By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
He’s the reigning Eurocup MVP and a former Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four MVP. Now Khimki Moscow Region guard Tyrese Rice is the Euroleague MVP of the Week, too.
Rice claimed the honor for Round 5 of the Top 16 after leading Khimki to a 111-80 victory over Zalgiris Kaunas on Friday with a performance index rating of 35, which was the highest among all players in the week’s games. Rice amassed 20 points on 5-of-8 three-point shooting plus 11 assists. He also made 5 of 6 free throws and collected 2 steals in setting a career-high in index rating and leading Khimki to a new club record for scoring