Irish SuperLeague round 15 best performance: Shawn Atupem - Jan 29, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
American forward Shawn Atupem (200-F-89) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for top-ranked UCC Demons, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 15. The 22-year old player was the main contributor (40 points, three rebounds and three assists) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass Belfast Star (#4, 1-13) with 30-point margin 107-77. [read more]
American forward Shawn Atupem (200-F-89) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for top-ranked UCC Demons, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 15. The 22-year old player was the main contributor (40 points, three rebounds and three assists) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass Belfast Star (#4, 1-13) with 30-point margin 107-77. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed UCC Demons to consolidate first place in the Irish SuperLeague. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. UCC Demons has a very solid 9-5 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. Atupem turned to be UCC Demons' top player in his first season with the team. Former Mt.Saint Mary's College, MD star has very solid stats this year. Atupem is league's best scorer averaging so far 24.5ppg. Atupem is in league's top in rebounds (6th best: 10.2rpg) and averages impressive 59.3% FGP.
The second best player in last round's games was 30-year old American Ronald Thompson (208-F/C-81) of league's second-best B.Gais Neptune. Thompson had a very good evening with a double-double of 26 points and 20 rebounds. Bad luck as B.Gais Neptune was edged by slightly higher-ranked DCU Saints (#1, 14-2) 86-85. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. B.Gais Neptune still maintains its place in the top 2 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 8-6 record is not bad at all. Thompson is a newcomer at B.Gais Neptune, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.8ppg (#2). His other stats are also decent: 14.4rpg and 3.8apg.
Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Joshua Johnson (199-F-85) of Belfast Star (#4). Johnson got into 30-points club by scoring 32 points in the last round. He went also for eight rebounds . Despite Johnson's great performance Belfast Star lost 77-107 to #1 ranked UCC Demons. But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. Belfast Star can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 1-13 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Too bad for Johnson he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. Johnson has a very solid season. In 5 games in Ireland he scored 28.4ppg.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Jermaine Turner (195-F-74) of 11890 Killester - 21 points and 13 rebounds 5. Martins Provizors (202-C-87) of DCU Saints - 11 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Jason Killeen (211-C-85) of UL Eagles - 5 points, 20 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Robert Taylor (188-G-83) of UL Eagles - 21 points and 7 assists 8. Kevin Foley (193-G/F-83) of UCD Marian - 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Keith Anderson (188-G-89) of DCU Saints - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Daniel James (189-F/G-90) of UCD Marian - 10 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists
The Player of the week is choosen 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)
BasketballIreland Cups Results. - Jan 29, 2012 (by Patrick Maher)
Basketball Ireland Senior Men's National Cup Final
Dublin Thunder (Dublin) 85 (48) (G Wong 15, M Goj 15, C Gallagher 14) UCD Marian 45 (22) (G Edge 19, M Ryan 6)
MVP; Derrick Courtney (Dublin Thunder)
Saturday, January 28 2012
Basketball Ireland U-18 Womens National Cup Final
Singletons SuperValu Brunell 56 (25) (A Waters 25, M OLeary 10, E Thornton 6) Tralee Imperials 44 (19) (L Rogers [read more]
Basketball Ireland Senior Men's National Cup Final
Dublin Thunder (Dublin) 85 (48) (G Wong 15, M Goj 15, C Gallagher 14) UCD Marian 45 (22) (G Edge 19, M Ryan 6) MVP; Derrick Courtney (Dublin Thunder)
Saturday, January 28 2012
Basketball Ireland U-18 Womens National Cup Final Singletons SuperValu Brunell 56 (25) (A Waters 25, M OLeary 10, E Thornton 6) Tralee Imperials 44 (19) (L Rogers 8, A Fitzgerald 8, D Geaney ) MVP; Amy Waters (Singletons SuperValu Brunell)
Basketball Ireland U-18 Mens National Cup Final
Templeogue (Dublin) 69 (39) (N Dunne 20, L Thompson 17, B Morrison 16) Maree (Galway) 49 (32) (E Walsh 13, P Burke 11, C Shields 9) MVP; Nathan Dunne (Templeogue)
Basketball Ireland U-20 Womens National Cup Final
