Lions de Geneve strengthened their roster with addition of Kelvin Parker (183-G-82, college: NW Missouri St.). The American point guard will replace Antoine Young. Last season Parker played 19 games in Swiss with BBC Monthey. He averaged 14.1 points (FGP: 45.6%, 3PT: 49.4%, FT: 89.1%), 1.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.3 steals. The 30-years old player was nominated MIAA Defensive player of the year and MIAA Final Tournament MVP 2004, NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament MVP 2004 and he won ABA 2007 and Austrian Bundesliga A 2011.
LNA Round 1 of Finals. Geneve Lions register first win - May 21, 2013
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Geneve Lions - Lugano Tigers 93-65
Geneve Lions had little problem en route to the opening win in the championship series. The game was mostly controlled by Geneve Lions. Lugano Tigers managed to win fourth quarter 22-15. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Geneve Lions dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Lugano Tigers' 40. They outrebounded Lugano Tigers 33-21 including a 27-13 advantage in defensive rebounds [read more]
Geneve Lions had little problem en route to the opening win in the championship series. The game was mostly controlled by Geneve Lions. Lugano Tigers managed to win fourth quarter 22-15. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Geneve Lions dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Lugano Tigers' 40. They outrebounded Lugano Tigers 33-21 including a 27-13 advantage in defensive rebounds. Geneve Lions looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The former international Vladimir Buscaglia (197-80, college: American) fired 13 points and 5 assists for the winners. His fellow American import power forward Juwann James (198-87, college: JMU, agency: Pro Partner Sports Management) chipped in 16 points (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Five Geneve Lions players scored in double figures. Geneve Lions' coach Ivan Rudez felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. International Derek Stockalper (196-84, college: Cal Poly - SLO) produced 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and American power forward Matt Schneiderman (204-81, college: N.Iowa) added 7 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Top scorers: Geneve Lions: J.James 16+2reb+2ast, V.Buscaglia 13+2reb+5ast, K.Parker 11+1reb+6ast, T.Brown 11+4reb+1ast, B.Toure 11+4reb+1ast, A.Stimac 10+6reb+2ast Lugano Tigers: D.Stockalper 12+5reb+4ast, R.Gordon 11+3reb+1ast, M.Bavcevic 10+1reb, W.Molteni 10+4reb+2ast, B.Milisavljevic 9+2reb+1ast, M.Schneiderman 7+4reb+6ast
LNA Round 5 of Semi-Finals. Lugano Tigers advance into Final - May 17, 2013
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Fribourg - Lugano Tigers 61-72
Lugano Tigers surprised Fribourg away from home to squeeze into the LNA Finals. The game was mostly controlled by Lugano Tigers. Fribourg managed to win third quarter 17-13. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The best player for the winners was Serbian guard Branko Milisavljevic (193-76, agency: Beo Basket) who scored 20 points and 5 assists [read more]
Lugano Tigers surprised Fribourg away from home to squeeze into the LNA Finals. The game was mostly controlled by Lugano Tigers. Fribourg managed to win third quarter 17-13. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The best player for the winners was Serbian guard Branko Milisavljevic (193-76, agency: Beo Basket) who scored 20 points and 5 assists. American forward Korvotney Barber (201-87, college: Auburn, agency: Pro One Sports) chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. Four Lugano Tigers players scored in double figures. American swingman Edwin Draughan (196-82, college: Yale) produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds and American-Jamaican forward Ronald Yates (201-83, college: St.Peter's) added 13 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Top scorers: Fribourg: E.Draughan 25+10reb+3ast, R.Yates 13+9reb+2ast, R.Kovac 9+3reb, A.Reid 7+4reb+4ast, M.Shaw 4+8reb+1ast, D.Garrett 3+4reb Lugano Tigers: B.Milisavljevic 20+3reb+5ast, D.Mladjan 14+3reb+2ast, K.Barber 12+7reb+2ast, R.Gordon 10+4reb+2ast, M.Schneiderman 8+7reb+6ast, W.Molteni 3
LNA Round 4 of Semi-Finals. Fribourg force decider - May 15, 2013
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Lugano Tigers - Fribourg 81-86
Fribourg escaped elimination edging Lugano Tigers on the road. The teams will clash in the fifth decisive game on Thursday. The guests trailed by 5 points after three quarters before their 28-18 charge, which allowed them to win the game. American forward Arizona Reid (196-86, college: High Point) fired 41 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners [read more]
Fribourg escaped elimination edging Lugano Tigers on the road. The teams will clash in the fifth decisive game on Thursday. The guests trailed by 5 points after three quarters before their 28-18 charge, which allowed them to win the game. American forward Arizona Reid (196-86, college: High Point) fired 41 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. The other American import forward Matt Shaw (203-88, college: UNLV, agency: Two Points) chipped in 14 points. The former international Dusan Mladjan (198-86, agency: Interperformances) produced 25 points and American forward Richie Gordon (203-89, college: W.Carolina) added 12 points and 12 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Lugano Tigers players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Lugano Tigers: D.Mladjan 25+1reb+1ast, M.Schneiderman 16+3reb+3ast, K.Barber 16+7reb, R.Gordon 12+12reb, B.Milisavljevic 7+4reb+9ast, D.Stockalper 5+2reb+4ast Fribourg: A.Reid 41+9reb+8ast, M.Shaw 14+3reb+1ast, R.Kovac 10+1reb, E.Draughan 7+4reb+2ast, D.Garrett 6+10reb, R.Yates 5+4reb+2ast
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