EUROBASKET NEWS REPORT - 2/21/2008
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*****************************************************Last night in the EMKL saw two marked changes in the standings...
TTP/Pirita rode the stellar play of William Sharp (202-F-84) and his 26 points and 12 rebounds to handily defeat Tartu-Fausto 86-62. For Fausto, Ardo Armpalu (207-F/C-80, college: Marshall) had 19 points and 9 rebounds but it was to no avail as there was NO ANSWER for Joosep Pokla (198-G-86) who chipped in 19 points and 8 rebounds for Pirita. WIth the victory, Pirita stands in sole possesion of the 3rd place in the table, a spot held for the past month by Triobet/Dalkia. Both of those teams have to face off 23 February to decide who will hold the 3rd place in the table as the season is winding down.
The other night's game saw BC Kraft Moobel defeat TTU KK 84-60 behind Heiko Niidas (206-C-83) and his 20 points. Greg McQuay (201-F-76, college: Purdue) (201-F-76, college: Purdue) was the difference maker in this game as he had 17 points, 18 rebounds and 2 blocked shots as his blocks came in the middle of a 22-12 4th quarter that saw Kraft Moobel put the game away.
With the win, Kraft Moobel takes the 8th playoff spot with 9 games remaining. Kraft Moobel after starting the season 0-12 have seemingly turned things around behind the rebounding of Greg McQuay and Heiko Niidas. Both players are among the league leaders in rebounding with McQuay leading the entire EMKL with 12.4 rebounds per game and Niidas currently sits at 4th in the lague with 8.14 rebounds. Kraft Moobel ends their season with two pivotal games against Rakvere Tarvas, the team that held the 8th spot for the past 3 months. Much like the Pirita & Triobet scenario the teams will square off to decide a victor.
Korisliiiga, Round 34: Four games on Wednesday. One real upset; Tarmo (Porvoo) defeated Torpan Pojat (Helsinki) 98-94! Tony Bennett (185-G-84, agency: Edge Sports, college: Bradley) led Tarmo with 32 pts. When Kauhajoki won again over YMCA Lahti at Kauhajoki, that means Team Componenta (Karkkila) is now # 12 in the league.
Tarmo - Torpan Pojat 98-94 (46-50) (Tony Bennett 32, Mark McCarroll 19/11 - Josh Gonner 26, Iiro Tenngren 17).
Kauhajoki - YMCA Lahti 88-84 (44-40) (Eric Washington 41/10, Mario Porter 16 - Ville Makalainen 21, Teemu Laine 18).
Kouvot - Team Componenta 94-63 (48-37) Corey Smith 28, Wayne Bernard 212 - Turo Lehtonen 15, Chris Hester 14).
Pyrinto - KTP 96-84 (40-43) (Damon Williams 31/12, Damion Dantzler 21/16 - Steve Smith 22, Jermaine Spivey 20).
Last weekend, Panthers Schwenningen visited ASC Theresianum Mainz for the crucial game to decide which of the two teams is going to gain promotion to Pro B next year. Mainz is in first place while second placed Schwenningen needed a win to close the gap to the leaders.
Edjuan Green (203-F-82, college: Texas A&M) spoke to Eurobasket about the game:
'We pretty much got our motivation from them beating us on their court in our first match, so this was a game we have been looking forward to for a while now.
After reviewing the film of the first encounter against them, it was clear that they out hustled us on the boards, and we came into the game knowing since both teams like to get up and down the floor, it was a must to control the rebounds on both ends', tells us Edjuan Green about the preparation prior the game.
Eventually, it was his 26 points (he top scored all players) along with 19 rebounds that helped ASC Theresianum Mainz to beat the ambitious Panthers 87-78.
'As a team we came out and played great team ball and the outcome of the game showed with us winning the game', notes the Texas-native who is currently averaging 17,6 ppg in 19 contests for ASC Theresianum Mainz.
With the season nearing it's end, the forward is bound to play in the U.S. again: 'After the season, I plan on returning to the States to play off-season ball in the IBL in Vancouver, Oregon ,so I can work on my game and stay in shape.'
We are hoping to see Edjuan later the year in one of the bigger leagues in Europe again, with the same story of success like the one he is currently living in.
(191-G/F-84, agency: Sports Plus International, college: Furman) scored a season-high 31 pts. with 4 three-pointers, 5 assists and 4 steals, with Darnell Wilson
(198-F-85, college: Canisius) adding 23 pts. and 3 steals, and Gerad Punch
(193-G/F, college: Furman) scored 19. Landstede wins its 2nd in a row and five of last six, moving ahead of ZZ Leiden for the 8th playoff spot and one game behind Upstairs.
(206-F-84, agency: Worldwide Hoops, college: Middle Tenn.St.), Andre Harris
(203-F-85, agency: Worldwide Hoops, college: Fairleigh Dickinson) and Devonne Giles
(203-F-83, agency: Worldwide Hoops, college: Texas Tech) continued their strong play for the Giants, combining for 63 total points, with Giles and Blue notching double-doubles. West-Brabant took a ten-point lead heading into halftime and kept ZZ at arm's length throughout, finishing things off in a big 4th quarter run. The nets were friendly to the Giants, making string music at 63.5% FG, while also not hesitating to share the wealth (26 assists). Donald Wilson (193-G-84, agency: Court Side, college: Portland) led ZZ with 24 pts. The win was West-Brabant's fifth straight, with ZZ losing its 3rd straight.
(206-F-80, agency: Hart Sports Mngm, college: USF) led Eiffel with 22 pts., with Robert Owens
(201-F-82, college: Ball St.) adding 21. Todd Abernethy
(185-G-84, college: Mississippi) scored 22 for Matrixx. Eiffel advances in the Dutch Cup. Last weekend, Panthers Schwenningen visited ASC Theresianum Mainz for the crucial game to decide which of the two teams is going to gain promotion to Pro B next year. Mainz is in first place while second placed Schwenningen needed a win to close the gap to the leaders.
Edjuan Green (203-F-82, college: Texas A&M) spoke to Eurobasket about the game:
'We pretty much got our motivation from them beating us on their court in our first match, so this was a game we have been looking forward to for a while now.
After reviewing the film of the first encounter against them, it was clear that they out hustled us on the boards, and we came into the game knowing since both teams like to get up and down the floor, it was a must to control the rebounds on both ends', tells us Edjuan Green about the preparation prior the game.
Eventually, it was his 26 points (he top scored all players) along with 19 rebounds that helped ASC Theresianum Mainz to beat the ambitious Panthers 87-78.
'As a team we came out and played great team ball and the outcome of the game showed with us winning the game', notes the Texas-native who is currently averaging 17,6 ppg in 19 contests for ASC Theresianum Mainz.
With the season nearing it's end, the forward is bound to play in the U.S. again: 'After the season, I plan on returning to the States to play off-season ball in the IBL in Vancouver, Oregon ,so I can work on my game and stay in shape.'
We are hoping to see Edjuan later the year in one of the bigger leagues in Europe again, with the same story of success like the one he is currently living in.
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