Madrid, May 1 (EFE).- Chima Moneke, a Nigerian international for BAXI Manresa, has been chosen Best Player (MVP) on matchday 31 of the Endesa League, a recognition he has received for the second time since his arrival in Spain last summer .
Despite the defeat of his team at Lenovo Tenerife (94-83), Moneke stood out with a new double-double by scoring 25 points and capturing twelve rebounds, eleven of them defensive. In addition, he achieved great shooting percentages, scoring 10/11 on free throws, 6/8 on two-pointers and 1/2 on three-pointers.
He also distributed four assists, recovered two balls and forced six personal fouls, which gave him a final rating of 43 credits, the highest of a BAXI Manresa player so far this century.
“In addition, he entered a legendary club, sharing honors with illustrious figures such as Bryan Sallier, George Singleton, Granger Hall, Lance Berwald and Rolando Frazer, although they all reached those valuation figures with a minimum of 36 minutes on the court, a third more than the 23 minutes and 38 seconds that Moneke played this Saturday,” the ACB said in a statement on Sunday.
In the entire history of the competition, only José Antonio Paraíso (2006), Jacob Pullen (2014), Ioannis Bourousis (2016) and Luka Doncic (2018) had reached the PIR of 40 in less than 24 minutes on the track . Chima Moneke is the 5th, adds the press release.
