Who are this season's FIBA Europe Cup stats leaders?

MUNICH (Germany) - The Second Round is complete after an elongated battle to make the Play-Offs and it's time to check in again on the players who have been consistent performers this season.

We take a look through the current season leaders in a number of different stats categories ahead of the Quarter-Finals stage.

Efficiency: TJ Shorts (HAKRO Merlin Crailsheim) & Isaiah Reese (London Lions)

The most efficient players - in terms of average rating per game - have both been impressing in the backcourt for their respective teams this season. Shorts has the narrow advantage of playing an extra game and still being in the competition, but Reese is one of three players to record a triple-double.

Both players have been a constant threat on the offensive end by either putting points on the board themselves or putting their teammates into scoring situations as they feature in multiple categories.

Big men Martynas Sajus and Asbjorn Midtgaard both have an average efficiency rating above 18 with Cameron Wells completing the top five in the category after a strong season with medi Bayreuth. 

	Player	Team	Games	EFFPG
1-	TJ Shorts	HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim	12	19.3
1-	Isaiah Reese	London Lions	11	19.3
3.	Martynas Sajus	medi Bayreuth	14	18.9
4.	Asbjorn Midtgaard	ZZ Leiden	12	18.4
5.	Cameron Wells	medi Bayreuth	10	17.2

Points: TJ Shorts (HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim)

Shorts has the outright lead in the scoring charts as the only player to average 18+ points per game at this stage of the competition. The 24-year-old has poured in a total of 221 points with only Travante Williams - third in averages - also reaching the 200-point mark this season.

The American has failed to reached double figures in scoring on just one occasion in 12 appearances,  posting seven games with 20+ points. Shorts opened the campaign with a best of 24 points against Bakken Bears and had a strong run of scoring in the Second Round.

Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman ranks second on the list, boosted by two 30-point games for Legia Warszawa with Jamar Smith and Isaiah Reese rounding out the top five with all three players averaging 16+ points per game. 

	Player	Team	Games	PPG
1.	TJ Shorts	HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim	12	18.4
2.	Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman	Legia Warszawa	10	17.4
3.	Travante Williams	Sporting CP	12	16.7
4.	Jamar Smith	Bahcesehir College	11	16.5
5.	Isaiah Reese	London Lions	11	16.4

Rebounds: Travis Taylor (Bakken Bears)

Taylor has surged up the leaderboard following the completion of the Second Round and now has a sizable lead at the top - and with a chance to strengthen his position following the reprieve of Bakken Bears.

The experienced center has hauled in 10+ rebounds in a game five times during this season with a best of 17 coming in a Second Round victory against London Lions. Taylor also ranks amongst the top five in the competition's all-time rebounding leaderboard.

The top five also features several European bigs with Danish center Asbjorn Midtgaard having a strong season and is just ahead of veteran Artsiom Parakhouski. Midtgaard's Lithuanian teammate Einaras Tubutis rounds out the the list, just behind Makram Ben Romdhane, who represents Tunisia at international level.

	Player	Team	Games	RPG
1.	Travis Taylor	Bakken Bears	11	9.1
2.	Asbjorn Midtgaard	ZZ Leiden	12	7.8
3.	Artsiom Parakhouski	Parma-Parimatch	10	7.7
4.	Makram Ben Romdhane	Benfica	14	7.4
5.	Einaras Tubutis	ZZ Leiden	12	7.3

Assists: Andrea Cinciarini (Unahotels Reggio Emilia)

Dimes upon dimes from Cinciarini this season. The general of the Unahotels Reggio Emilia offense has dished out 8.1 assists per game in 10 appearances to date as the clear leader in the category - a full assist ahead of Reese in the averages.

The 35-year-old Italian has three double-doubles to his name and holds the competition's season-high with 14 assists against Avtodor Saratov in the Regular Season. Cinciarini also handed out 13 dimes in helping Reggio Emilia advance to the Quarter-Finals.

Shorts makes another appearance, ahead of Icelandic guard Elvar Fridriksson who enjoyed a solid campaign with Telenet Giants Antwerp, while Cameron Wells dropped to third place albeit with a respectable 6.9 assists per game having also recorded a triple-double.

	Player	Team	Games	APG
1.	Andrea Cinciarini	Unahotels Reggio Emilia	10	8.1
2.	Isaiah Reese	London Lions	11	7.1
3.	Cameron Wells	medi Bayreuth	10	6.9
4.	TJ Shorts	HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim	12	6.3
5.	Elvar Fridriksson	Telenet Giants Antwerp	12	6.0

Steals: Travante Williams (Sporting CP) & Isaiah Reese (London Lions)

Watch your backs when Williams and Reese are around as the American duo came up with 2.3 steals per game for their respective sides this season. 

Williams has been doing it all for Sporting CP and excelling on the defensive end with at least one steal recorded in 11 of the 12 games played. The versatile forward grabbed a season-high of 7 steals to go with a double-double display in the Second Round.

Meanwhile, Reese has the same average with just one game played fewer with the London Lions point guard causing opposition problems at both ends of the floor. Ioannis Agravanis is the only player with at least 2 steals per game on the season.

	Player	Team	Games	SPG
1-	Travante Williams	Sporting CP	12	2.3
1-	Isaiah Reese	London Lions	11	2.3
3.	Ioannis Agravanis	Iraklis BC	8	2.0
4.	Raymond Cowels	Legia Warszawa	12	1.9
5-	Terry Allen	medi Bayreuth	14	1.8
5-	Worthy de Jong	ZZ Leiden	12	1.8
5-	Marquis Addison	Donar Groningen	8	1.8

Blocks: Reggie Lynch (Iraklis BC)

Reggie Lynch remains the premier shot-blocker in the FIBA Europe Cup this season. The American swatted away 3 shots per game for Iraklis BC as their campaign ended in the Regular Season.

Joshua Sharma is the closest rival to Lynch with an average of 2.3 blocks per game, though Trefl Sopot were unable to make it through to the Quarter-Finals. Kylor Kelley, Grant Jerrett and Einaras Tubutis complete the top five in blocks per game.

Lynch came up with 6 blocks on two separate occasions and totalled 24 across eight games played.

	Player	Team	Games	BPG
1.	Reggie Lynch	Iraklis BC	8	3.0
2.	Joshua Sharma	Trefl Sopot	14	2.3
3.	Kylor Kelley	London Lions	12	1.9
4.	Grant Jerrett	Avtodor Saratov	10	1.6
5.	Einaras Tubutis	ZZ Leiden	12	1.2

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