By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
It seems to be the season of the bigs in the Basketball Champions League. After Pinar Karsiyaka center Vernon Carey Jr picked up the October MVP award, AEK BETSSON BC’s man in the middle, Justin Tillman, is receiving the accolade for November.
With his 17-point, 8-rebound, and 15-point, 10-rebound performances in the respective games against Polish champions King Szczecin, Tillman was the best player on the best team of the month, earning himself the right to add the BCL November MVP title to his resume.
“It feels good, I’m just appreciating it because of all the hard work I put in all throughout the summer and just getting here, getting acclimated to the program, the playing style, just playing for a new organization. It shows all the hard work I put in,” AEK’s 27-year-old center said.
The Queen is one of only three unbeaten teams after four gamedays, and Tillman is a major reason why.
He got to double figures in each game, he made 28-of-41 shots from the field across 97 minutes of playing time, and his 19.0 efficiency rating per game sees him in third place efficiency-wise among the players who’ve played in all four games so far.
The November MVP will receive his award in person ahead of AEK’s upcoming home game against Banco di Sardegna Sassari.