Turk Telecom U16 Tournament: Poland overwhelm France at Ataturk Arena - Feb 3, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Poland U16-France U16 71:51
Poland overwhelm France at Ataturk Arena at the Turk Telekom International Tournament for U16 teams. The Polish side shocked the French outfit 29-8. Polish players erupted with 21-1 run in the third quarter to seal the victory. Trailing 4 points at the halftime, Polish team managed to win the game.
Marek Zywert (181-G-96) top-scored for the winners with 18 points and Grzegorz Kulka (198-PF-96) added 11 [read more]
Poland U16-France U16 71:51
Poland overwhelm France at Ataturk Arena at the Turk Telekom International Tournament for U16 teams. The Polish side shocked the French outfit 29-8. Polish players erupted with 21-1 run in the third quarter to seal the victory. Trailing 4 points at the halftime, Polish team managed to win the game. Marek Zywert (181-G-96) top-scored for the winners with 18 points and Grzegorz Kulka (198-PF-96) added 11. Kamil Zywert (183-PG-96) nailed 10, while Filip Pruefer (208-C-96) and Igor Wadowski (195-F-96) scored 7 apiece. Ywen Smock (201-PF-96) finished the game with 13 points for France and Etienne Ory (175-PG-96) scored 8. In the Semifinal Poland will take on Germany. The latter surprised the hosts for the Semifinal birth of the Turk Telekom International Tournament for U16 teams. The German team overcame Turkey 51:47 in the defensive encounter.
Wojciech Zurawski gets MVP of the Week award for Polish 2Liga - Feb 2, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Experienced Wojciech Zurawski (199-F/C-76) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's leader Open Florentyna and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com 2Liga Player of the Week award for round 17.
The 35-year old power forward had a double-double of 30 points and seventeen rebounds, while his team outclassed AZS PP Poznan (#4, 9-5) with 29-point margin 101-72. It allowed Open Florentyna to consolidate first place in the Polish 2Liga [read more]
Experienced Wojciech Zurawski (199-F/C-76) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's leader Open Florentyna and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com 2Liga Player of the Week award for round 17. The 35-year old power forward had a double-double of 30 points and seventeen rebounds, while his team outclassed AZS PP Poznan (#4, 9-5) with 29-point margin 101-72. It allowed Open Florentyna to consolidate first place in the Polish 2Liga. They maintain perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is already in a full swing and Open Florentyna still have not lost a single game, getting all 16 victories. Zurawski turned to be Open Florentyna's top player in his first season with the team. Zurawski has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (8th best: 18.5ppg), rebounds (9th best: 8.8rpg) and averages solid 1.4bpg and 75.9% FGP.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 26-year old forward Lukasz Kuczynski (194-F-85) of Tur Bielsk Pdl.. Kuczynski impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 31 points and 12 rebounds. Of course Tur Bielsk Pdl. cruised to a 96-85 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Novum Lublin (#8, 7-9). Tur Bielsk Pdl.'s 4th position in Group C has not changed. His team's 9-6 record is not bad at all. Kuczynski is a newcomer at Tur Bielsk Pdl. and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.9ppg (#5). He also registered 8.2 boards per game.
The third best performed player last round was Mateusz Szwed (197-C-91) of Zyrardowianka (#12). Szwed scored 19 points and grabbed twenty two rebounds (!!!). Despite Szwed's great performance Zyrardowianka lost 80-100 to the higher-ranked KK Swiecie (#7, 7-8). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Zyrardowianka can only dream about fighting for top spots in Group A. They have rather bad season and 4-12 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Too bad for Szwed he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. Szwed has individually a great season in Poland. After 13 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 11.5rpg (2nd best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Lukasz Kasperzec (187-G-74) of UKS Siemaszka - 27 points and 8 rebounds 5. Piotr Kindlik (166-PG-84) of MKS Limbach - 22 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists 6. Tomasz Borkowski (200-F/C-81) of PWiK Piaseczno - 18 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Rafal Sobilo (188-G-89) of Pulaski Warka - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Adam Szopinski (190-G-89) of Astoria Bydg. - 15 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists 9. Mikolaj Grod (194-F-89) of KK Swiecie - 26 points and 8 rebounds 10. Maciej Lepczynski (193-G/F-82) of Pogon Prudnik - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists
The Player of the week is chosen 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)
2Liga Round 17: Handlopex AZS is upset by Staco MNLK - Feb 1, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
The round was rather attractive and full of interesting results. The round ended with favorites losing the games and games ending by tiny margin.
