Jacob Pullen (182-PG-89, college: Kansas St.) will play for Romanian National Team at Eurobasket 2013 Qualification Round. According to sportando.net Jacob Pullen, who has played in Italy during his rookie season, got the passport from Romania. Last year Jacob Pullen started his professional career in Italy. The 21-year-old guard has agreed on terms of contract with Angelico Biella. The reports sent Jacob Pullen to Antalya in Turkey earlier but the guard has opted to pen deal with the Italian team. The 21-year-old guard has just graduated from the Kansas State University. Jacob Pullen averaged 20.2 points, 3.7 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game in his senior season. Earlier in 2007-2008 his stats read 9.7ppg, 1.4rpg, 3.2apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 40.1%, 3Pts: 30.3%, FT: 68.5%. In 2008-2009 for Kansas St. (NCAA, starting five) he showed 13.9ppg, 2.7rpg, 3.2apg, 1.6spg, FGP: 38.0%, 3Pts: 33.5%, FT: 72.8%. In 2011-2012 for Angelico Biella (Italy-SerieA, starting five) he averaged 16.0ppg, 1.8rpg, 3.2apg, 1.8spg, FGP: 48.7%, 3PT: 34.1%, FT: 74.8%. The guard was named into USBasket.com All-NCAA D1 3rd Team. Jacob Pullen also made it into Big 12 All-Defensive Team.
Ploiesti - Oradea 85-72 (3-1)
Ploiesti advanced to the Final with a 85:72 win. The game was mostly controlled by Ploiesti. Oradea managed to win fourth quarter 24-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ploiesti forced 20 Oradea turnovers. 30 personal fouls committed by Oradea helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities [read more]
Ploiesti advanced to the Final with a 85:72 win. The game was mostly controlled by Ploiesti. Oradea managed to win fourth quarter 24-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ploiesti forced 20 Oradea turnovers. 30 personal fouls committed by Oradea helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian power forward Vladimir Tica (208-81, agency: BeoExcell) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds. Ghanian guard Alhaji Mohammed (192-81, college: Louisville, agency: Court Side) contributed with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Five Ploiesti players scored in double figures. Australian-Trinidad and Tobago swingman Daniel Dillon (194-86, college: Arizona) replied with 22 points and Serbian forward Zarko Comagic (201-85, college: N.Arizona) added 15 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Oradea. Top scorers: Ploiesti: V.Tica 19+12reb+1ast, A.Mohammed 16+6reb+4ast, V.Stanescu 13+9reb+3ast, P.Miletic 10+1reb+1ast, A.Tudor 10+1reb+2ast, A.Vlahovic 7+1ast Oradea: D.Dillon 22+3reb+1ast, Z.Comagic 15+7reb+3ast, W.Franklin 14+1ast, N.Maric 7+5reb+5ast, M.Pesic 6+4reb+4ast, B.Tibirna 4+3reb
Targu Mures sweep the Semifinal series - May 8, 2013
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Ploiesti - Oradea 86-68 (2-1)
The game without a history. Ploiesti led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. It was a good game for the former international power forward Virgil Stanescu (208-77, college: S.Alabama, agency: Interperformances) who led his team to a victory with 9 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists [read more]
The game without a history. Ploiesti led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. It was a good game for the former international power forward Virgil Stanescu (208-77, college: S.Alabama, agency: Interperformances) who led his team to a victory with 9 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Ghanian guard Alhaji Mohammed (192-81, college: Louisville, agency: Court Side) contributed with 20 points and 4 assists for the winners. Serbian forward Milos Pesic (205-84) answered with 15 points and 4 assists and Australian-Trinidad and Tobago swingman Daniel Dillon (194-86, college: Arizona) added 16 points in the effort for Oradea. Oradea's coach Christian Achim rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Top scorers: Oradea: D.Dillon 16+2reb+2ast, M.Pesic 15+4reb+4ast, B.Tibirna 11+3reb+2ast, Z.Comagic 8+2reb, N.Maric 6+7reb+1ast, W.Franklin 5+5reb+3ast Ploiesti: A.Mohammed 20+2reb+4ast, P.Miletic 14+4reb+1ast, I.Timermanis 14, C.Burlacu 9+6reb+1ast, V.Stanescu 9+13reb+4ast, A.Tudor 8+3reb+2ast
