By Cesare Milanti / info@eurohoops.net
During the BKT EuroCup Round 6, BC Wolves managed to get the win at home against Prometey, and Rasheed Sulaimon – who has been playing overseas since 2017 – emerged as MVP of the Round to push the Lithuanian side.
Spending 28:59 minutes on the court against the Ukrainian club, the 29-year-old American guard went close to a monster double-double of 30 points and 7 assists – with 3 steals and 6/9 from beyond the arc and 4/4 at the charity stripe – for the 85-71 win. It was his career-high night in scoring and PIR (36).
The Duke Blue Devils alumni from 2012 to 2015 and 2020 Leaders Cup winner with JDA Bourgogne Dijon has been averaging 20.2 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.0 steals per game in this year’s BKT EuroCup with Rimantas Kaukenas’ club, pushing it to 3-2 in five games played.
BKT EuroCup MVPs of the Round:
- Round 1: TJ Shorts, Paris Basketball vs BC Wolves (30 PIR)
- Round 2: Matt Morgan, London Lions vs Veolia Towers Hamburg (29 PIR)
- Round 3: Trevion Williams, ratiopharm Ulm vs Lietkabelis and Vladimir Brodziansky, Joventut Badalona vs BC Wolves (31 PIR)
- Round 4: Tre’Shawn Thurman, BC Wolves vs Besiktas (37 PIR)
- Round 5: Andrew Andrews, Joventut Badalona vs Veolia Towers Hamburg (42 PIR)
- Round 6: Rasheed Sulaimon, BC Wolves vs Prometey (36 PIR)
.@sheed_ctmd1 career-high night 36 PIR, 30 PTS, 6 threes – gave @wolves_bc the W and himself the MVP of the round 🔥
This is Sulaimon’s first round MVP in his 24th EuroCup game#RoadToGreatness pic.twitter.com/eD36nVG6V0
— BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) November 9, 2023
PHOTO CREDIT: BKT EuroCup