The game between third ranked Handlopex AZS (9-6) and ninth ranked Staco MNLK (8-8) was the most important one in the last round on Saturday night. Handlopex AZS was defeated by Staco MNLK in Rzeszow 83-66. The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game [read more]
The round was rather attractive and full of interesting results. The round ended with favorites losing the games and games ending by tiny margin.
The game between third ranked Handlopex AZS (9-6) and ninth ranked Staco MNLK (8-8) was the most important one in the last round on Saturday night. Handlopex AZS was defeated by Staco MNLK in Rzeszow 83-66. The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Staco MNLK forced 25 Handlopex AZS turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Staco MNLK made 14 blocks. The best player for the winners was forward Jakub Dziura (202-81) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds. The former international swingman Wojciech Majchrzak (194-74) chipped in 18 points. Forward Piotr Ucinek (196-80) produced 20 points and 5 rebounds for the hosts. Handlopex AZS's coach Mariusz Michalczyk rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Staco MNLK moved-up to sixth place in Group C, which they share with Unia Tarnow. Handlopex AZS at the other side keeps the third position with six games lost. They share it with MKS Limbach and Tur Bielsk Pdl.. Staco MNLK is looking forward to face higher ranked Tur Bielsk Pdl. (#4) in Bielsk Podlaski in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Handlopex AZS will play on the road against Pulaski Warka and is hoping to win this game. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Pleszew. Leader Open Florentyna faced 4th placed AZS PP Poznan. Host Open Florentyna (16-0) smashed guests from Pozoan (9-5) 101-72. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of AZS PP Poznan. Power forward Wojciech Zurawski (199-76) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 17 rebounds (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!). Rafal Niesobski contributed with 14 points and 4 assists for the winners. Forward Pawel Stankiewicz (195-82) answered with 23 points and 5 steals for AZS PP Poznan. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated Open Florentyna have an impressive series of sixteen victories in a row. They maintain first place in Group A with 16-0 record. AZS PP Poznan at the other side keeps the fourth position with five games lost. Open Florentyna will play against AZS UWM Olsz. (#6) in Olsztyn in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. AZS PP Poznan will play at home against GKK Gorzow in Gorzow Wklp and hopes to get back on the winning track. Leader Slask II W. delivered the fourteenth victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 6th ranked Alba Chorzow (10-7) 103-54. Radoslaw Hyzy stepped up and scored 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Marcin Weselak responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Slask II W.. Newly promoted Slask II W. maintains first place in Group B with 14-3 record. Loser Alba Chorzow keeps the sixth position with seven games lost. Slask II W. will meet at home AZS AWF K-ce (#4) in the next round. Alba Chorzow will play against MKS Skierniew. in Skierniewice and hope to secure a win. Leader PWiK Piaseczno recorded the fifteenth victory. This time they crushed 6th ranked Unia Tarnow (8-8) 98-73. Tomasz Borkowski nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points and 16 rebounds for the winning side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the eleventh consecutive win for PWiK Piaseczno. They maintain first place in Group C with 15-1 record. Unia Tarnow at the other side keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. PWiK Piaseczno will have a break next round. Unia Tarnow will play at home against the league's second-placed UMKS Kielce (#2). The game in Zory supposed to be also quite interesting. Third ranked BM Wegiel Stal (12-5) played at the court of 7th ranked HK Zory (8-9). BM Wegiel Stal smashed HK Zory 79-51 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was Marcin Dymala who scored 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. BM Wegiel Stal maintains third place in Group B with 12-5 record having three points less than leader Open Florentyna, which they share with AZS AWF K-ce. Loser HK Zory keeps the seventh position with nine games lost. BM Wegiel Stal will face Nysa Klodzko (#11) in Kloszko in the next round and are hoping to win another game. HK Zory will play on the road against AZS AGH Alstom (#8) in Krakow and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Other games of round 17 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: In Group A AZS UWM Olsz. defeated Wilki Morskie in Olsztyn 75-62. SMS PZKosz was smashed by Astoria Bydg. at home 53-79. Korsarz Gdansk was destroyed by Ksiezak Lowicz on the opponent's court 105-76. KK Swiecie outscored Zyrardowianka in a home game 100-80. In Group B MKS Skierniew. recorded a loss to WKK Obiekty on the road 94-83. Pogon Prudnik defeated MCKiS Jaworz. on its own court 92-81. Mickiewicz was smashed by UMKS Piotrc. in Piotrkow 96-72. Nysa Klodzko lost to GTK Gliwice at home 61-65. AZS AGH Alstom was outscored by AZS AWF K-ce on the opponent's court 44-73. In Group C MKS Limbach managed to beat Wisla AWF Kr. in a home game 86-74. Novum Lublin was defeated by Tur Bielsk Pdl. on the road 96-85. UKS Siemaszka was beaten by Pulaski Warka on its own court 68-71.
There was no surprise in Szczecin where 9th ranked Wilki Morskie (6-10) was defeated by sixth ranked AZS UWM Olsz. (8-7) 75-62 on Saturday. It was a very close game until the last quarter, when AZS UWM Olsz.'s pressure prevailed and they won that period 20-13 extending their advantage to 13 points. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when AZS UWM Olsz. made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was Marcin Kowalewski (200-86) who scored 21 points. Forward Krzysztof Kawalek (196-86) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds. Four AZS UWM Olsz. players scored in double figures. Guard Karol Nowacki (194-91) produced 11 points and 7 rebounds and guard Piotr Knowa (176-91) added 14 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. AZS UWM Olsz. moved-up to fifth place in Group A, which they share with Zuraw Gniewno. Wilki Morskie lost their third game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the ninth position with ten games lost. AZS UWM Olsz. will face league's leader Open Florentyna in Pleszew in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Wilki Morskie will play on the road against the league's second-placed Astoria Bydg. (#2) in Bydgoszcz. Top scorers: Wilki Morskie: P.Knowa 14+5reb+2ast, K.Nowacki 11+7reb+3ast, R.Bojko 9+6reb, I.Trela 8+7reb+1ast, M.Kowalski 7+6reb, S.Essaid Hamdaoui 5+1ast AZS UWM Olsz.: M.Kowalewski 21+4reb, P.Spica 16+2reb+2ast, K.Kawalek 11+11reb+1ast, J.Chojnacki 10+4reb+5ast, J.Andrusiewicz 8+5reb+2ast, P.Rosinski 5+4reb+5ast
No shocking result in a game in Wladyslawowo where second ranked Astoria Bydg. (11-4) smashed 13th ranked SMS PZKosz (3-13) 79-53 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by Astoria Bydg.. SMS PZKosz was better in fourth quarter 19-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Astoria Bydg. forced 19 SMS PZKosz turnovers. Strangely SMS PZKosz outrebounded Astoria Bydg. 45-24 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Astoria Bydg. made 16 blocks. The best player for the winners was guard Adam Szopinski (190-89) who had a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 assists. Power forward Sebastian Laydych (203-87) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Five Astoria Bydg. players scored in double figures. Forward Mikolaj Witlinski (201-95) produced 13 points and 9 rebounds and forward Filip Struski (199-94) added 12 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Astoria Bydg. maintains second place in Group A with 11-4 record having six points less than leader Open Florentyna. SMS PZKosz lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the thirteenth position with 13 games lost. Astoria Bydg. will face Wilki Morskie (#9) in Szczecin in the next round and are hoping to win another game. SMS PZKosz will play on the road against Korsarz Gdansk (#8). Top scorers: SMS PZKosz: M.Witlinski 13+9reb+1ast, F.Struski 12+9reb+1ast, K.Borowski 10+10reb+1ast, S.Sanny 8+3reb+1ast, M.Migala 4+5reb, J.Trojan 4+3reb Astoria Bydg.: A.Szopinski 15+2reb+10ast, A.Andryanczyk 14, S.Laydych 13+11reb+1ast, W.Pagacz 11+2reb, A.Barszczyk 10+2reb+3ast, F.Czyznielewski 6+2reb+2ast
Very expected game when 7th ranked Korsarz Gdansk (6-7) was rolled over on the road by third ranked Ksiezak Lowicz (11-5) 105-76 on Saturday. The game without a history. Ksiezak Lowicz led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They shot 60.3 percent from the field. Ksiezak Lowicz forced 20 Korsarz Gdansk turnovers and outrebounded them 36-21 including 24 on the defensive glass. They shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 53.8 percentage. Ksiezak Lowicz looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Korsarz Gdansk's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Ksiezak Lowicz made 10 blocks. The best player for the winners was guard Bartosz Wluczynski (176-88) who scored 20 points and 8 assists. Guard Adam Goluch (188-82) chipped in 17 points and 4 assists. Four Ksiezak Lowicz players scored in double figures. The former international guard Bartosz Sarzalo (197-83) produced 20 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and guard Piotr Renkiel (190-87) added 20 points and 4 steals respectively for the guests. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Ksiezak Lowicz. They maintain third place in Group A with 11-5 record having five points less than leader Open Florentyna. Loser Korsarz Gdansk dropped to the eighth position with seven games lost. Ksiezak Lowicz will have a break next round. Korsarz Gdansk will play at home against SMS PZKosz (#13) in Wladyslawowo. Top scorers: Korsarz Gdansk: P.Renkiel 20+4reb+1ast, B.Sarzalo 20+4reb+2ast, M.Chudy 15+2reb+4ast, P.Konsek 7+6reb, K.Sadowski 4+1reb, P.Rduch 4 Ksiezak Lowicz: B.Wluczynski 20+3reb+8ast, A.Goluch 17+4reb+4ast, A.Rajkowski 15+4reb+2ast, T.Nogalski 14+7reb+3ast, R.Wojciechowski 12+3ast, K.Rydlewski 10+8reb+1ast
