The most interesting game of round 13 in the Ethias League was a home defeat of their biggest opponent Belfius Mons-Hainaut (8-5) to first ranked Base Oostende (9-4) 74-70 in the game for the first place. It was a key game for the top position in the league. The guests trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 19-14 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Serbian-Montenegrin guard Dusan Djordjevic (195-83, agency: Beo Basket) stepped up and scored 17 points for the winners and Croatian-German swingman Mario Stojic (198-80, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 17 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). At the losing side American forward Josh Bostic (196-87, college: Findlay, OH) responded with 19 points. Base Oostende have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 9-4 record. Belfius Mons-Hainaut at the other side keeps the second position with five games lost. They share it with Aalstar. Base Oostende are looking forward to face Okapi Aalstar (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Belfius Mons-Hainaut will play against VOO Verviers-Pepinster and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win. Important game to mention about took place in Leuven. Eighth ranked Leuven Bears (4-9) saved a 1-point victory at home edging 5th ranked Antwerp Giants (6-7) 78-77 on Saturday evening. International point guard Niels Marnegrave (191-87) nailed 11 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and Ivan Aska accounted for 21 points. American power forward Jason Love (206-87, college: Xavier) came up with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds for Antwerp Giants in the defeat. Leuven Bears moved-up to seventh place. Antwerp Giants at the other side keep the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with Liege. Leuven Bears will play against higher ranked Spirou Charleroi (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Antwerp Giants will play against Liege Basket in Liege and it may be a tough game between close rivals. A very close game took place in Liege between Spirou Charleroi and Liege Basket. Fourth ranked Spirou Charleroi (7-5) got a very close victory on the road over 5th ranked Liege Basket (6-7). Spirou Charleroi managed to escape with a 2-point win 86-84 in the fight for the fourth place. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Liege Basket. Matt Walsh fired a double-double by scoring 25 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Wen Boss Mukubu produced 24 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Spirou Charleroi maintains fourth place with 7-5 record. Loser Liege Basket keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with Antwerp. Spirou Charleroi will meet at home Leuven Bears (#7) in the next round. Liege Basket will play against Antwerp Giants and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Fourth ranked Okapi Aalstar (8-5) crushed at home 7th ranked VOO Verviers-Pepinster (3-9) by 19 points 99-80, which is the biggest margin this round. Worth to mention a great performance of Derek Raivio who helped to win the game recording 21 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Okapi Aalstar moved-up to second place, which they share with M.Hainaut. VOO Verviers-Pepinster at the other side dropped to the bottom position with nine games lost. Okapi Aalstar's next round opponent will be league's leader Base Oostende on the road and it will be for sure the game of the week. VOO Verviers-Pepinster will play against the league's second-placed Belfius Mons-Hainaut (#2) in Quaregnon.
