By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Overcoming a stacked competition with Saint-Quentin’s Jerome Robinson, Tenerife’s Marcelinho Huertas, Manresa’s Derrick Alston Jr, and finally Derthona’s Ismael Kamagate, Kendale McCullum has been named MVP of Week 9 in this year’s Basketball Champions League Regular Season.
Already scoring 21 points with 7 assists in the reverse fixture against the Greek black-and-yellow team, he was beneficial in Maccabi Ramat-Gan’s 95-84 home victory, playing in Czechia.
With 23 points, 6 assists, and 7 steals against AEK, Kendale McCullum became the first player in the Basketball Champions League history to conclude a game with more than 20 points, more than five assists, and more than five steals in a single game.
🚨 Results are in: With 64% of all votes, @KendaleMcCullum is the #BasketballCL 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠! pic.twitter.com/bLzuD9y74V
— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) December 13, 2024
Moreover, he had collected a total of 8 steals all throughout his first four games in this year’s BCL Regular Season before stealing the ball as many as seven times in the latest encounter.
So far this season, the 28-year-old guard has been averaging 13.8 points and 7.2 assists (1st in the competition) per game, leading Maccabi Ramat-Gan as the floor general.
The Israeli team is currently 3rd in Group E at a 2-3 record and will fight for a spot in the Play-Ins in Week 10.
PHOTO CREDIT: Basketball Champions League