Codi Miller-McIntyre claims EuroLeague Round 8 MVP honors / News - Basketnews.com

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz guard Codi Miller-McIntyre was announced as the EuroLeague Round 8 MVP.

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It's been a season of firsts for Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debutantCodi Miller-McIntyre,and this week he added another first to his roll of honors when he became the MVP for Round 8.

Player of the Game EFF 29 Codi Miller-McIntyre Points 20 Accuracy 7-10 Rebounds 4 Assists 7

The Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz playmaker scored 20 points and dished a game-high 7 assists in leadinghis team to a 94-71 blowout over Barcelona.

He shot 4 for 6 from behind the arc and also contributed 4 rebounds and 2 steals in racking up a performance index rating of 29, which was the most among all players in Round 8.

Miller-McIntyre edged out Virtus Segafredo Bologna guard Iffe Lundberg for the MVP title. Lundberg scored 19 points and grabbed 5 rebounds for Virtus in an 86-79 victory over EA7 Emporio Armani Milan on Tuesday. He posted a PIR of 28.

Anadolu Efes Istanbul guardShane Larkinwent for 25 points and 4 assists in racking up a PIR of 25 in an 82-89 road win at AS Monaco.

Next on the list of Round 8 stars wasTimothe Luwawu-Cabarrotof LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. The forward contributed 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals for a PIR of 24 in ASVEL's 68-73 road win at ALBA Berlin.

Carsen Edwardsof FC Bayern Munich,Bruno Cabocloof Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade,Dinos Mitoglouof Panathinaikos Athens,Facu Campazzoof Real Madrid, andJohn Brownof AS Monaco all tied for fifth among the weekly PIR leaders with 23 each.

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