Alexander Simoncelli (188-PG-86, agency: Interperformances) had a great game in the last round for Castelletto and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Nazionale A Player of the Week award for round 24. The 26-year old playmaker got a double-double of 14 points and eleven assists, while his team beat Matera (#2, 14-8) 91-84. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Castelletto is placed at 3rd position in Italian Nazionale A. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Castelletto will need more victories to improve their 13-9 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Simoncelli as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Simoncelli has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in assists (3rd best: 5.0apg) and averages solid 51.1% FGP.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young forward Gianpaolo Ricci (200-F-91) of Casalpusterlengo. Ricci impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds. Of course he lead Casalpusterlengo to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Perugia (#18, 5-17) 84-62. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Casalpusterlengo keeps 11th position. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 10-10 record is not bad and everything may still change. Ricci is well-known by Casalpusterlengo fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players.
The third best performed player last round was Jordan Losi (182-PG-80) of Mirandola (#12). Losi showcased his all-around game by recording 15 points, eleven rebounds (!!!) and five assists in the last round. He was a key player of Mirandola, leading his team to a 80-56 easy win against the higher-ranked Chieti (#8, 11-11). The chances of Mirandola ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 12 games, recording just ten victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Losi could help Mirandola to bring them higher in the standings. Losi has a great season in Italy. After 23 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 5.8apg (2nd best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Alessandro Piazza (174-PG-87) of Reggio Calabr. - 12 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists 5. Marco Maganza (204-F/C-91) of Recanati - 13 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Massimo Rezzano (203-F/C-82) of Matera - 20 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Francesco Ihedioha (196-F-86) of Castelletto - 17 points and 5 rebounds 8. Filippo Baldi Rossi (207-F/C-91) of Torino - 14 points and 11 rebounds 9. Giulio Gazzotti (202-F-91) of Ferrara - 23 points and 4 rebounds 10. Michele Ferri (191-G-85) of Ferrara - 16 points, 7 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)
2013 Mediterranean Games: Serbia defeat Italy in opener - Jun 18, 2013
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Serbia - Italy 77:64
Serbia victoriously opened their Mediterranean Games campaign. They held off Italy in Mersin tonight. Nikola Kalinic (202-F-91) nailed 15 points to pace the winners.
Serbia opened the game on a massive 19:3 rally. They finished the first period up by 10 points 20:10. Serbia kept control throughout the second frame. They built a 38:27 halftime advantage. Serbia stretched the lead in the third period [read more]
Serbia - Italy 77:64
Serbia victoriously opened their Mediterranean Games campaign. They held off Italy in Mersin tonight. Nikola Kalinic (202-F-91) nailed 15 points to pace the winners. Serbia opened the game on a massive 19:3 rally. They finished the first period up by 10 points 20:10. Serbia kept control throughout the second frame. They built a 38:27 halftime advantage. Serbia stretched the lead in the third period. The Balkan team accounted for a 57:43 lead heading into the fourth frame. The Azzurri cut the deficit to five points early in the final stanza but Serbia hung on to cruise to the victory at the end. Djordje Drenovac (208-G/F-92, agency: Interperformances) notched 14 points, while Stefan Nastic (211-C-92) and Stefan Jovic (199-PG-90, agency: Kotnik Sports Agency) finished with 12 points each for Serbia. Riccardo Moraschini (193-SG-91) answered with 20 points for Italy. Andrea De Nicolao (185-PG-91) and Luca Vitali (201-PG-86) had 11 points each in the loss.
Pallacanestro Reggiana brings in Ariel Filloy - Jun 18, 2013
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Pallacanestro Reggiana brings in Ariel Filloy (189-PG-87, agency: Interperformances) for the next season. The player will move from Acegas Aps Trieste in Italian Lega2. In 28 Nazionale A games he recorded 13.6ppg, 3.9rpg, 3.1apg and 2.0spg last season. Earlier Filloy played at Armani Milano (SerieA). In 16 games he averaged just 2.6ppg and 1.4rpg. He also played 3 games in Euroleague where he averaged 4.7ppg and 1.0rpg.
The season 2010/2011 Filloy played at Tuscany Pistoia (Lega2) [read more]
Pallacanestro Reggiana brings in Ariel Filloy (189-PG-87, agency: Interperformances) for the next season. The player will move from Acegas Aps Trieste in Italian Lega2. In 28 Nazionale A games he recorded 13.6ppg, 3.9rpg, 3.1apg and 2.0spg last season. Earlier Filloy played at Armani Milano (SerieA). In 16 games he averaged just 2.6ppg and 1.4rpg. He also played 3 games in Euroleague where he averaged 4.7ppg and 1.0rpg. The season 2010/2011 Filloy played at Tuscany Pistoia (Lega2). In 33 games he averaged 10.4ppg, 3.6rpg, 2.2apg and 1.7spg that season.In 2009-10 season he played at Givova Scafati (Lega2). In 26 games he averaged 6.4ppg, 3.4rpg, 1.5apg and 1.9spg. In 2008-09 season Filloy played at Vanoli Cremona (SerieA). In 18 games he averaged 4.6ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.4apg and 1.4spg. He helped them to win the league title. In 2007-08 season Filloy played at Crabs Rimini (Nazionale B). He represented Italy at the European Championships U20 in Nova Gorica (Slovenia) six years ago. Filloy's team won Bronze and his stats at that event were 8 games: 2.9ppg, 2.3rpg, 1.1apg. Filloy has played previously for four other Italy teams: Cervia, Porto Torres, Rovereto and Sassari Bakkus.
SerieA Round 4 of Finals. Montepaschi are one win shy of defending title - Jun 17, 2013
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Montepaschi - Acea Virtus RM 81-71
Montepaschi celebrated the second straight win in Siena to take 3-1 lead over Acea Virtus Roma in the title series. The game was mostly controlled by Montepaschi Siena. Lottomatica Roma managed to win third quarter 22-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when Montepaschi Siena won last quarter 21-12. They made 21-of-23 free shots (91 [read more]
Montepaschi celebrated the second straight win in Siena to take 3-1 lead over Acea Virtus Roma in the title series. The game was mostly controlled by Montepaschi Siena. Lottomatica Roma managed to win third quarter 22-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when Montepaschi Siena won last quarter 21-12. They made 21-of-23 free shots (91.3 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Bobby Brown (188-84, college: CS Fullerton) who helped to win the game recording 14 points and 5 assists. The former international point guard Daniel Hackett (200-87, college: USC, agency: Two Points) contributed with 16 points for the winners. Four Montepaschi Siena players scored in double figures. Montepaschi Siena's coach Luca Banchi used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. International forward Luigi Datome (203-87) replied with 17 points and American-Nigerian power forward Gani Lawal (205-88, college: Georgia Tech, agency: Three Eye Sports) added 16 points in the effort for Lottomatica Roma. Top scorers: Montepaschi: D.Hackett 16+4reb+2ast, D.Moss 15+4reb+1ast, B.Brown 14+4reb+5ast, M.Janning 10+3reb+2ast, B.Ortner 9+3reb, B.Eze 7+3reb Acea Virtus RM: L.Datome 17+3reb+2ast, G.Lawal 16+3reb, J.Taylor 14+2ast, A.Czyz 8+4reb, P.Goss 5+7reb+2ast, B.Bailey 5+2reb
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