Stephens number one in WPBA for round 6 (by Hoops Agents)

- July 29, 2024

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Iimar'I Thomas

Forward Jhaina Stephens (185-F) had an amazing evening in the last round for San Francisco Riptide, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 6.
The player had a double-double of 36 points and 19 rebounds, while her team in a lost game to Reign (#7, 1-6) 72-74. Riptide maintains the 8th position in WPBA . They are still not able to win a single game in the league yet. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked at the very bottom. They already lost 7 games and recorded no victories. Stephens has many years of experience at Riptide, through which she has constantly improved. Former San Francisco State University star has very solid stats this year. Stephens is in league's top in points (4th best: 22.9ppg) and rebounds (8th best: 10.9rpg).

The second best player in last round's games was young Iimar'I Thomas (178-G/F-2000) of league's second-best Alameda Wolves. Thomas had a very good evening with a double-double of 30 points and 12 rebounds. Of course she led Wolves to another comfortable win 98-84 over the lower-ranked Royals (#6, 2-5) being unquestionably team leader. Wolves' second position in the standings has not changed. Her team lost just one game this season, while they won 6 matches. Thomas is one of the most experienced players at Wolves and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 32.7ppg (#1). She also registered 11.5 boards per game.

Third on the list of top players last round was guard Valerie Higgins (185-G-1998) of league's top team Bay City Blaze. Higgins showcased her all-around game by recording 17 points, 12 rebounds (!!!) and 5 assists in the last round. She was a key player of Blaze, leading her team to a 126-64 easy win against the lower-ranked Swish (#5, 3-4). Blaze have amazing season winning all 7 games without a single defeat. Higgins turns to be one of the very best players in the league while she is also a leader of the top team having her eyes on the championship title. Higgins has a great season in WPBA. After only 5 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.2apg (7th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Erica McCall (190-F-1995) of Phoenix - 21 points, 18 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Rebecca Harris (173-G-1986) of Wolves - 27 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists
6. Ameela Li (168-G-1997) of Blaze - 29 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists
7. Myah Pace (180-G-1998) of Blaze - 15 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists
8. Zhane Duckett (168-PG) of Titans - 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists
9. Desire Finnie (180-SF-1995) of Blaze - 24 points and 4 rebounds
10. Doris Jones (175-G-1998) of Blaze - 27 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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