BSL Round 1 (Regular Season): Kapfenberg hands first loss to Wels

The Regular Season in BSL just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Raiffeisen Flyers Wels on the court of Kapfenberg Bulls on Saturday night. Visitors were rolled over by Kapfenberg Bulls 101-78. Kapfenberg made 28-of-36 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Ukrainian point guard Vitaliy Zotov (188-1997, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording 15 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals. American guard Zaccheus Darko-Kelly (198-1997, college: Providence, MT) contributed with 19 points and 6 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winners. American guard Zach Laput (193-2001, college: Davidson) answered with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for Wels. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Kapfenberg Bulls is looking forward to face Eisenstadt on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Raiffeisen Flyers Wels will play against Klosterneuburg and are hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Another exciting game for Eisenstadt which played on the court of Klosterneuburg. Eisenstadt won 80-74. American-Nigerian guard Austen Awosika (190-1998, college: CS Fullerton) stepped up and scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners and Rashun Williams chipped in 21 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side American guard Patrick McMahon (201-2008, college: Montana St.) responded with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Eisenstadt will play against Kapfenberg at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Klosterneuburg will play against Wels to get more than just one victory in their record.
An interesting game was also tough home loss of Kufstein in a game versus undefeated UBSC Graz 96-87. Jamison Guerra nailed 24 points and 5 assists for the winning side. Vegas Evans came up with 20 points for Towers in the defeat. Towers' coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. UBSC Graz will meet at home Traiskirchen in the next round. Kufstein will play against St.Poelten and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 1 Vienna lost to Traiskirchen on the road 37-122. Gmunden won against Oberwart on its own court 90-88.
The most impressive performance of 1st round was 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists by Larry Wise of Oberwart.



Kapfenberg - Wels 101-78:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Raiffeisen Flyers Wels on the court of Kapfenberg Bulls on Saturday night. Visitors were rolled over by Kapfenberg Bulls 101-78. Kapfenberg made 28-of-36 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Ukrainian point guard Vitaliy Zotov (188-1997, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording 15 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals. American guard Zaccheus Darko-Kelly (198-1997, college: Providence, MT) contributed with 19 points and 6 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winners. Five Kapfenberg Bulls players scored in double figures. American guard Zach Laput (193-2001, college: Davidson) answered with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and Montenegrin center Dragan Bjeletic (205-1992) added 15 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Wels. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Kapfenberg Bulls is looking forward to face Eisenstadt on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Raiffeisen Flyers Wels will play against Klosterneuburg and are hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Kapfenberg: W.Mwani 19+4reb+1ast, D.Zaccheus 19+6reb+2ast, Z.Vitaliy 15+5reb+9ast, K.Nemanja 14+3reb+1ast, K.Daniel 12+7reb, O.Alec 11+2reb+5ast
Wels: Z.Laput 19+6reb+7ast, D.Bjeletic 15+6reb, M.Narvilas 14+1reb, E.Jakupovic 9+2reb+2ast, S.Inoa 6+4reb+1ast, C.von Fintel 5+1reb

Klosterneuburg - Eisenstadt 74-80:
Another exciting game for Eisenstadt which played on the court of Klosterneuburg. Eisenstadt won 80-74. Nord Dragonz made 21-of-26 charity shots (80.8 percent) during the game. American-Nigerian guard Austen Awosika (190-1998, college: CS Fullerton) stepped up and scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners and American guard Rashun Williams (201-1999, college: UT Tyler, agency: Ten18 Management) chipped in 21 points and 7 rebounds. Four Nord Dragonz players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Patrick McMahon (201-2008, college: Montana St.) responded with 17 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import guard Trae Broadnax (193-2001, college: Rice) scored 12 points and 5 assists. Eisenstadt will play against Kapfenberg at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Klosterneuburg will play against Wels to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Eisenstadt: W.Rashun 21+7reb+2ast, A.Austen 17+7reb+8ast, H.Sead 15+9reb, O.Andrew 11+10reb+1ast, F.Csaba 8+1ast, K.Sauer 3+1reb
Klosterneuburg: P.McMahon 17+7reb+1ast, M.Vranes 12+4reb, T.Broadnax 12+2reb+5ast, M.Horvath 9+1ast, M.Willis 8+6reb+2ast, W.Elias 7

