EUROBASKET NEWS REPORT - 10/23/2010 1:00:00 AM

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  ACPBL   


Beltway Bombers to host tryout on Saturday, Oct.23 - by Emiliano
The Beltway Bombers of the acpbl will be having training camp This saturday October 23,from 12:00 to 3:00pm at Ramsay Rec Center 5650 Sanger Ave, Alexandria Va. The Bombers were in The EBA for there 1st season and look to be a power house in The acpbl. For more info about tryouts email Coach Chaz Dudley beltwaybombersprobasketball@comcast.net and for more info on The Bombers go to www.beltwaybombersbasketball.com

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  ADRIATIC LEAGUE   


Cedevita and Aaron Peetway part ways - by Eurobasket News
Aaron Pettway (211-C-80, agency: Hart Sports Mngm, college: Oklahoma St.) is no longer a member of Cedevita. The experienced American and the club agreed to part ways and he will start looking for the new job. Also, Cedevita is already in search for his replacement at center position.
Aaron Pettway joined Cedevita this summer. He appeared 3 times in Adriatic league averaging 4.7 points and 2.7 rebounds. Last season, Pettway spent in Ukraine with Dnipro-Azot. Actually, he started it with Ventspils and in February moved to Dnipro-Azot.

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  ARGENTINA   


Boca Juniors open Liga Sudamericana with victory - by Eurobasket News
Boca Juniors - Bigua 87:82

Boca Juniors ensured the winning start of their 2010 Liga Sudamericana campaign. They held off Uruguayan Bigua in the opener. Cedric Moodie (187-G-78, college: Indianapolis) scored 27 points to lead the effort.
Bigua looked the better team in the first quarter. They grabbed a 21:18 lead after ten minutes. Bigua maintained the pressure in the second term. The Uruguayan side established a 43:33 lead at the interval. But the third term proved the difference. Cedric Moodie exploded with 20 points and Boca Juniors accounted for 34 to surge ahead. They recorded an 11-point lead at the final intermission. Bigua came back to life in the final term. They narrowed the deficit however Titarelli hit a three-pointer late in regulation to seal the victory for the Argentinean side.
Scott Cutley (196-F-85, agency: Interperformances, college: Cal.St. Fullerton) netted 21 points for Boca Juniors. Mariano Mariano Fierro (201-F/C-86) contributed 11 points in the win. Elgrace Wilborn (203-F-83, college: W.Kentucky) answered with 24 points for Bigua. Emilio Taboada (191-F-82) had 23 points in the losing case. Boca Juniors will next take on Mavort from Ecuador, while Bigua will face France of Brazil.

Boca Juniors: Cedric Moodie 27, Scott Cutley 21, Mariano Fierro 11
Bigua: Elgrace Wilborn 24, Emilio Taboada 23


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  ASEAN LEAGUE   


MILLER-HARTMAN reunited - by Sheryl Reyes
Nakiea Miller (205-C-79, college: Iona) and Alexander Hartman (201-F-85, college: Concordia (OR)) is reunited as they play alongside eachother for the Westsports KL Dragons Nakiea Miller is on his way to malaysia. Standing at 610, Nakiea Miller will be the man in the middle who Dragons heavily depending on, and once again form a formidable inside-outside combo punch with Alexander Hartman. They are expected to be able to get wins for the Dragons, Changes are made drastically for the reason that the Dragons want to win.



Ramos in as Head Coach ... Wells out .. now new assistant coach - by Sheryl Reyes
Geraldo Ramos ABL season 1 head coach of the Brunei Barracudas is now the head coach once again for them for ABL Season 2 and the current coach Ozell Wells is now his assistant.Last season the very humble coach led the team to a 6-9 record which surprised a lot of people. With three losses in their opening three games under Ozell Wells the Barracudas are last in the league though the Westports KL Dragons have also yet to record a win. But with Ramos reunited with the Barracudas it is not impossible that he can turn around the table and bring wins again for the team.He was the man responsible for barracudas success last year, a man familiar with Brunei basketball and more importantly, the ABL. He was not the team's first choice and opted to hire Wells but finally realized that he is the best coach for the team, a very good move made by the team.



Nakiea Miller joins KL Dragons - by Eurobasket News
KL Dragons are getting reinforced. The team is still looking for the initial win in the ASEAN League season so they have decided to bolster their roster. The Malaysian team signed a deal with Nakiea Miller (205-C-79, college: Iona). The 31-year-old centre will replace Jason Killeen on the squad. Nakiea Miller started the previous season in Piratas Bogota in Colombia. He tallied 17.0 points and 15.0 rebounds per Copa Federacion game. In September Nakiea Miller moved to Enriquillo in Dominican Republic. There the centre notched 19.0 points, 13.0 boards per appearance. In November Miller moved to Jakarta to sign with Satria Muda. He tallied 19.0 points, 14.0 boards, 1.5 blocks and 1.4 assists per game in ASEAN League.
KL Dragons also inked a deal with Patrick Cabahug (186-G). The guard was last seen in Bacchus Energy Drink Raiders in PBL. He averaged 13.6 points, 4.1 boards, 3.4 assists per appearance. Patrick Cabahug will replace Kevin White (183-G).


