Naturalized American Forward Ricardo Ratliffe (203-F-89) had a great game in the last round for top-ranked Mobis Phoebus, receiving a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 24.
The 29-year old player had a double-double of 28 points and 20 rebounds, while his team crushed SK Knights (#9, 11-22) with 20-point margin 83-63. It allowed Mobis Phoebus to consolidate first place in the South Korean KBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Mobis Phoebus has a very solid 26-7 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. Ratliffe turned to be Mobis Phoebus' top player in his first season with the team. Former University of Missouri star has very solid stats this year. Ratliffe is in league's top in points (5th best: 23.5ppg) and averages impressive 1.8bpg and 62.3% FGP.
The second best player in last round's games was 32-year old American Darryl Monroe (201-C/F-86) of Goyang Orions. Monroe had a very good evening with a double-double of 31 points and 18 rebounds. It was enough for Goyang Orions to edge slightly lower-ranked DB Promy (#7, 15-17) 98-92. This victory allowed Goyang Orions to move up to 6th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 16-18 record. Monroe is a newcomer at Goyang Orions, but is already one of team's top players.
Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Brandon Brown (201-PF-85) of KCC Egis (#5). Brown showcased his all-around game by recording 23 points, nineteen rebounds (!!!) and five assists in the last round. Despite Brown's great performance KCC Egis lost 78-89 to slightly higher-ranked Anyang KGC (#4, 17-16). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of KCC Egis ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 17 games, recording just sixteen victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Brown could help KCC Egis to bring them higher in the standings. Brown has a great season in South Korea. After 33 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 24.4ppg (4th best) and rebounds with 12.8rpg (6th best). He also has 2.3spg and FGP: 59.8%. Brown attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball.