Overview of Round 1 of Second Stage

The Second Stage in Basketball Champions League just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 1 in Basketball Champions League took place in Badalona where host Spanish Joventut crushed French Chalon/Saor 107-75 on Wednesday evening. Joventut shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 51.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Joventut made 8 blocks. American Cameron Hunt (192-1997, college: Southwestern, KS) fired 22 points for the winners. point guard Ricky Rubio (192-1990) chipped in 14 points. American forward Justyn Mutts (201-1999, college: Virginia Tech, agency: Pensack Sports) produced 16 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Chalon/Saor will play next round against strong Wuerzburg trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Joventut will try to continue on its current victory against Unicaja in Malaga.
Spanish Tenerife smashed Czech Nymburk at home 104-80. Worth to mention a great performance of Lithuanian Rokas Giedraitis (200-1992) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Aaron Doornekamp contributed with 18 points for the winners. point guard Ondrej Sehnal (189-1997) answered with 11 points and 7 assists for Nymburk. 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. Nymburk will play next round against strong Gran Canaria trying to get back on the winning streak. Tenerife will try to continue on its current victory against Trieste at home.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Turkish Tofas in Bursa on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by German ALBA Berlin 94-90. Jack Kayil stepped up and scored 16 points and 5 assists for the winners. At the losing side Alexander Perez-Kaufmann responded with 23 points and 8 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. ALBA Berlin will meet AEK in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Tofas will play against Karditsas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games of round 1 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
winless H.Holon lost to undefeated Rytas in Vilnius 81-106. Winless Gran Canaria lost to undefeated Trieste at home 71-77. Winless Karditsas lost to undefeated AEK on the opponent's court 73-88. Winless Galatasaray lost to undefeated Le Mans in a home game 83-90. Winless Wuerzburg lost to undefeated Unicaja on the road 85-90.



Tofas - ALBA 90-94

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Turkish Tofas in Bursa on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by German ALBA Berlin 94-90. ALBA made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Point guard Jack Kayil (191-2006) stepped up and scored 16 points and 5 assists for the winners and Icelandic guard Martin Hermannsson (190-1994, college: LIU Brooklyn) chipped in 12 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. At the losing side Mexican-American point guard Alexander Perez-Kaufmann (191-1993) responded with 23 points and 8 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and Lithuanian center Marek Blazevic (209-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds. Five ALBA and four Tofas players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. ALBA Berlin will meet AEK in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Tofas will play against Karditsas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
ALBA: D.Malte 18+3reb+3ast, K.Jack 16+4reb+5ast, R.J'Wan 13+3reb+2ast, H.Martin 12+5reb+8ast, W.Moses 10+5reb+1ast, B.Justin 7+3reb+1ast
Tofas: A.Perez-Kaufmann 23+2reb+8ast, J.Floyd 21, H.Besson 15+2reb+5ast, M.Blazevic 12+11reb+1ast, Y.Saybir 6+2reb, T.Gecim 5+1reb+2ast

Rytas - H.Holon 106-81

Rytas used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from Holon 106-81 on Tuesday night. Rytas made 32-of-40 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game, while H.Holon only scored seven points from the stripe. They outrebounded H.Holon 46-28 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The game was dominated by American players. point guard Jordan Walker (180-1999, college: UAB) stepped up and scored 20 points and 7 assists for the winners and forward Jordan Caroline (201-1996, college: Nevada) chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. Five Rytas players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Xavier Munford (193-1992, college: URI) responded with 23 points and 6 assists and guard Derrick Walton Jr. (185-1995, college: Michigan) scored 15 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Rytas will meet at home Galatasaray in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Hapoel Holon will play against Le Mans and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Rytas: W.Jordan 20+2reb+7ast, G.Arturas 14+4reb, C.Jordan 13+9reb+1ast, H.Jerrick 13+3reb+1ast, B.Kay 11+6reb, S.Lukosius 11+5reb
H.Holon: X.Munford 23+3reb+6ast, D.Walton Jr. 15+2reb+2ast, D.Green Jr. 11+4reb, I.Zalmanson 8+1reb+4ast, L.Carreira 7+3reb+1ast, A.Sanogo 7+8reb+2ast

Gran Canaria - Trieste 71-77

But Gran Canaria was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Trieste 77-71 on Tuesday night. Trieste made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. American Jahmius Ramsey (190-2001, college: Texas Tech) stepped up and scored 21 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) for the winners and Mexican-American Juan Toscano-Anderson (198-1993, college: Marquette) chipped in 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Trieste players scored in double figures. At the losing side French power forward Pierre Pelos (205-1992) responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and American-Slovenian center Mike Tobey (213-1994, college: Virginia) scored 8 points and 12 rebounds. Gran Canaria's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Trieste will meet Tenerife on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Gran Canaria will play against Nymburk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Trieste: R.Jahmi'us 21+5reb+1ast, B.Markel 14+2reb+3ast, T.Juan 11+5reb+6ast, B.Jeffrey 10+6reb+2ast, U.Jarrod 9+3reb, D.Lodovico 6+4reb
Gran Canaria: P.Pelos 19+5reb+3ast, K.Robertson 11+1reb+3ast, Z.Samar 9+6reb, M.Tobey 8+12reb+1ast, E.Vila 6, N.Brussino 6+6reb+1ast