Gaz Metan was ahead by 4 points after three quarters before a 29-17 charge of Targu Mures, which allowed them to win the game. Gaz Metan was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for Montenegrin guard Branko Cuic (197-78) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 9 rebounds. Serbian guard Andrija Ciric (199-80, agency: BeoExcell) helped adding 27 points. The best for the losing side was American point guard Kyle Shiloh (191-85, college: Nevada) with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds and the other American import forward Deven Mitchell (197-84, agency: Interperformances) scored 10 points and 8 rebounds. Five Targu Mures and four Gaz Metan players scored in double figures. Gaz Metan's coach Marcel Tenter tested ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Gaz Metan: K.Shiloh 23+10reb+3ast, Z.Krstanovic 11+5reb, D.Mitchell 10+8reb, A.Mandache 10+3ast, I.Ivanovic 9+2ast, T.Nicoara 8+6reb Targu Mures: A.Ciric 27+2reb+2ast, B.Cuic 23+9reb+2ast, G.Navickas 14+4reb+2ast, O.Barro 12+8reb+2ast, V.Peciukas 12+3ast, D.Kandic 4+4reb
Liga Nationala Round 2 of Semi-Finals - May 2, 2013
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Oradea - Ploiesti 90-91 (1-1)
Ploiesti shot the lights out from three nailing 14 long-distance shots on high 58.3 percentage. Oradea was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. The former international center Catalin Burlacu (210-77, agency: Court Side) scored 22 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Serbian guard Aleksandar Vlahovic (190-90) chipped in 18 points during the contest [read more]
Ploiesti shot the lights out from three nailing 14 long-distance shots on high 58.3 percentage. Oradea was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. The former international center Catalin Burlacu (210-77, agency: Court Side) scored 22 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Serbian guard Aleksandar Vlahovic (190-90) chipped in 18 points during the contest. Australian-Trinidad and Tobago swingman Daniel Dillon (194-86, college: Arizona) responded with 21 points and 5 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and American point guard William Franklin (183-85, college: Bradley) scored 17 points and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Oradea: D.Dillon 21+4reb+5ast, W.Franklin 17+2reb+4ast, M.Pesic 14+4reb+4ast, Z.Comagic 10+8reb, N.Maric 9+4reb+3ast, B.Tibirna 8+2reb Ploiesti: C.Burlacu 22+5reb+2ast, A.Vlahovic 18+2reb+2ast, P.Miletic 15+1reb+5ast, V.Tica 11+8reb+1ast, V.Stanescu 9+9reb, I.Timermanis 8+1ast
The hosts trailed by 5 points at the halftime before their 52-39 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Targu Mures made 25-of-30 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Targu Mures outrebounded Gaz Metan 37-22 including 17 on the offensive glass. 28 personal fouls committed by Gaz Metan helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Lithuanian guard Vaidotas Peciukas (199-82, college: Hawaii) orchestrated the victory by scoring 30 points and 5 rebounds. Montenegrin guard Branko Cuic (197-78) contributed with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. Four Targu Mures players scored in double figures. American point guard Kyle Shiloh (191-85, college: Nevada) replied with 24 points and the former international swingman Andrei Mandache (191-87, agency: Global Sports Plaza) added 11 points and 5 assists in the effort for Gaz Metan. Gaz Metan's coach Marcel Tenter rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Gaz Metan: K.Shiloh 24+3reb+3ast, I.Lilov 14+1reb+1ast, A.Mandache 11+3reb+5ast, I.Ivanovic 9+4reb+2ast, Z.Krstanovic 7+1reb, D.Mitchell 7+4reb+3ast Targu Mures: V.Peciukas 30+5reb+2ast, B.Cuic 19+6reb+9ast, A.Ciric 15+3reb, O.Barro 14+6reb+1ast, D.Paltinisanu 9+9reb, M.Ceskovic 7+2reb+6ast
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