Fourth ranked Okapi Aalstar (8-5) crushed at home 7th ranked VOO Verviers-Pepinster (3-9) by 19 points 99-80, which is the biggest margin this round. The game without a history. Okapi Aalstar led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 24-of-28 charity shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Okapi Aalstar forced 19 VOO Verviers-Pepinster turnovers. 25 personal fouls committed by VOO Verviers-Pepinster helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Derek Raivio (190-84, college: Gonzaga) who helped to win the game recording 21 points. Samoan-American power forward John Tofi (203-84, college: UTEP) contributed with 16 points for the winners. American guard Jeremy Green (193-90, college: Stanford) answered with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists and power forward Stephane Moris (207-86, agency: Promotex) added 13 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for VOO Verviers-Pepinster. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Okapi Aalstar moved-up to second place, which they share with M.Hainaut. VOO Verviers-Pepinster at the other side dropped to the bottom position with nine games lost. Okapi Aalstar's next round opponent will be league's leader Base Oostende on the road and it will be for sure the game of the week. VOO Verviers-Pepinster will play against the league's second-placed Belfius Mons-Hainaut (#2) in Quaregnon. Top scorers: Aalstar: D.Raivio 21+3reb+3ast, J.Tofi 16+3reb+3ast, R.Thompson 13+3reb+5ast, L.Anderson 12+2reb+4ast, T.Dreesen 12+1reb+1ast, C.Young 11+6reb Verviers-Pep.: J.Green 16+9reb+7ast, J.Anderson 16+2reb+5ast, S.Moris 13+9reb+1ast, N.Aleksandrov 12+3reb+1ast, Y.Moray 10+6reb+2ast, D.Tubak 7+1reb
The most interesting game of round 13 in the Ethias League was a home defeat of their biggest opponent Belfius Mons-Hainaut (8-5) to first ranked Base Oostende (9-4) 74-70 in the game for the first place. It was a key game for the top position in the league. The guests trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 19-14 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Serbian-Montenegrin guard Dusan Djordjevic (195-83, agency: Beo Basket) stepped up and scored 17 points for the winners and Croatian-German swingman Mario Stojic (198-80, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 17 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). At the losing side American forward Josh Bostic (196-87, college: Findlay, OH) responded with 19 points and the other American import center Brian Qvale (210-88, college: Montana) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Four Belfius Mons-Hainaut players scored in double figures. Base Oostende have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 9-4 record. Belfius Mons-Hainaut at the other side keeps the second position with five games lost. They share it with Aalstar. Base Oostende are looking forward to face Okapi Aalstar (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Belfius Mons-Hainaut will play against VOO Verviers-Pepinster and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win. Top scorers: Oostende: D.Djordjevic 17+3reb+1ast, M.Stojic 17+1reb+2ast, J.Salumu 11+2reb, B.Wright 9+3reb+3ast, M.Lojeski 8+3reb+4ast, D.Drobnjak 5+5reb M.Hainaut: J.Bostic 19+4reb+2ast, B.Qvale 15+10reb, J.Cage 12+2reb+2ast, J.Wallace 11+2reb, Q.Taylor 7+7reb+1ast, M.Randle 3+3reb
Important game to mention about took place in Leuven. Eighth ranked Leuven Bears (4-9) saved a 1-point victory at home edging 5th ranked Antwerp Giants (6-7) 78-77 on Saturday evening. Antwerp Giants were ahead by 5 points after three quarters before a 25-19 charge of Leuven Bears, which allowed them to win the game. They made 21-of-25 charity shots (84.0 percent) during the game. International point guard Niels Marnegrave (191-87) nailed 11 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and U.S. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rican forward Ivan Aska (200-90, college: Murray St.) accounted for 21 points. Five Leuven Bears players scored in double figures. American power forward Jason Love (206-87, college: Xavier) came up with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and the former international guard Roel Moors (190-78) added 18 points respectively for Antwerp Giants in the defeat. Leuven Bears moved-up to seventh place. Antwerp Giants at the other side keep the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with Liege. Leuven Bears will play against higher ranked Spirou Charleroi (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Antwerp Giants will play against Liege Basket in Liege and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Leuven: I.Aska 21+2reb+1ast, G.Robinson 16+1ast, B.Burgess 15+2reb+1ast, I.Hanavan 15+6reb+2ast, N.Marnegrave 11+9reb+5ast, Y.Desiron 0+1reb+1ast Antwerp: R.Moors 18+2reb+3ast, T.Black 16+2reb+2ast, J.Love 13+12reb+3ast, J.Mwema 9+1reb+3ast, B.Hopkins 6+1ast, G.Thondique 6+6reb
