BBL All Star Five – Week 15
Our line-up this week includes the 2017 BBL Cup Final MVP, as well as our season leader who ran him close for the accolade with a double-double.

Rahmon Fletcher (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle)
The reigning BBL MVP showed his qualities yet again with an unprecedented third successive MVP gong in the BBL Cup Final as he helped the Eagles land a historic three consecutive Cups. After his team went down early, Fletcher wrestled the initiative away from Glasgow and eventually finished with 29 points and six assists to wow the near 9,000 crowd at the Barclaycard Arena and many more watching worldwide on BBC Sport.

Tyler Bernardini (Leicester Riders)
It’s a third appearance of the season in our line-up for the Leicester guard, who was pivotal in his team clinging on to a hard-fought and precious BBL Championship victory against DBL Sharks Sheffield. Bernardini showed his usual shooting prowess for Riders with a terrific 20-point haul, as he dropped four triples on his opponents. He also handed out seven assists to showcase how he’s’ a whole lot more than a deadly shooter.


Scott Martin (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle)
While his Eagles’ colleague edged the MVP award, the forward was not that far away from taking the accolade either. Martin finished with 17 points via an excellent shooting performance against the Rocks and registered a double-double after pulling down 10 rebounds. He also blocked three shots and had two steals and an assist, as he becomes the first player this season to seal five starting appearances in our line-up.

Leslee Smith (Bristol Flyers)
The south-west club have found a really nice rhythm of late and the forward has been a key part in Flyers turning around their season. Smith helped to catapult his team to a valuable success against Worcester Wolves as they moved into seventh spot. His athleticism caused his opponents all kinds of problems as he garnered a fine double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds – as well as coming up with three blocked shots.

Will Neighbour (Surrey Scorchers)
It was an incredible weekend for Neighbour and the Scorchers as they claimed a last-gasp win in the BBL Trophy at London Lions which followed on from another buzzer-beating win in the league against Giants 24 hours earlier. That is when British centre posted the best performance of the entire weekend as he tormented Manchester with a magnificent double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds, as well as a scintillating six steals and three assists.


Off the bench – Mike Ochereobia (Surrey Scorchers), Navid Niktash (London Lions), Kieron Achara (Glasgow Rocks), Michael Creppy (Manchester Giants), Deondre Parks (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle), Taylor King (Leicester Riders), Malcolm Riley (DBL Sharks Sheffield).