23-year old power forward Maurice Pearson (206-F/C-89) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Furstenfeld and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 18. He had a double-double of 27 points and 11 rebounds, while his team crushed Arkadia (#11, 1-15) with 21-point margin 84-63. Furstenfeld is placed at 8th position in Austrian league. Furstenfeld is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 6-10 record. Pearson turned to be Furstenfeld's top player in his first season with the team. Georgetown College graduate has very impressive stats this year. Pearson. Pearson is in league's top in points (2nd best: 19.3ppg) and averages solid 56.4% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was DeVaughn Washington (202-F-89, agency: Pro Partner Sports Management) of Wels. He is American forward in his first season at Wels. In the last game Washington recorded impressive double-double of 32 points and 13 rebounds. Of course he lead Wels to another comfortable win outscoring Gussing (9-8) 105-80. This victory allowed Wels to move up to 5th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 9-8 record is not bad and everything may still change. Washington is a newcomer at Wels and quickly became one of team's most reliable players.
Third place about best performers goes to forward Jason Chappell (208-F/C-83) of Klosterneub. (#4). Chappell scored 25 points. He was a key player of Klosterneub., leading his team to a 91-68 easy win against the lower-ranked UBSC Graz (#9, 6-11). Klosterneub. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 12 victories and 5 lost games. Chappell has a very solid season. In 12 games in Austria he scored 12.3ppg. He also has 5.3rpg and FGP: 50.6%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Davor Lamesic (205-PF-83) of Wels - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Seamus Boxley (201-F-82) of Oberwart - 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Stjepan Stazic (199-G-78) of BC Vienna - 13 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Blaz Cresnar (214-C-86) of Furstenfeld - 11 points and 13 rebounds 8. Dan Oppland (203-F-84) of Gmunden - 23 points and 8 rebounds 9. Quentin Pryor (193-G/F-83) of Kapfenberg - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Jason Johnson (202-F/C-77) of Oberwart - 16 points and 9 rebounds
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)
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Eurobasket.com All-Austrian 2.Bundesliga Awards 2013 - May 19, 2013
Player of the Year: David Geisler (186-G-80) of Mattersb.R.; Guard of the Year: David Geisler (186-G-80) of Mattersb.R.; Forward of the Year: Vladimir Sismilich (202-F-85) of Mistelbach; Center of the Year: Jakob Poeltl (208-PF-95) of Vienna Timb.; Import Player of the Year: Ashton Smith (187-G) of Dornbirn; Rookie of the Year: Marvin Ogunsipe (193-F-96) of Vienna Timb.; Most Improved Player of the Year: Roman Jagsch (178-G-92) of Basket Flames; Coach of the Year: Mike Coffin of Mattersb.R.; 1st [read more]
Eurobasket.com All-Austrian 2.Bundesliga 1st Team 2013
Geisler
Sismilich
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Rhynes
Poeltl
Player of the Year: David Geisler (186-G-80) of Mattersb.R. Guard of the Year: David Geisler (186-G-80) of Mattersb.R. Forward of the Year: Vladimir Sismilich (202-F-85) of Mistelbach Center of the Year: Jakob Poeltl (208-PF-95) of Vienna Timb. Import Player of the Year: Ashton Smith (187-G) of Dornbirn Rookie of the Year: Marvin Ogunsipe (193-F-96) of Vienna Timb. Most Improved Player of the Year: Roman Jagsch (178-G-92) of Basket Flames Coach of the Year: Mike Coffin of Mattersb.R.
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
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