Rather predictable result when eighth ranked KK Swiecie (7-8) outscored at home 12th ranked Zyrardowianka (4-12) 100-80 on Saturday. The game without a history. KK Swiecie led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. KK Swiecie forced 31 Zyrardowianka turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when KK Swiecie made 8 blocks. The best player for the winners was forward Mikolaj Grod (194-89) who scored 26 points and 8 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). Guard Piotr Robak (192-91) chipped in 22 points and 8 rebounds. Center Mateusz Szwed (197-91) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 22 rebounds and swingman Mariusz Lapinski (194-82) added 15 points respectively for the guests. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for KK Swiecie. They moved-up to seventh place in Group A. Zyrardowianka lost their eighth game in a row. They keep the twelfth position with 12 games lost. KK Swiecie will face higher ranked Zuraw Gniewno (#5) in Gniewino in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Zyrardowianka will play at home against Trefl II Sopot (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Zyrardowianka: M.Szwed 19+22reb+2ast, M.Lapinski 15+4reb, J.Mus 13+1reb+1ast, D.Jastrzebski 10+1reb+1ast, J.Romanowicz 10+6reb, P.Repinski 5+1reb KK Swiecie: M.Grod 26+8reb, P.Robak 22+8reb+2ast, Z.Malinowski 15+7reb+7ast, P.Poliwka 12+5reb, T.Herman 12+5reb, J.Sikorski 5
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Pleszew. Leader Open Florentyna faced 4th placed AZS PP Poznan. Host Open Florentyna (16-0) smashed guests from Pozoan (9-5) 101-72. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of AZS PP Poznan. The game without a history. Open Florentyna led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 16-of-18 charity shots (88.9 percent) during the game. Open Florentyna forced 20 AZS PP Poznan turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by AZS PP Poznan's players. Open Florentyna brought some defensive toughness making 12 blocks. Power forward Wojciech Zurawski (199-76) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 17 rebounds (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!). Guard Rafal Niesobski (189-82) contributed with 14 points and 4 assists for the winners. Forward Pawel Stankiewicz (195-82) answered with 23 points and 5 steals and Maciej Rostalski added 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks in the effort for AZS PP Poznan. 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. Open Florentyna have an impressive series of sixteen victories in a row. They maintain first place in Group A with 16-0 record. AZS PP Poznan at the other side keeps the fourth position with five games lost. Open Florentyna will play against AZS UWM Olsz. (#6) in Olsztyn in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. AZS PP Poznan will play at home against GKK Gorzow in Gorzow Wklp and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: AZS PP Poznan: P.Stankiewicz 23+4reb+3ast, T.Gierwazik 15+1reb+1ast, P.Hybiak 13+3reb+7ast, M.Rostalski 12+11reb+1ast, S.Lyzwa 3+1reb+1ast, F.Kowalewski 2+2reb Open Florentyna: W.Zurawski 30+17reb+1ast, J.Sulowski 14+4reb+1ast, R.Niesobski 14+2reb+4ast, K.Debski 12+3reb+2ast, A.Kaczmarzyk 11+1reb+1ast, S.Buczyniak 8+3ast
Not a big story in a game in Wroclaw where 11th ranked MKS Skierniew. (5-12) was defeated by fifth ranked WKK Obiekty (11-6) 94-83 on Wednesday. The game was mostly controlled by WKK Obiekty. MKS Skierniew. was better in fourth quarter 24-12. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. WKK Obiekty forced 26 MKS Skierniew. