Barkley's double-double lands him Player of the Week award

26-year old swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-G/F-1996, agency: Haylett Sports) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's best team Saigon Heat and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 7.
He had a double-double of 37 points and 26 rebounds, while his team beat Dolphins (#4, 2-2) 85-79. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Saigon Heat to consolidate first place in the Vietnamese league. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Saigon Heat already had a very good start winning all 4 without losing a single one. In the team's last game Barkley had a remarkable 64.0% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Saigon Heat, being already a very valuable addition to the team. East Carolina University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Barkley is league's best scorer averaging so far 32.8ppg, leads league in rebounds with 19.0rpg and is league's best passer with 8.3apg. Barkley is in league's top in and averages solid 70.1% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Robert Sampson (203-F-1992) of Dolphins. He is American forward in his first season at Dolphins. In the last game Sampson recorded impressive double-double of 28 points and 24 rebounds. Bad luck as Dolphins lost that game 79-85 to league's leader Saigon Heat (#1, 4-0). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Dolphins still maintains its place in the top 4 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 2-2 record is not bad at all. Sampson is one of the most experienced players at Dolphins and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.5ppg (#6). He also registered 18.3 boards per game. Former Georgia Institute of Technology star Sampson is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market.

Third place about best performers goes to guard Sameen Swint (193-G-1995) of Warriors (#3). Swint got into 30-points club by scoring 36 points in the last round. He went also for five rebounds and seven assists. He was a key player of Warriors, leading his team to a 83-78 win against the lower-ranked Catfish (#6, 1-3). Warriors needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 3 victories and 1 lost game. Swint has a great season in Vietnam. After only 4 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 27.3ppg (4th best) and assists with 6.5apg (3rd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. DeAngelo Hamilton (203-C-1990) of Catfish - 21 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists
5. John Fields (205-F/C-1988) of Warriors - 16 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Michael Soy (182-PG-1997) of Catfish - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Madarious Gibbs (185-G-1993) of Dolphins - 12 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists
8. Phu Vinh Nguyen (203-F/C-1998) of Saigon Heat - 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists
9. Brachon Griffin (185-G-1992) of Catfish - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists
10. Phuc Nguyen Hoang (180-G-2003) of Dolphins - 12 points, 5 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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Tags : KENTRELL BARKLEY, SAIGON HEAT, VIETNAMESE BASKETBALL