Madrid, May 13 (EFE).- The Brazilian Marcelinho Huertas has been chosen Best Latin American Player of Matchday 32 of the Endesa League after his exhibition in the match that his team, Lenovo Tenerife, ended up losing in extra time against UCAM Murcia . This is the fourth weekly designation of the season and the twenty-fifth of his career in the EFE Trophy, which he has won in the last three seasons.
The veteran game director set his new competition high for points after tallying 43, the fifth-highest score of the century, after converting 11 of 21 on 2-pointers (52%), 2-of-4 from the line 6.75 (50%) and 15 of 16 in free throws (94%).
In addition, he grabbed five rebounds, distributed eight assists and forced as many personal fouls, to close his brilliant statistic with 47 valuation credits, a figure that also represents his new best mark in the competition and leads him once again to obtain this recognition.
The international jury of the award organized, for the fifth consecutive season, by Agencia EFE and the ACB and which recognizes the best of the Latin American players participating in the Endesa League on a weekly basis, has awarded the maximum number of votes possible (12) to the Brazilian, followed the Dominican player from Real Betis Jean Montero (8), the Argentine from Gran Canaria Nico Brussino (1) and the Venezuelan from Gran Canaria Michael Carrera (1).
In the general classification, Brussino (113) adds one more point ahead of Laprovittola (90), which he did not add on this day. Tyson Pérez (89), Huertas (88), who is already 4th, and Rivero (79) complete the Top5.