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when WKK Obiekty made 11 blocks. The best player for the winners was the former international forward Bartosz Diduszko (198-87) who scored 13 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. point guard Jan Grzelinski (179-94) chipped in 13 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Five WKK Obiekty players scored in double figures. WKK Obiekty's coach Tomasz Niedbalski used entire bench and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Forward Krystian Swiech (205-80) produced 23 points and 8 rebounds and forward Radoslaw Jarosz (196-83) added 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals respectively for the guests. WKK Obiekty maintains fifth place in Group B with 11-6 record. MKS Skierniew. lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the eleventh position with 12 games lost. WKK Obiekty will face MCKiS Jaworz. (#10) in Jaworzno in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. MKS Skierniew. will play at home against Alba Chorzow. Top scorers: MKS Skierniew.: K.Swiech 23+8reb+1ast, R.Jarosz 16+5reb+5ast, A.El-Ward 14+3reb+1ast, M.Zelislawski 9+1reb+2ast, M.Krawiec 7+5reb+3ast, P.Tradecki 6+1reb+5ast WKK Obiekty: J.Koelner 22+3reb+2ast, B.Diduszko 13+9reb+7ast, J.Grzelinski 13+5reb+9ast, K.Sek 12+3reb+1ast, D.Martyniak 10+6reb+2ast, N.Zuber 8+2reb+2ast
Everything went according to plan when second ranked Pogon Prudnik (13-4) won against at home 10th ranked MCKiS Jaworz. (6-11) 92-81 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by Pogon Prudnik. MCKiS Jaworz. was better in third quarter 20-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Pogon Prudnik forced 24 MCKiS Jaworz. turnovers. It was a great shooting night for Pogon Prudnik especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 61.1 percentage. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Pogon Prudnik made 9 blocks. The best player for the winners was swingman Maciej Lepczynski (193-82) who scored 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Swingman Marcin Lakis (196-80) chipped in 20 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Swingman Grzegorz Remin (192-82) produced 16 points and 7 rebounds and guard Slawomir Klocek (191-84) added 14 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Five MCKiS Jaworz. players scored in double figures. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Pogon Prudnik. They maintain second place in Group B with 13-4 record having just two points less than leader Open Florentyna. Loser MCKiS Jaworz. keeps the tenth position with 11 games lost. Pogon Prudnik will face Mickiewicz (#13) in Katowice in the next round which should be an easy win for them. MCKiS Jaworz. will play at home against WKK Obiekty in Wroclaw. Top scorers: MCKiS Jaworz.: G.Remin 16+7reb, S.Klocek 14+6reb+3ast, M.Matysiak 13+2reb+1ast, A.Baczynski 13+3reb+7ast, R.Lemanski 13+1reb+1ast, N.Kujon 10+2reb+5ast Pogon Prudnik: M.Lepczynski 24+6reb+4ast, M.Lakis 20+7reb+1ast, S.Kucia 13+3reb+2ast, K.Chmielarz 9+5reb+4ast, T.Madziar 9+2reb+3ast, J.Pawlowski 8+4reb+1ast
We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Piotrkow where 13th ranked Mickiewicz (4-13) was crushed by fourteenth ranked UMKS Piotrc. (3-14) 96-72 on Wednesday. The game was mostly controlled by UMKS Piotrc.. Mickiewicz was better in fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. UMKS Piotrc. forced 30 Mickiewicz turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when UMKS Piotrc. made 13 blocks. The best player for the winners was forward Damian Kalinowski (201-91) who scored 12 points and 7 rebounds. Mateusz Tomczynski (-91) chipped in 13 points and 4 assists. Four UMKS Piotrc. players scored in double figures. Guard Michal Moralewicz (184-91) produced 10 points, 5 assists and 6 steals and guard Pawel Wolk-Jankowski (180-81) added 6 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for the guests. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Newly promoted UMKS Piotrc. maintains fourteenth place in Group B with 3-14 record. Loser Mickiewicz keeps the thirteenth position with 13 games lost. UMKS Piotrc. will face higher ranked GTK Gliwice (#9) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Top scorers: Mickiewicz: L.Kosmowski 13+3reb, G.Zadecki 11+4reb+1ast, W.Adamczyk 10+2ast, M.Moralewicz 10+4reb+5ast, S.Wawrzyniak 8+1reb+1ast, P.Wolk-Jankowski 6+7reb+6ast UMKS Piotrc.: B.Pelka 16+2reb, M.Tomczynski 13+3reb+4ast, D.Kalinowski 12+7reb+2ast, A.Tomczynski 10+1reb, M.Lada 10+2reb+2ast, K.Leski 8+5reb
