18 points and grabbed twenty one rebounds (!!!). Despite McKay's great performance Hanoi B. lost 71-82 to Danang D. (#4, 1-3). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Hanoi B. can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 1-4 record places them at the very bottom of the standings. Too bad for McKay he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. McKay has individually a great season in Vietnam. After only 4 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 16.5rpg (4th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Tam Dinh Thanh (192-F/G-95) of Can Tho CF - 31 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Richard Nguyen (G) of Saigon H. - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Vinh Nguyen Quang) of HCMC W. - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Thanh Le Hieu (180-G) of Can Tho CF - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Ngoc Tu Le (179-PG-90) of Hanoi B. - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Horace Nguyen (178-PG) of Danang D. - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Cong Dinh Tien (182-F-96) of Hanoi B. - 19 points, 4 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.
VBA Round 3: Saigon Heat defeats Thang Long W. in the game between Top 4 teams - 6 days ago
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Here is the last round review presented by ESL. An interesting game for Saigon Heat (4-1) which played road game in against Thang Long W. (2-2). Saigon Heat managed to get a 8-point victory 64-56. It was a good game for American guard Richard Nguyen (, college: Pierce JC) who led his team to a victory with 14 points and 8 rebounds. His fellow American import Nix Tavarion (201-92, college: Midwestern St.) contributed with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Saigon Heat's coach used... [read more]
An interesting game for Saigon Heat (4-1) which played road game in against Thang Long W. (2-2). Saigon Heat managed to get a 8-point victory 64-56. It was a good game for American guard Richard Nguyen (, college: Pierce JC) who led his team to a victory with 14 points and 8 rebounds. His fellow American import Nix Tavarion (201-92, college: Midwestern St.) contributed with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Saigon Heat's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American power forward Jaywuan Hill (203-89, college: SW Baptist, agency: AgainHello) answered with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for Thang Long W.Saigon Heat are looking forward to face HCMC W. in Hochiminh in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Thang Long W. will play at home against Can Tho CF and it may be a tough game between close rivals. An interesting game for HCMC W. (5-0) which hosted in Hochiminh Can Tho CF (1-4). HCMC W. managed to get a 5-point victory 80-75. It was a great evening for American forward Wayne Martin (201-93, college: Tennessee St.) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 22 rebounds and 4 assists. Vinh Nguyen-Quang helped adding 17 points and 5 rebounds. HCMC W.'s coach Predrag Lukic used entire bench in such tough game. The best for the losing side was swingman Tam Dinh-Thanh (192-95) with a double-double by scoring 31 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. HCMC W. will play against Saigon Heat on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Can Tho CF will play against Thang Long W. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
In the last game of round 3 bottom-ranked Danang D. beat Hanoi B. on the road 82-71. The most impressive performance of 3rd round was 27 points and 27 rebounds by Anthony January of Danang D..
An interesting game for Saigon Heat (4-1) which played road game in against Thang Long W. (2-2). Saigon Heat managed to get a 8-point victory 64-56. It was a good game for American guard Richard Nguyen (, college: Pierce JC) who led his team to a victory with 14 points and 8 rebounds. His fellow American import Nix Tavarion (201-92, college: Midwestern St.) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Four Saigon Heat players scored in double figures. Saigon Heat's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American power forward Jaywuan Hill (203-89, college: SW Baptist, agency: AgainHello) answered with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and naturalized American Justin Young (190, college: Cal Poly Pomona) added 10 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Thang Long W.Saigon Heat are looking forward to face HCMC W. in Hochiminh in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Thang Long W. will play at home against Can Tho CF and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Thang Long W.: J.Hill 13+9reb+4ast, N.Tuan Trung 12+3reb+2ast, J.Young 10+8reb+3ast, D.Nguyen Thanh 8+7reb+1ast, Q.Nguyen Xuan 5+1reb, H.Hoang The 4+3reb Saigon H.: R.Nguyen 14+8reb+3ast, N.Tavarion 12+10reb+1ast, K.Tran Dang 11+4reb+5ast, B.Kim 10+3reb, T.Waale 6+4reb, K.Pham-Duc 6+6reb
