Holland – Smith number one in Holland for round 13

Andrew Smith American Forward Andrew Smith (206-F-92) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for top-ranked Groningen, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 13.The 24-year old player had a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds, while his team beat Zwolle (#3, 9-4) 84-69. The game was between two of the league’s top four teams. It allowed Groningen to consolidate first place in the Dutch Eredivisie. Groningen has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 12-1. In the team’s last game Smith had a remarkable 60.0% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Andrew Smith averages this season 7.5ppg and 6.0rpg. The second best player in last round’s games was 27-year old international forward Ralf Pagter Ralf (200-F-89) of Dukes UDB. Pagter Ralf had a very good evening with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course he led Dukes UDB to another comfortable win 78-61 over slightly …

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