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  BOSNIA   


Slavija gets Filip Goranovic and Pavle Boljkovac - by Miljan Veskovic
Slavija is getting ready for the start of the season as they added to their roster a big man Filip Goranovic (206-F/C-85) and point guard Pavle Boljkovac (190-G-85). Last season Goranovic played for Bosnian powerhouse IBC Igokea Aleksandrovac while Boljkovac had an injury and he was sidelined for the whole season. He is completely recovered and it's going to be a great reinforcement for the team from I Sarajevo. So far Slavija's coach Goran Sehovac has built a competitive squad and they will be a tough opponent for every team in the league.
In his career Filip Goranovic was a member of KK Lovcen Cetinje, Buducnost Podgorica, KK Mogren Buvda, ABS Primorje Herceg Novi, Hercegovac Bileca and IBC Igokea Aleksandrovac.
Pavle Boljkovac also had previous playing exeprience in Bosnia with SL IAT Leotar Trebinje and KK Radnik Bijeljina he also played for Mavrovo Gostivar and Balkan Botevgrad.

Marcus Crenshaw joins HKK Brotnjo Citluk - by Eurobasket
HKK Brotnjo Citluk agreed terms with 24-year old American guard Marcus Crenshaw (178-G-86, college: Cal.St. Fullerton). Crenshaw played most recently at KK Sentjur (Slovenia). While playing 37 games for Sentjur last season he recorded 16.5ppg (3rd best in the league), 2.4rpg, 5.1apg (2nd best in the league) and 1.1spg. Crenshaw played also pro basketball in Slovenia.

Crenshaw was also named Eurobasket.com All-Slovenian League Import Player of the Year last season and selected to Eurobasket.com Slovenian League All-Imports Team.

By Eurobasket Data Center



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  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS   


Delta Petroleum Giving Back to the Community in an `All Star Way - by David Edole
Join Delta in the 'Best of the Best' 2010 All Star Championship Game
Jeffery King Area, Virgin Gorda
Saturday, October 30, 2010 @ 7pm

Delta Petroleum is committed to fueling the Caribbean and giving back to the community in a major way. Members of the public are invited to the 'Best of the Best' All Star Championship Game us on October 30, 2010. This event is a partnership between Delta Petroleum and the Virgin Islands Basketball Association.

This event will bring hope, inspiration and focus on the need to creating more positive opportunities for youths in the BVI.

The All Star Champion Game will be a showdown between the Tortola and Virgin Gordas All Star Teams. The game will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Jeffery King Arena. There will be half time entertainment, free throw, three point, and dunk contests.

Also, Delta will be registering new loyalty card customers and give them a $50.00 coupon which allow to customer to get the equivalent in points on there card, as well as giving current loyalty card customers a coupon for $100.00 worth of points on their loyalty card.

Deltas promise is to not only fuel the economy by providing a quality product, but also to invest in and enhance the community. The community has demonstrated its loyalty to the Delta brand for more than 25 years in the BVI.

We want to celebrate our success by making sure that the customer continues to benefit from Delta, says the Regional General Manager, Bevis Sylvester.


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  CHILE   


Valdivia roster news - by Cristian Quiroga
This week has been confirmed the arrival of Dante Hunter (191-G-83, college: Calumet) to Deportivo Valdivia to play DIMAYOR league.
Hunter is a 1,91 combo guard required by coach Marcos Beltramella to fortify team mid-court, replacing scoring quota contributed by Francisco Bravo when left Valdivia (now playing in Espanol de Talca). Register in his career teams of Palestine, USA (USBL), Peru, El Salvador and Harlem Globetrotters sparring team (Washington Generals)
Other arrival to CDV roster is Felipe Ziegele, who returns to Valdivia after 5 years. Ziegele will play first Liga Sudamericana with Inacap and then will join team.

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  DENMARK   


Referee Bo Bundgaard takes on the Euro-league for Women again. - by Thomas Soltau
The Danish FIBA referee Bo bundgaard will once again call a game at the highest level for woman, as he the 27th of October will be part of a Euro-league referee team in France.

The game is between the homeside USO Mondeville and polish team Wisla Can-Pack. Bundgaard has worked his way up the referee ranks these past years, and is now considered one of Denmarks finest referees.

Hopefully more young Danish referees can and will make this leap unto the European/International scene, taking home valuable experiences, which can only boost the national leagues, and help pave the way for others.

We should not forget how important our referees are, and how important it is that our referees also see the opportunities that the world of basketball can give them, and continue to have great experiences with the sport.



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  ECUADOR   


Franca better Mavort in Liga Sudamericana - by Eurobasket News
Franca - Mavort 94:76

Franca and Mavort clashed in the opening day of Liga Sudamericana in Group A. The Brazilian team turned out winners. Marcio Dornelles (194-F-75) scored 18 points to pace the hosts. Franca will take on Uruguayan Bigua, while Mavort will face Boca Juniors of Argentina in the second round of action.
Franca and Mavort stayed close in the opening frame. The home team managed to eke out a 22:18 lead after ten minutes. Franca opened the second term with eight unanswered points to clear off. They fired 28 points in the quarter to take a comfortable 50:34 advantage at the interval. Mavort found no way to threaten the margin in the third quarter. Franca drove to a confident 25-point lead at the final intermission. Mavort outscored their opponents in the final period but it was too late to save the clash.
Ricardo Probst (200-F/C-76, agency: Interperformances) had 14 points and 14 rebounds for Franca. Dede Stefanelli (196-F/G-84) accounted for 14 points in the victory. Charles Bailey (203-F-82, college: Detroit Mercy) answered with 23 points and 9 rebounds for Mavort. Marcus Morgan (196-F-86, college: Cal.St. Fullerton) finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds in defeat.

Franca: Marcio Dornelles 18, Ricardo Probst 14+14 boards, Dede Stefanelli 14
Mavort: Charles Bailey 23, Marcus Morgan 21+13 boards


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  ESTONIA   


EMKL Round: 4 (Regular Season) - by Eurobasket News
Rakvere - TTU/Kalev II 79-80
TTU/Kalev II snatched a narrow road victory over Rakvere. Mihkel Kurg (191-G-87) stepped up with 20 points to lead the visitors. Siim Raudla (179-G-90) contributed 17 points for TTU/Kalev II. Viljar Veski (215-C-86) unloaded 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Rakvere.

TU/Rock - TTU/Kalev 87-71
Asko Paade (206-F-84) nailed 17 points to lead TU/Rock past TTU/Kalev in Tartu. Callistus Eziukwu (208-F/C-85, college: Grand Valley St.) netted 11 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in the win. Bambale Osby (203-F-86, college: Maryland) responded with 18 points and 14 rebounds for TTU/Kalev.

Valga/CKE - Kalev/Cramo 82-84
Kalev/Cramo escaped with a tough road win over Valga/CKE. Joosep Toome (202-F-85) led well-balanced effort with 14 points. Gregor Arbet (194-F/G-83) banked 13 points in the victory. Ando Tagamets (200-F-79) and Antti Vasar (195-F-79) replied with 17 points apiece for Valga/CKE.

Voru KK - Kalev/Cramo 59-81
Kalev/Cramo coasted past Voru KK on the road. Joosep Toome knocked down 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the effort. Reimo Tamm (185-G-84) contributed 15 points and 8 rebounds in the win. Silver Kuuba (198-F-74) accounted for 18 points for Voru KK.

TTU/Kalev - Rapla 86-70
TTU/Kalev earned the second win in the season as they toppled Rapla. Illimar Pilk (195-F-88) knocked down 17 points to lead the hosts. Gabriel Hughes (213-F/C-80, college: California) added 15 points for the winning side. Heigo Erm (190-G/F-80) answered with 17 points for Rapla as they fell at 1-4 record.

Parnu - Kalev/Cramo 76-100
Kristjan Kitsing (201-F/C-90) fired 29 points and pulled down 9 boards to lead Kalev/Cramo to a comfortable road victory over Parnu. Reimo Tamm added 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for Kalev/Cramo. Rannar Raap (187-G/F-92) answered with 24 points for Parnu.



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  HUNGARY   


Bell's a double-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News
28-year old forward Rashad Bell (201-F-82) put on an amazing game in the last round for second-ranked MJUS-Fortress Kormend and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 3.
He had a double-double of 30 points and 13 rebounds, while his team crushed Soproni (#11, 1-2) with 16-point margin 94-78. Kormend maintains the 2nd position in Hungarian league. They maintain perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Kormend already had a very good start winning all 3 without losing a single one. In the team's last game Bell had a remarkable four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He turned to be Kormend's top player in his first season with the team. Boston University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Bell is league's best scorer averaging so far 23.0ppg. Bell is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 12.3rpg) and averages solid 2.3spg and 69.6% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Charles Gosa (202-F-77) of Falco-Szova KC-Szombathely. He is American forward in his first season at Falco-Szova. In the last game Gosa recorded impressive double-double of 27 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Falco-Szova lost that game 80-92 to Albacomp (2-1). The season is still at the very beginning and this lost game may not be such crucial, of course if they start win the games. Let's wait for the next round. Gosa is a newcomer at Falco-Szova and quickly became the team's new leader.

Third place about best performers goes to forward Ivory Clark (198-F-85) of Szolnoki Olajbanyasz (#6). Clark got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. He went also for twelve rebounds . Despite Clark's great performance Szolnok lost 74-77 to Kecskemeti (#1, 3-0). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Szolnok needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 2 victories and 1 lost games. Clark has a great season in Hungary. After only 3 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.3ppg (2nd best) and rebounds with 9.3rpg (8th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Obie Trotter (186-G-84) of Szolnok - 21 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists
5. Adam Hanga (201-G-89) of Albacomp - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists
6. Kurt Cunningham (206-C-87) of Kaposvari - 26 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Marcus Moore (198-G-80) of Kormend - 26 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists
8. Darian Townes (208-F/C-84) of Soproni - 21 points and 12 rebounds
9. Jonathan Jones (211-C-79) of Albacomp - 17 points and 10 rebounds
10. Jerome LaGrange (192-G-78) of Kecskemeti - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists

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CLS overcame ASPAC in the top game of the round - by Eurobasket News
The new league already wrote a history for the first 5 days as the teams started 2010/2011 season. Pelita Jaya started the season with three victories beating CLS 67:58, Satria Muda 71:67 and Stadium Jak.69:57. CLS meanwhile recovered from the first loss and won all the other games beating Bima Sakti 79:61, Angsapura 94:42 and Garuda 94:43. In the latest game CLS overcame ASPAC 64:49.

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  JORDAN   


Abu Baker to carry Jordan's hopes in Asian Games 2010 - by Omar Shafaamri

(Jo-Basket) According to Al Ghad newspaper and after collecing more information from the Jordanian basketball federation and the organizers of the Asian Games 2010 which will be held in Guangzhou, China in the period between the 12th to the 27th of November 2010, The young Jordanian head coach Yousef Abu Baker will be leading the Jordan National Team in the big Asian event with the help of the assistant Haitham Daher.

Jordan was drawn in Group E along with China, South Korea and Uzbekistan.

The official players list was already sent to the organizers of the Asian games 2010 and it contains the following names:

Point Guards: Mahmoud Abdeen (Orthodox), Fadel Najjar (ASU), Amro Tkaidek (Orthodox)
Shooting Guards: Malek Khashan (Al Riyadi), Ali El Zubi (ASU)
Small Forwards: Hani Al Faraj (Orthodox), Ahmad Hamarsheh (ASU), Mohammad Hamdan (ASU)
Power Forwards/Centers: Ali Jamal (Al Riyadi), Faisal Khair (Al Riyadi), Abdullah Abu Koura (ASU), Ibrahim Bassam (Orthodox).

Abu Baker was a former basketball player, He began coaching latley when he was appointed as Assistant coach of Jordan National team in 2009 after that he lead the national school team to win the Golden Medal of the Arabian Schools Tournament.

So many new faces in the national team with the inclusion of only 3 players from the last roster of Jordan National Team in FIBA world championship.

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Liga-Sudamericana Round: 1 - by Eurobasket News
Boca Jrs - Bigua 87-82
Boca Juniors ensured the winning start of their 2010 Liga Sudamericana campaign. They held off Uruguayan Bigua in the opener. Cedric Moodie (187-G-78, college: Indianapolis) scored 27 points to lead the effort. Bigua looked the better team in the first quarter. They grabbed a 21:18 lead after ten minutes. Bigua maintained the pressure in the second term. The Uruguayan side established a 43:33 lead at the interval. But the third term proved the difference. Cedric Moodie exploded with 20 points and Boca Juniors accounted for 34 to surge ahead. They recorded an 11-point lead at the final intermission. Bigua came back to life in the final term. They narrowed the deficit however Titarelli hit a three-pointer late in regulation to seal the victory for the Argentinean side. Scott Cutley (196-F-85, agency: Interperformances, college: Cal.St. Fullerton) netted 21 points for Boca Juniors. Mariano Fierro (201-F/C-86) contributed 11 points in the win. Elgrace Wilborn (203-F-83, college: W.Kentucky) answered with 24 points for Bigua. Emilio Taboada (191-F-82) had 23 points in the losing case. Boca Juniors will next take on Mavort from Ecuador, while Bigua will face France of Brazil.

Mavort - Vivo/Franca 76-94
Franca and Mavort clashed in the opening day of Liga Sudamericana in Group A. The Brazilian team turned out winners. Marcio Dornelles (194-F-75) scored 18 points to pace the hosts. Franca will take on Uruguayan Bigua, while Mavort will face Boca Juniors of Argentina in the second round of action. Franca and Mavort stayed close in the opening frame. The home team managed to eke out a 22:18 lead after ten minutes. Franca opened the second term with eight unanswered points to clear off. They fired 28 points in the quarter to take a comfortable 50:34 advantage at the interval. Mavort found no way to threaten the margin in the third quarter. Franca drove to a confident 25-point lead at the final intermission. Mavort outscored their opponents in the final period but it was too late to save the clash. Ricardo Probst (200-F/C-76, agency: Interperformances) had 14 points and 14 rebounds for Franca. Dede Stefanelli (196-F/G-84) accounted for 14 points in the victory. Charles Bailey (203-F-82, college: Detroit Mercy) answered with 23 points and 9 rebounds for Mavort. Marcus Morgan (196-F-86, college: Cal.St. Fullerton) finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds in defeat.



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  LUXEMBOURG   


1/16th Final of Cup of Luxembourg played this week! - by John Thomas
October 19, 2010

The 1/16th final of the Cup of Luxembourg games were played this week. Here are the results:

Arlon (+10) Hostert Grengewald 90:83
Les Sangliers Wiltz (+20) Soleuvre 62:94
Priezerdaul (+10) BC Mess 78:103
Black Frogs Schieren (+10) Avanti Mondorf 64:73
Racing Luxembourg (+10) Black Star Mersch 71:69
Arantia Larochette (+10) Residence Walferdange 82:98

Nitia Bettembourg - Red Miners Kayldall 95:105

Wasserbillig - Kordallsteelers 77:83

The Technical Committee of the FLBB will hold The Lottery Draw Cup Nat. 1/8-Finales on Saturday, October 23 at half-time of the match Sparta-Amicale in Bertrange.
The the other 8 teams involved in the draw are: the defending Cup Champion Sparta along with T71, Etzella, Musel Pikes, Amicale, Basket Esch, Heffingen and Contern.



