American power forward Maurice Pearson (206-F/C-89) had an amazing evening in the last round for Furstenfeld, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 6. The 23-year old player had a double-double of 28 points and 11 rebounds, while his team beat Arkadia (#11, 0-5), the league's bottom-ranked team 97-85. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on the top of the standings. Furstenfeld is placed at 9th position in Austrian A Bundesliga. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 4 games and recorded just one victory. Pearson turned to be Furstenfeld's top player in his first season with the team. Former Georgetown College star has very solid stats this year. Pearson. Pearson is in league's top in points (2nd best: 22.6ppg) and averages impressive 65.2% FGP.
The second best player in last round's games was 29-year old American Ian Boylan (197-G/F-83) of league's leader BC Vienna. Boylan had a very good evening with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course BC Vienna cruised to a 87-76 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Kapfenberg (#5, 3-2). Of course BC Vienna still keep the league's top spot. A very good start of the season for his team, which won so far all 6 games without any defeat. Boylan is a newcomer at BC Vienna, but is already one of team's top players.
Third on the list of top players last round was Bosnia and Herzegovina forward Ramiz Suljanovic (205-F/C-79) of league's second-best Klosterneub.. Suljanovic scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds. He was a key player of Klosterneub., leading his team to a 103-85 easy win against the lower-ranked UBSC Graz (#6, 3-3). Klosterneub. needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 4 victories and 2 lost games. Suljanovic has a great season in Austria. After only 6 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 7.5rpg (7th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Robert Arnold (198-F-88) of Gmunden - 23 points and 8 rebounds 5. Marcus Heard (201-F-84) of Gussing - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Jason Chappell (208-F/C-83) of Klosterneub. - 19 points and 8 rebounds 7. Joe Dean Shaw (199-F-87) of Kapfenberg - 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Radosav Spasojevic (204-F/C-92) of Arkadia - 22 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Maximilian Graf (196-G/F-88) of Arkadia - 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Davor Lamesic (205-PF-83) of Wels - 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
The Player of the week is chosen 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)
A Bundesliga Round 2 of Finals. BC Vienna claim second straight victory - May 19, 2013
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BC Vienna - Oberwart 78-76 OT
BC Vienna needed overtime to overcome visiting Oberwart. BC Vienna are now 2-0 up in the title series. Redwell Gunners Oberwart was trailing by 8 points at halftime but managed to get 1-point lead after three quarters before a 13-12 charge of BC Vienna, which allowed them to tie the game at the end of regular time. They were better in overtime eventually winning that period 10-8. Redwell Gunners Oberwart was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch [read more]
BC Vienna needed overtime to overcome visiting Oberwart. BC Vienna are now 2-0 up in the title series. Redwell Gunners Oberwart was trailing by 8 points at halftime but managed to get 1-point lead after three quarters before a 13-12 charge of BC Vienna, which allowed them to tie the game at the end of regular time. They were better in overtime eventually winning that period 10-8. Redwell Gunners Oberwart was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. The best player for the winners was American power forward Maurice Pearson (206-89, college: Georgetown, KY, agency: Hart Sports Mngm) who scored 20 points and 9 rebounds. The other American import swingman Ian Boylan (197-83, college: CS Northridge) chipped in 13 points and 8 assists. American-Puerto Rican guard Richard Chaney (196-84, college: Troy) produced 31 points and 7 rebounds and American-Puerto Rican point guard Darnell Hinson (186-80, college: Northeastern St.) added 28 points respectively for the guests. Top scorers: BC Vienna: M.Pearson 20+9reb, I.Boylan 13+4reb+8ast, J.Francois 9+7reb+1ast, F.Trmal 8+8reb+1ast, B.Danek 8+3reb+3ast, S.Stazic 7+1reb+1ast Oberwart: R.Chaney 31+7reb+1ast, D.Hinson 28+2ast, J.Johnson 10+13reb+1ast, H.Ochsenhofer 6, S.Boxley 1+6reb+1ast, B.Blazevic 0