A very close game took place in Liege between Spirou Charleroi and Liege Basket. Fourth ranked Spirou Charleroi (7-5) got a very close victory on the road over 5th ranked Liege Basket (6-7). Spirou Charleroi managed to escape with a 2-point win 86-84 in the fight for the fourth place. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Liege Basket. The guests trailed by 13 points after three quarters before their 30-15 charge, which allowed them to win the game. American swingman Matt Walsh (197-82, college: Florida) fired a double-double by scoring 25 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. His fellow American import point guard Jerome Randle (178-87, college: California) chipped in 24 points. International forward Wen Boss Mukubu (198-83, college: UAB, agency: SportsTalent) produced 24 points and 6 rebounds and the former international point guard Lionel Bosco (176-81, agency: Court Side) added 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Four Liege Basket players scored in double figures. Spirou Charleroi maintains fourth place with 7-5 record. Loser Liege Basket keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with Antwerp. Spirou Charleroi will meet at home Leuven Bears (#7) in the next round. Liege Basket will play against Antwerp Giants and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Spirou: M.Walsh 25+16reb+6ast, J.Randle 24+2reb+3ast, S.Massot 19+3reb, A.Jadin 9+1reb+1ast, C.Beghin 5+5reb, A.Riddick 2+1reb+1ast Liege: W.Boss Mukubu 24+6reb+3ast, L.Bosco 16+7reb+4ast, G.Ware 15+8reb+1ast, P.Gillet 11+5reb, I.Iarochevitch 9+4reb, B.Monteiro 4+2reb+2ast
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Axel Hervelle selected the top Belgian playing abroad in last week's games - May 20, 2013
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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Belgians who are currently playing abroad. This week's number one is an international forward Axel Hervelle (205-83), who plays in the Spanish ACB. He could not help Gescrap BB (19-15) to beat Valencia Basket (22-12).
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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Belgians who are currently playing abroad.
#1. This week's number one is an international forward Axel Hervelle (205-83, currently plays in Spain), who plays in the Spanish ACB. He could not help Gescrap BB (19-15) to beat Valencia Basket (22-12).
Hervelle scored 9 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 32 minutes on the court.
But Gescrap BB lost 61-72 at home to the higher-ranked (#4) Valencia Basket.
There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
This year Hervelle averages: 7.9ppg, 4.4rpg, 1.8apg, 2FGP: 54.8%, 3FGP: 36.8% and FT: 85.7% in the 33 games he played so far.
He is currently a member of the Belgian senior national team.
#2. Second place goes to an international point guard Sam Van Rossom (188-86, currently plays in Spain). Van Rossom led CAI Zaragoza to an easy victory against the 13th-ranked UCAM Murcia (13-21) crushing them 108-74 in the Spanish ACB last Sunday.
He recorded 13 points.
CAI Zaragoza (21-13) is placed fifth in the ACB.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
Van Rossom's overall stats this season are: 8.9ppg, 3.2rpg, 3.0apg, 1.1spg, 2FGP: 54.5%, 3FGP: 44.7% and FT: 84.3%.
He is in the roster of the Belgian senior national team.
#3. The Belgian player who performed third best last week abroad was an international point guard Jonathan Tabu (190-85, currently plays in Italy). Tabu contributed to a 2-point Cantu's victory against the second-ranked Banco di Sardegna Sassari (22-8) 73-71 in the Italian SerieA on Monday night.
He scored 9 points in only 14 minutes.
FoxTown Cantu (17-13) is placed seventh in the SerieA.
This year Tabu's overall stats are: 8.6ppg, 3.5rpg, 3.2apg, 1.2spg, 2FGP: 44.0%, 3FGP: 35.9% and FT: 81.1% in the 36 games.
He is also a member of the Belgian senior national team.
#4. An experienced guard Dimitri Lauwers (187-79, currently plays in Italy) contributed to a Tezenis VE's victory against the closely-ranked Novipiu Casale (18-10) 85-73 in the Italian Lega2 (second division) in Friday night's game.
Lauwers scored 8 points.
Tezenis Verona (15-13) is placed seventh in the Lega2.
Lauwers' total stats this season are: 4.4ppg and 2.1rpg.
He has a dual citizenship: Belgian and Italian.
Lauwers is also Belgian national team player.
