MHP Riesen Ludswigburg guard Rawle Alkins is starting his international professional career with a bang!
After Rawle Alkins short Covid season in Portugal playing for FC Porto:
And training camp with BBL’s Giessen 46ers in Germany:
Alkins started the German BBL season playing for the MHP Riesen (or Giants). Riesen beat writers have called him the X-Factor. The team as played with his name on his recent 24th birthday on October 29th, “Let the good times Rawle.” They announced his arrival in Ludwigsburg with “Pick and Rawle” and “Rawle-ng out the red carpet” and called him a “Highlight Machine.” Gotta love how imaginative they have been!
Rawle has been playing some really exciting basketball complete with dunks, long passes for dunks, and he has perfected his spin move. Alkins not only shoots from three with proficiency, he drives for layups and most of the time draws the foul, has added a reverse layup to his skill set and he has a sweet floater. We are certain his coaches love it when he steals or blocks the ball, and he has been doing that more than we have seen in the past.
Alkins is averaging 12.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.5 blocks in 20 minutes of play. He also has an efficiency rating of 9.3. His steals blocks and points are above the leagues average, a league with 18 teams, the EasyCredit BBL Pro A German league. MHP Riesen is ranked No. 3 in the 18-team field of German teams with a record of 4-2, and an undefeated 3-0 record at home. In front of his team are BG Gottingen and FC Bayern Munich who each have a record of 4-1, and the one loss both suffered on their home court.
Alkins also plays in the Champions League which is made of 32 teams from all over the globe. MHP is in Group A with Iberostar Tenerife (Liga ACB or Endesa Spain), Prometey (Ukrainian SuperLeague), Dinamo Sassari (Lega Basket Italy). No. 1 Riesen is in first place in their group with a 3-0 record, their next game is against No. 4 Dinamo Sassari on November 8th in Ludswigburg. You can watch the game on The Champions League YouTube channel.
Can you say winner? Alkins is a winner and he made the right move playing for a high profile efficient and exciting team such as he Giants! He has so much upside, we cannot wait to see what’s next!
