Luxembourg – Johnson’s double-double lands him Player of the Week award

Gary Johnson 25-year old forward Gary Johnson (198-F-91) had a very impressive game in the last round for Sparta and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 5.He had a double-double of 27 points and 11 rebounds, while his team beat T71 (#8, 2-3) 85-76. Sparta is placed at 3rd position in Luxembourg league. They are still close to the very top. Sparta would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 4-1 record. In the team’s last game Johnson had a remarkable 58.3% from 2-point range. He turned to be Sparta’s top player in his first season with the team. University at Albany graduate has very impressive stats this year. Johnson is in league’s top in points (9th best: 21.4ppg) and averages solid 2.4spg and 57.8% FGP.Second best performed player last round was Clancy Rugg (203-F/C-91, agency: Pro Partner Sports Management) of Musel Pikes. He is American forward in his 3rd season at Musel Pikes. In the last game Rugg recorded impressive double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds. It was enough for Musel Pikes to edge the higher-ranked Contern (#2, 4-1) by 3 points 95-92. This victory allowed Musel Pikes …

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