Kufstein - UBSC Graz 87-96:
An interesting game was also tough home loss of Kufstein in a game versus undefeated UBSC Graz 96-87. UBSC Graz made 30-of-37 free shots (81.1 percent) during the game, while Towers only scored nine points from the stripe. American point guard Jamison Guerra (183-2002, college: Idaho St., agency: Promo Sport ID) nailed 24 points and 5 assists for the winning side and his fellow American import forward Cobie Barnes (201-2000, college: SMWC) accounted for 17 points and 11 rebounds. Canadian guard Vegas Evans (201-2003, college: Davis & Elkins) came up with 20 points and Latvian Pauls Miglinieks (193-2000) added 17 points respectively for Towers in the defeat. Five UBSC Graz and four Towers players scored in double figures. Towers' coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. UBSC Graz will meet at home Traiskirchen in the next round. Kufstein will play against St.Poelten and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
UBSC Graz: G.Jamison 24+3reb+5ast, B.Cobie 17+11reb+2ast, E.DeAngelo 17+4reb+2ast, S.Josiah 12+8reb, V.Pasterk 11+2reb+4ast, K.Jonathan 11
Kufstein: V.Evans 20+3reb+1ast, P.Miglinieks 17+2reb+1ast, J.Placer-Diaz 13+2reb+1ast, D.Kuchar 13+6ast, A.Redondo 8+8reb+2ast, A.Felix 7+3ast

Traiskirchen - Vienna 122-37:
Lions used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from Vienna 122-37 on Saturday night. Traiskirchen held Vienna to an opponent 22.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 61.3 percent accuracy of the winners and made 21-of-22 free shots (95.5 percent) during the game. Traiskirchen forced 22 Vienna turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by Vienna's players. American guard Mikale Stevenson (190-2001, college: PFW) nailed 23 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winning side and his fellow American import forward Jalen Hill (198-2001, college: UNLV) accounted for 19 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Guard Lukas Cvetkova (192-2007) came up with 12 points and center Filip Vukovljak (-2009) added 5 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Vienna in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lions will meet UBSC Graz on the road in the next round. BC Vienna will play against Oberwart and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Traiskirchen: S.Mikale 23+5reb+2ast, H.Jalen 19+3reb+3ast, N.Kress 16+5reb+4ast, T.Brian 14+2reb+1ast, G.TJ 9+5reb+5ast, D.Erik 9+8reb+3ast
Vienna: C.Lukas 12+2reb+1ast, G.Robert 7+1reb+2ast, O.Clinton 5+1reb+1ast, V.Filip 5+8reb, A.Godfrey 3+3reb, Y.Kerem 3

Gmunden - Oberwart 90-88:
Gmunden Swans used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Oberwart 90-88 on Sunday night. Gmunden looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The former international guard Daniel Friedrich (181-1992) nailed a double-double by scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists for the winning side and American guard Coltie Young (190-2003, college: ULM) accounted for 25 points. American Larry Wise (196-2000, college: WTAM) came up with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and international forward Renato Poljak (202-1997, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) added 16 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Oberwart in the defeat. Four Gmunden and five Oberwart players scored in double figures. Gmunden Swans will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gunners Oberwart will play against Vienna and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Gmunden: Y.Coltie 25+2reb+2ast, P.Chase 17+4reb+2ast, F.Daniel 15+5reb+11ast, W.Cory 10+6reb+2ast, Z.Miro 9+5reb+4ast, M.Derek 7+1reb
Oberwart: L.Wise 30+6reb+4ast, R.Poljak 16+8reb, V.Searls 14+4reb+2ast, M.Williams 14+7reb, J.Anderson 11+2reb+5ast, S.Kaeferle 3+3reb+5ast