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  MALAYSIA   


Nakiea Miller joins KL Dragons - by Eurobasket News
KL Dragons are getting reinforced. The team is still looking for the initial win in the ASEAN League season so they have decided to bolster their roster. The Malaysian team signed a deal with Nakiea Miller (205-C-79, college: Iona). The 31-year-old centre will replace Jason Killeen on the squad. Nakiea Miller started the previous season in Piratas Bogota in Colombia. He tallied 17.0 points and 15.0 rebounds per Copa Federacion game. In September Nakiea Miller moved to Enriquillo in Dominican Republic. There the centre notched 19.0 points, 13.0 boards per appearance. In November Miller moved to Jakarta to sign with Satria Muda. He tallied 19.0 points, 14.0 boards, 1.5 blocks and 1.4 assists per game in ASEAN League.
KL Dragons also inked a deal with Patrick Cabahug (186-G). The guard was last seen in Bacchus Energy Drink Raiders in PBL. He averaged 13.6 points, 4.1 boards, 3.4 assists per appearance. Patrick Cabahug will replace Kevin White (183-G).


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  NCAA3   


Diplomats Welcome Class of 2014 - by Arnault Desira
From Franklin and Marshall website:

Five members of the class of 2014 will vie for spots on Franklin & Marshall's 2010-2011 roster. The class of 2014 includes a pair of forwards and three guards.

The Diplomats return 12 of 15 players from the 2009-2010 roster for the upcoming campaign, including 4 of 5 starters. F&M posted a record of 26-5 in 2009-10, winning the Centennial Conference title and advancing to the Elite Eight for the ninth time in school history.

Franklin & Marshall kicks off the 2010-11 campaign when the Diplomats host the Lancaster Rotary Tournament. The first game is November 19th against visiting Penn State-Abington at 8:00pm.

Nick Belyaev G 6-0 180 Seattle, Wash./University Prep
Averaged 12 ppg in his senior year... first team all-league selection...Team MVP... Captain... Honor Roll member... Teacher's Award recipient...

Greg Blanchard G 6-1 180 Greenwich, Conn./King School
Team Captain... Honorable Mention All-Star junior and senior year... Honor Roll member junior and senior year...

Ed Early F 6-6 210 Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing
Averaged 18 points and eight rebounds per game as a senior... Team captain... all-division... Honor Roll member... National Honor Society member... Principal's Award recipient...

Brett McCormick G 6-3 195 Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair
Scored 700 career points... Made over 100 3's in his career... Shot over 50%... Averaged 14 ppg, four apg, and six rpg as a senior... Metro League All-Star selection... MVP of the Pittsburgh Slam Fest... Four-year honor roll member... Member of the National Society of High School Scholars...

Jon Salandra F 6-6 200 Harrison, N.Y./Hackley School
Team captain... all division... Team rookie of the year freshmen season and MVP senior year Honor Roll


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  SOUTH KOREA   


South Korean KBL round 3 best performance: Herbert Hill - by Eurobasket News
American forward Herbert Hill (203-F-84) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for top-ranked Inchon ET Land Elephants, receiving a Asia-basket.com Player of the Week award for round 3.
The 26-year old player had a double-double of 26 points and 11 rebounds, while his team crushed Mobis Phoebus (#8, 1-2) with 19-point margin 87-68. It allowed Elephants to take over top position in the South Korean KBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost that single game earlier this season. Elephants has a very solid 3-1 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. Hill turned to be Elephants' top player in his first season with the team. Former Providence College star has very solid stats this year. Hill is in league's top in points (7th best: 19.7ppg), rebounds (4th best: 10.3rpg) and averages impressive 2.3bpg and 60.5% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was another Inchon ET Land Elephants' star - 35-year old American Jarod Stevenson (200-F-75). Stevenson had a very good evening with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. It was enough for Elephants to edge Dongbu Promy (2-1) 79-73. The season is still at the very beginning and this victory may help a lot. Let's wait for the next round. Stevenson is a newcomer at Elephants, but is already the team's top player. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.0ppg (#6). His other stats are also decent: 8.3rpg and 3.7apg.

Third on the list of top players last round was American center Terrence Leather (204-C-81) of Seoul SK Knights (#6). Leather scored 23 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was a key player of SK Knights, leading his team to a 84-79 win against Samsung Th. (2-1). SK Knights needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 2 victories and 1 lost games. Leather has a great season in South Korea. After only 3 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.7ppg (3rd best) and rebounds with 11.7rpg (2nd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Jung-Hyun Lee (189-F) of Anyang KGC - 27 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Sylvester Seay (208-F-85) of KCC Egis - 25 points and 5 rebounds
6. Dong-Uk Kim (195-F-81) of Samsung Th. - 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Jarod Stevenson (200-F-75) of Elephants - 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Jang-Hoon Seo (207-C-74) of Elephants - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Aaron Haynes (201-F-81) of Samsung Th. - 25 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Sang-Oh Park (196-F-81) of Sonic Boom KT - 24 points and 5 rebounds

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  TAIWAN   


Final roster of Taiwan men's NT for Asian Games announced - by Chris Wang
CTBA announced the final roster of Taiwan men's national team for Guangzhou Asian Games Friday and said that the team will meet Liaoning, which is visitiing Taiwan, on Oct. 27 in a friendly game before leaving for China on Oct. 28 for a seires of warmup games.

