VTB United League – Ivan Strebkov gets MVP of the Week award for VTB United League

IvanStrebkov Ivan Strebkov (192-PG-91) put on an amazing game in the last round for N.Novgorod and that’s him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 12.The 25-year old playmaker got a double-double of 20 points and twelve assists, while his team crushed, the league’s bottom-ranked team Parma (#13, 0-10) with 21-point margin 115-94. The game was not the highest importance and did not have significant influence on top of the standings. N.Novgorod is placed at 10th position in VTB United League. The season is in a full swing, so it’s only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. N.Novgorod have already lost 7 games and recorded just two victories. In the team’s last game Strebkov had a remarkable 71.4% from 2-point range. It’s his second year at N.Novgorod and it’s hard to imagine this team without him. Strebkov has impressive league stats. He is in league’s top in points (9th best: 15.0ppg) and averages solid 47.6% from behind 3-point line.The second most remarkable performance in last round’s games was 25-year old Serbian swingman Danilo Andjusic (196-G/F-91, agency: Alti …

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