MIES (Switzerland) - The Basketball Champions League Season 11, powered by Ameresco SUNEL continued with eight games on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday gives us time to reflect on the best individual performances.
The sixth Team of the Week saw players from Peristeri Betsson, Sabah BC, Rytas Vilnius, Spartak Office Shoes and Surne Bilbao make the cut.
Peristeri are the feel-good story of the season, off to a 4-0 start under BCL champion Vasilis Xanthopoulos as their head coach. Jalen Finch is enjoying life running the point in Greece.
Finch had 23 points and 11 assists in a 101-96 win over Itelyum Varese, while also picking up 4 steals and an efficiency rating of 30, done in just 26 minutes of action.
Sabah have also been turning heads around the continent, as they climbed to 2-2 with a 91-72 win over Trabzonspor.
Gerry Blakes had the keys to their offense with 17 points and 9 assists, also grabbing 4 rebounds for an efficiency rating of 28 in 29 minutes off the bench.
Rytas Vilnius defeated Nanterre 92 102-82, thanks to Gytis Radzevicius pulling off another MVP worthy performance for the defending champions.
Hometown hero had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists to collect an efficiency rating of 27, a game-high by some distance.
The two bigs this week were Alen Omic and Bastien Vautier. Omic propelled the Serbian champions Spartak Office Shoes to a 75-73 win over Cholet Basket, completing the sweep.
He had 10 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists, also getting 2 steals in for good measure, for a total efficiency rating of 24.
Vautier, meanwhile, celebrated a double win over ALBA BERLIN in Spain. Surne Bilbao defeated the German powerhouse 83-75, as their center dominated inside the arc.
Bastien finished with 16 points, 9 rebounds, and an efficiency rating of 22, higher number than his minutes on the day, as he only played 21:15.
Vote for the Player of the Week here, the winner will be announced on Basketball Champions League social media profiles on Friday.
Player of the Week
Week 1: Gytis Radzevicius (Rytas Vilnius) Week 2: Adama Sanogo (Hapoel Maoz Daniel Holon) Week 3: KJ Simpson JR (Galatasaray MCT Technic) Week 4: Frankie Fidler (Sabah BC) Week 5: Neftali Difiuidi (SIG Strasbourg)