An interesting game for HCMC W. (5-0) which hosted in Hochiminh Can Tho CF (1-4). HCMC W. managed to get a 5-point victory 80-75. It was a great evening for American forward Wayne Martin (201-93, college: Tennessee St.) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 22 rebounds and 4 assists. Vinh Nguyen-Quang helped adding 17 points and 5 rebounds. Four HCMC W. players scored in double figures. HCMC W.'s coach Predrag Lukic used entire bench in such tough game. The best for the losing side was swingman Tam Dinh-Thanh (192-95) with a double-double by scoring 31 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Thanh Le-Hieu (180) scored 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. HCMC W. will play against Saigon Heat on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Can Tho CF will play against Thang Long W. and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Can Tho CF: T.Dinh Thanh 31+11reb+4ast, T.Le Hieu 15+7reb+5ast, N.Quang Huy 10+5reb, N.Hoang Tu 7+4reb, H.Nguyen Phu 6+4reb+3ast, K.Huynh 4+5reb HCMC W.: W.Martin 23+22reb+4ast, N.Vinh 17+5reb+3ast, M.Soy 14+6reb+4ast, H.Le Tran Dang 11, Q.Nguyen Ky 9, T.Pham 6+7reb+1ast
There was a small surprise when Danang D. (1-3) beat on the road Hanoi B. (1-4) 82-71. It was a great evening for American forward Anthony January (203-93, college: CS San Bernar.) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 27 rebounds. Naturalized American point guard Horace Nguyen (178, college: Bristol) helped adding 18 points and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American power forward Jameel McKay (206-92, college: Iowa St.) with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 21 rebounds and 5 blocks and forward Cong Dinh Tien (182-96) scored 19 points. Five Danang D. and four Hanoi B. players scored in double figures. Hanoi B.'s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Danang D. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Hanoi B. will play on the road against HCMC W. (#1) in Hochiminh to get more than just one victory in their record. Top scorers: Hanoi B.: C.Dinh Tien 19+4reb+2ast, J.McKay 18+21reb+1ast, N.Tu Le 12+7reb+2ast, S.Nguyen 10+5reb+3ast, N.Huynh Hai 8+1reb, T.Doan 3+2reb Danang D.: A.January 27+27reb+3ast, H.Nguyen 18+4reb+4ast, H.Nguyen Van 12+7reb+1ast, H.Nguyen Van 10+5reb+3ast, D.Huy Dai 10+2reb+1ast, T.Bui Quoc 5+3reb+1ast
Wayne Martin gets MVP of the Week award for Vietnamese VBA - 6 days ago
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American Wayne Martin (201-F-93) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's leader HCMC W. and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 2.
The 25-year old forward had a double-double of 28 points and twenty three rebounds, while his team beat Danang D. (#4, 1-3) 67-60. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed HCMC W. to consolidate first place in the Vietnamese VBA. The season is still on an early... [read more]
WAYNE MARTIN
American Wayne Martin (201-F-93) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's leader HCMC W. and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 2. The 25-year old forward had a double-double of 28 points and twenty three rebounds, while his team beat Danang D. (#4, 1-3) 67-60. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed HCMC W. to consolidate first place in the Vietnamese VBA. The season is still on an early stage, but HCMC W. already had a very good start winning all 5 without losing a single one. In the team's last game Martin had a remarkable 61.1% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at HCMC W., being already a very valuable addition to the team. Tennessee State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Martin is in league's top in points (3rd best: 25.5ppg), assists (9th best: 3.0apg) and averages solid 2.0bpg and 53.2% FGP.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 26-year old American power forward Nix Tavarion (201-PF-92) of second-ranked Saigon H.. Tavarion impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 24 points and 21 rebounds. Of course he led Saigon H. to another comfortable win outscoring Danang D. (1-3) 78-52. The season is still at the very beginning and this victory may help a lot. Let's wait for the next round. Tavarion is one of the most experienced players at Saigon H. and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 21.8ppg (#4). He also registered 12.5 boards per game.
The third best performed player last round was American Jaywuan Hill (203-F/C-89, agency: AgainHello) of Thang Long W. (#3). Hill showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, fourteen rebounds (!!!) and four assists in the last round. He was a key player of Thang Long W., leading his team to a 64-61 win against Hanoi B. (#6, 1-4). Thang Long W. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 2 victories and 2 lost games. Hill has a great season in Vietnam. After only 3 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.0ppg (6th best), rebounds with 13.7rpg (5th best) and assists with 3.0apg (7th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Michael Vigilance (203-F-94) of Can Tho CF - 24 points and 17 rebounds 5. Anthony January (203-F-93) of Danang D. - 26 points and 16 rebounds 6. Jameel McKay (206-F/C-92) of Hanoi B. - 8 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Vinh Nguyen Quang) of HCMC W. - 14 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Michael Soy (186-G) of HCMC W. - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Stefan Nguyen (190-G-92) of Hanoi B. - 17 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Ngoc Tu Le (179-PG-90) of Hanoi B. - 11 points and 10 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)
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.
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