No shocking result in a game in Kloszko where ninth ranked GTK Gliwice (8-9) defeated 11th ranked Nysa Klodzko (5-12) 65-61 on Saturday. The guests trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 16-11 charge, which allowed them to win the game. The best player for the winners was forward Przemyslaw Malona (198-85) who scored 17 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Tomasz Wrobel (180-85) chipped in 10 points and 6 assists. GTK Gliwice's coach Jacek Adamczak used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Center Jaroslaw Bartkowiak (202-85) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 17 rebounds and point guard Michal Lipinski (184-86) added 11 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals respectively for the hosts. Five Nysa Klodzko players scored in double figures. GTK Gliwice moved-up to seventh place in Group B, which they share with HK Zory and AZS AGH Alstom. Loser Nysa Klodzko keeps the eleventh position with 12 games lost. GTK Gliwice will face UMKS Piotrc. (#14) in Piotrkow in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Nysa Klodzko will play on the road against BM Wegiel Stal in Ostrow Wlkp.. Top scorers: Nysa Klodzko: J.Gadomski 12+6reb, B.Zubik 12+1reb+2ast, J.Bartkowiak 11+17reb, M.Weiss 11+2reb+1ast, M.Lipinski 11+5reb+9ast, R.Ciesla 3 GTK Gliwice: P.Malona 17+8reb+2ast, P.Szymanski 10+1reb+2ast, T.Wrobel 10+3reb+6ast, S.Mazanek 8+3reb+3ast, K.Leszczynski 7+4reb+1ast, L.Nawrot 4+4reb+1ast
The game in Zory supposed to be also quite interesting. Third ranked BM Wegiel Stal (12-5) played at the court of 7th ranked HK Zory (8-9). BM Wegiel Stal smashed HK Zory 79-51 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by BM Wegiel Stal. HK Zory was better in second period 17-12. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They made 18-of-19 free shots (94.7 percent) during the game. BM Wegiel Stal forced 19 HK Zory turnovers and outrebounded them 43-30 including 32 on the defensive glass. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when BM Wegiel Stal made 9 blocks. The best player for the winners was guard Marcin Dymala (185-90) who scored 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals. Forward Jakub Dryjanski (201-82) chipped in 19 points and 7 rebounds. Four BM Wegiel Stal players scored in double figures. Forward Adam Bialdyga (198-87) produced 9 points and 5 assists and forward Krzysztof Zielinski (197-71) added 6 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. BM Wegiel Stal maintains third place in Group B with 12-5 record having three points less than leader Open Florentyna, which they share with AZS AWF K-ce. Loser HK Zory keeps the seventh position with nine games lost. BM Wegiel Stal will face Nysa Klodzko (#11) in Kloszko in the next round and are hoping to win another game. HK Zory will play on the road against AZS AGH Alstom (#8) in Krakow and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: HK Zory: K.Kupczak 12+1reb+1ast, M.Marczyk 9+3reb+1ast, A.Bialdyga 9+3reb+5ast, M.Frankowski 7+3reb+2ast, K.Zielinski 6+9reb, J.Rduch 4+1reb BM Wegiel Stal: J.Dryjanski 19+7reb, M.Dymala 19+6reb+4ast, M.Kalowski 17+2reb, W.Szawarski 10+10reb+2ast, M.Matczak 4+1reb+1ast, L.Olejnik 4+11reb
Very expected game in Katowice where 8th ranked AZS AGH Alstom (8-9) was rolled over by fourth ranked AZS AWF K-ce (12-5) 73-44 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by AZS AWF K-ce. AZS AGH Alstom was better in third quarter 11-10. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding AZS AGH Alstom to just 4 points in fourth quarter. AZS AWF K-ce forced 21 AZS AGH Alstom turnovers. The best player for the winners was guard Marcin Ecka (184-78) who scored 20 points and 5 rebounds. Guard Krzysztof Kurdubski (187-87) chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds. Four AZS AWF K-ce players scored in double figures. Marek Hajduk (195-80) produced 12 points and guard Tomasz Bryzek (194-86) added 9 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the guests. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. AZS AWF K-ce moved-up to third place in Group B, which they share with BM Wegiel Stal. Newly promoted AZS AGH Alstom dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. AZS AWF K-ce will face league's leader Slask II W. in Wroclaw in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. AZS AGH Alstom will play at home against HK Zory (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: AZS AGH Alstom: M.Hajduk 12+3reb+1ast, T.Bryzek 9+5reb, G.Dudzik 6+4reb+1ast, L.Pajak 6+5reb, P.Gworek 5+3reb+1ast, S.Salamon 4+5reb+2ast AZS AWF K-ce: M.Ecka 20+5reb+2ast, M.Dziemba 12+3reb+1ast, M.Dziemba 12+3reb+2ast, K.Kurdubski 10+9reb+1ast, P.Jurczynski 5, D.Tokarski 5+2reb+4ast
