#1. This week's number one is an international power forward Benjamin Ortner (206-83, college: Metro St., currently plays in Italy). He led Montepaschi Siena to an easy victory against the league outsider Angelico Biella (4-16) crushing them 98-75 in the Italian SerieA in Sunday night's game.
Ortner scored 14 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished 4 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) in a mere 17 minutes on the court.
Montepaschi Siena (14-6) is placed third in the SerieA.
It's Ortner's first season with the team.
This year he averages: 4.4ppg, 2.7rpg, 2FGP: 57.9%(11-19) in the seven games he played so far.
Ortner is currently a member of the Austrian senior national team.
#2. Second place goes to an international center Rasid Mahalbasic (211-90, currently plays in Poland). He contributed to an easy victory against the ninth-ranked Siarka Jezioro (7-13) crushing them 89-54 in the Polish TBL last Sunday.
Mahalbasic scored 10 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and made 3 blocks.
Asseco Prokom Gdynia (14-6) is placed third in the TBL.
It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row.
There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
Mahalbasic's overall stats this season are: 8.6ppg, 5.3rpg, 2FGP: 57.4%(66-115) and FT: 68.4%.
He has a dual citizenship: Austrian and Slovenian.
Ex-kelag Worthersee Piraten player is in the roster of the Austrian senior national team.
#3. The Austrian player who performed third best last week abroad was former U16 international forward Matej Kljaic (193-91, currently plays in Croatia). Kljaic managed to help KK Djuro Djakovic Slavonski Brod in a 3-point victoryagainst the closely-ranked Vrijednosnice OS (7-8) 68-65 in the Croatian A1 on Sunday night.
He scored 5 points in 13 minutes.
KK Djuro Djakovic Slavonski Brod (8-7) is placed fifth in the A1.
There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
Kljaic has been at the team for four years.
This season Kljaic averages only 4.0ppg, 2FGP: 46.7%, 3FGP: 36.4% and FT: 66.7% in the 10 games.
He is another player who holds two passports: Austrian and Croatian.
Kljaic played for the Austrian U16 national team six years ago.
#4. Point guard Thomas Schreiner (195-87, agency: Dynamics Global Management, currently plays in Spain) contributed to a River Andorra's victory against one of league's weakest teams Leyma Basquet (7-12) 71-57 in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division) in Sunday night's game.
He recorded 7 points.
B.C. River Andorra (3-0) is placed in the LEB Gold.
So far his team won all three games in the Regular Season.
Schreiner's overall stats this season are: 6.1ppg, 2.6rpg, 2.7apg and 1.3spg.
He is also Austrian national team player.
#5. International shooting guard Anton Maresch (191-91, agency: Two Points, currently plays in Spain) is a teammate of previously mentioned Thomas Schreiner and both played together in the last Spanish LEB Gold game.
Maresch helped River Andorra win their game against one of league's weakest teams Leyma Basquet (7-12) 71-57.
He recorded 5 points and added 4 assists in 27 minutes.
This year Maresch's overall stats are: 8.7ppg, 2.6rpg and 2.2apg in the 19 games.
He plays currently for the Austrian national team.
#6. An experienced small forward Jason Detrick (195-80, agency: Three Eye Sports, college: Oklahoma, currently plays in Brazil), who plays in the Brazilian NBB could not help Paschoalotto/Bauru (13-2) to beat Brasilia (19-4).
Detrick scored 5 points.
The league leader Paschoalotto/Bauru was defeated 90-79 on the road by the second-ranked Brasilia.
Detrick's total stats this season are: 4.8ppg and 1.3rpg.
He is a naturalized American.
Detrick is an international player who is currently on the senior Austrian National Team roster.
He used to play for UBC Stahlbau Oberwart Gunners in Austrian league.
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
A Bundesliga Round 4 of Semi-Finals. BC Vienna and Oberwart force deciders - May 9, 2013
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Kapfenberg - BC Vienna 68-85
BC Vienna overcame Kapfenberg to avoid elimination. The teams will now play decider on Sunday. The guests trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 10-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 85-68. 25 personal fouls committed by Kapfenberg Bulls helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Swingman Florian Trmal (193-89) fired 26 points for the winners [read more]
BC Vienna overcame Kapfenberg to avoid elimination. The teams will now play decider on Sunday. The guests trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 10-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 85-68. 25 personal fouls committed by Kapfenberg Bulls helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Swingman Florian Trmal (193-89) fired 26 points for the winners. British power forward Ryan Richards (212-91, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 22 points. American forward Joe Dean Shaw (199-87, college: Nevada) produced 25 points and 5 rebounds and American-Mexican forward Mark Sanchez (201-87, college: Boise St., agency: Court Side) added 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Kapfenberg Bulls' coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Top scorers: BC Vienna: F.Trmal 26+4reb, R.Richards 22+3reb+2ast, S.Ray 14+4reb+1ast, I.Boylan 8+9reb+8ast, S.Stazic 7+4reb+6ast, B.Danek 4+2ast Kapfenberg: J.Dean Shaw 25+5reb+1ast, M.Sanchez 11+6reb+4ast, A.Woschank 8+1reb+1ast, D.Nelson 7+3reb+3ast, Q.Pryor 7+8reb+3ast, H.Opoku 4
Oberwart held off Klosterneuburg to force the decisive fifth game in the series. It looked good early as Xion Dukes took an 1-point lead at the end of first quarter. But then Redwell Gunners Oberwart had a 19-9 second period charge getting the lead and Xion Dukes were not able to take back game control losing it eventually 54-60. Redwell Gunners Oberwart made 16-of-18 charity shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Xion Dukes turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Seamus Boxley (201-82, college: Portland St.) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 7 rebounds. American-Puerto Rican guard Richard Chaney (196-84, college: Troy) contributed with 7 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Bosnian power forward Ramiz Suljanovic (205-79) replied with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds and international point guard Moritz Lanegger (190-90, agency: Two Points) added 9 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Xion Dukes. Xion Dukes' coach tested ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Oberwart: S.Boxley 19+7reb+1ast, D.Hinson 10+1reb+2ast, H.Ochsenhofer 8+2reb+2ast, R.Chaney 7+8reb+2ast, H.Artner 7, D.Gant 5+3reb Klosterneub.: J.Chappell 12+5reb+1ast, R.Suljanovic 11+11reb, K.Payton 10+2reb, M.Lanegger 9+7reb+2ast, C.Bobb 5+2reb, C.Nagler 4+2reb+4ast
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