Turk Telekom Ankara guard Anthony Clemmons anchored his team’s 85-71 upset of Partizan NIS Belgrade and in doing so earned MVP of the Round honors. Clemmons set career-highs with 20 points and 8 assists, which led to a performance index rating of 32.
Round 11 MVP: Anthony Clemmons, Turk Telekom
That PIR was also a personal best as well as the most of any player in Round 11. Clemmons enjoyed a near-perfect shooting night, making his only two-point attempts, all 5 of his threes and 3 of 4 foul shots. He also had 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 turnovers in his stat line. Jaron Blossomgame had the second-highest PIR of the round with a 25 after leading ratiopharm Ulm to an 84-68 victory over Virtus Segafredo Bologna. The forward contributed 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists to the winning effort. Axel Julien of Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse recorded his first EuroCup double-double with 12 points and 10 assists for a PIR of 24 in a 76-69 victory over Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana. His counterpart in that game, Yogi Ferrell, scored 24 points for a PIR of 22. Rounding out the list of Round 11’s best was Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar’s Darius Thompson. He amassed 15 points, 6 assists and 2 steals for a PIR of 21 in a 90-62 rout of Lietkabelis Panevezys.