Alexus Foyle wasted no time to gain league-wide recognition, winning Week 5 SBL MVP Tuesday by leading Taiwan Mobile to a three-game winning streak last week, his first week in the league.
Foyle averaged 26.7 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists in three games last week. He had 37 points, including 17 in the final quarter, and 17 boards in the come-from-behind win over Pure Youth.
Foyle beat out KKL forward Cheng jen-wei, the SBL's No.3 scorer who's enjoying a breakout season, 46-43 in the media poll.
2010 SBL Weekly MVPs
Week 5: Alexus Foyle, TM
Week 4: Shawn Hawkins, KKL
Week 3: Chang Chih-feng, Dacin
Week 2: Tseng Wen-ting, Yulon
Week 1: Jonathan Sanders, PY
(Photo: ESPN Taiwan)