Recap of Round 2 of Regular Season

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in Basketball Champions League. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

First defeat of Lithuanian Rytas against French JSF Nanterre 93-65 was the most important game of the last round. Nanterre dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Rytas' 34. They outrebounded Rytas 52-32 including a 23-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Nanterre looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Rytas' players. American-Bosnian guard Xavier Castaneda (184-2000, college: Akron) orchestrated the victory by scoring 15 points and 9 assists. U.S. Virgin Islands forward JWan Roberts (203-2001, college: Houston) contributed with 15 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Center Arturas Gudaitis (211-1993) replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds for Rytas. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Serbian Spartak recorded a loss in Subotica. Hosts were edged by Israeli Hapoel Holon 86-84. Mali center Adama Sanogo (206-2002, college: UConn) scored 28 points and 5 blocks (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and Yair Kravitz chipped in 8 points and 9 assists during the contest. Montenegrin point guard Igor Drobnjak (188-2000) responded with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
A very close game took place in Varese between Greek Peristeri and Italian Openjobmetis Varese. Peristeri got a very close victory on the road over Openjobmetis Varese. Peristeri managed to escape with a 3-point win 85-82 on Tuesday evening. American players dominated the game. Ty Nichols notched a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 assists to lead the effort. Even 20 points and 4 assists by Hunter Hale did not help to save the game for Varese. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 2: winless Igokea lost to undefeated ALBA on the road 79-90. Trabzonspor won against Sabah on its own court 100-83. Murcia outscored Bamberg in a road game 86-67. Bilbao managed to beat Slavia at home 97-86. Winless Vechta lost to undefeated Cholet on the opponent's court 66-84.



ALBA - Igokea 90-79:
No shocking result in a game when German ALBA Berlin beat at home Bosnian Igokea 90-79 on Tuesday. ALBA forced 19 Igokea turnovers. American swingman Joe Wieskamp (198-1999, college: Iowa) notched 19 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and the other American import forward Justin Bean (201-1996, college: Utah St.) supported him with 17 points and 5 rebounds. Even 21 points by Serbian guard Lazar Stefanovic (201-2002, college: UCLA, agency: Octagon Europe) did not help to save the game for Igokea. American point guard Roman Penn (182-1997, college: Drake) added 11 points and 9 assists for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
ALBA: W.Joe 19+8reb+1ast, B.Justin 17+5reb, G.Sam 10+6reb+2ast, K.Jack 9+2reb+6ast, M.Jonas 8+2reb, F.Jordan 8+1reb+3ast
Igokea: L.Stefanovic 21+4reb+1ast, R.Penn 11+3reb+9ast, J.Armotrading 11+6reb, N.Pierre-Louis 10, H.Delalic 9+1reb+1ast, N.Manojlovic 9+5reb+1ast

Nanterre - Rytas 93-65:
First defeat of Lithuanian Rytas against French JSF Nanterre 93-65 was the most important game of the last round. Nanterre dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Rytas' 34. They outrebounded Rytas 52-32 including a 23-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Nanterre looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Rytas' players. American-Bosnian guard Xavier Castaneda (184-2000, college: Akron) orchestrated the victory by scoring 15 points and 9 assists. U.S. Virgin Islands forward JWan Roberts (203-2001, college: Houston) contributed with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Four JSF Nanterre players scored in double figures. Center Arturas Gudaitis (211-1993) replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds and Gytis Radzevicius (197-1995) added 9 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Rytas. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Nanterre: R.J'Wan 15+12reb, C.Xavier 15+4reb+9ast, Y.Hugo 13+6reb, S.Len 10+2reb+4ast, M.Devin 10+9reb+3ast, S.Mitchell 8+10reb+1ast
Rytas: A.Gudaitis 10+13reb, G.Radzevicius 9+6reb+1ast, A.Marciulionis 8+2reb+3ast, M.Devoe 8, O.Pleikys 7+3reb+1ast, K.Bruhnke 7+4reb

Varese - Peristeri 82-85:
A very close game took place in Varese between Greek Peristeri and Italian Openjobmetis Varese. Peristeri got a very close victory on the road over Openjobmetis Varese. Peristeri managed to escape with a 3-point win 85-82 on Tuesday evening. Peristeri looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American players dominated the game. Guard Ty Nichols (190-1996, college: Keene St.) notched a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 assists to lead the effort and forward Will Carius (205-1998, college: W.Illinois) supported him with 18 points and 4 steals. Even 20 points and 4 assists by guard Hunter Hale (192-1997, college: Winthrop) did not help to save the game for Varese. Guard David Duke Jr (193-1999, college: Providence) added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Peristeri: C.Will 18+3reb+1ast, F.Noah 13+3reb+1ast, N.Ty 10+4reb+10ast, P.Omar 10+4reb+1ast, A.Tytan 9+5reb+3ast, N.Alexandros 7+1reb+2ast
Varese: H.Hale 20+4reb+4ast, D.Duke Jr. 15+5reb+5ast, I.Roby 12+5reb+1ast, D.Alviti 11+4reb+7ast, S.Nikolic 7+2reb+1ast, N.Renfro 6+2reb+1ast