Leader Slask II W. delivered the fourteenth victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 6th ranked Alba Chorzow (10-7) 103-54. The game without a history. Slask II W. led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 29-of-35 free shots (82.9 percent) during the game. Slask II W. forced 26 Alba Chorzow turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Alba Chorzow's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Slask II W. made 11 blocks. The former international forward Radoslaw Hyzy (203-77) stepped up and scored 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and point guard Norbert Kulon (185-92) chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. Five Slask II W. players scored in double figures. Power forward Marcin Weselak (204-79) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds and guard Lukasz Wojcik (189-84) scored 9 points and 4 steals. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Slask II W.. Newly promoted Slask II W. maintains first place in Group B with 14-3 record. Loser Alba Chorzow keeps the sixth position with seven games lost. Slask II W. will meet at home AZS AWF K-ce (#4) in the next round. Alba Chorzow will play against MKS Skierniew. in Skierniewice and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Alba Chorzow: M.Weselak 15+12reb, L.Wojcik 9+1reb+3ast, A.Spychala 6+1reb, K.Wozniak 5+3reb, D.Pelka 5+2reb+1ast, M.Piotrowski 4 Slask II W.: R.Hyzy 22+7reb+1ast, A.Grygiel 14+2reb+2ast, N.Kulon 13+6reb+3ast, A.Mroczek-Truskowski 12+3reb+3ast, M.Lopatka 11+3reb, T.Bodzinski 8+2reb
Leader PWiK Piaseczno recorded the fifteenth victory. This time they crushed 6th ranked Unia Tarnow (8-8) 98-73. The game was mostly controlled by PWiK Piaseczno. Unia Tarnow was better in second period 22-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. PWiK Piaseczno forced 20 Unia Tarnow turnovers and outrebounded them 45-34 including 31 on the defensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. PWiK Piaseczno brought some defensive toughness making 13 blocks. Power forward Tomasz Borkowski (200-81) nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points and 16 rebounds for the winning side and guard Andrzej Paszkiewicz (180-79) accounted for 23 points and 7 assists. Four PWiK Piaseczno players scored in double figures. Forward Przemyslaw Cygan (198-82) came up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds and forward Dawid Szewczyk (190-85) added 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals respectively for Unia Tarnow in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the eleventh consecutive win for PWiK Piaseczno. They maintain first place in Group C with 15-1 record. Unia Tarnow at the other side keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. PWiK Piaseczno will have a break next round. Unia Tarnow will play at home against the league's second-placed UMKS Kielce (#2). Top scorers: Unia Tarnow: D.Szewczyk 18+5reb+4ast, P.Cygan 18+11reb, T.Zych 15+3reb+4ast, F.Put 9+3reb+3ast, K.Uriasz 7+3reb, D.Niemczura 3+2reb+1ast PWiK Piaseczno: A.Paszkiewicz 23+3reb+7ast, D.Majewski 19+1reb+3ast, T.Borkowski 18+16reb+2ast, M.Wojtynski 13+2reb, W.Bocianowski 11+5reb+1ast, D.Zapert 8+9reb+5ast
Rather predictable result in Limanowa where fifth ranked MKS Limbach (9-6) beat 8th ranked Wisla AWF Kr. (7-9) 86-74 on Sunday. The game was mostly controlled by MKS Limbach. Wisla AWF Kr. was better in second period 22-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when MKS Limbach won last quarter 31-21. They made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Wisla AWF Kr. turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when MKS Limbach made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was point guard Piotr Kindlik (166-84) who had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 assists. point guard Wojciech Rykala (180-76) chipped in 20 points and 5 rebounds. The former international swingman Grzegorz Radwan (200-80) produced 14 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and swingman Dariusz Depta (198-86) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. MKS Limbach moved-up to third place in Group C, which they share with Tur Bielsk Pdl. and Handlopex AZS. Loser Wisla AWF Kr. keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. MKS Limbach will face Novum Lublin (#8) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Wisla AWF Kr. will play against Rosa II Radom. Top scorers: Wisla AWF Kr.: D.Szlapka 18, G.Radwan 14+9reb+4ast, J.Dwernicki 11+3reb+1ast, D.Depta 11+8reb+2ast, M.Piech 9+5reb+1ast, K.Pilch 5 MKS Limbach: P.Kindlik 22+4reb+11ast, W.Rykala 20+5reb+3ast, J.Dudek 16+1reb+2ast, P.Kwandrans 14+9reb+1ast, M.Biranowski 6+1reb, W.Hasior 5+2reb+1ast