Taiwan NT will meet the Philippines NT, North Korea NT and Guangdong Dongguan of China's CBA in Guangdong and return to Taiwan on Nov. 2.

Wu Feng-cheng, Chien Chia-hung, Chang Chih-feng and Cheng jen-wei were dropped from the 16-man roster.

Yang Chin-min 1984.1.22 188 85 Taiwan Beer
Lee Hsueh-lin 1984.1.31 176 75 Yulon
Chen Shih-nian 1984.4.8 180 76 Taiwan Beer
Chen Shun-hsiang 1985.5.25 190 90 Bank of Taiwan
Hung Chih-shan 1985.7.5 176 75 Pure Youth
Lu Cheng-ju 1986.4.13 194 88 Yulon
Mao Chia-en 1982.11.16 196 90 Pure Youth
Tien Lei 1983.6.1 202 100 Dacin
Wu Tai-hao 1985.2.7 202 100 Taiwan Beer
Tseng Wen-ting 1984.7.6 203 90 Yulon
Lin Chih-chieh 1982.6.11 192 95 Taiwan Beer
Chou Po-chen 1990.8.8 196 94 University

Head coach: Zhang Xuelei
Assistants: Chiu Chi-yi, Wei Yung-tai

Final roster of Taiwan men's NT for Asian Games announced - by Chris Wang
CTBA announced the final roster of Taiwan men's national team for Guangzhou Asian Games Friday and said that the team will meet Liaoning, which is visitiing Taiwan, on Oct. 27 in a friendly game before leaving for China on Oct. 28 for a seires of warmup games.

Taiwan NT will meet the Philippines NT, North Korea NT and Guangdong Dongguan of China's CBA in Guangdong and return to Taiwan on Nov. 2.

Wu Feng-cheng, Chien Chia-hung, Chang Chih-feng and Cheng jen-wei were dropped from the 16-man roster.


Yang Chin-min 1984.1.22 188 85 Taiwan Beer
Lee Hsueh-lin 1984.1.31 176 75 Yulon
Chen Shih-nian 1984.4.8 180 76 Taiwan Beer
Chen Shun-hsiang 1985.5.25 190 90 Bank of Taiwan
Hung Chih-shan 1985.7.5 176 75 Pure Youth
Lu Cheng-ju 1986.4.13 194 88 Yulon
Mao Chia-en 1982.11.16 196 90 Pure Youth
Tien Lei 1983.6.1 202 100 Dacin
Wu Tai-hao 1985.2.7 202 100 Taiwan Beer
Tseng Wen-ting 1984.7.6 203 90 Yulon
Lin Chih-chieh 1982.6.11 192 95 Taiwan Beer
Chou Po-chen 1990.8.8 196 94 University

Head coach: Zhang Xuelei
Assistants: Chiu Chi-yi, Wei Yung-tai

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The start of a new season - by Eurobasket News
Two big rounds were already played in the new 2010/2011 season in the country. Ezzahra.S became the first team to reach 2-0 record, while also E.S.Sahel and Stade Nabeulien remain undefeated.
In the opener E.O.G.Kram lost to Stade Nabeulien 73:82, while E.S.Sahel produced a 90 : 41 win over E.S.Rades. The other results are below:

C.Tunisair 63 : 53 C.Africain

C.A.Bizerte 58 : 52 U.S.Mounastir

J.S.Kairaoun 63 : 45 C Cheminots

J.S Manazeh 60 : 68 Ezzahra.S

U.S.Mounastir 83 : 51 C.Tunisair

C.Africain 70 : 68 C.A.Bizerte

Ezzahra.S 74 : 65 J.S.Kairaoun

E.S.Rads 93 : 92 E.O.G.Kram

Cheminots 59 : 67 J.S Manazeh




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Women News

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  BELGIUM - Women  


Leemans' 19 points and 6 rebounds give her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News
22-year old swingman Sara Leemans (178-G/F-88) put on an amazing game in the last round for second-ranked Sint Kateline Waver and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 5.
She had the game-high 19 points adding six rebounds and two assists for Sint Kateline in her team's victory, helping them to crush Willebroek (#9, 1-3) with 22-point margin 84-62. Despite this victory Sint Kateline dropped to the 2nd position in Belgian D1. They maintain perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Sint Kateline already had a very good start winning all 3 without losing a single one. It's Leemans' second year at Sint Kateline and it's hard to imagine this team without her. Leemans has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in points (2nd best: 17.0ppg).

