#1. This week's number one is former international guard Thabo Sefolosha (199-84, agency: ACMT, currently plays in NBA), who plays in the NBA. He could not help the Oklahoma City Thunder (35-12) to beat the Los Angeles Lakers (21-26).
Sefolosha recorded 7 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 34 minutes on the court.
The Oklahoma City Thunder lost 96-105 on the road to the Lakers.
Sefolosha has relatively good stats this year: 7.1ppg, 4.0rpg, 1.7apg, 1.3spg, 2FGP: 55.0%, 3FGP: 40.4% and FT: 82.9% in the 46 games he played so far.
He played for the Swiss senior national team two years ago.
#2. Second place goes to an international power forward Greg Brunner (201-83, college: Iowa, currently plays in Italy), who plays in the Italian SerieA. Brunner was not able to help Trenkwalder RE (8-9) in their last game on Sunday. Despite his very good performance Trenkwalder RE was defeated 75-69 at home by the higher-ranked Umana Venezia (#7).
Brunner was the second best scorer with 15 points. He also added 8 rebounds.
Brunner belongs to league's best rebounders and is ranked #3.
He has very reliable stats this season: 11.6ppg, 7.9rpg, 1.6apg, 1.6spg, 2FGP: 54.1%, 3FGP: 25.0% and FT: 67.3%.
Brunner is a naturalized American.
Despite he played previously for the USA university national team, Brunner is currently a member of the Swiss senior national team. Strangely he has never played in Switzerland.
#3. The Swiss player who performed third best last week abroad was former U18 international forward Clint N'Dumba-Capela (204-94, currently plays in France). N'Dumba-Capela contributed to an easy victory against the eighth-ranked JDA Dijon (9-9) 73-55 in the French ProA on Saturday night.
He scored 6 points and blocked 2 blocks in 17 minutes.
ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (11-6) is placed third in the ProA.
This year N'Dumba-Capela averages: 3.2ppg, 3.1rpg, 2FGP: 44.0% and FT: 43.8% in the nine games.
He played for the Swiss U18 national team two years ago.
#4. Guard Christophe Varidel (188-89, currently plays college basketball in the States) managed to help Florida Gulf Coast University to win against the Jacksonville University (6-4) 81-78 in the NCAA on Saturday night.
Varidel scored only 4 points.
The Florida Gulf Coast University has a solid 7-3 conference record this season.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
Varidel's overall stats this season are: 7.4ppg, 2.1rpg and 3.0apg.
He used to play for the Swiss national team
back in 2010.
The list of other players, who all have Swiss passport but never been selected to any of Swiss national teams:
#1.Michael Kessens (206-F-91, currently plays college basketball in the States), who plays in the NCAA could not help the Longwood (0-9) in their last game on Wednesday. Despite Kessens' very good performance the Longwood was crushed 88-60 on the road by the High Point University.
He scored 22 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.
Kessens' overall stats this season are: 3.2ppg and 3.1rpg.
#2.Alex Vaenerberg (183-G-92, currently plays in Finland) contributed to a Salon Vilpas' victory against the league outsider Namika Lahti (6-21) 87-75 in the Finnish Korisliiga last Saturday.
He scored 6 points and added 8 assists in 31 minutes.
Salon Vilpas Vikings (8-19) is placed ninth in the Korisliiga.
This year Vaenerberg's overall stats are: 7.4ppg, 2.1rpg and 3.0apg in the 21 games he played so far.
He has a dual citizenship: Finnish and Swiss.
LNA Round 2 of Finals. Geneve Lions earn second straight win - May 22, 2013
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Geneve Lions - Lugano Tigers 80-74
Geneve Lions outgunned Lugano Tigers to take 2-0 lead in the title series. The hosts trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 17-10 charge, which allowed them to win the game. 25 personal fouls committed by Lugano Tigers helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American point guard Kelvin Parker (184-82, college: NW Missouri St.) who scored 26 points [read more]
Geneve Lions outgunned Lugano Tigers to take 2-0 lead in the title series. The hosts trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 17-10 charge, which allowed them to win the game. 25 personal fouls committed by Lugano Tigers helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American point guard Kelvin Parker (184-82, college: NW Missouri St.) who scored 26 points. The other American import guard Tony Brown (193-79, college: Arkansas St.) chipped in 11 points and 5 assists. Geneve Lions' coach Ivan Rudez used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Serbian guard Branko Milisavljevic (193-76, agency: Beo Basket) produced 23 points and 5 assists (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) and American forward Richie Gordon (203-89, college: W.Carolina) added 16 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Geneve Lions: K.Parker 26+3reb+2ast, V.Buscaglia 12+4reb+1ast, T.Brown 11+3reb+5ast, A.Stimac 10+4reb+1ast, J.James 9+2reb+2ast, B.Toure 8+8reb+1ast Lugano Tigers: B.Milisavljevic 23+1reb+5ast, R.Gordon 16+8reb, D.Mladjan 13+2reb+4ast, K.Barber 11+2reb+2ast, D.Stockalper 8+6reb, W.Molteni 2+6reb+2ast
LNA Round 1 of Finals. Geneve Lions register first win - May 20, 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
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