He played an integral role in guiding his team to the EuroCup Playoffs
Round 18 MVP: Tyler Ennis, Umana Reyer Venice
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A huge performance in a do-or-die game for his team allowed Tyler Ennis of Umana Reyer Venice to earn Round 18 MVP honors with a PIR of 32.
Ennis led Reyer to a 91-77 home victory over 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys in a must-win showdown as his team reached the playoffs. He finished the game with 19 points on 3-of-6 two-pointers, 2-of-3 three-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws, adding 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 7 fouls drawn to amass a PIR of 32, the highest in Round 18. This is the first time that Ennis has been the MVP of the Round.
Jared Harper of Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem amassed a PIR of 29 in his team's 76-66 home victory over Turk Telekom Ankara. Harper led Jerusalem with 21 points on 2-of-7 two-pointers, 2-of-4 three-pointers and 11-of-12 free throws, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 8 fouls drawn. Johnathan Motley of Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv, Mfiondu Kabengele of Reyer, Maksim Salash of Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse and De'Shawn Stephens of U-BT Cluj-Napoca, each with a PIR of 27, complete the top individual performances in Round 18. Motley posted 24 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in Hapoel’s 90-97 win at ratiopharm Ulm; Kabengele finished with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in Reyer’s victory; Salash amassed 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in Bourg’s 100-98 loss at Valencia Basket; and Stephens recorded 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks as Cluj beat Aris Midea Thessaloniki 74-89.
Individual highs: Nick Johnson, Trefl, 13 rebounds
Johnathan Motley of Hapoel was this round's top scorer with 24 points. Jared Harper of Jerusalem leads the EuroCup with 22.7 points per game.
Nick Johnson of Trefl Sopot led all rebounders by pulling down 13 in Round 18. Mfiondu Kabengele of Reyer is the competition's best rebounder with 9.5 boards per night.
Zavier Simpson of U-BT Cluj-Napoca was the only player to reach double digits in assists, dishing 10. Simpson is also first overall with 7.5 assists per night.
Three players collected 4 steals apiece in Round 18: Nico Brussino of Dreamland Gran Canaria, Joel Ayayi of Bourg, and Myles Cale of Dolomiti Energia Trento. Andrew Albicy, also of Gran Canaria, leads the competition with 2.2 steals per night.
Yoan Makoundou of Turk Telekom Ankara had 4 blocks, more than anyone else. His teammate Kyle Alexander is the EuroCup's best shot blocker with 2.1 blocks per game.
Nick Johnson (11 points, 13 rebounds), Zavier Simpson (13 points, 10 assists) and Veolia Towers Hamburg’s Kur Kuath (10 points, 10 rebounds) each had a double-double in Round 18.