All-Star 5 – Week 23

A primary BBL Championship win since New Yr’s Day results in a pair of All-Star 5 representatives for Surrey Scorchers, as latest American acquisition Josh McFolley turns into the fiftieth completely different participant to characteristic within the weekly group this season.

Padiet Wang – Surrey Scorchers
Beating Caledonia Gladiators at Surrey Sports activities Park on Saturday was a primary league win in 10 video games for Scorchers, a 3rd general this marketing campaign, and results in a 3rd All-Star 5 look for South Sudan worldwide Padiet Wang. He was eyeing up a triple-double with 25 factors, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, taking pictures 10-13 (76%) on the free-throw line as he proved arduous to cease going to the rim all through the competition. Scorchers poured in 35 first quarter factors and by no means trailed, Wang scoring 12 with 4 assists in that spell, earlier than a pair of key rebounds and assists late within the recreation as Gladiators obtained again to inside one shot.

Josh Sharma – London Lions
It’s 15 straight BBL Championship wins for the league-leading London Lions after beating Leicester Riders reside on Sky Sports activities after which Caledonia Gladiators on the Copper Field Enviornment in a double-header, with British huge Josh Sharma key in each video games to make his third All-Star 5 displaying and second in 4 weeks. In opposition to Gladiators on Sunday, he scored 19 factors on 8-11 (72%) taking pictures in underneath 24 minutes, with six rebounds and three blocks, together with three dunks amongst seven factors, two boards and two blocks within the opening seven minutes as Lions hit an early 11-1 run earlier than profitable all 4 quarters.

Josh McFolley – Surrey Scorchers
Detroit native Josh McFolley has added vital firepower to the Scorchers since becoming a member of in February from skilled campaigns in Kosovo and Slovakia, and has wasted little time in making his first All-Star 5 look, changing into the fiftieth completely different participant to characteristic this season. Like his backcourt companion, he scored 25 factors on 8-14 (57%) taking pictures and 6-7 (85%) on the free-throw line, with three assists, two rebounds and two steals, together with 5 factors in an 8-0 begin that set the tone for Surrey as they by no means relinquished that lead, earlier than including 4 factors and two assists down the stretch.

Rahmon Fletcher – Manchester Giants
Manchester Giants scored a giant highway win at Bristol Flyers on Sunday to make it three league victories on the bounce and moved as much as fourth within the BBL Championship desk, led by former league MVP level guard Rahmon Fletcher as he makes his second All-Star 5 look, however first since week two of the season. Enjoying all 40 minutes, he scored 21 factors on 8-14 (57%) taking pictures and was simply shy of a double-double with 9 assists, together with 10 factors in two minutes as a part of a 22-3 surge as Giants carried out an enormous third quarter turnaround, Fletcher including three assists in that spell.

Vojtech Hruban – London Lions
Czech worldwide sharpshooter Vojtech Hruban is the all-time main scorer within the Basketball Champions League and continues his startling effectivity in his first BBL season, resulting in a 3rd All-Star 5 look, however first for ten weeks. In opposition to Caledonia, he had a game-high 21 factors in simply 20 minutes on 4-5 (80%) inside taking pictures and 4-7 (57%) from the three-point line, with two assists and two steals, together with seven factors in 4 first quarter minutes off the bench as his triple gave Lions a double-figure result in finish the primary interval.

Off the bench: Malcolm Smith (Derby Trailblazers), Thomas Bell (Bristol Flyers), Malcolm Delpeche (Bristol Flyers), Sa’eed Nelson (B. Braun Sheffield Sharks), Kyle Johnson (Newcastle Eagles), Nick Lewis (Manchester Giants), Will Neighbour (Cheshire Phoenix).