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7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season - Round 14 MVP: Jordan McRae, Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv

For the third time this season, Jordan McRae of Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv has secured MVP of the Round honors in the 7DAYS EuroCup. In Round 14, McRae inspired Hapoel to a 92-70 over Group B leader Gran Canaria after scoring 25 points, having gone 5-of-7 on two-pointers, 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and 6-of-7 on free throws. What's more, McRae grabbed 4 rebounds, dished 4 assists, recorded 4 steals and had 5 fouls drawn. He previously earned MVP of the Round honors in Rounds 9 and 10.

The second-best PIR mark in Round 14 belongs to two players: Jerian Grant of Turk Telekom Ankara and Amedeo Della Valle of Germani Brescia, both of whom had a PIR of 30. During Turk Telekom's 72-80 win at Dolomiti Energia Trento, Grant posted 26 points, including going 10-of-10 from the free-throw line, while he also amassed 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 9 fouls drawn. Della Valle, meanwhile, finished with 22 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, in addition to drawing 5 fouls. Rounding out the top five of the best performers are DJ Stephens of Prometey Slobozhanske and Juhann Begarin of Paris Basketball, who both had a PIR of 29. Stephens led Prometey to a 94-68 triumph against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, while Begarin paced Paris with 22 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 2 steals in its 103-87 victory against Buducnost VOLI Podgorica.

Individual highs: J'Covan Brown, Hapoel, 14 assists

DJ Stephens of Prometey and Jamel Morris of 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys led all scorers in Round 14 with 28 points apiece. Cedevita guard Yogi Ferrell is this season's top scorer at 19.1 points per game. Ismael Kamagate of Paris pulled down a round-high 13 rebounds. Buducnost big man Alpha Kaba leads the competition with 11.1 rebounds per contest. J'Covan Brown of Hapoel dished 14 assists in this round, more than any other player. He also tops the standings for assists with an average of 7.6 per night. In Round 14, Jordan McRae of Hapoel, Mitchell Watt of Umana Reyer Venice and Erkan Yilmaz of Turk Telekom recorded 4 steals apiece. Jeremiah Martin of Slask Wroclaw is the steals leader this season, averaging 2.7 steals per game. ratiopharm Ulm center Bruno Caboclo finished with a round-leading 4 blocks against Joventut Badalona. Kamagate is leading the way for blocks with 1.7 per contest. Three players had a double-double in this round: Brown with 11 points and 14 assists; Kosta Koufos of the London Lions with 17 points and 11 rebounds; and Kamagate with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

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