Trabzonspor - Sabah 100-83:
Rather expected game when Azerbaijani Sabah lost on the road to Turkish Trabzon 100-83 on Wednesday. Trabzonspor shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 51.9 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. British-Ghanian forward Akwasi Yeboah (198-1997, college: Rutgers) notched 22 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and swingman Yigit Arslan (198-1996) supported him with 13 points and 5 assists. Trabzon's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 25 points and 8 rebounds by American power forward Nick Perkins (203-1996, college: Buffalo) did not help to save the game for Sabah. His fellow American import forward Frankie Fidler (201-2003, college: Michigan St.) added 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the guests. Five Trabzonspor and four Sabah players scored in double figures. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Trabzonspor: Y.Akwasi 22+6reb, C.Isaiah 17+3ast, C.Troy 15+2reb+3ast, A.Yigit 13+3reb+5ast, T.Xavier 10+5reb+4ast, H.Royce 8+4reb
Sabah: N.Perkins 25+8reb, F.Fidler 17+6reb+5ast, G.Blakes 14+3reb+3ast, C.Manning Jr. 13+4ast, E.Bruinsma 7+8reb+1ast, T.Agee 4+4reb+1ast

Bamberg - Murcia 67-86:
The game between closely ranked teams ended with Spanish UCAM's road victory over German Bamberg 86-67 on Wednesday. Murcia outrebounded Bamberg 41-29 including a 28-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. American Michael Forrest (185-1999, college: FAU) notched 25 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and American-Montenegrin Jonah Radebaugh (191-1997, college: N.Colorado, agency: Octagon Europe) supported him with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Even 8 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists by American guard Mylik Wilson (190-2000, college: Houston) did not help to save the game for Bamberg. Barbados-Rwandan forward Hason Ward (206-2000, college: Iowa St.) added 11 points and 6 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Murcia: F.Michael 25+2reb+2ast, R.Jonah 14+6reb+3ast, L.Ruben 10+6reb+1ast, B.Souley 9+1reb+1ast, E.Dylan 7+4ast, S.Howard 6+6reb+1ast
Bamberg: T.Scott 12+3reb, H.Ward 11+6reb, D.Keppeler 8+2reb+1ast, M.Wilson 8+5reb+5ast, R.Balint 8+1ast, J.Jones 7+3reb+2ast

Bilbao - Slavia 97-86:
The game between closely ranked teams ended with Czech Slavia's road loss to Spanish Surne Bilbao 86-97 on Wednesday. Bilbao looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Icelandic center Tryggvi Hlinason (215-1997) notched 17 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and Lithuanian Margiris Normantas (194-1996) supported him with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Surne Bilbao players scored in double figures. Even 17 points by Jaromir Bohacik (197-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) did not help to save the game for Slavia. American-Haitian point guard Ronaldo Segu (183-1999, college: Buffalo) added 16 points and 4 assists for the guests. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Bilbao: K.Martin 19+1reb+3ast, H.Tryggvi 17+6reb+3ast, N.Margiris 14+6reb+4ast, P.Luke 12+4reb+2ast, H.Ondrej 9+5reb, D.Nate 8+2reb+1ast
Slavia: J.Bohacik 17+4reb+1ast, R.Segu 16+2reb+4ast, J.McCollum 12+2ast, T.Harper II 8+3reb+1ast, F.Rylich 6+2reb, D.Bohm 6+2reb+2ast

Cholet - Vechta 84-66:
Everything went according to plan when French Cholet Basket defeated at home German Rasta Vechta 84-66 on Wednesday. Cholet made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Vechta turnovers and outrebounded them 43-31 including 16 on the offensive glass. Forward Mohamed Diarra (208-2001, college: NC State) notched 14 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and Madagascar-French Sitraka Raharimanantoanina (206-2001) supported him with 4 points and 13 rebounds. Even 14 points by American guard Armaan Franklin (193-2000, college: Virginia, agency: Slash Sports) did not help to save the game for Vechta. Center Tibor Pleiss (221-1989) added 10 points for the guests. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Cholet: D.Mohamed 14+9reb+1ast, K.Lynn 12+5reb, L.Noah 11+2reb, W.Jarrod 10+1reb+4ast, C.Malcolm 9+3reb+3ast, T.Aaron 9+3reb+4ast
Vechta: A.Franklin 14+3reb+2ast, T.Pleiss 10+3reb+1ast, M.Lewis 10+3reb+1ast, J.Edler-Davis 8+6reb, D.Dolic 7+4reb+3ast, E.Ndi 5+1reb

Spartak - H.Holon 84-86:
Serbian Spartak recorded a loss in Subotica. Hosts were edged by Israeli Hapoel Holon 86-84. Hapoel Holon brought some defensive toughness making 9 blocks. Spartak was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. Mali center Adama Sanogo (206-2002, college: UConn) scored 28 points and 5 blocks (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and guard Yair Kravitz (195-1999, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 8 points and 9 assists during the contest. Four Hapoel Holon players scored in double figures. Montenegrin point guard Igor Drobnjak (188-2000) responded with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and American guard Jalon Pipkins (193-1998, college: PFW) scored 19 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
H.Holon: S.Adama 28+4reb, A.Shahar 15+2ast, M.Lester 11+2reb+2ast, S.Rivaldo 10+7reb, K.Yair 8+4reb+9ast, A.Netanel 4+2reb
Spartak: J.Pipkins 19+2reb+2ast, I.Drobnjak 15+6reb+5ast, D.Nikolic 13+4reb, M.Jeremic 11+2reb, D.Ilic 8+8reb+5ast, A.Omic 7+6reb