Darius Brown II don dey named MVP of Round 1 for di 2026-27 BKT EuroCup Regular Season, Euroleague Basketball announce on Thursday. Di 27-year-old combo guard give di highest Performance Index Rating from any player wey dey winning team for opening round, post PIR of 29 for im first game inside di competition.
Brown lead Dolomiti Energia Trento to 73-76 victory for Svyturio Arena against Neptunas Klaipeda. E score 19 points on 6-of-7 two-point shooting, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from di free-throw line, plus 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 7 fouls drawn.
Di round top PIR belong to Javante McKoy of Balkan Botevgrad, wey reach 32 for 98-84 road loss to ratiopharm ulm. McKoy lead all scorers wit 32 points, shoot 13-of-17 from two, 1-of-3 from three and 3-of-4 from di line, wit 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 7 fouls drawn.
Benjamin Shungu of Riga Zelli follow wit PIR of 28, finish wit 23 points including di game-winning basket for 86-84 win ova Baglietto Derthona Tortona, plus 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Kenny Lofton Jr. of Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem, E.J. Liddell of Aris Thessaloniki and Cedric Henderson of Siauliai Basketball each register PIR of 27.
Henderson pull down round-high 11 rebounds against London Lions, while Neptunas Kristupas Zemaitis hand out 9 assists against Trento. Tyson Walker of Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse and Bryce Jones of Tofas Bursa share steals lead wit 6 each, and Amedeo Tessitori of Umana Reyer Venice block 4 shots for 104-72 home win ova Skyliners Frankfurt.