Second best performed player last round was Rhona McKenzie (183-F-76, agency: LBM Management) of DBC Houthalen. She is Canadian-Jamaican forward in her first season at Houthalen. In the last game McKenzie recorded impressive double-double of 11 points and 20 rebounds. It was enough for Houthalen to edge the lower-ranked Deerlijk (#10, 1-4) by 6 points 56-50. This victory allowed Houthalen to move up to 6th position in the standings. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 2-2 record is not bad and everything may still change. McKenzie is a newcomer at Houthalen and quickly became the team's new leader.

Third place about best performers goes to forward Fannie Vandesteene (176-F-87) of R.Spirou Monceau Charleroi (#7). Vandesteene scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds. She was a key player of R.Spirou Monceau Charleroi, leading her team to a 58-41 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Jeugd Gentson (#8, 2-3). R.Spirou Monceau Charleroi needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 2 victories and 2 lost games. Vandesteene has a very solid season. In 4 games in Belgium she scored 11.5ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Emma Meesseman (188-C-93) of Ieper - 15 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Melissa Dennett (188-F-83) of Sint Kateline - 21 points and 7 rebounds
6. Daphne Van Dessel (172-G-82) of Sint Kateline - 13 points and 7 rebounds
7. Eline Verbeest (186-C-86) of Deerlijk - 13 points and 8 rebounds
8. Karen Hendrickx (171-G/F-88) of Willebroek - 16 points and 3 rebounds
9. Tamara Van Respaille (186-C-77) of Waregem - 8 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Lien Lentacker (184-F/C-90) of Jeugd Gentson - 12 points and 5 rebounds

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  CZECH REPUBLIC - Women  


Darina Johnova claims Czech Republic ZBL weekly honour - by Eurobasket News
Darina Johnova (178-G-85) had an amazing evening in the last round for BK Czech coal Aldast Strakonice and that's her to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 1.
The 25-year old guard had the game-high 43 points adding three rebounds and two assists for Strakonice in her team's victory, helping them to beat VS Praha (#10, 0-1) 76-68. It's just the very beginning of the season and Strakonice won just one (their first) game. It's too early to say anything as the standings can be changed completely after next round. In the team's last game Johnova had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range. She has many years of experience at Strakonice, through which he has constantly improved. Johnova has impressive league stats. She is league's best scorer averaging so far 43.0ppg. Johnova is in league's top in and averages solid 4.0spg and 72.7% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Swedish center Louice Halvarsson (189-C-89) of league's best team Frisco Sika Brno. Halvarsson impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 28 points and 17 rebounds. Of course she lead Frisco Sika to another comfortable win 88-73 over Karlovy Vary (0-1) being unquestionably team leader. Her team has extremely good start of the season. They won their first game. However the season is at the beginning, so everything can happen. They still may lose their high position in the standings. Halvarsson is a newcomer at Frisco Sika and it seems she did not have too much trouble to become team's real leader. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 28.0ppg (#3). She also registered 17.0 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was Slovakian Nikola Kovalova (168-G-89) of BK Lokomotiva Karlovy Vary (#7). Kovalova showcased her all-around game by recording 21 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the last round. Despite Kovalova's great performance Karlovy Vary lost 73-88 to Frisco Sika (#1, 1-0). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. Karlovy Vary can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have awful season losing so far all 1 games. Too bad for Kovalova she does not play for a better team. But maybe if she did, her season stats would not be that high. The season just started for Kovalova as she played only first game. But it already looks like she can be team's leader.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Frida Eldebrink (174-G-88) of Frisco Sika - 23 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Eva Viteckova (189-F-82) of USK Praha - 30 points and 4 rebounds
6. Jelena Skerovic (172-G-80) of Frisco Sika - 4 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists
7. Tereza Peckova (191-F-87) of USK Praha - 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Eva Horakova (188-F-72) of Hradec Kralove - 15 points and 12 rebounds
9. Milena Steffanova (179-F-81) of Hradec Kralove - 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Delisha Milton-Jones (186-F-74) of USK Praha - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists

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  FINLAND - Women  


D1 Round: 4 (Regular Season) - by Eurobasket News
ToPo - FoA 59-69
FoA posted the third victory as they knocked down ToPo away from home. Judy Wright (172-G-84) tallied 25 points, 11 rebounds and 6 steals to lead FoA. Myia McCurdy (185-F-88, college: Rutgers) notched 19 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Dandra Moss (183-F-88, college: Va Commonwealth) responded with 29 points and 14 boards for ToPo.

PeKa - ToPo 85-79
PeKa earned the third win in the season as they knocked down ToPo at home court. Krystal Vaughn (185-G-86, agency: LBM Management, college: Va Commonwealth) accounted for 25 points and 9 rebounds for PeKa. Jill Martin (185-F/C-85, college: Drake) contributed 21 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Dandra Moss answered with 31 points, 15 rebounds and 4 steals in the loss.

HoNsU - Huima 66-75
Kenya Robinson (182-C-70, college: New Orleans) fired 31 points and collected 15 rebounds to lead Huima past HoNsU. Maiju Pekkarinen (178-F-84) added 17 points in the winning effort. Dionne Pounds (174-F-84, college: Lamar) responded with 18 points and 8 rebounds in the losing case.



