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Round 8 MVP: Kevin Yebo, NINERS Chemnitz
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A spectacular career night has earned Kevin Yebo of NINERS Chemnitz the Round 8 MVP honor, delivering a career-high 38 PIR in his team’s historic 94-105 road win at Dolomiti Energia Trento – Chemnitz’s first-ever away victory in the BKT EuroCup.
Yebo was unstoppable, pouring in a career-best 33 points on 7-of-11 two-pointers, 3-of-7 threes and an impressive 10-of-12 from the foul line. He added 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 10 fouls drawn, anchoring Chemnitz at both ends in a milestone performance for the club.
Right behind him was Mitch Creek, who produced his own career masterpiece despite Cluj’s 89-101 loss to Hapoel Midwest Jerusalem. Creek tallied a career-high 26 points on 5-of-9 two-pointers, a perfect 2-of-2 from long range and a flawless 10-of-10 at the stripe. He rounded out the night with 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, a career-best 2 blocks and 10 fouls drawn, culminating in a career-high PIR of 35.
In just his second appearance for Aris Thessaloniki Betsson, Amine Noua delivered a breakout performance in the team’s 87-93 win at Neptunas Klaipeda. Noua erupted for a career-high 24 points, hitting 5-of-8 twos, 3-of-5 threes and 5-of-7 free throws. He also tied his career high with 8 rebounds, drew 9 fouls and posted a career-high 32 PIR.
Sharing the third-highest PIR in Round 8 is Joel Scott, who put together his finest EuroCup showing in the London Lions’ 68-72 defeat to Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse. Scott compiled a career-high 23 points on 5-of-9 two-pointers, 1-of-3 from deep and a perfect 10-of-10 on free throws. He added 7 rebounds, a career-high 4 assists, 1 steal and 9 fouls drawn, resulting in another career-high PIR of 32.
Closing out the top performers is Andrej Jakimovski, who delivered a standout display in Trento’s loss to Chemnitz. Jakimovski erupted for a career-high 30 points, converting 6-of-9 two-pointers, 3-of-8 threes and a spotless 9-of-9 from the line. He also grabbed 8 rebounds, drew 5 fouls and finished with a career-high 31 PIR, capping an impressive individual effort despite the team defeat.
Individual highs: Kevin Yebo, Chemnitz, 33 points
Chemnitz’s Kevin Yebo poured in a round-high 33 points. Cluj guard Fatts Russell leads the EuroCup in scoring with 22.8 points per game.
Jerusalem’s Austin Wiley led all players in Round 8 with 11 rebounds. Veolia Towers Hamburg big man Zacharie Perrin tops the charts in this category with 9.0 boards per night.
Tobias Jensen of ratiopharm ulm was this round’s top assist provider with 11. Neptunas playmaker Arnas Velicka averages a competition-best 8.3 assists per contest.
Lietkabelis Panevezys’s Augustine Rubit made 4 steals in Round 8, more than any other player. Turk Telekom Ankara’s Dogus Ozdemiroglu has a comfortable lead in steals with an average of 2.9 per game.
Austin Wiley appears on this list again, this time after recording a round-high 3 blocks. Deane Williams of the London Lions is the season leader in blocks with 1.3 per night.
Three players had a double-double in Round 8: Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana’s Thomas Kennedy (14 points, 10 rebounds), Austin Wiley (10 points, 11 rebounds) and Tobias Jensen (15 points, 11 assists).