Gorham wins sprint for BCL Player of the Week award

By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net

Justin Gorham gathered the most votes to become the Player of the Week in Gameday 4 of the Basketball Champions League Round of 16.

The 26-year-old forward of Bertram Derthona Tortona beat the remaining members of the Team of the Week, Hunter Hale of AEK Betsson, David Kramer of La Laguna Tenerife, Melvin Ejim of Unicaja, and Fabian White Jr of Manisa Divissa. The winner was confirmed when the poll closed on Friday.

On Wednesday, Gorham built his bid for the nod with an efficiency rating of 34, consisting of a 21-point, 10-rebound double-double against Promitheas Vikos Cola in Patras. He added four steals and four assists, pushing the team coached by Walter De Raffaele to 2-2 in Group I of the Round of 16.

2024-25 Players of the Week

Regular Season

1. Zoltan Perl (Falco Vulcano Szombathely)
2. Zac Seljaas (FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets)
3. Zoltan Perl (Falco Vulcano Szombathely)
4. Jaromir Bohacik (ERA Nymburk)
5. R.J. Cole (Rytas)
6. Paul Lacombe (Nanterre 92)
7. Steven Enoch (Rytas)
8. Gytis Radzevicius (Rytas)
9. Kendale McCullum (Maccabi Ramat Gan)
10. Daron Russell (Karsiyaka)

Play-Ins

1. Chase Audige (Filou Oostende)
2. Desi Rodriguez (Nanterre 92)

Round of 16

1. Jaromir Bohacik (ERA Nymburk)
2. Prentiss Hubb (AEK Betsson)
3. R.J. Cole (Rytas)

Top 5 Plays

Dunking off an inbound pass, Galatasaray’s Ebuka Izundu ranked first in the weekly edition of Top 5 Plays. Jayvon Graves, Kenneth Faried, Tyson Perez, and RaiQuan Gray went second through fifth.

Photo Credit: FIBA

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