Gregg Thondique (Agency: FCM), who played last season in Israel's Division II pro league and recorded notable double-double averages of 20 points and 13.2 boards per game, is en route to successfully climbing the European ladder.
According to sources with information of the player's situation both in the United States and abroad, the former NCAA2 Virginia Union forward is working on a multi-year deal with Spanish ACB team, Assignia Manresa.
Thondique, who played last season for Israeli Hapoel Afula, spent the first two years of his professional career with Hopsi Polzela of Slovenia. Aside from Spain, Thondique is also drawing interest from Germany and the Ukraine.
Ironi Nes-Ziona wins National League Finals - May 24, 2013
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Hod Hasharon - Ironi Nes-Ziona 73-83 (1-3)
Ironi Nes-Ziona wins National League Finals 3-1 in the series against Hod Hasharon. Ironi Nes-Ziona looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Naturalized Welsh forward Tal Michael Dunne (197-87) fired a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Gil Amitay (197-89) chipped in 22 points and 5 rebounds. Four Ironi Nes-Ziona players scored in double figures [read more]
Ironi Nes-Ziona wins National League Finals 3-1 in the series against Hod Hasharon. Ironi Nes-Ziona looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Naturalized Welsh forward Tal Michael Dunne (197-87) fired a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Gil Amitay (197-89) chipped in 22 points and 5 rebounds. Four Ironi Nes-Ziona players scored in double figures. Nigerian power forward Chukwudinma Odiakosa (203-85, college: Illinois St., agency: N.E.T.) produced 21 points and 7 rebounds and swingman Eran Asante Asare (194-88, agency: Gross Zeev ISA) added 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Top scorers: Hod Hasharon: C.Odiakosa 21+7reb+2ast, G.Dotan 14+3reb+1ast, B.Walker 10+2reb+6ast, O.Hover 8+4reb, E.Asante Asare 8+6reb+5ast, I.Stolero 7+2reb+2ast Ironi Nes-Ziona: G.Amitay 22+5reb+2ast, T.Michael Dunne 15+11reb+8ast, E.Engel 13+4reb+4ast, B.Benn 13+6reb+5ast, R.Zehavian 8+2reb+3ast, C.Tate 7+5reb
Hapoel J-M and Hapoel Eilat complete the Semifinal picture - May 23, 2013
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Netanya - Hapoel J-M 68-79 (2-3)
The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. It was a great shooting night for Hapoel Jerusalem especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 66.7 percentage. American players dominated the game. Josh Duncan (203-86) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists [read more]
The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. It was a great shooting night for Hapoel Jerusalem especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 66.7 percentage. American players dominated the game. Josh Duncan (203-86) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. point guard Ronald Steele (187-86, college: Alabama, agency: SportsTalent) contributed with 15 points and 4 assists for the winners. Five Hapoel Jerusalem players scored in double figures. Power forward Marco Killingsworth (203-82, college: Indiana, agency: Avi Zilberman) answered with 21 points and 5 rebounds and guard Ramel Bradley (188-85) added 14 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for GreenTops Netanya. GreenTops Netanya's coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Hapoel J-M: J.Duncan 23+10reb+5ast, R.Steele 15+1reb+4ast, R.Limonad 14+4reb, S.Samuels 11+5reb, C.Fells 11+3reb+3ast, E.Kadir 3+1reb+1ast Netanya: M.Killingsworth 21+5reb, R.Bradley 14+5reb+3ast, Y.Orland 9+2ast, R.Morgan 9+8reb+2ast, E.Shulman 8+7ast, D.Washington 5+5reb+5ast
The hosts trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 5-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 91-80. Hapoel Eilat shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 63.2 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Maccabi Rishon's players. American power forward Eli Holman (208-89, college: Detroit Mercy) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points and 8 rebounds. His fellow American import guard Larry O'Bannon (194-83, college: Louisville, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Four Hapoel Eilat players scored in double figures. Jamaican-American power forward Adrian Uter (200-84, college: Hofstra) answered with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds and American forward Julian Wright (203-87, college: Kansas) added 17 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Maccabi Rishon. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Hapoel Eilat: E.Holman 20+8reb+2ast, L.O'Bannon 15+7reb+6ast, S.Hopson 14+4reb+9ast, T.Younger 11+3reb, E.Skverer 9+1reb+3ast, J.Tillman 9+5reb Maccabi Rishon: A.Uter 25+12reb+2ast, J.Wright 17+9reb+2ast, A.Ben David 14+3ast, N.Hanochi 7+1reb+7ast, L.Jones 7+3reb, S.Dawson 6
The Israeli point guard, Yotam Halperin (193-SG-84), was one of the main reason that FC Bayern Muenchen won their first game in the German semifinal series vs. Brose Baskets Bamberg 98-85 and "stole" the home court advantage. Halperin played 30 minutes and finished with 15 points (4-6 FG, 1-2 3PT, 4-4 FT), 3 assists & 4 rebounds. Halperin scored 11 points in the first half and was on the court in the 4th quarter when Bayern made their run to secure their victory [read more]
The Israeli point guard, Yotam Halperin (193-SG-84), was one of the main reason that FC Bayern Muenchen won their first game in the German semifinal series vs. Brose Baskets Bamberg 98-85 and "stole" the home court advantage. Halperin played 30 minutes and finished with 15 points (4-6 FG, 1-2 3PT, 4-4 FT), 3 assists & 4 rebounds. Halperin scored 11 points in the first half and was on the court in the 4th quarter when Bayern made their run to secure their victory. The 2nd game in the series will be in Munich on May 26th.
Maccabi T-A: took 1st place (8-2) in Group B of the Regular Season, took 3rd
place (8-6) in Group F of the Top16, lost to Real Madrid 0-3 in the
quarterfinals !!!
Galil Gilboa: took 1st place (6-2) in Group A of the First Stage, took 2nd
place (10-4) in Group C of the Second Stage, beat Levski (BUL) 87-79 in the
Final !!!
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