Unicaja Malaga thump Alba Berlin in O2 World for 3-4 record in Group E. The Spanish outfit grabbed 67:65 win mostly due to the third period. The German side fell at 1-6 record. Unicaja Malaga won the first period 22:20, but could not win the half. The hosts erupted with 22-12 and grabbed 42:34 at the halftime. The third period however was decisive in the game as Unicaja Malaga needed a 21-9 rally to take the lead. Je'Kel Foster (191-G-83, college: Ohio St.) later tied the game at 57:57, while Deon Thompson (203-F-88, college: N.Carolina) gave the hosts 65:63 lead with less than 2 minutes to go. Marcus Williams (191-G-85, college: Connecticut) meanwhile nailed a three-pointer for the guests for the final victory. Krunoslav Simon (197-G/F-85, agency: Beo Basket) top-scored for the winners with 12 points and Fran Vazquez (209-C-83) added 11. Earl Calloway (191-G-83, college: Indiana) nailed 10, while Kosta Perovic (217-C-85) delivered 9. Deon Thompson and Nihad Djedovic (198-F-90, agency: Beo Basket) finished the game with 16 points each. Je'Kel Foster notched 8 and Zach Morley (203-F-83, college: Wisconsin) delivered 6.
After surprisingly being swept by FC Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the Beko BBL playoffs, one wasnt sure how 8 time champion Alba Berlin would analyze the season and react, but the club has decided to continue to allow head coach Sasa Obradovic (agency: Beo Basket ) fullfil his contract until 2014. The Serb guided Alba Berlin to a fifth place finish during the regular season with a record of 20-14, took the team to the Top16 of the Euroleague and won the Beko BBL cup [read more]
After surprisingly being swept by FC Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the Beko BBL playoffs, one wasnt sure how 8 time champion Alba Berlin would analyze the season and react, but the club has decided to continue to allow head coach Sasa Obradovic (agency: Beo Basket ) fullfil his contract until 2014. The Serb guided Alba Berlin to a fifth place finish during the regular season with a record of 20-14, took the team to the Top16 of the Euroleague and won the Beko BBL cup. "We have taken the needed time to take the experiences and results of the last season to to analyze and reflect upon them. With Sasa Obradovic (agency: Beo Basket ), we have a high qualifyed coach that totally identifys with Alba Berlin and shares our basic values, effort, passion and devotion. We will continue to work on trying to continue with success and to get farther in the playoffs than last season", sztessed Marco baldi.
2. Bundesliga Pro B team Citybasket Recklinghausen has clinched a deal with Cavel Witter (183-G-87, college: Creighton) for the 2013-14 campaign, the club announced. The 25-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, native graduated from NCAA D1 school Creighton in 2010. He spent the first years of his pro career in Portugal. He averaged 9.9 points, 2.8 assists, 2.3 boards and 1.5 steals a contest for LPB side Barreirense in 2011-12 [read more]
2. Bundesliga Pro B team Citybasket Recklinghausen has clinched a deal with Cavel Witter (183-G-87, college: Creighton) for the 2013-14 campaign, the club announced. The 25-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, native graduated from NCAA D1 school Creighton in 2010. He spent the first years of his pro career in Portugal. He averaged 9.9 points, 2.8 assists, 2.3 boards and 1.5 steals a contest for LPB side Barreirense in 2011-12. Witter will join Christoph Bruns (180-G-87), Mirko Bregulla (184-G-78) and Milan Obradovic (186-G-90), who transfers from Schalke to his hometown team, in the Citybasket backcourt.
After the successful 2012-2013 Pro A season where NBC reached the playoffs and took 2013 Pro A finalist Duesseldorf Baskets to five games in the quarterfinals, the team is already looking ahead to the upcoming season. Recently the club extended the contract with head coach Martin Ides and today announced that Sebastian Schroeder(192-G-88) will remain until 2015. This will be the fifth season for the German [read more]
After the successful 2012-2013 Pro A season where NBC reached the playoffs and took 2013 Pro A finalist Duesseldorf Baskets to five games in the quarterfinals, the team is already looking ahead to the upcoming season. Recently the club extended the contract with head coach Martin Ides and today announced that Sebastian Schroeder (192-G-88) will remain until 2015. This will be the fifth season for the German. He is a 24 year old small forward and last season averaged 16 minutes per game averaging 5,4ppg and 2,4rpg. "He made a big step forward last season. I think he will be able to keep developing", stressed NBC head coach Martin Ides.
Art.Dragons: took 4th (last) place (1-5) in Group C of the Regular Season
Ratiopharm: took 2nd place (3-3) in Group G of the Regular Season, took 2nd
place (3-3) in Group L of the Top16, lost to Gescrap BB in the Quarterfinals 1-1
(-19) !!!
s.Oliver Baskets: took 3rd place (3-3) in Group D of the Regular Season
EWE Baskets: took 1st place (6-0) in Group F of the Regular Season, took 1st
place (5-1) in Group E of the Top16, lost to Karsiyaka (TUR) 62-66 in the
Semifinals, beat Gravelines (FRA) 84-76 in the 3rd place game !!!
Telekom Baskets: took 1st place (4-2) in Group H of the Regular Season, took
2nd place (4-2) in Group L of the Top16, lost to Krasnye Krylia (RUS) 0-2 in the
Quarterfinals !!!
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