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  ICELAND - Women  


Gunnlaugsdottir's 35-point game gives her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News
23-year old guard Palina Gunnlaugsdottir (170-G-87) put on an amazing game in the last round for second-ranked Keflavik and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 3.
She had the game-high 35 points adding six rebounds and seven assists for Keflavik in her team's victory, helping them to outclass, the league's worst team Snaefell (#8, 0-3) with 56-point margin 118-62. Keflavik maintains the 2nd position in Icelandic Express L.. They maintain perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Keflavik already had a very good start winning all 3 without losing a single one. Gunnlaugsdottir has many years of experience at Keflavik, through which he has constantly improved. Palina Gunnlaugsdottir averages just after three games 21.0ppg.

Second best performed player last round was Jacquline Adamshick (183-F-84, agency: 22ft). She is American forward in her first season at Keflavik. In the last game Adamshick recorded impressive double-double of 28 points and 15 rebounds. Of course together with Gunnlaugsdottir she helped Keflavik with another comfortable win outscoring Snaefell (0-3) 118-62. A very good start of the season for her team, which won so far all 3 games without any defeat. Adamshick is a newcomer at Keflavik and quickly became the team's new leader. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 25.7ppg (#3). Her other stats are also decent: 17.3rpg and 3.7apg.

Third place about best performers goes to forward Jaleesa Butler (183-F-87) of league's leader Hamar. Butler scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds. She was a key player of Hamar, leading her team to a 89-58 easy win against #3 ranked Haukar in a game of the week. Hamar started extremely well this year. They recorded 3 victories without losing a single game. Butler turns to be one of the very best players in the league while he is also a leader of the top team having his eyes on the championship title. Butler has a great season in Iceland. After only 3 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 27.7ppg (2nd best) and rebounds with 16.3rpg (2nd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Margareth McCloskey (165-G-87) of Fjolnir - 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Dita Liepkalne (185-F-87) of Njardvik - 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Shayla Fields (175-G-87) of Njardvik - 18 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists
7. Birna Valgarasdottir (181-F-76) of Keflavik - 19 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Slavica Dimovska (177-G-85) of Hamar - 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists
9. Hildur Siguraardottir (178-G-81) of KR - 9 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Kristrun Sigurjonsdottir (178-F-85) of Hamar - 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists

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  ISRAEL - Women  


ASHLEY WALKER SIGN WITH M. RAMAT CHEN - by Gil Goshen


The M.V.P of the Israeli League 2009/10 Ashley walker
sign with M. Ramat Chen !!!

Walker , 2009-2010: Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-D1, starting five): 29 games: Score-5 (20.1ppg), 8.3rpg, 2.4apg, 1.8spg, Blocks-2 (1.2bpg), FGP: 58.3%, 3PT: 26.1%, FT: 80.3%
signed fisrt with Dynamo-NPU Kyiv (Ukraine-UPBL) but left because of money problems of the team.
Ashley joined to Ivory Latta and Tiffany Jackson.
The team released LYNDRA WEAVER right after the first game.
Ramat Chen will play vs. Elitzur Ramla ( Walker former team ) on Monday.
Ashley Walker (185-F/C-87, agency: Merit Sports, college: California)

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  KAZAKHSTAN - Women  


Okzhetpes open new championship with victory - by Eurobasket News
Kazakh D1 vice-champions Okzhetpes started their new campaign with victory. They held off BK Almaty 77:71 in the opener. Kristina Koldobienko (182-F-83) poured in 28 points to lead the effort. BK Almaty got to the better start. They earned a 21:20 lead after ten minutes. Okzhetpes spurred in front in the second term and posted a 36:35 halftime lead. Okzhetpes cleared off in the third period. They built a 7-point lead at the final intermission. BK Almaty fought bravely in the final stanza but came up just short at the end. Irina Gilfier (178-G-84) stepped up with 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Stanislava Fedotova (175-G-87) answered with 28 points and 11 rebounds for BK Almaty.
Irtysh Pavlodar shot down Taraz 77:45 in the first game. Oksana Osipenko nailed 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Irtysh. The Pavlodar team rallied to a 7-point halftime advantage. They limited Taraz to just three points in the third quarter to establish a 23-point advantage. Taraz never recovered and had to surrender at the end. Anna Vinokurova (191-C-92) contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds in the victory. Zarina Ibraimova (175-G-88) scored 12 points for Taraz.


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  TURKEY - Women  


18th Turkish President's Cup Winner : Fenerbahce - by Baha Kurtulus
Fenerbahce won the first title of the Turkish season by beating Galatasaray Medical Park 75-58 for the President's Cup at Istanbul Abdi Ipekci Sports Hall.

Nevriye Yilmaz (195-C-80) had 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Penelope Taylor (185-F-81) helped 13 points and 6 rebounds. Diana Taurasi (182-F/G-82, college: Connecticut) notched 8 points ans Ivana Matovic (197-C-83) added 9 points for Fenerbahce.
Sylvia Fowles (198-C-85, college: LSU) answered with 10 points and 15 rebounds for Galatasaray. Doneeka Hodges (175-G-82, college: LSU) finished with 8 points in the loss.