A Bundesliga Round 1 of Finals. BC Vienna take first win - May 16, 2013
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BC Vienna - Oberwart 75-66
BC Vienna rolled past Oberwart in the opening game of the championship series. American swingman Ian Boylan (197-83, college: CS Northridge) fired 11 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. His fellow American import swingman Shawn Ray (194-80, college: N.C.Central) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. American forward Seamus Boxley (201-82, college: Portland St [read more]
BC Vienna rolled past Oberwart in the opening game of the championship series. American swingman Ian Boylan (197-83, college: CS Northridge) fired 11 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. His fellow American import swingman Shawn Ray (194-80, college: N.C.Central) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. American forward Seamus Boxley (201-82, college: Portland St.) produced 18 points and 6 rebounds and American-Puerto Rican guard Richard Chaney (196-84, college: Troy) added 12 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: BC Vienna: S.Ray 15+7reb, R.Richards 14+4reb, M.Pearson 13+5reb, I.Boylan 11+5reb+8ast, B.Danek 8, S.Stazic 6+2reb+2ast Oberwart: S.Boxley 18+6reb+2ast, D.Gant 12+3reb, R.Chaney 12+9reb+3ast, D.Hinson 11+4reb+3ast, J.Johnson 6+5reb, H.Ochsenhofer 4+2reb+1ast
A Bundesliga Round 5 of Semi-Finals. BC Vienna and Oberwart to clash for title - May 12, 2013
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BC Vienna - Kapfenberg 79-68
BC Vienna advanced into A Bundesliga Final after holding off Kapfenberg at home court. Kapfenberg Bulls were ahead by 2 points after three quarters before a 27-14 charge of BC Vienna, which allowed them to win the game. They made 23-of-30 charity shots (76.7 percent) during the game. Kapfenberg Bulls were plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch [read more]
BC Vienna advanced into A Bundesliga Final after holding off Kapfenberg at home court. Kapfenberg Bulls were ahead by 2 points after three quarters before a 27-14 charge of BC Vienna, which allowed them to win the game. They made 23-of-30 charity shots (76.7 percent) during the game. Kapfenberg Bulls were plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. British power forward Ryan Richards (212-91, agency: Interperformances) orchestrated the victory by scoring 31 points and 9 rebounds. The former international point guard Benedikt Danek (176-86) contributed with 14 points and 7 assists for the winners. Four BC Vienna players scored in double figures. American swingman Quentin Pryor (193-83, college: Morehead St., agency: Court Side) answered with 20 points and 6 rebounds and American-Mexican forward Mark Sanchez (201-87, college: Boise St., agency: Court Side) added 16 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Kapfenberg Bulls. Top scorers: BC Vienna: R.Richards 31+9reb+2ast, B.Danek 14+1reb+7ast, S.Ray 12+8reb+1ast, S.Stazic 10+4reb+2ast, F.Trmal 8+4reb, I.Boylan 4+7reb+4ast Kapfenberg: Q.Pryor 20+6reb+1ast, M.Sanchez 16+6reb, J.Dean Shaw 13+3reb, G.Woods 7+4reb+2ast, D.Nelson 6+4reb+1ast, H.Opoku 4+4reb
Oberwart snatched a tough road win over Klosterneuburg to advance into Final. The guests trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 18-12 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Redwell Gunners Oberwart forced 20 Xion Dukes turnovers. The best player for the winners was American forward Seamus Boxley (201-82, college: Portland St.) who scored 20 points. American-Puerto Rican guard Richard Chaney (196-84, college: Troy) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. Bosnian power forward Ramiz Suljanovic (205-79) produced 16 points and 5 rebounds and American swingman Curtis Bobb (198-78, college: Utah St.) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Xion Dukes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Oberwart: S.Boxley 20+4reb+2ast, R.Chaney 14+7reb+2ast, J.Johnson 13+8reb, D.Hinson 9+1reb+1ast, D.Gant 4+3reb, H.Artner 3 Klosterneub.: R.Suljanovic 16+5reb+1ast, C.Bobb 11+6reb, M.Lanegger 10+1reb+2ast, C.Nagler 8+5reb+3ast, D.Zeleznik 7+2reb+2ast, K.Payton 6+1reb
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