Tenerife - Nymburk 104-80

Spanish Tenerife smashed Czech Nymburk at home 104-80. Tenerife shot the lights out from three nailing 18 long-distance shots on high 51.4 percentage. Nymburk was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of Lithuanian Rokas Giedraitis (200-1992) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Canadian-Dutch forward Aaron Doornekamp (201-1985, college: Carleton, agency: Octagon Europe) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Five Tenerife players scored in double figures. point guard Ondrej Sehnal (189-1997) answered with 11 points and 7 assists and Vojtech Hruban (202-1989) added 16 points in the effort for Nymburk. 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. Nymburk will play next round against strong Gran Canaria trying to get back on the winning streak. Tenerife will try to continue on its current victory against Trieste at home.
Top scorers:
Tenerife: D.Aaron 18+4reb+1ast, H.Marcelinho 17+5ast, F.Jaime 16+1reb+2ast, G.Rokas 15+10reb+2ast, V.Wesley 12+1reb+1ast, F.Bruno 8+4ast
Nymburk: V.Hruban 16+3reb+1ast, O.Sehnal 11+2reb+7ast, M.Svoboda 10+2reb, S.Rice 9+3reb+1ast, J.Shumate 9+1ast, J.Lawrence 7+3reb

AEK - Karditsas 88-73

AEK used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Karditsa 88-73 on Wednesday night. AEK made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. Lithuanian point guard Lukas Lekavicius (180-1994) stepped up and scored 28 points and 4 assists for the winners and American forward RaiQuan Gray (203-1999, college: FSU) chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four AEK players scored in double figures. AEK's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side American point guard Brandon Jefferson (175-1991, college: MSU Denver) responded with 19 points and 5 assists and the other American import swingman Damien Jefferson (196-1997, college: Creighton, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 17 points and 6 rebounds. AEK will meet at home ALBA in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Karditsas will play against Tofas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
AEK: L.Lukas 28+3reb+4ast, B.Frank 17+3reb+4ast, F.Dimitris 15+4reb+3ast, G.RaiQuan 13+8reb+4ast, F.KeyShawn 5+3reb, A.Adonis 5+2reb
Karditsas: B.Jefferson 19+2reb+5ast, D.Jefferson 17+6reb+1ast, N.Horchler 11+5reb, A.Madsen 6+6reb+1ast, G.Kamperidis 6, L.Kaselakis 5+2reb

Galatasaray - Le Mans 83-90

But Galatasaray was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Le Mans 90-83 on Wednesday night. Le Mans made 20-of-23 free shots (87.0 percent) during the game. American point guard Trevor Hudgins (181-1999, college: NW Missouri St.) stepped up and scored 13 points and 6 assists for the winners and American-Portuguese Travante Williams (193-1993, college: Alaska, agency: Inception Sports) chipped in 13 points and 4 steals. Five Le Mans players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Errick McCollum (188-1988, college: Goshen) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds and the other American import Fabian White Jr (202-1998, college: Houston) scored 22 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Le Mans will meet H.Holon on the road in the next round. Galatasaray will play against Rytas in Vilnius and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Le Mans: B.Johnny 15+3reb+1ast, T.TaShawn 14+2reb+3ast, H.Trevor 13+3reb+6ast, W.Travante 13+4reb+2ast, B.Shannon 12+4reb+2ast, B.Grasshoff 11+1reb+1ast
Galatasaray: F.White Jr. 22+6reb+1ast, E.McCollum 21+11reb+3ast, J.Palmer Jr. 13+4reb+5ast, J.Robinson 8+2ast, C.Korkmaz 8+7ast, J.Meeks 5+2reb

Unicaja - Wuerzburg 90-85

Unicaja used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Wuerzburg 90-85 on Wednesday night. Unicaja shot 29 for 41 from the free-throw line, while Wuerzburg only scored nine points from the stripe. Bosnian-German Nihad Djedovic (197-1990) stepped up and scored 21 points for the winners and American-Montenegrin point guard Kendrick Perry (183-1992, college: YSU) chipped in 19 points. Five Unicaja players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Davion Mintz (191-1998, college: Kentucky, agency: Octagon Europe) responded with 23 points and 5 assists and Canadian guard Marcus Carr (188-1999, college: Texas) scored 19 points and 7 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Unicaja will meet Joventut in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. s Oliver Baskets will play against Chalon/Saone and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Unicaja: D.Nihad 21+3reb+2ast, P.Kendrick 19+1reb+3ast, S.Emir 11+5reb+2ast, W.James 10+6reb+1ast, D.Chris 10+2reb, T.Perez 6+4reb+1ast
Wuerzburg: D.Mintz 23+2reb+5ast, M.Carr 19+3reb+7ast, E.Edigin 10+6reb, B.Ivey 9+2reb+2ast, D.Muenkat 7+8reb+1ast, J.Stove 7+6reb

Joventut - Chalon/Saone 107-75

The biggest surprise of round 1 in Basketball Champions League took place in Badalona where host Spanish Joventut crushed French Chalon/Saor 107-75 on Wednesday evening. Joventut shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 51.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Joventut made 8 blocks. American Cameron Hunt (192-1997, college: Southwestern, KS) fired 22 points for the winners. point guard Ricky Rubio (192-1990) chipped in 14 points. American forward Justyn Mutts (201-1999, college: Virginia Tech, agency: Pensack Sports) produced 16 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and the other American import center Grant Golden (208-1998, college: Richmond) added 12 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Chalon/Saor will play next round against strong Wuerzburg trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Joventut will try to continue on its current victory against Unicaja in Malaga.
Top scorers:
Joventut: H.Cameron 22+1reb+2ast, R.Michael 14+3reb+1ast, R.Ricky 14+2reb+3ast, H.Ludvig 12+2reb+1ast, D.Sam 10+5reb+2ast, K.Yannick 9+5reb+1ast
Chalon/Saone: J.Mutts 16+4reb+2ast, G.Golden 12+7reb+1ast, N.Darling 12+1reb+2ast, C.Nadolny 10+4ast, Z.Cuthbertson 7+3reb+2ast, J.Hill 6+4reb+3ast