By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Some familiar faces are back in the team of the week in Basketball Champions League, as they led their teams this past week of action!
Lamont Da’Sean Jones, Guard
The only numbers that mattered for Jones, his MHP Riesen teammates, coaches and fans, were the ones on the scoreboard at the end of Tuesday night’s game that read: MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 81 UCAM Murcia 80. In a frustration-filled season for a club that had reached the 2017-18 Basketball Champions League Final Four, the German outfit FINALLY had more points on the scoreboard than the opponent. Make no mistake, however. Without Jones’ 9-of-15 shooting and 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and +24 efficiency, Ludwigsburg would not have even been close to a win against a Murcia club side that beat it in last year’s Third Place Game in Athens. Warning: Don’t sleep on MHP Riesen!
Kevin Punter, Guard
? Punter played a vital role in last season’s title-winning success with AEK and now he’s taking his game to new heights with Segafredo Virtus Bologna. Punter wants the ball in his hands in the key moments and so far in the Basketball Champions League has delivered big style. In their 87-81 home triumph over a determined and very good SIG Strasbourg team on Wednesday, Punter poured in 26 points. He connected on 6 of his 12 shots from deep and finished +22 on the efficiency meter.