France – French ProA round 6 best performance: D.J. Cooper

D.J. Cooper American Point guard D.J. Cooper (183-PG-90) had an amazing evening in the last round for second-ranked Pau-Lacq-Orthez, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 6.The 26-year old player got a double-double of 30 points and 14 assists, while his team edged out Orleans (#14, 2-4) 95-91. Pau-Lacq-Orthez is placed at 2nd position in French ProA. They are still close to the very top. Pau-Lacq-Orthez would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 5-1 record. In the team’s last game Cooper had a remarkable five three-pointers out of 11 attempts. He turned to be Pau-Lacq-Orthez’s top player in his first season with the team. Former Ohio University star has very solid stats this year. Cooper is in league’s top in points (2nd best: 19.2ppg) and averages impressive 2.3spg and 53.6% FGP.The second best player in last round’s games was another Pau-Lacq-Orthez’s star – 33-year old Ivorian center Alain Koffi (207-C-83, agency: BeoBasket). Koffi had a very good evening with a double-double of 21 points and 14 …

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