31-year old guard Wendell White had a great game in the last round for league's best team Sendai 89ers and receives a Asia-basket.com BJ League Player of the Week award for round 49.He had a double-double of 29 points and 15 rebounds, while his team beat Aomori Watts 101-86. It allowed Sendai 89ers to consolidate first place in the Japanese BJ League.
Sendai 89ers has a very solid 33-13 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. In the team's last game White had a remarkable 57.9% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Sendai 89ers, through which he has constantly improved. University of Nevada - Las Vegas graduate has very impressive stats this year. White is in league's top in points (2nd best: 25.2ppg), rebounds (4th best: 12.5rpg) and averages solid 61.3% FGP.