25-year old forward Korvotney Barber (201-F-87, agency: Pro One Sports) put on an amazing game in the last round for Lugano Tigers and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 22. He had a double-double of 25 points and 13 rebounds, while his team crushed Neuchatel (#5, 11-11) with 19-point margin 105-86. Lugano Tigers maintains the 3rd position in Swiss league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Lugano Tigers will need more victories to improve their 13-9 record. Barber turned to be Lugano Tigers' top player in his first season with the team. Auburn University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Barber is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 9.3rpg) and averages solid 54.7% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was Brandon Jenkins (190-G-85) of Starwings. He is American guard in his second season at Starwings. In the last game Jenkins recorded impressive double-double of 15 points and 10 assists. Of course he lead Starwings to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked SAM Massagno (#9, 4-18) 94-55. Starwings' 7th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-15 record. Jenkins is well-known at Starwings and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders.
Third place about best performers goes to another Lugano Tigers' star - guard Branko Milisavljevic (193-G-76, agency: Beo Basket). Milisavljevic scored 19 points and passed eight assists. He was another key player of Lugano Tigers, helping his team with a 105-86 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Neuchatel (#5, 11-11). Lugano Tigers needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 13 victories and 9 lost games. Milisavljevic has a very solid season. In 10 games in Switzerland he scored 17.3ppg. He also has 6.0apg and FGP: 55.4%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Kelvin Parker (183-PG-82) of Geneve Lions - 16 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists 5. Jaraun Burrows (203-F-85) of Starwings - 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Justin Dobbins (203-C/F-87) of Starwings - 17 points and 10 rebounds 7. Richie Gordon (203-F-89) of Lugano Tigers - 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Babacar Toure (205-F/C-85) of Geneve Lions - 16 points and 10 rebounds 9. Dusan Mladjan (198-SG-86) of Lugano Tigers - 29 points and 3 assists 10. Oliver Vogt (209-C-80) of Geneve Lions - 22 points and 7 rebounds
The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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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