Ethias League Round 2 of Quarter-Finals. Aalstar and M.Hainaut sweep respective series - May 18, 2013
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Leuven - M.Hainaut 69-92
M.Hainaut toppled Leuven on the road and advanced into the Ehtias League semifials. The game without a history. Belfius Mons-Hainaut led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Leuven Bears' 24. Belfius Mons-Hainaut had a 25-13 advantage in offensive rebounds [read more]
M.Hainaut toppled Leuven on the road and advanced into the Ehtias League semifials. The game without a history. Belfius Mons-Hainaut led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Leuven Bears' 24. Belfius Mons-Hainaut had a 25-13 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Belfius Mons-Hainaut especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. The best player for the winners was American forward Josh Bostic (196-87, college: Findlay, OH) who scored 18 points and 4 assists. The other American import guard Quincy Taylor (196-82, college: UAB) chipped in 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Naturalized American forward Ian Hanavan (202-80, college: Evansville, agency: Interperformances) produced 15 points and American swingman Bradford Burgess (198-90, college: VCU, agency: Interperformances) added 14 points respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: Leuven: I.Hanavan 15+4reb, B.Burgess 14+3reb, E.Lasisi 13+2reb+2ast, G.Robinson 10+2reb+2ast, I.Aska 6+5reb, T.Deroover 6+1reb+1ast M.Hainaut: J.Bostic 18+3reb+4ast, Q.Taylor 13+5reb+4ast, J.Cage 12+1reb+2ast, B.Qvale 12+3reb+2ast, J.Wallace 9+3reb+3ast, L.Giancaterino 8+1ast
Aalstar had little problems against Antwerp to sweet the quarterfinal series. The game without a history. Okapi Aalstar led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 34-of-38 charity shots (89.5 percent) during the game, while Antwerp Giants only scored sixteen points from the stripe. Antwerp Giants were plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. American Derek Raivio (190-84, college: Gonzaga) orchestrated the victory by scoring 28 points and 5 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). The other American import guard Ryan Thompson (198-89, college: Rider) contributed with 26 points for the winners. The former international guard Roel Moors (190-78) replied with 25 points and American point guard Timothy Black (178-81, college: Barton, NC) added 20 points in the effort for Antwerp Giants. Four Okapi Aalstar and five Antwerp Giants players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Antwerp: R.Moors 25+4reb+2ast, T.Black 20+3reb+2ast, B.Hopkins 13+4reb+2ast, J.Love 12+8reb, J.Mwema 11+6reb, R.Biggs 3+2reb Aalstar: D.Raivio 28+5reb+3ast, R.Thompson 26+3reb+2ast, A.Ruoff 14+4reb, L.Cummard 13+10reb+1ast, C.Young 9+6reb+2ast, J.Tofi 8+3reb+1ast
Excelsior signs rookie Brandon Ubel - May 17, 2013
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Royal Aera Excelsior Brussels (Division II) inked 22-year old American forward Brandon Ubel (208-106kg-91). He just graduated from Nebraska (NCAA). In 31 games he recorded 11.5ppg, 6.7rpg and 1.6apg this season. The last season Ubel also at the University of Nebraska in Big Ten Conference in the NCAA. In 30 games he averaged 6.7ppg, 5.3rpg and 1.3apg.
As mentioned above he is just out of the college and it is his first season in pro basketball [read more]
Royal Aera Excelsior Brussels (Division II) inked 22-year old American forward Brandon Ubel (208-106kg-91). He just graduated from Nebraska (NCAA). In 31 games he recorded 11.5ppg, 6.7rpg and 1.6apg this season. The last season Ubel also at the University of Nebraska in Big Ten Conference in the NCAA. In 30 games he averaged 6.7ppg, 5.3rpg and 1.3apg. As mentioned above he is just out of the college and it is his first season in pro basketball. Ubel received Big 12 All-Academic 1st Team award in 2011 at his college time.
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