International Forward Joao Soares had a very impressive game in the last round for league's leader Benfica and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 5 (Second Stage).
The 25-year old forward had the game-high 22 points adding five rebounds for Benfica in his team's victory, helping them to crush Oliveirense with 25-point margin 95-70. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Benfica to consolidate first place in the Portuguese LPB. Benfica have a solid 13-2 record. In the team's last game Soares had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. Joao Soares averages this season 6.8ppg.