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Who's Hot: Karim Jallow, ratiopharm Ulm

Who's Hot: Karim Jallow, ratiopharm Ulm

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14 December 20223 Mins read

Not many players in the 7DAYS EuroCup have done a better job of scoring in recent weeks than ratiopharm Ulm swingman Karim Jallow.

The 25-year-old made his EuroCup debut with FC Bayern Munich as far back as the 2015-16 season, but his first full campaign in the competition came last year with Ulm. Across 18 appearances in 2021-22, half of them as a starter, Jallow averaged 7.1 points on 54.2% two-point shooting and 2.9 rebounds.

Jallow remained at that average during the first four rounds of this season, a span that saw him post 7.3 points and 3.3 rebounds. He made a total of 10 two-point shots during the first four games and averaged a PIR of 6.5.

Since Round 5, however, Jallow has drastically improved his scoring. He nearly doubled his total of two-pointers made in a Round 5 game against Joventut Badalona, when 7 of his 12 two-point shots dropped en route to 14 points, his first double-digit scoring game of the season.

Jallow followed that up with the best game of his EuroCup career so far. In a 105-106 road win at Prometey Slobozhanske, Jallow finished with a career-high 24 points on a perfect shooting night from the field, going 7-of-7 from two-point range and 2-of-2 from deep. He also pulled down 5 rebounds and recorded a career-high PIR of 29.

Last week, Jallow continued his impressive set of performances after scoring 13 points, grabbing 4 rebounds and dishing 2 assists, yet it came in a tough 108-78 road loss at Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.

Over the last three games, Jallow has averaged 17.0 points, which is more than double the figure he posted during the first four rounds of the season. He has also done it on 72.0% shooting, in addition to pulling down 3.7 rebounds. Only 10 players have scored more points since Round 5 than Jallow's 51.

Jallow will try to continue his hot streak on Wednesday night as Ulm hosts Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse, who has a EuroCup-best 6-1 record. Should Jallow perform as he has done in the last three rounds, it would go a long way towards helping Ulm take down Bourg and register the team's fourth win of the season.