Before last round of first part of TBL regular season we met the division of groups in the second round. For reminding after first part of regular season teams are being divided into two six-teams groups, where they play match and rematch with every opponent in their group, with complete standings from first part. Teams from group 1-6 compete for best place before play-off round. Teams from place 7-12 fight for two last places to play-off round.
Admittedly for playing one round still stayed (among others game between two teams from the top: Turow and Zastal), but we can already say that upper table is very flat. Teams from places one - six is making two three points different. It is announcing the interesting compete to the last round of second phase. Only team presenting so far minimally higher (more even) level from the rest was PGE Turow Zgorzelecc, and this team have the biggest chance to finish on first place before play-off round.
Group 7-12 Two leaders
In lower group it is possible to point two teams, which presents higher sport level than rest of group. SKS Polpharma-Pakmet Starogard Gd. and AZS Koszalin got safe spot advantage over the rest of teams and they should settle compete of the seventh place between themselves. The rest of teams will probably take the role of supernumeraries on all the way to the end of second phase.
The end of the second phase was planned on the 21st of April.
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Maciej Lampe selected the top Polish players playing abroad in last week's games - May 25, 2013
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We bring you last week's top performances from Poles who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level. This week's number one is an international power forward Maciej Lampe (211-85), who plays in the Spanish ACB. He could not help Caja Laboral (25-9) in their last game. Despite Lampe's very good performance Caja Laboral lost 94-99 on the road to the much lower-ranked (#10) CB Canarias.
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We bring you last week's top performances from Poles who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.
#1. This week's number one is an international power forward Maciej Lampe (211-85, currently plays in Spain), who plays in the Spanish ACB. He could not help Caja Laboral (25-9) in their last game. Despite Lampe's very good performance Caja Laboral lost 94-99 on the road to the much lower-ranked (#10) CB Canarias.
He was the second best scorer with 25 points. Lampe also added 5 rebounds in 28 minutes on the court.
His team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical.
Lampe has relatively good stats this year: 13.0ppg, 4.6rpg, 2FGP: 56.0%(167-298) and FT: 84.7% in the 34 games he played so far.
He has a dual citizenship: Polish and Swedish.
Lampe is currently a member of the Polish senior national team.
#2. Second place goes to an international swingman Thomas Kelati (195-82, agency: Beo Basket, college: Washington St., currently plays in Spain). He contributed to an easy victory against the league outsider Assignia Manresa (6-28) crushing them 90-59 in the Spanish ACB last Sunday.
Kelati recorded 9 points.
Valencia Basket (22-12) is placed fourth in the ACB.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
They will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And now that game is very crucial.
It's Kelati's first season with the team.
This year he has relatively solid stats: 10.9ppg, 2.7rpg, 1.7apg, 2FGP: 55.1%(38-69), 3FGP: 40.9% and FT: 91.9%(34-37).
Kelati is another player who holds two passports: Eritrean and Polish.
Ex-BOT Turow Zgorzelec player is in the roster of the Polish senior national team.
#3. The Polish player who performed third best last week abroad was former U18 international center Szymon Lukasiak (208-87, agency: Promotex, college: Jacksonville, currently plays in Portugal), who plays in the Portuguese LPB. He was not able to help Academica (15-5) in their last game. Despite Lukasiak's very good performance Academica was crushed 94-62 on the opponent's court by the leading Benfica.
He was the top scorer with 21 points. Lukasiak also added 5 rebounds in 26 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only his third season in pro basketball. Lukasiak is currently fifth on the list of best blockers with 1.0bpg.
This year his other stats are: 11.4ppg, 4.6rpg, 2FGP: 63.8%(74-116) in the 14 games.
Lukasiak played for the Polish U18 national team eight years ago.
#4. Power forward Jakub Wojciechowski (210-90, currently plays in Italy) led Torino to a victory over the fifth-ranked Casalpusterlengo (20-14) 77-66 in the Italian Nazionale A (third division) in Tuesday night's game.
He was MVP of the game. Wojciechowski scored 18 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.
PMS Torino (26-8) is placed first in the Nazionale A.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
Wojciechowski has reliable stats this season: 14.9ppg, 8.9rpg and 1.1spg.
He has both Polish and Italian nationalities.
Wojciechowski is also Polish national team player.
#5. International forward Aleksander Czyz (200-90, agency: Priority Sports, college: Nevada, currently plays in Italy) managed to help Acea Virtus Roma to win against the closely-ranked Trenkwalder RE (18-12) 74-69 in the Italian SerieA on Friday night.
Czyz scored only 3 points.
Acea Virtus Roma (20-10) is placed third in the SerieA.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
This season Czyz averages: 6.1ppg and 3.8rpg.
He plays currently for the Polish national team.
#6. Point guard Robert Skibniewski (183-83, currently plays in Slovakia) contributed to a Inter Bratislava's victory against the closely-ranked Komarno (24-11) 89-82 in the Slovakian Extraliga in Saturday night's game.
Skibniewski scored 5 points and added 6 assists in 31 minutes.
It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. BK Inter Bratislava (20-15) is placed fourth in the Extraliga.
Skibniewski is currently seventh on the league's list of best passers with 4.5apg.
He also averaged so far 6.0ppg and 1.5rpg in the 15 games.
Skibniewski is an international player who is currently on the senior Polish National Team roster.
The list of other players, who all have Polish passport but never been selected to any of Polish national teams:
#1.Konrad Wysocki (201-F-82, agency: Pro One Sports, college: Princeton, currently plays in Germany), who plays in the German BBL could not help EWE Baskets (25-9) to beat ratiopharm Ulm (24-10). He did not have that impressive stats last Tuesday.
Wysocki recorded only 1 points in 9 minutes on the court.
EWE Baskets was edged 86-84 at home by the lower-ranked (#3) ratiopharm Ulm.
This year Wysocki's overall stats are: 6.2ppg and 3.3rpg in the 35 games he played so far.
He has a dual citizenship: Polish and German.
#2.Francis Jonathan Han (185-G-87, college: Fairfield, currently plays in Puerto Rico) was not able to help Cangrejeros (16-8) in their game against Leones (15-8) in the Puerto Rican BSN.
He recorded 5 points.
The league leader Cangrejeros was defeated 79-75 on the road by the second-ranked Leones.
Han's overall stats this season are: 1.4ppg, 2.0rpg and 2.3apg.
He is another player who holds two passports: Polish and Puerto Rican.
Polish National Team 2013
Chylinski
Czyz
Dloniak
Gielo
Gortat
Michal Chylinski190-PG-86PGE Turow
Aleksander Czyz200-F-90Acea Virtus RM
Jakub Dloniak192-F-83Siarka Jezioro
Tomasz Gielo206-F-93Liberty
Marcin Gortat211-C-84Phoenix Suns
Adam Hrycaniuk206-C-84Valencia
Michal Ignerski207-F-80Banco di Sard [read more]
Polish U20 National Team 2013
Grzelinski
Grochowski
Kowalczyk
Schenk
Michalak
Jan Grzelinski180-PG-94WKK Wroclaw
Grzegorz Grochowski180-PG-93MKS DG
Sebastian Kowalczyk190-PG-93Start Gdynia
Jakub Schenk185-PG-94Rosa Radom
Michal Michalak196-SG-93Trefl Sopot
Mateusz Ponitka196-G/F-93Asseco Prok [read more]
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