Tralee Imperials (Kerry) 51 (25) (D Geaney 11, A Fitzgerald 10, D Kearney 9) DCU Mercy (Dublin) 53 (22) (C Foley 18, P Black 17, R OKeefe 11) MVP; Peggy Black (DCU Mercy)
Basketball Ireland U-20 Mens National Cup Final
Maree (Galway) 72 (37) (K Hansberry 23, P Burke 18, C O Hagan 13) Killester (Dublin) 57 (22) (C Roe 25, P Sullivan 14, S McGrath 7) MVP; Kenneth Hansberry (Maree)
Basketball Ireland Senior Womens National Cup Final
Tralee Imperials (Kerry) 36 (24) (A Campbell 10, E Sherwood 9, S Mackessy 7) Scruffys St. Pauls (Kerry) 51 (21) (M Finnegan 20, C OConnell 10, M Galwey 9) MVP; Mairead Finnegan (St Pauls)
SuperLeague Round 15: DCU Saints defeat B.Gais Neptune in the closest game of the week - Jan 25, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Second-ranked B.Gais Neptune (8-6) gave a tough game to first ranked DCU Saints (14-2) in Cork on Sunday. The visitors from Dublin managed to secure only one-point victory 86-85. However their fans expected easier game. DCU Saints forced 21 B.Gais Neptune turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for guard Keith Anderson (188-G-89) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals [read more]
Second-ranked B.Gais Neptune (8-6) gave a tough game to first ranked DCU Saints (14-2) in Cork on Sunday. The visitors from Dublin managed to secure only one-point victory 86-85. However their fans expected easier game. DCU Saints forced 21 B.Gais Neptune turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for guard Keith Anderson (188-G-89) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Latvian center Martins Provizors (202-87) helped adding 11 points and 10 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American power forward Ronald Thompson (208-81, college: Morehouse) with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists. DCU Saints have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 14-2 record. B.Gais Neptune at the other side keeps the second position with six games lost. DCU Saints are looking forward to face Belfast Star (#4) on the road in the next round. B.Gais Neptune's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Cork UCC Demons. Very important is a road loss of second ranked 11890 Killester (10-5) against fourth ranked Moycullen (4-12) on Saturday night. Visiting 11890 Killester was defeated by Moycullen in a tough game in Moycullen 58-64. Moycullen maintains fourth place with 4-12 record. Defending champion 11890 Killester keeps the second position with five games lost. Moycullen will play against league's second-placed B.Gais Neptune in Cork in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. 11890 Killester will play at home against UCD Marian in Dublin and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game between Top Four teams took place in Limerick. Third ranked host UL Eagles (8-8) defeated 3rd placed UCD Marian (6-9) 75-68. The best player for the winners was Robert Taylor who scored 21 points and 7 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Donnie Stith who recorded 15 points and 8 rebounds. UCD Marian's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. UL Eagles maintains third place with 8-8 record having six points less than leader UCC Demons which they share with defeated UCD Marian. Loser UCD Marian keeps the third position with nine games lost. UL Eagles will meet league's leader UCC Demons in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. UCD Marian will play against the league's second-placed 11890 Killester in Dublin and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game between Top Four teams took place in Cork. First ranked host UCC Demons (9-5) smashed 4th placed Belfast Star (1-13) 107-77. It was a good game for Shawn Atupem who led his team to a victory with 40 points (!!!) (on 17-of-19 shooting from the field). UCC Demons' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. UCC Demons maintains first place with 9-5 record. Belfast Star lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the fourth position with 13 games lost. UCC Demons' next round opponent will be UL Eagles (#3) in Limerick, which may be the game of the day. Belfast Star will play at home against the league's leader DCU Saints in Dublin.