Hapoel Tel Aviv's Zach LeDay Named EuroLeague Co-MVP of Round 7
Zach LeDay of Hapoel Tel Aviv has been named EuroLeague co-MVP of the seventh round alongside Valencia's TJ Shorts. LeDay led Hapoel to a 90-81 comeback win over Virtus Bologna with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Zach LeDay continues Hapoel Tel Aviv's successful EuroLeague campaign, earning co-MVP honors for the seventh round alongside TJ Shorts of Valencia. Both players finished with a round-high performance index rating of 33, making LeDay the second Hapoel player to win the award this season after Elijah Bryant claimed it in rounds two and three.
LeDay starred in Hapoel's 90-81 comeback victory over Virtus Bologna on Wednesday, recording 22 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists. He shot 4-of-7 from two-point range, 2-of-5 from beyond the arc, and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line while drawing six fouls. This marks the fifth time in LeDay's career that he has been named EuroLeague MVP of the round, having previously won once with Olympiacos and three times with Olimpia Milano.
Shorts shined in Valencia's 104-93 away victory against his former team, Paris. The guard tallied 25 points in just 24 minutes, adding nine assists and four rebounds to secure the weekly honor for the seventh time in his career, with five of those awards coming during his tenure with Paris.
Alongside LeDay's individual success, Hapoel Tel Aviv sits fifth in the EuroLeague standings with a 5-2 record, just one win behind table-leaders Panathinaikos and Fenerbahce. The team faces a grueling stretch of three games in six days, starting with a match against Hapoel Jerusalem on Sunday, followed by an away fixture against Anadolu Efes on Wednesday, and a home game against Dubai on Friday.