Not a big story in a game in Bielsk Podlaski where 7th ranked Novum Lublin (7-9) was defeated by fourth ranked Tur Bielsk Pdl. (9-6) 96-85 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by Tur Bielsk Pdl.. Novum Lublin was better in fourth quarter 34-19. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Tur Bielsk Pdl. made 20-of-23 free shots (87.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Novum Lublin turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Tur Bielsk Pdl. made 10 blocks. The best player for the winners was forward Lukasz Kuczynski (194-85) who had a double-double by scoring 31 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Mariusz Rapucha (189-90) chipped in 18 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. Center Mateusz Wisniewski (204-91) produced 18 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Michael Gospodarek (186-91) added 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Tur Bielsk Pdl. moved-up to third place in Group C, which they share with MKS Limbach and Handlopex AZS. Loser Novum Lublin dropped to the eighth position with nine games lost. Tur Bielsk Pdl. will face Staco MNLK (#6) in Niepolomice in the next round. Novum Lublin will play at home against MKS Limbach in Limanowa. Top scorers: Novum Lublin: M.Wisniewski 18+9reb+2ast, M.Gospodarek 16+6reb+4ast, E.Kuklinski 14+1reb+2ast, B.Karolak 12+1reb+1ast, P.Szelezniak 8+2reb, B.Ciechocinski 5+7reb+5ast Tur Bielsk Pdl.: L.Kuczynski 31+12reb+2ast, A.Weres 21+4reb+2ast, M.Rapucha 18+3reb+9ast, A.Zabielski 10+12reb+5ast, A.Cwikowski 6+3reb, P.Brzozowski 6+1reb+4ast
The game between third ranked Handlopex AZS (9-6) and ninth ranked Staco MNLK (8-8) was the most important one in the last round on Saturday night. Handlopex AZS was defeated by Staco MNLK in Rzeszow 83-66. The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Staco MNLK forced 25 Handlopex AZS turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Staco MNLK made 14 blocks. The best player for the winners was forward Jakub Dziura (202-81) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds. The former international swingman Wojciech Majchrzak (194-74) chipped in 18 points. Five Staco MNLK players scored in double figures. Forward Piotr Ucinek (196-80) produced 20 points and 5 rebounds and power forward Marek Osiniak (200-80) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Handlopex AZS's coach Mariusz Michalczyk rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Staco MNLK moved-up to sixth place in Group C, which they share with Unia Tarnow. Handlopex AZS at the other side keeps the third position with six games lost. They share it with MKS Limbach and Tur Bielsk Pdl.. Staco MNLK is looking forward to face higher ranked Tur Bielsk Pdl. (#4) in Bielsk Podlaski in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Handlopex AZS will play on the road against Pulaski Warka and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Handlopex AZS: P.Ucinek 20+5reb+3ast, M.Osiniak 11+8reb+1ast, S.Biela 10+2ast, S.Skop 8+2reb, K.Banys 7+4reb+4ast, D.Kielar 5+1reb Staco MNLK: W.Majchrzak 18+4reb+3ast, F.Mroz 17+6reb, J.Dziura 16+13reb+3ast, S.Kunc 12+3reb+7ast, P.Ostrowski 11+8reb+1ast, M.Skowron 5+2reb+1ast
There was a small surprise in Piekary where thirteenth ranked Pulaski Warka (4-12) edged 10th ranked UKS Siemaszka (6-10) 71-68 on Saturday. UKS Siemaszka trailed by 14 points after 3 quarters before a 23-12 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 68-71 at the end of the game. Pulaski Warka dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to UKS Siemaszka's 24. Pulaski Warka forced 21 UKS Siemaszka turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Pulaski Warka made 15 blocks. The best player for the winners was guard Rafal Sobilo (188-89) who scored 25 points and 7 steals. Guard Pawel Adamczyk (186-84) chipped in 14 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. Guard Lukasz Kasperzec (187-74) produced 27 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks and swingman Lukasz Durbas (192-84) added 12 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Pulaski Warka moved-up to twelfth place in Group C. UKS Siemaszka lost their fifth game in a row. UKS Siemaszka at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the tenth position with ten games lost. Pulaski Warka will face higher ranked Handlopex AZS (#3) in Rzeszow in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Top scorers: UKS Siemaszka: L.Kasperzec 27+8reb+1ast, L.Durbas 12+5reb+2ast, P.Murza 10+5reb+2ast, M.Gruca 6+5reb, T.Buczek 5+5reb+1ast, K.Lachowicz 2+1reb+1ast Pulaski Warka: R.Sobilo 25+3reb+3ast, D.Wilkusz 18+9reb, P.Adamczyk 14+8reb+8ast, R.Sebrala 4+4reb+4ast, M.Kowalczuk 4+2reb, L.Nowak 2+8reb
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