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Limerick. Third ranked host UL Eagles (8-8) defeated 3rd placed UCD Marian (6-9) 75-68. They outrebounded UCD Marian 43-26 including a 17-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. UL Eagles looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Robert Taylor (188-83, college: Rider) who scored 21 points and 7 assists. The former international center Jason Killeen (211-85, college: Augusta St., agency: JEMsports) chipped in 5 points and 20 rebounds. Taylor is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Donnie Stith (201-85, college: Tulane, agency: Gamble Sports Management) who recorded 15 points and 8 rebounds and swingman Kevin Foley (193-83) added 14 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Four UCD Marian players scored in double figures. UCD Marian's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. UL Eagles maintains third place with 8-8 record having six points less than leader UCC Demons which they share with defeated UCD Marian. Loser UCD Marian keeps the third position with nine games lost. UL Eagles will meet league's leader UCC Demons in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. UCD Marian will play against the league's second-placed 11890 Killester in Dublin and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: UL Eagles: R.Taylor 21+1reb+7ast, S.Kinevane 14+3reb+7ast, N.Campbell 12+2reb+2ast, M.Hall 9+2reb+4ast, R.Lynch 7+6reb, E.Quigley 7+9reb+1ast UCD Marian: C.Meany 15+5reb+2ast, D.Stith 15+8reb+2ast, K.Foley 14+5reb+3ast, D.James 10+3reb+5ast, C.James 6+1reb, C.Finn 4+1reb+1ast
Very important is a road loss of second ranked 11890 Killester (10-5) against fourth ranked Moycullen (4-12) on Saturday night. Visiting 11890 Killester was defeated by Moycullen in a tough game in Moycullen 58-64. Moycullen maintains fourth place with 4-12 record. Defending champion 11890 Killester keeps the second position with five games lost. Moycullen will play against league's second-placed B.Gais Neptune in Cork in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. 11890 Killester will play at home against UCD Marian in Dublin and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Cork. First ranked host UCC Demons (9-5) smashed 4th placed Belfast Star (1-13) 107-77. UCC Demons dominated down low during the game scoring 86 of its points in the paint compared to Belfast Star's 48. They outrebounded Belfast Star 33-22 including 24 on the defensive glass. UCC Demons players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Belfast Star's players. It was a good game for American forward Shawn Atupem (200-89, college: Mt.St.Mary's) who led his team to a victory with 40 points (!!!) (on 17-of-19 shooting from the field). Guard Niall Murphy (180-86) contributed with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Five UCC Demons players scored in double figures. UCC Demons' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Joshua Johnson (199-85, college: Bowie St.) answered with 32 points and 8 rebounds and the former international guard Paul Cummins (188-84, college: Lafayette) added 16 points in the effort for Belfast Star. UCC Demons maintains first place with 9-5 record. Belfast Star lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the fourth position with 13 games lost. UCC Demons' next round opponent will be UL Eagles (#3) in Limerick, which may be the game of the day. Belfast Star will play at home against the league's leader DCU Saints in Dublin. Top scorers: UCC Demons: S.Atupem 40+3reb+3ast, N.Murphy 12+6reb+4ast, N.O'Reilly 11+3reb+4ast, S.Duggan 10+5reb+1ast, S.Coughlan 10+4reb+4ast, K.Hosford 6+1ast Belfast Star: J.Johnson 32+8reb+2ast, P.Cummins 16+4reb+2ast, S.Dawson 12+1reb+1ast, S.Summersgill 9+3reb+1ast, C.Johnston 6+1reb, F.Toner 2+1reb+1ast
Second-ranked B.Gais Neptune (8-6) gave a tough game to first ranked DCU Saints (14-2) in Cork on Sunday. The visitors from Dublin managed to secure only one-point victory 86-85. However their fans expected easier game. DCU Saints forced 21 B.Gais Neptune turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for guard Keith Anderson (188-89) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Latvian center Martins Provizors (202-87) helped adding 11 points and 10 rebounds. Four DCU Saints players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American power forward Ronald Thompson (208-81, college: Morehouse) with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Gerard Noonan (180-82) scored 9 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. DCU Saints have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 14-2 record. B.Gais Neptune at the other side keeps the second position with six games lost. DCU Saints are looking forward to face Belfast Star (#4) on the road in the next round. B.Gais Neptune's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Cork UCC Demons. Top scorers: DCU Saints: K.Anderson 17+5reb+6ast, P.Glover 16+4reb+1ast, J.Donnelly 13+3reb+1ast, M.Provizors 11+10reb+2ast, K.Lacey 11+6reb, M.Trimmer 6+10reb+2ast B.Gais Neptune: R.Thompson 26+20reb+5ast, P.Taylor 13+6reb+1ast, R.Downey 9+5reb+4ast, I.McLoughlin 9+3reb+1ast, G.Noonan 9+8reb+6ast, G.Walsh 7+2reb+2ast
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