Tavares is the league's MVP for January

Walter Tavares was named Endesa League MVP for January. The Real Madrid centre averaged 16.2 points (86.1% from two-point range), 7 rebounds, 1 steal, 3.2 blocks and 26.8 PIR in the five games played. The man from Cape Verde will share the award with Lenovo Tenerife's centre Shermadini.

Tavares got the month off to a great start with a double-double against Barça in the Clásico in round 14 with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 30 PIR. In the next game, he scored 21 points without a miss, five blocks and 25 PIR in the win against Gran Canaria. In the away game against Covirán Granada, he repeated his double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists for 28 PIR.

In the home victory over Río Breogán, he scored 15 points, took 7 rebounds, stole two balls and made three blocks, achieving 31 PIR. And in the last game of January, our center scored 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks and 20 PIR against Baxi Manresa.

His statistics this season
In 17 league games, Tavares is averaging 11.6 points (69.3% from two-point range), 6.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 2.3 blocks and 18.8 PIR in 21:33 minutes of play. He is the top blocker in the competition and the second highest ranked player in the league.