Australian NBL round 10 best performance: Xavier Cooks (by Hoops Agents)

- November 3, 2025

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Xavier Cooks

Xavier Cooks

International Forward Xavier Cooks (203-F-1995) had a very impressive game in the last round for Sydney Kings, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 10.
The 30-year old player had a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds, while his team outclassed Brisbane (#7, 4-7) with 37-point margin 116-79. Kings is placed at 5th position in Australian NBL. Sydney is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 5-5 record. It's Cooks' second year at Kings and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Xavier Cooks averages this season 12.1ppg and 7.0rpg.

The second best player in last round's games was young international forward Jack McVeigh (203-F-1996) of Cairns Taipans. McVeigh had a very good evening with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Bad luck as Taipans lost that game 85-113 to slightly higher-ranked Brisbane (#7, 4-7). Despite lost game Cairns moved up to 9th position in the standings. 8 lost games are too many comparing to just three victories Taipans managed to get this year. McVeigh is a newcomer at Cairns, but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was another Sydney's star - Brazilian center Tim Soares (211-C-1997). Soares scored 19 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. He was another key player of Sydney Kings, helping his team with a 116-79 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Brisbane (#7, 4-7). Kings needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 5 victories and 5 lost games. Soares has a great season in Australia. After only 9 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 7.4rpg (9th best). He also has a FGP of 67.8% and 3PT: 45.5%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Tyrell Harrison (214-C-1999) of Brisbane - 21 points and 8 rebounds
5. Bryce Hamilton (193-G-2000) of Tasmania JJ - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists
6. Jaylen Adams (188-PG-1996) of Brisbane - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists
7. Karim Lopez (202-G/F-2007) of NZL Breakers - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists
8. Casey Prather (198-F/G-1991) of Brisbane - 24 points and 6 rebounds
9. Sam Mennenga (206-F-2001) of NZL Breakers - 21 points and 11 rebounds
10. Andrew Andrews (188-SG-1993) of Cairns - 27 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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