Push Admin

PBA: Converge's Ahanmisi earns Player of the Week nod

Article (news)

ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Converge guard Maverick Ahanmisi in action against Magnolia. PBA Images." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/01/31/converge-guard-maverick-ahanmisi-pba-1312023.jpg"/><figcaption>Converge guard Maverick Ahanmisi in action against Magnolia. PBA Images.</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- Behind an impressive showing from import Jamaal Franklin, the Converge FiberXers are off to an impressive 3-0 start in the 2023 PBA Governors&#x27; Cup.Though Franklin is leading the way, an array of local stalwarts have also shone in Converge&#x27;s fast start -- none more impressive than veteran guard Maverick Ahanmisi. The 6-foot-2 ace is averaging 22.3 points in their first three assignments, while shooting 55% from the field including 38% from long range. He also posted 6.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.0 steal a game as the FiberXers racked up wins over NorthPort, Rain or Shine, and Magnolia.His numbers earned for Ahanmisi the first Cignal Play-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week citation in this conference, covering the period Jan. 22-29.Ahanmisi, the third overall pick in the 2015 draft, opened his week with a 29-point eruption in Converge&#x27;s 122-92 win over Northport, where Kiwi Ethan Rusbatch served as the team&#x27;s import. He added six rebounds, nine assists, a steal, and a block in the biggest winning margin in the franchise&#x27;s young history.Ahanmisi followed it up with a 16-6-9-2 line in the FiberXers&#x27; 130-115 victory over Terrafirma featuring Franklin as Converge&#x27;s new import.Against debuting Magnolia, Ahanmisi joined forces with Franklin at crunch time as the FiberXers averted a meltdown from a 14-point lead to hack out a narrow 111-109 win.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/29/23/converge-seizes-solo-lead-with-slim-win-over-magnolia">READ: Converge seizes solo lead with slim win over Magnolia</a></li></ul>He had 22 points and five rebounds in the triumph that allowed Converge a getaway drive from a three-way tie with TNT (2-0) and NLEX (2-0) on top of the season-ending conference.Ahanmisi eclipsed TNT&#x27;s Roger Pogoy and NLEX&#x27;s Kevin Alas for the weekly honor handed out by print and online media regularly covering the PBA beat.<div>PBA Season 47 games can be streamed live and on-demand on iWantTFC with a Premium subscription, available worldwide except PH and US. </div>

Though Jamaal Franklin is leading the way, an array of local stalwarts have also shone in Converge's fast start -- none more impressive than Maverick Ahanmisi. 