No undefeated teams after three rounds - Oct 9, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
Six teams that participate this year in 2009-2010 season suffered already one loss or more. Four teams have 2-1 record on top of the league.
In the last round East Lothian Peregrines lost to Troon Tornadoes at Musselburgh Sports Centre 62:68. On October 3rd St Mirren Reid Kerr College beat Glasgow Storm at Linwood Sports Centre 80:68, while City of Edinburgh Kings overcame Clark Eriksson Fury 75:66. On October 4th City of Edinburgh Kings smashed East Lothian Peregrines 101:55 [read more]
Six teams that participate this year in 2009-2010 season suffered already one loss or more. Four teams have 2-1 record on top of the league. In the last round East Lothian Peregrines lost to Troon Tornadoes at Musselburgh Sports Centre 62:68. On October 3rd St Mirren Reid Kerr College beat Glasgow Storm at Linwood Sports Centre 80:68, while City of Edinburgh Kings overcame Clark Eriksson Fury 75:66. On October 4th City of Edinburgh Kings smashed East Lothian Peregrines 101:55. Round 4 is scheduled for October 9th and 11th. Glasgow Storm and City of Edinburgh Kings will close the round on Sunday.
KINGS FIND NEW PAGES FROM EUROPE - Oct 8, 2009 (by Sandy Sutherland)
Another Irish ex-US College player has signed for Edinburgh Kings
and has already helped the Scottish champions get back on track
defence of their title [read more]
Another Irish ex-US College player has signed for Edinburgh Kings and has already helped the Scottish champions get back on track defence of their title. Michael Kirkpatrick, who played for NCAA Division one college San Diego in 2004 before being forced to quit the game through a series of injuries, and another new signing Edgars Rekis, a 24-year-old Latvian, played a crucial role in the Kings back-to-back home wins over the previously unbeaten Falkirk Fury and local rivals East Lothian Peregrines. Beaten by Troon Tornadoes in their opening game when they missed their sharp-shooting Irish cap Paul Cummins, now with Ulster Elks, Kings were much more effective against Fury with coach Danny Costello introducing the newcomers off the bench with varying degrees of success. Rekis, an ex Latvian junior triple jump champion and a lanky 2.00m forward, settled the more quickly and ended up with impressive debut stats, top-scoring with 24 points in just under 27 minutes, including four from six from three-point range and six from seven from the charity stripe. Kirkpatrick, who was brought up in Germany (his mother was a German international discus-thrower and his unclestill holds the Northern Ireland high hurdles record), was understandably pumped up and a trifle erratic but did enough to suggest he is both fast and strong and an excellent defender and the good news for Kings is that he intends to be in the capital for five years studying vet medicine. 'I'm very happy to be playing again after many injuries and five years of not playing and I hope to contribute as much as possible,' said the 26-year-old guard, who went on just 15 hours later on the same Portobello court to score 22 points and give some terrific assists, not least to Rekis, who top-scored again with 24, as Kings pounded Peregrines 101-55,leading 32-4 after the first quarter in captain Laurie Costello was four from four from beyond the arc, and 50-18 at half-time.
Also making his debut for the Kings seniors, and joining his younger brother Lee in the team, was their former junior starting point guard Craig Reilly, now back from a year in the USA. Falkirk fought hard with their sensational 17-year-olds, guard Jonny Bunyan and centre Ali Fraser, (29 points) both playing the entire 40 minutes and Matt Hoffman having his best game to date at forward, but they clearly missed the massive presence of ex Kings junior and Italian League centre Roni Gordon, who did not strip and may require knee surgery.
GORDON A TONIC FOR FALKIRK'S SUPER 17-YEAR-OLDS - Oct 3, 2009 (by Sandy Sutherland)
The return to Scotland from Italy of Roni
Gordon has proved a bonus for Falkirk Fury in
their bid to break the Edinburgh Kings'
stranglehold on the top Scottish honours.
Gordon, a 2.08 centre, became another victim
of the credit crunch and was forced to return
home with his wife and child after his
contract was terminated [read more]
The return to Scotland from Italy of Roni
Gordon has proved a bonus for Falkirk Fury in
their bid to break the Edinburgh Kings'
stranglehold on the top Scottish honours. Gordon, a 2.08 centre, became another victim
of the credit crunch and was forced to return
home with his wife and child after his
contract was terminated. 'The club had its funding cut and I was
forced to move on,' said Gordon, who
represented Scotland in the European C
Championship in Edinburgh in 2008. 'I did have another offer from another club
in the same division but it wasn't what I was
looking for,' said the 27-year-old former
Kings junior from West Linton near Edinburgh, who moved to play pro ball in the lower divisions in Italy, first with Derthona and later with Nereto Martinsciuro. 'I could be here all season or gone next
week,' he said, after helping Fury beat St
Mirren 89-79 at the Mariner Centre, Falkirk. Gordon's massive presence proved the perfect
foil for young Ali Fraser, one of two
17-year-olds in the Fury team's starting
five, the other being Jonny Bunyan the
younger son of coach John Bunyan and younger
brother of Keith, the former Scottish (now
Glasgow) Rocks' sharp-shooter. Fraser, a 2:03m centre with a speedy pivot
move and lightning dunk, top-scored with 30
points against St Mirren while Jonny Bunyan
at point guard looked cool and composed as he
ran up 28 points as well as doing most of the
ball-handling in seeing off the West
challengers. Fraser, who top-scored for Scotland in the
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